Monitoring the bacterial population dynamics in sourdough fermentation processes by using PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis.

abstract：:The als gene for alpha-acetolactate synthase of Lactococcus lactis MG1363 was cloned on a multicopy plasmid under the control of the inducible L. lactis lacA promoter. More than a hundredfold overproduction of alpha-acetolactate synthase was obtained in L. lactis under inducing conditions as compared with that of the ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Platteeuw C,Hugenholtz J,Starrenburg M,van Alen-Boerrigter I,de Vos WM

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The LlaDII restriction/modification (R/M) system was found on the naturally occurring 8.9-kb plasmid pHW393 in Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris W39. A 2.4-kb PstI-EcoRI fragment inserted into the Escherichia coli-L. lactis shuttle vector pCI3340 conferred to L. lactis LM2301 and L. lactis SMQ86 resistance against re...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Madsen A,Josephsen J

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dehalobacter and "Dehalococcoides" spp. were previously shown to be involved in the biotransformation of 1,1,2-trichloroethane (1,1,2-TCA) and 1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-DCA) to ethene in a mixed anaerobic enrichment culture. Here we report the further enrichment and characterization of a Dehalobacter sp. from this mixed...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Grostern A,Edwards EA

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of 10 pathogens and three fecal indicators was assessed by quantitative PCR in manures of Australian feedlot cattle. Most samples tested positive for one or more pathogens. For the dominant pathogens Campylobacter jejuni, Listeria monocytogenes, Giardia spp., Cryptosporidium spp., and eaeA-positive Esch...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Klein M,Brown L,Tucker RW,Ashbolt NJ,Stuetz RM,Roser DJ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a leading cause of food-borne illness. This human pathogen produces Shiga toxins (Stx1 and Stx2) which inhibit protein synthesis by inactivating ribosome function. The present study describes a novel cell-based assay to detect Stx2 and inhibitors of toxin activity. A Vero cell line harborin...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Quiñones B,Massey S,Friedman M,Swimley MS,Teter K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gray mold fungus Botrytis cinerea is a major threat to fruit and vegetable production. Strawberry fields usually receive several fungicide treatments against Botrytis per season. Gray mold isolates from several German strawberry-growing regions were analyzed to determine their sensitivity against botryticides. Fun...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Leroch M,Plesken C,Weber RW,Kauff F,Scalliet G,Hahn M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterococcus faecalis encodes a biotin-dependent oxaloacetate decarboxylase (OAD), which is constituted by four subunits: E. faecalis carboxyltransferase subunit OadA (termed Ef-A), membrane pump Ef-B, biotin acceptor protein Ef-D, and the novel subunit Ef-H. Our results show that in E. faecalis, subunits Ef-A, Ef-D, ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Repizo GD,Blancato VS,Mortera P,Lolkema JS,Magni C

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plant-pathogenic fungus Fusarium oxysporum was successfully transformed with the beta-D-glucuronidase gene from Escherichia coli (gusA) (GUS system) in combination with the gene for nitrate reductase (niaD) as the selectable marker. The frequency of cotransformation, as determined by GUS expression on plates conta...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Couteaudier Y,Daboussi MJ,Eparvier A,Langin T,Orcival J

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of human infection with Campylobacter jejuni is increasing in most developed countries and the reason for this is largely unknown. Although poultry meat is considered to be a major source, it is evident that other reservoirs exist, possibly common to humans and poultry. Environmental sources are believed...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Petersen L,Nielsen EM,Engberg J,On SL,Dietz HH

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A beta-tubulin gene from a UV-irradiated benomyl-resistant mutant of Fusarium moniliforme was isolated, cloned, and sequenced. The gene encodes a 446-amino-acid polypeptide with homology to other fungal beta-tubulins. RNA blot analysis showed expression of the gene during vegetative growth and conidial germination but...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Yan K,Dickman MB

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two strains of Penicillium digitatum and one strain of Penicillium italicum were exposed to various levels of sorbic acid and potassium sorbate, and the MICs were determined. Selected strains of the molds were then repeatedly exposed to subinhibitory levels of the compounds to determine whether increased tolerance mig...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Schroeder LL,Bullerman LB

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Samples of a sandy loam soil taken from a long-term liming experiment in southeast England were amended with solutions of metal sulfate salts. Soils with a range of pHs were amended to contain Cu, Cd, or Zn at concentrations around the maximum permissible values for these metals in agricultural land receiving sewage s...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Knight BP,McGrath SP,Chaudri AM

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A methanol-utilizing bacterium, Protaminobacter ruber, produced a large amount of vitamin B(12). The compounds were isolated from the cells and identified as methylcobalamin (methyl-B(12)) and adenosylcobalamin (adenosyl-B(12)) by various tests. The variation in the form of B(12) during cultivation was examined by bio...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Sato K,Ueda S,Shimizu S

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultures of rumen bacteria can be stored at -20 degrees C for at least 2 years in a liquid medium containing 20% glycerol. Thawing, sampling, and refreezing do not significantly affect viability. ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Teather RM

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low concentrations of furfural are formed as a side product during the dilute acid hydrolysis of hemicellulose. Growth is inhibited by exposure to furfural but resumes after the complete reduction of furfural to the less toxic furfuryl alcohol. Growth-based selection was used to isolate a furfural-resistant mutant of ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Miller EN,Jarboe LR,Yomano LP,York SW,Shanmugam KT,Ingram LO

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Listeria monocytogenes can cause the serious infection listeriosis, which despite antibiotic treatment has a high mortality. Understanding the response of L. monocytogenes to antibiotic exposure is therefore important to ensure treatment success. Some bacteria survive antibiotic treatment by formation of persisters, w...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Knudsen GM,Ng Y,Gram L

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peanut kernels (Tainan 9, a Spanish cultivar) inoculated with Aspergillus parasiticus, A. flavus, A. niger, or A. ochraceus as well as noninoculated kernels were incubated in a humidified environment (relative humidity, 100%) at 25(deg)C for 7 weeks. Internal fungal populations and changes in moisture and sucrose cont...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Chiou RY

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poultry are considered the major reservoir for Campylobacter jejuni, a leading bacterial cause of human food-borne diarrhea. To understand the ecology of C. jejuni and develop strategies to control C. jejuni infection in the animal reservoir, we initiated studies to examine the potential role of anti-Campylobacter mat...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Sahin O,Zhang Q,Meitzler JC,Harr BS,Morishita TY,Mohan R

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Clostridium perfringens type A is a common source of foodborne illness (FBI) in humans. Vegetative cells sporulate in the small intestinal tract and produce the major pathogenic factor C. perfringens enterotoxin. Although sporulation plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of FBI, the mechanisms inducing s...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Yasugi M,Okuzaki D,Kuwana R,Takamatsu H,Fujita M,Sarker MR,Miyake M

更新日期：2016-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Smectite clay minerals are abundant in soils and sediments worldwide and are typically rich in Fe. While recent investigations have shown that the structural Fe(III) bound in clay minerals is reduced by microorganisms, previous studies have not tested growth with clay minerals as the sole electron acceptor. Here we ha...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kostka JE,Dalton DD,Skelton H,Dollhopf S,Stucki JW

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microscopically pure enrichment culture of a gram-negative anaerobic bacterium, in the present article referred to as PER-K23, was isolated from an anaerobic packed-bed column in which tetrachloroethene (PCE) was reductively transformed to ethane via trichloroethene (TCE), cis-1,2-dichloroethene (cis-1,2-DCE), chlor...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Holliger C,Schraa G,Stams AJ,Zehnder AJ

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paenilide is a novel, heat-stable peptide toxin from Paenibacillus tundrae, which colonizes barley. P. tundrae produced 20 to 50 ng of the toxin mg(-1) of cells (wet weight) throughout a range of growth temperatures from +5°C to +28°C. Paenilide consisted of two substances of 1,152 Da and 1,166 Da, with masses and tan...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Rasimus S,Mikkola R,Andersson MA,Teplova VV,Venediktova N,Ek-Kommonen C,Salkinoja-Salonen M

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Northeastern Atlantic minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) have a multichambered stomach system which includes a nonglandular forestomach resembling that of ruminants. Bacteria from the forestomachs of herring-eating whales were enumerated and isolated in an anaerobic rumen-like culture medium (M8W medium). The t...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Olsen MA,Aagnes TH,Mathiesen SD

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of a letter intentionally filled with dried Bacillus anthracis spores in the office of a United States senator prompted the collection and quarantine of all mail in congressional buildings. This mail was subsequently searched for additional intentionally contaminated letters. A microbiological sampling s...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Beecher DJ

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously identified insert expressing an endopeptidase from a Lactobacillus helveticus CNRZ32 genomic library was characterized. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed an open reading frame of 1,941 bp encoding a putative protein of 71.2 kDa which contained a zinc-protease motif. Protein homology searches revealed ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Chen YS,Steele JL

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Listeria monocytogenes is a food-borne, opportunistic, bacterial pathogen causing a wide spectrum of diseases, including meningitis, septicemia, abortion, and gastroenteritis, in humans and animals. Among the 13 L. monocytogenes serovars described, human listeriosis is mostly associated with strains of serovars 4b, 1/...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Severino P,Dussurget O,Vêncio RZ,Dumas E,Garrido P,Padilla G,Piveteau P,Lemaître JP,Kunst F,Glaser P,Buchrieser C

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of Listeria monocytogenes to tolerate salt stress is of particular importance, as this pathogen is often exposed to such environments during both food processing and food preservation. In order to understand the survival mechanisms of L. monocytogenes, an initial approach using two-dimensional polyacrylami...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Duché O,Trémoulet F,Glaser P,Labadie J

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the presence of added sulfate, 2,4-dichlorophenol and 4-chlorophenol were transformed stoichiometrically to 4-chlorophenol and phenol, respectively, in anaerobic freshwater lake sediments between 18 and 40 degrees C. The concomitantly occurring sulfate reduction reduced the initial sulfate concentration from 25 mM ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kohring GW,Zhang XM,Wiegel J

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cyanophycin (CGP) synthetase gene (cphANE1) of the transposon-induced argL mutant NE1 of the cyanobacterium Nostoc ellipsosporum, which exhibits a CGP-leaky phenotype during diazotrophical growth, was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli strain TOP10. Its amino acid sequence exhibited high similarities to CphA...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Hai T,Frey KM,Steinbüchel A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli has been used as an indicator organism for fecal contamination of water and other environments and is often a commensal organism in healthy animals, yet a number of strains can cause disease in young or immunocompromised animals. In this study, 281 E. coli isolates from bovine, porcine, chicken, canin...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： David DE,Lynne AM,Han J,Foley SL

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00