Clostridium botulinum type C in healthy swine in Japan.

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) non-structural protein 5A (NS5A) is a multifunctional protein that is involved in the HCV life cycle and pathogenesis. In this study, a host protein(s) interacting with NS5A by tandem affinity purification were searched for with the aim of elucidating the role of NS5A. An NS5A-interacting prote...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Chen M,Gan X,Yoshino K,Kitakawa M,Shoji I,Deng L,Hotta H

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Farnesol is well known as a quorum-sensing molecule of Candida albicans. To assess the pathological function of farnesol, its effects on macrophage viability and functions including growth inhibitory activities against C. albicans were examined in vitro. Murine macrophages, when cultured in the presence of 56-112 micr...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Abe S,Tsunashima R,Iijima R,Yamada T,Maruyama N,Hisajima T,Abe Y,Oshima H,Yamazaki M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective and differential media were designed for each species of Pityrosporum; P. pachydermatis, P. ovale, and P. orbiculare in order to make feasible a quantitative cultivation. Medium for P. pachydermatis (medium A) was composed of 1% trypticase peptone (BBL), 0.5% yeast extract (BBL), 0.3% glucose, 0.2% NaCl, 1.2...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Ushijima T,Takahashi M,Ozaki Y

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chemotaxonomic study was carried out with a new serotyping scheme comprising 35 O-antigen groups of Vibrio fluvialis on the basis of the sugar composition of the polysaccharide portion of their lipopolysaccharide (LPS). A previously developed rapid method of preparing samples for compositional sugar analysis was emp...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Iguchi T,Kondo S,Hisatsune K

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and serovar Paratyphi A with reduced susceptibility to fluoroquinolones (MICs of ciprofloxacin, 0.25 to 2 microg/ml) have a mutation at codon either Ser-83 or Asp-87 of gyrA gene. A screening method by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) was designed to screen the ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Hirose K,Tamura K,Watanabe H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histopathological observations of changes at the injection site in mice were made for 20 weeks after a single intramuscular (im) injection of aluminum hydroxide-adsorbed tetanus toxoid (Alum-TT), plain tetanus toxoid (TT), or aluminum adjuvant (Alum alone). Marked injury to muscle fibers and infiltration of neutrophil...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Goto N,Akama K

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated sex- and age-specific prevalences of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and antibody to HBeAg (anti-HBe) in 1,163 carriers of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in Okinawa, Japan, and followed them up for longer than one year in correlation with liver function abnormalities. Elevated serum transaminase lev...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Hayashi J,Kashiwagi S,Ikematsu H,Nomura H,Kajiyama W,Noguchi A,Ikeda K

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNase B is a major nuclease and a possible virulence factor in Streptococcus pyogenes. The allelic diversity of streptococcal DNase B (sdaB) gene was investigated in 83 strains with 14 emm genotypes. Of the 15 alleles identified, 11 alleles carried only synonymous nucleotide substitutions. On the other hand, 4 alleles...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Matsumoto M,Sakae K,Hashikawa S,Torii K,Hasegawa T,Horii T,Endo M,Okuno R,Murayama S,Hirasawa K,Suzuki R,Isobe J,Tanaka D,Katsukawa C,Tamaru A,Tomita M,Ogata K,Ikebe T,Watanabe H,Ohta M,Working Group for Group A S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant human interferon-gammas (rHuIFN-gamma s) were obtained from two different mammalian cells (mouse C127 cells and Chinese hamster ovary, CHO, cells) cultured in a microcarrier culture system. Both rHuIFN-gamma s were purified using sequential chromatographies for their comparison of structural properties. Th...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Sano E,Kamata K,Okano K,Yamazaki S,Iizuka M,Kobayashi S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corilagin and tellimagrandin I are polyphenols isolated from the extract of Arctostaphylos uvaursi and Rosa canina L. (rose red), respectively. We have reported that corilagin and tellimagrandin I remarkably reduced the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of beta-lactams in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aure...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Shiota S,Shimizu M,Sugiyama J,Morita Y,Mizushima T,Tsuchiya T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated here the kinetics of natural killer (NK) cells and extrathymic T cells, which include intermediate CD3 cells and gamma delta T cells, in the cord factor-induced granulomatous inflammation of the lungs and liver. In Balb/c mice, pulmonary inflammation elevated the proportion of NK cells and that of extr...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Tabata A,Kaneda K,Watanabe H,Abo T,Yano I

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia have been isolated with increasing frequency from the airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, usually following P. aeruginosa infections, but their adherence to human epithelial respiratory cells has never been investigated. In this study, various S. maltophilia strains were ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： De Vidipó LA,De Marques EA,Puchelle E,Plotkowski MC

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the role of B-1 cells in protection against Toxoplasma gondii infection using B cell-deficient mice (muMT mice). We found that primed but not naïve B-1 cells from wild-type C57BL/6 mice protected B cell-deficient recipients from challenge infection. All muMT mice transferred with primed B-1 cells survived ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Chen M,Mun HS,Piao LX,Aosai F,Norose K,Mohamed RM,Belal US,Fang H,Ahmed AK,Kang HK,Matsuzaki G,Kitamura D,Yano A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoantibodies to IgE and beta2-adrenergic receptor have been reported in patients with allergic rhinitis. To investigate whether autoimmunity in allergic rhinitis is directed to such limited molecules or directed to a wide range of self proteins, we here attempted to survey autoantigens/autoantibodies comprehensively...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Nakamura M,Tsutsumi K,Ooka S,Sekine T,Koizuka I,Nishioka K,Kato T

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:We have previously reported a mouse model of severe group A streptococcal infection (Microbiol. Immunol. 45: 777-786, 2001). When we injected Streptococcus pyogenes strains intramuscularly, the mice suffered from acute phase of infection for a few days but recovered from the illness and gained body weight. These mice,...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Iida K,Seki M,Saito M,Kawamura Y,Kajiwara H,Yoshida S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An oral delivery system based on ApxIIA#5-expressed on Saccharomyces cerevisiae was studied for its potential to induce immune responses in mice. Murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (DCs) stimulated in vitro with ApxIIA#5-expressed on S. cerevisiae upregulated the expression of maturation and activation markers...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Shin MK,Lee WJ,Jung MH,Cha SB,Shin SW,Yoo A,Kim DH,Yoo HS

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with renal diseases are typically treated with immunosuppressive drugs, which place them at high risk of reactivation of the BK virus (BKV). Currently, little is known about the impact of immunosuppressive drugs on the kinetics of urinary shedding of BKV and viral reactivation in pediatric patients with renal...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Yamamoto Y,Morooka M,Ihira M,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of brown rice, containing fourfold as much dietary fiber as polished rice, on the human fecal microflora were determined. Significantly increased numbers of Bifidobacterium adolescentis and Enterococcus faecalis were observed during the brown rice intake, whereas the total counts and the numbers of bactero...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Benno Y,Endo K,Miyoshi H,Okuda T,Koishi H,Mitsuoka T

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospira was isolated from environmental water in central Japan using selective medium comprising five antibiotics, namely sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, amphotericin B, fosfomycin, and 5-fluorouracil. Of 100 water samples 57 (57%) were culture-positive and 50 pure cultures were isolated. Of the 50 cultures isolate...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Masuzawa T,Uno R,Matsuhashi N,Yamaguchi M,Xu J,Nakamura S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periapical lesions are induced by bacterial infection of the dental pulp and result in destruction of the surrounding alveolar bone. Although various immunological studies concerning periapical bone resorption have been reported, the role of cytokines in the formation of periapical lesions remains unclear. In this stu...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Oseko F,Yamamoto T,Akamatsu Y,Kanamura N,Iwakura Y,Imanishi J,Kita M

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：:Bifidobacteria are important members of the intestinal microbiota and are considered to contribute to maintaining health. However, the level of bifidobacteria colonising the intestine of elderly subjects tends to be lower than in younger adults. Therefore, two Bifidobacterium longum strains, isolated from healthy elde...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Mäkeläinen H,Tahvonen R,Salminen S,Ouwehand AC

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B lymphocytes express multiple TLRs that regulate their cytokine production.We investigated the effect of TLR4 and TLR9 activation on receptor activator of NF‐kB ligand (RANKL) expression by rat spleen B cells. Splenocytes or purified spleen B cells from Rowett rats were cultured with TLR4 ligand Escherichia coli LPS ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Yu X,Lin J,Yu Q,Kawai T,Taubman MA,Han X

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The NfxC-type mutant of Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces the MexEF-OprN efflux pump and down-regulates expression of the quorum-sensing-dependent efflux pump MexAB-OprM and production of virulence factors in the presence of an active transcriptional regulator, MexT. Consequently, these cells are resistant to chloramphe...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Uwate M,Ichise YK,Shirai A,Omasa T,Nakae T,Maseda H

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate (TDM), or cord factor, is a crucial stimulus of immune responses during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Although TDM has immuno-stimulatory properties, including adjuvant activity and the ability to induce granuloma formation, the mechanisms underlying these remain unknown. We hypothesi...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Lee WB,Yan JJ,Kang JS,Chung S,Kim LK

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fcgamma receptor (R) IIB, a low-affinity FcR for IgG, inhibits B cell Ag R (BCR)-mediated activation when these two receptors are cross-linked by Ag and IgG-containing immune complexs (ICs). We found deletion polymorphisms in the promoter region of fcgr2b in NC/Nga mice, a model for human atopic dermatitis. NC/Nga mic...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Sakai T,Kogiso M,Mitsuya K,Komatsu T,Yamamoto S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germfree (GF) F344 rats developed severe adjuvant-induced arthritis with a 100% incidence after a single intradermal injection of heat-killed Mycobacterium bovis (BCG). Specific pathogene-free (SPF) rats developed less severe arthritis with a lower incidence. The rats colonized with Escherichia coli or Bacteroides dev...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kohashi O,Kohashi Y,Takahashi T,Ozawa A,Shigematsu N

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The slime-producing Staphylococcus epidermidis strain sensu strictu CNS23 was transformed by protoplast transformation with the plasmid pTV1 which carries transposon Tn 917. Using this transposon mutagenesis system we obtained the Tn917-inserted mutant CT512, which has lost the ability to produce slime. A single inser...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Grüter L,Feucht H,Mempel M,Laufs R

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are two types of carboxypeptidases present in human blood, carboxypeptidase N (CPN) and arginine carboxypeptidase (CPR). CPR is generated during coagulation from a precursor (proCPR) which can be converted to the active form by trypsin in vitro. Since it is difficult to distinguish the two types of carboxypeptid...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Guo X,Morioka A,Kaneko Y,Okada N,Obata K,Nomura T,Campbell W,Okada H

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00