Intraperitoneal immunization led to T cell hyporesponsiveness to Helicobacter pylori infection in mice.

abstract：:Effects of each of three indigenous Lactobacillus groups on other bacterial populations were separately investigated in gnotobiotic rats. In the wall of the non-glandular part of the stomach, contents of the stomach and contents of the upper part of the small intestine, some pre-associated indigenous bacteria were red...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Watanabe T,Morotomi M,Kawai Y,Mutai M

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B. pertussis is a causative agent of whooping cough (pertussis) in humans. Despite wide-scale vaccination in many countries, there is serious concern about pertussis as a re-emerging disease. Re-emergence of pertussis may be explained by several factors: the short duration of protection by the currently available acel...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Abe A,Nagamatsu K,Watanabe M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No systematic study on serotyping of Enterococcus faecalis has been reported since 1964 when M.E. Sharpe conducted serotyping of group D streptococcus in U.K. So, we attempted to re-evaluate serotyping of E. faecalis. For this purpose, we received 42 Sharpe's strains and first examined for their biochemical characteri...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Maekawa S,Yoshioka M,Kumamoto Y

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of the antibody to influenza C virus in the dogs and pigs in Yamagata prefecture, Japan was investigated by using three different serological methods: hemagglutination-inhibition (HI), radioimmunoprecipitation (RIP), and immunoblotting. The antibody against influenza C virus glycoprotein (gp88) was de...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Ohwada K,Kitame F,Sugawara K,Nishimura H,Homma M,Nakamura K

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies specific to Salmonella enteritidis (S.E.) were obtained from immunized egg yolk, and their protective effects against S.E. were studied by using monolayer-cultured human intestinal epithelial cells, Caco-2 and T84. The Salmonella adherence and entry to the cells were partially inhibited by the antibodies. T...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Sugita-Konishi Y,Ogawa M,Arai S,Kumagai S,Igimi S,Shimizu M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of microspheres as antigen carriers in mucosal immunization. Shiga toxin B subunits (Stx1B) were adsorbed on 6 mum polystyrene microspheres, which were then intranasally administered to mice together with cholera toxin (CT). Stx1B-specific serum IgG production and secretory IgA production at lo...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kurohane K,Kobayashi C,Imai Y

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin 8 (IL-8) is induced in many cell types by various stimuli including virus infection. It was reported that nonstructural protein 5A (NS5A) of hepatitis C virus (HCV) was involved in induction of IL-8 expression at both mRNA and protein levels in cultured human cells. In this study, we aimed to determine whe...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kadoya H,Nagano-Fujii M,Deng L,Nakazono N,Hotta H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An emetic toxin cereulide, produced by Bacillus cereus, causes emetic food poisonings, but a method for quantitative measurement of cereulide has not been well established. A current detection method is a bioassay method using the HEp-2 cell vacuolation test, but it was unable to measure an accurate concentration. We ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kawamura-Sato K,Hirama Y,Agata N,Ito H,Torii K,Takeno A,Hasegawa T,Shimomura Y,Ohta M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) was reactivated more rapidly in cells of latently infected mouse trigeminal ganglia which were cultured in serum-free medium (after 3.7 days of cultivation) than in those cultured in serum-containing Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (after 8.5 days of cultivation). The concentrati...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kimura S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We constructed a plasmid containing bovine leukemia virus (BLV)-tax gene driven by SR alpha promoter, designated as pME-BLVtax, to activate the promoter of the long terminal repeat (LTR) of BLV in various tumor cells. Activation of the promoter of BLV-LTR by pME-BLVtax was confirmed by luciferase assay. When the cells...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Tana,Watarai S,Aida Y,Tajima S,Kakidani H,Onuma M,Kodama H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenitally athymic BALB/cA nu/nu mice were employed to elucidate the role of the thymus in experimental Mycoplasma pulmonis strain m53 infection, and nu/+ mice were used for comparison. Chronic polyarthritis was frequently produced in both of nu/nu and nu/+ mice by intravenous injection of the organisms. Macroscopic...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Tanaka H

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogens of the Aspergillus species are frequently seen in deep-seated mycoses. We previously demonstrated that the culture filtrate of Aspergillus fumigatus (CF) has immunosuppressive effects on polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs), which act as the main phagocytes to hyphae of Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus). B...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Higurashi H,Arai M,Watanabe A,Igari H,Seki N,Kamei K,Kuriyama T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A CpG-enriched recombinant plasmid (pUC18-CpG) as an adjuvant of FMD killed vaccine was tested for immunization and vaccination challenge in a porcine model. Our preliminary results had indicated that the recombinant plasmid could enhance the humoral immune response triggered by the traditional oil-adjuvant vaccine af...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Guo X,Jia H,Zhang Q,Yuan W,Zhu G,Xin T,Zhu H,Sánchez-Vizcaíno JM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chemotaxonomic study was carried out on 31 strains of non-O1 Vibrio cholerae bio-serogroup Hakata, isolated in Japan, which possesses the Inaba antigen C of O1 V. cholerae. On the basis of the compositional sugar pattern of the polysaccharide portion of their lipopolysaccharides, the 23 strains isolated from the env...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kondo S,Iguchi T,Haishima Y,Isshiki Y,Hisatsune K

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temperature dependence of transfer was examined with ten R plasmids originating from clinical isolates of Salmonella. Six of the plasmids were thermosensitive upon transfer, five of which were originally harbored in S. typhimurium and the remaining one in S. derby. One of these plasmids, pNR502, which conferred resist...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Yoshida Y,Terawaki Y,Nakaya R

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthy cattle and swine bred in a district of Japan were examined for the presence of Clostridium botulinum in their liver. Liver specimens were cultivated in chopped meat-glucose medium and the cultures were examined for botulinum toxin. In cattle, none of the cultures of 100 liver specimens yielded the toxin. In sw...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Yamakawa K,Kamiya S,Yoshimura K,Nakamura S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Site-specific recombinase is widely applied for the regulation of gene expression because its regulatory action is strict and efficient. However, each system can mediate regulation of only one gene at a time. Here, we demonstrate efficient "sequential" gene regulation using Cre-and FLP-expressing recombinant adenoviru...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kondo S,Takahashi Y,Shiozawa S,Ichise H,Yoshida N,Kanegae Y,Saito I

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A leukocidin was isolated and purified from autolysates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain 158 by a combination of procedures such as column chromatography on DEAE-Sephadex A-50, gel filtration on Sephadex G-100, and zone electrophoresis on pevikon. The purified preparation showed a single band in each experiment using ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Hirayama T,Kato I,Matsuda F,Noda M

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:M protein is an important virulence determinant in Streptococcus pyogenes, but the amounts of M protein in various strains of the species remain to be elucidated. To assess the amount of M protein in strains of each emm genotype, dot blot analysis was performed on 141 clinically isolated strains. Among the cell membra...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Matsumoto M,Suzuki M,Hirose K,Hiramatsu R,Minagawa H,Minami M,Tatsuno I,Okamoto A,Ohta M,Hasegawa T

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural studies were carried out on an O-antigenic polysaccharide moiety derived from Porphyromonas circumdentaria NCTC 12469, a reference strain of Porphyromonas species. The polysaccharide chain was composed of D-glucose, D-galactose, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine in a molar ratio of 1:2:1:...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Matsuo K,Isogai E,Araki Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polar monotrichous flagella (M-flagella) of Vibrio parahaemolyticus have antigens in common with those of various species of Vibrio including V. cholerae and V. anguillarum, and of Beneckea, revealed by gel diffusion tests with flagelli monomers. However, antiserum against M-flagellin of V. parahaemolyticus did not ag...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Shinoda S,Senoh T,Asano K,Nakahara N,Ono B

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To establish an in vitro method of predicting in vivo efficacy of antifungal drugs against Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus, the antifungal activities of fluconazole, itraconazole, and amphotericin B were determined in mouse serum. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of each drug was measured using mo...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Maki K,Watabe E,Iguchi Y,Nakamura H,Tomishima M,Ohki H,Yamada A,Matsumoto S,Ikeda F,Tawara S,Mutoh S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The botulinum neurotoxin light chain (BoNT-LC) is a zinc-dependent metalloprotease that cleaves neuronal SNARE proteins such as SNAP-25, VAMP2, and Syntaxin1. This cleavage interferes with the neurotransmitter release of peripheral neurons and results in flaccid paralysis. SNAP, VAMP, and Syntaxin are representative o...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Yamamoto H,Ida T,Tsutsuki H,Mori M,Matsumoto T,Kohda T,Mukamoto M,Goshima N,Kozaki S,Ihara H

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157: H7 is an important pathogen these days. Outbreaks of its infection have been reported all over the world, in Australia, Canada, Japan, the United States, south Africa, and various countries in Europe. In the summer of 2001, the first clinical infection by E. coli O157: H7 was ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Tsai TY,Luo WC,Wu FT,Pan TM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An R-form lipopolysaccharide (LPS) extracted from Klebsiella strain LEN-111 (O3-:K1-) by the phenol-chloroform-petroleum ether method was compared with that extracted by the phenol-water method in the ability to form a hexagonal assembly. The LPS which was extracted by the phenol-water method and dialyzed against tap ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kato N,Ohta M,Kido N,Ito H,Naito S,Kuno T

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages are extremely heterogeneous mononuclear phagocytes widely distributed throughout the body. They play unique roles in each organ where they reside. Among macrophage subsets, red pulp macrophages (RPMs) that localize in the splenic red pulp, are critical for maintenance of blood homeostasis by actively phago...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kurotaki D,Uede T,Tamura T

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vpr, one of the accessory molecules of HIV-1, has been demonstrated to arrest the cell cycle at the G2 phase. This Vpr-mediated cell cycle arrest is implicated to have an important role in the viral life cycle. In the present study, we quantitate the extent of Vpr-mediated cell cycle arrest with the use of a bicistron...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Yamaguchi T,Watanabe N,Nakauchi H,Koito A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylcellulose-elicited peritoneal macrophages from BALB/c mice were cultivated in vitro and inoculated with dengue virus (DV). At intervals thereafter portions of the culture fluids were taken and titrated for viral infectivity. Extracts from Ascaris suum and Parascaris equorum, either crude or Sephadex G-100 fracti...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Wiharta AS,Hotta H,Hotta S,Matsumura T,Sujudi,Tsuji M

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for simple detection of Bordetella holmesii was developed. This assay discriminates between B. holmesii and other Bordetella species and successfully detect B. holmesii DNA in nasopharyngeal swab samples from subjects with suspected pertussis. The LAMP assay result...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Otsuka N,Yoshino S,Kawano K,Toyoizumi-Ajisaka H,Shibayama K,Kamachi K

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal toxic shock syndrome-like exanthematous disease (NTED) is a new entity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. Most of NTED cases reported previously in the literature were sporadic ones. In the present report, we describe an outbreak of NTED that occurred in a neonatal intensive care...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Nakano M,Miyazawa H,Kawano Y,Kawagishi M,Torii K,Hasegawa T,Iinuma Y,Ohta M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00