"Endomicrobia": cytoplasmic symbionts of termite gut protozoa form a separate phylum of prokaryotes.

abstract：:In May 1999, field surveys of Lyme disease spirochetes were conducted around the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern People's Republic of China. Ixodes persulcatus ticks were obtained in a Tianchi Lake valley with primary forest, while the tick fauna was poor in the semidesert or at ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Takada N,Masuzawa T,Ishiguro F,Fujita H,Kudeken M,Mitani H,Fukunaga M,Tsuchiya K,Yano Y,Ma XH

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from fuel-contaminated subsurface soil, strain PRTOL1, mineralizes toluene as the sole electron donor and carbon source under strictly anaerobic conditions. The mineralization of 80% of toluene carbon to CO2 was demonstrated in experiments with [ring-U-14C]toluene; 15% of to...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Beller HR,Spormann AM,Sharma PK,Cole JR,Reinhard M

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rsan-ver, a strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated at this department, was used for the development of a continuous process for biosurfactant production. The active compounds were identified as rhamnolipids. A final medium for production was designed in continuous culture by means of medium shifts, since the format...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Guerra-Santos L,Käppeli O,Fiechter A

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary sewage effluent containing about 3 X 10(4) plaque-forming units of polio virus type 1 (LSc) per ml was passed through columns 250 cm in length packed with calcareous sand from an area in the Salt River bed used for ground-water recharge of secondary sewage effluent. Viruses were not detected in 1-ml samples ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Lance JC,Gerba CP,Melnick JL

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ever-increasing industrial demand for biocatalysis necessitates innovations in the preparation and stabilization of biocatalysts. In this study, we demonstrated that beta-galactosidase (beta-Gal) displayed on Bacillus spores by fusion to the spore coat proteins (CotG) may be used as a whole-cell immobilized biocat...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kwon SJ,Jung HC,Pan JG

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has previously been shown that the tomato pathogen Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis secretes a 14-kDa protein, C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis AMP-I (CmmAMP-I), that inhibits growth of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus, the causal agent of bacterial ring rot of potato. Using sequences...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Liu Z,Ma P,Holtsmark I,Skaugen M,Eijsink VG,Brurberg MB

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ammonia-oxidizing prokaryote (AOP) community in three groundwater treatment plants and connected distribution systems was analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR and sequence analysis targeting the amoA gene of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA). Results demonstrated that AOB and AOA numbers increas...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： van der Wielen PW,Voost S,van der Kooij D

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gonometa podocarpi is an important pest of several species of pine in East Africa, and large numbers of trees in plantations in Kenya were partially or completely defoliated by the larval stage of this insect. After the infestation in the Mt. Elgon region, large numbers of dead and moribund larvae were found on the gr...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Moore NF,Armstrong T,Green B,Brown D,Hibbin J,Kelly DC,Tinsley TW,Aloo TC

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2.2-kb fragment containing a replicon from pBtoxis, the large plasmid that encodes the insecticidal endotoxins of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis, was identified, cloned, and sequenced. This fragment contains cis elements, including iterons, found in replication origins of other large plasmids and suggests...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Tang M,Bideshi DK,Park HW,Federici BA

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Listeria monocytogenes is among the most important food-borne pathogens and is well adapted to persist in the environment. To gain insight into the genetic relatedness and potential virulence of L. monocytogenes strains causing central nervous system (CNS) infections, we used multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat a...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Balandyté L,Brodard I,Frey J,Oevermann A,Abril C

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of certain oral biofilm bacteria to moderate pH through arginine metabolism by the arginine deiminase system (ADS) is a deterrent to the development of dental caries. Here, we characterize a novel Streptococcus strain, designated strain A12, isolated from supragingival dental plaque of a caries-free indivi...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Huang X,Palmer SR,Ahn SJ,Richards VP,Williams ML,Nascimento MM,Burne RA

更新日期：2016-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Group I strains of Clostridium botulinum are known to degrade arginine by the arginine deiminase pathway. We have found that C. botulinum Okra B consumed a level of arginine (20 g/liter) higher than the basal requirement for growth (3 g/liter). Arginine was probably the preferred source of nitrogen for biosynthesis bu...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Patterson-Curtis SI,Johnson EA

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experiment was conducted with subsurface sediments from Oak Ridge National Laboratory to determine the potential for reduction of U(VI) under sulfate-reducing conditions with either ethanol or acetate as the electron donor. The results showed extensive U(VI) reduction in sediments supplied with either electron dono...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Converse BJ,Wu T,Findlay RH,Roden EE

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial source tracking is used to apportion fecal pollution among putative sources. Within this context, library-independent markers are genetic or phenotypic traits that can be used to identify the host origin without a need for library-dependent classification functions. The objective of this project was to use m...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Soule M,Kuhn E,Loge F,Gay J,Call DR

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of various nitrogen sources and of the cultivation time on the biosynthesis of N-labelled azoverdin were studied in batch cultures of Azomonas macrocytogenes ATCC 12334. Growth for 48 h in the presence of ammonium sulfate (0.2 g/liter) resulted in 95% labelling of azoverdin with N. A growth-related synthes...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Dobisová M,Abdallah MA,Kyslík P

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micro-Raman spectroscopy is a fast and sensitive tool for the detection, classification, and identification of biological organisms. The vibrational spectrum inherently serves as a fingerprint of the biochemical composition of each bacterium and thus makes identification at the species level, or even the subspecies le...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Stöckel S,Schumacher W,Meisel S,Elschner M,Rösch P,Popp J

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Confocal scanning laser microscopy (CSLM) was used to demonstrate the attachment of Escherichia coli O157:H7 transformed with a plasmid encoding for green fluorescent protein (GFP) to the surface and within the internal structures of nonwaxed Red Delicious cv. apples. Apples at 2 or 25 degrees C were inoculated with a...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Burnett SL,Chen J,Beuchat LR

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of fixation on the cell volume of marine heterotrophic nanoflagellates and planktonic ciliates were investigated. Decreases in cell volume depended on the combination of the protozoan taxa and the particular fixative. For a particular fixative and protozoan species, degree of shrinkage was independent of p...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Choi JW,Stoecker DK

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiobacillus denitrificans is a widespread, chemolithoautotrophic bacterium with an unusual and environmentally relevant metabolic repertoire, which includes its ability to couple denitrification to sulfur compound oxidation; to catalyze anaerobic, nitrate-dependent oxidation of Fe(II) and U(IV); and to oxidize minera...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Letain TE,Kane SR,Legler TC,Salazar EP,Agron PG,Beller HR

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcaligenes eutrophus was grown autotrophically in 23-liter batch cultures in a controlled H2-O2-CO2 atmosphere. It was demonstrated that the need for periodic supplements of individual nutrients could be anticipated before cell growth depleted these nutrients to the point of becoming growth rate limiting. As a result...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Repaske R,Mayer R

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While some species in the Bacillus cereus group are well-characterized human pathogens (e.g., B. anthracis and B. cereus sensu stricto), the pathogenicity of other species (e.g., B. pseudomycoides) either has not been characterized or is presently not well understood. To provide an updated characterization of the path...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Miller RA,Jian J,Beno SM,Wiedmann M,Kovac J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of airborne mycotoxins in mold-contaminated buildings has long been hypothesized to be a potential occupant health risk. However, little work has been done to demonstrate the presence of these compounds in such environments. The presence of airborne macrocyclic trichothecene mycotoxins in indoor environm...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Brasel TL,Martin JM,Carriker CG,Wilson SC,Straus DC

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria were enriched from samples obtained from a geothermal underground mine in Japan. The enrichment cultures contained bacteria affiliated with the genera Desulfotomaculum, Thermanaeromonas, Thermincola, Thermovenabulum, Moorella, "Natronoanaerobium," and Clostridium. Two novel therm...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kaksonen AH,Plumb JJ,Robertson WJ,Spring S,Schumann P,Franzmann PD,Puhakka JA

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addition of sodium isoascorbate to the formulation for perishable canned comminuted cured meat markedly enhanced the efficacy of nitrite against Clostridium botulinum. This effect was reproducible through a series of three tests. In one test it was found that the initial addition of 50 microgram of sodium nitrite per ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Tompkin RB,Christiansen LN,Shaparis AB

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The S85 type strain of Fibrobacter succinogenes, a major ruminal fibrolytic species, was isolated 49 years ago from a bovine rumen and has been used since then as a model for extensive studies. To assess the validity of this model, we compared the cellulase- and xylanase-degrading activities of several other F. succin...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Béra-Maillet C,Ribot Y,Forano E

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conjugal transfer of lactose-fermenting ability (Lac+), nisin resistance (Nisr), and phage resistance (Hsp+) was demonstrated in matings between Streptococcus lactis ME2 (donor) and Streptococcus cremoris M43a (recipient), a derivative of M12R. Transconjugants were detected by transfer of Lac+ and were found to exhibi...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Steenson LR,Klaenhammer TR

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fungus Fusarium oxysporum produced a D-amino acid oxidase (EC 1. 4.3.3) in a medium containing glucose as the carbon and energy source and ammonium sulfate as the nitrogen source. The specific D-amino acid oxidase activity was increased up to 12.5-fold with various D-amino acids or their corresponding derivatives ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Gabler M,Fischer L

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The routine production and storage of frozen doughs are still problematic. Although commercial baker's yeast is highly resistant to environmental stress conditions, it rapidly loses stress resistance during dough preparation due to the initiation of fermentation. As a result, the yeast loses gassing power significantl...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Teunissen A,Dumortier F,Gorwa MF,Bauer J,Tanghe A,Loïez A,Smet P,Van Dijck P,Thevelein JM

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxidation of fluorene, a polycyclic hydrocarbon which is not a substrate for fungal lignin peroxidase, was studied in liquid cultures of Phanerochaete chrysosporium and in vitro with P. chrysosporium extracellular enzymes. Intact fungal cultures metabolized fluorene to 9-hydroxyfluorene via 9-fluorenone. Some conv...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Bogan BW,Lamar RT,Hammel KE

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB), which is a groundwater contaminant in areas where it was once used as a soil fumigant, was shown to be degraded aerobically by microorganisms in two types of surface soils from an EDB-contaminated groundwater discharge area. At initial concentrations of 6 to 8 mug/liter, EDB was degraded in a ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Pignatello JJ

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00