Characterization of a granulovirus isolated from Epinotia aporema Wals. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) larvae.

abstract：:The mercury resistance (mer) operon of plasmid R100 was cloned onto various plasmid vectors to study the effect of mer gene amplification on the rate of Hg2+ reduction by Escherichia coli cells. The plasmids were maintained at copy numbers ranging from 3 to 140 copies per cell. The overall Hg2+ reduction rate of intac...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Philippidis GP,Malmberg LH,Hu WS,Schottel JL

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antialgal allelochemicals were isolated from Phragmites communis Tris. The isolated allelopathic fraction showed strong inhibition activity on the growth of Chlorella pyrenoidosa and Microcystis aeruginosa but had no inhibition on Chlorella vulgaris. The 50% effective concentrations (EC50) of the allelopathic fraction...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Li FM,Hu HY

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa exhibits flagellum-mediated swimming in liquid and swarming on hydrated surfaces under diverse nutrient conditions. Prior studies have implicated a phosphodiesterase, DipA, in regulating these flagellum-mediated motilities, but collectively, the necessity for DipA was unclear. In this study, we ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Mattingly AE,Kamatkar NG,Morales-Soto N,Borlee BR,Shrout JD

更新日期：2018-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethanol caused altered mobility of the lipophilic probe 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene in plasma membrane preparations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Because lipids had been shown to protect yeast cells against ethanol toxicity, sterols, fatty acids, proteins, and combinations of these were tested; however, protection fr...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Walker-Caprioglio HM,Rodriguez RJ,Parks LW

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterial communities associated with the development of necroses in injured agria cactus tissue were examined in the field by using both human-induced injuries and cactus tissue inoculated with cactophilic bacteria. Whole-cell bacterial fatty acids were used to determine when and where each of 23 detected species...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Foster JL,Fogleman JC

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alteromonas is a widely distributed genus of marine Gammaproteobacteria, with representatives shown to be key players in diverse processes, including biogeochemical cycling and biofouling of marine substrata. While Alteromonas spp. are early colonizers of copper-based antifouling paints on marine vessels, their mechan...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Cusick KD,Polson SW,Duran G,Hill RT

更新日期：2020-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:PCR-based methods have been developed to rapidly screen for Legionella pneumophila in water as an alternative to time-consuming culture techniques. However, these methods fail to discriminate between live and dead bacteria. Here, we report a viability assay (viability PCR [v-PCR]) for L. pneumophila that combines ethi...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Delgado-Viscogliosi P,Solignac L,Delattre JM

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leghorn hens over 50 weeks of age were assigned to two treatment groups designated as either unmolted controls or molted. A forced molt was induced by a 9-day feed withdrawal, and each hen was challenged orally with 10(5) Salmonella enteritidis organisms on day 4 of feed withdrawal. On days 4 and 9 of molt, the number...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Durant JA,Corrier DE,Byrd JA,Stanker LH,Ricke SC

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon dioxide fixation is carried out primarily through the Calvin-Benson-Bassham reductive pentose phosphate cycle, in which ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RubisCO) is the key enzyme. The primary structure of the large subunit of form I RubisCO is well conserved; however, four distinct types, A, B...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Xu HH,Tabita FR

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus thermophilus is a facultative anaerobic bacterium that has the ability to grow and survive in aerobic environments, but the mechanism for this remains unclear. In this study, the efeB gene, encoding a dye-decolorizing peroxidase, was identified in the genome of Streptococcus thermophilus CGMCC 7.179, and...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Zhang C,Xin Y,Wang Y,Guo T,Lu S,Kong J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported the isolation of novel methanogens by using a new cultivation method, referred to as the coculture method. Here, we extended our coculture method to various anaerobic environmental samples. As a result, we successfully cultivated some uncharacterized methanogens in coculture enrichments and even...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Sakai S,Imachi H,Sekiguchi Y,Tseng IC,Ohashi A,Harada H,Kamagata Y

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for protozoa for the proliferation of Legionella pneumophila in aquatic habitats is still not fully understood and is even questioned by some investigators. This study shows the in vivo growth of L. pneumophila in protozoa in aquatic biofilms developing at high concentrations on plasticized polyvinyl chloride...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kuiper MW,Wullings BA,Akkermans AD,Beumer RR,van der Kooij D

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus subtilis induces expression of the gene ytnP in the presence of the antimicrobial streptomycin, produced by the Gram-positive bacterium Streptomyces griseus. ytnP encodes a lactonase-homologous protein that is able to inhibit the signaling pathway required for the streptomycin production and development of ae...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Schneider J,Yepes A,Garcia-Betancur JC,Westedt I,Mielich B,López D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The colonization of granular activated carbon columns by bacteria can have both beneficial and potentially detrimental consequences. Bacterial growth on the carbon surface can remove adsorbed organics and thus partially regenerate the carbon bed. However, growth can also increase the levels of bacteria in the column e...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Shimp RJ,Pfaender FK

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cattle are a known reservoir of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. The prevalence and stability of Shiga toxin and/or Shiga toxin genes among native wild ungulates in Idaho were investigated. The frequency of both Shiga genes and toxin was similar to that reported for Idaho cattle ( approximately 19%). ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Gilbreath JJ,Shields MS,Smith RL,Farrell LD,Sheridan PP,Spiegel KM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To cause an infection, bacteriophages must penetrate the alginate exopolysaccharide of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to reach the bacterial surface. Despite a lack of intrinsic motility, phage were shown to diffuse through alginate gels at alginate concentrations up to 8% (wt/vol) and to bring about a 2-log reduction in the ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Hanlon GW,Denyer SP,Olliff CJ,Ibrahim LJ

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A longstanding awareness in generating resistance to common antimicrobial therapies by Gram-negative bacteria has made them a major threat to global health. The application of antimicrobial peptides as a therapeutic agent would be a great opportunity to combat bacterial diseases. Here, we introduce a new antimicrobial...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Modiri S,Kasra Kermanshahi R,Soudi MR,Arab SS,Khammari A,Cousineau B,Vali H,Zahiri HS,Noghabi KA

更新日期：2020-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to explore the biochemical scope of ochratoxin A-producing penicillia, we screened 48 Penicillium verrucosum isolates for the production of secondary metabolites. Fungal metabolites were analyzed by high-pressure liquid or gas chromatography coupled to diode array detection or mass spectrometry. The following...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Larsen TO,Svendsen A,Smedsgaard J

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, the enzymatic activities of selected strains of biotypes 1 and 2 of Vabrio vulnificus were analyzed by using conventional methods and the API ZYM system. The toxic activities of extracellular products (ECPs) were further evaluated by in vitro and in vivo experiments. The ECPs of both biotypes (i) showed ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Biosca EG,Amaro C

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adaptation of Lactobacillus sakei to a meat environment is reflected in its metabolic potential. For instance, the ability to utilize arginine through the arginine deiminase (ADI) pathway, resulting in additional ATP, represents a competitive benefit. In L. sakei CTC 494, the arc operon (arcABCTDR) shows the same ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Rimaux T,Rivière A,Illeghems K,Weckx S,De Vuyst L,Leroy F

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrogen-fixing symbiosis between bacteria and the tree legume mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) is important for the maintenance of many desert ecosystems. Genes essential for nodulation and for extending the host range to mesquite were isolated from cosmid libraries of Rhizobium (mesquite) sp. strain HW17b and Bradyrhi...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Thomas PM,Golly KF,Virginia RA,Zyskind JW

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exudates from Streptomyces griseoflavus Tü 2484 effectively mediated electron transfer between hydrogen sulfide and various nitrobenzenes. In general, pseudo-first-order kinetics were observed, except for the initial phase of the reaction at higher pH values. Under fixed pH and Dh conditions, linear free energy relati...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Glaus MA,Heijman CG,Schwarzenbach RP,Zeyer J

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is a common hospital and household pathogen. Given the emergence of antibiotic-resistant derivatives of this pathogen resulting from the use of antibiotics as general treatment, development of alternative therapeutic strategies is urgently needed. Here, we assess the feasibility of killing S. aur...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Chen C,Chen L,Yi Y,Chen C,Wu LF,Song T

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of the sesquiterpene farnesol (3,7,11-trimethyl-2,6,10-dodecatrien-1-ol) and the sesquiterpene derivative geosmin (1,10-trans-dimethyl-trans-9-decalol) were investigated in a geosmin-producing actinomycete, Streptomyces tendae. Exposure to 300 microM farnesol reduced biomass (fresh matter) accumulation by 97% ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Dionigi CP,Millie DF,Johnsen PB

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe here an improved method for isolating, purifying, and cloning DNA from diverse soil microbiota. Soil microorganisms were extracted from soils and embedded and lysed within an agarose plug. Nucleases that copurified with the metagenomic DNA were removed by incubating plugs with a high-salt and -formamide so...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Liles MR,Williamson LL,Rodbumrer J,Torsvik V,Goodman RM,Handelsman J

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five species of the genus Dunaliella (D. tertiolecta, D. primolecta, D. parva, D. bardawil, and D. salina) were examined for glycerol accumulation, growth rate, cell density, and protein and chlorophyll content. The suitability of each algal species for use as a fermentation substrate was judged according to glycerol ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Nakas JP,Schaedle M,Parkinson CM,Coonley CE,Tanenbaum SW

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis A virus (HAV) and Norwalk-like virus (NLV) were detected by reverse transcription-PCR in clams imported into the United States from China. An epidemiological investigation showed that these clams were associated with five cases of Norwalk-like gastroenteritis in New York State in August 2000 (Food and Drug A...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kingsley DH,Meade GK,Richards GP

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To simulate growth conditions experienced by microbiota at O(inf2)-limited interfaces of organic matter in compost, an experimental system capable of maintaining dual limitations of oxygen and carbon for extended periods, i.e., a pO(inf2)-auxostat, has been used. (sup15)N tracer studies on thermophilic (53(deg)C) deco...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Pel R,Oldenhuis R,Brand W,Vos A,Gottschal JC,Zwart KB

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ralstonia solanacearum, a major phytopathogenic bacterium, causes a bacterial wilt disease in diverse plants. Although fatty acid analyses of total membranes of R. solanacearum showed that they contain primarily palmitic (C(16:0)), palmitoleic (C(16:1)) and cis-vaccenic (C(18:1)) acids, little is known regarding R. so...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Cheng J,Ma J,Lin J,Fan ZC,Cronan JE,Wang H

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phages lytic to Vibrio vulnificus were found in estuarine waters, sediments, plankton, crustacea, molluscan shellfish, and the intestines of finfish of the U.S. Gulf Coast, but no apparent relationship between densities of V. vulnificus and its phages was observed. Phage diversity and abundance in molluscan shellfish ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： DePaola A,McLeroy S,McManus G

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00