Investigations into the influence of host genetics on the predominant eubacteria in the faecal microflora of children.

abstract：:Microsporum canis is the most common species isolated from canine and feline dermatophytosis in the world. However, this study reports a rare case of canine dermatophytosis caused by the anthropophilic dermatophyte Trichophyton tonsurans in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. The fungal characterization was performe...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Brilhante RSN,Cordeiro RA,Gomes JMF,Sidrim JJC,Rocha MFG

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An earlier study reported that human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has fungistatic activity for Cryptococcus neoformans. The present study reports that molecular sieve fractionation of concentrated CSF yielded three protein peaks, one of which (p2) had anticryptococcal activity. On a DEAE-Sephacel anion-exchange column th...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ahluwalia M,Brummer E,Sridhar S,Singh R,Stevens DA

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects the skin of the face and the eyes. The aetiology of rosacea is not clearly established but increasing evidence suggests a potential role for bacteria in the induction of the condition. A role for Bacillus oleronius, originally isolated from within a Demodex foll...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Jarmuda S,McMahon F,Żaba R,O'Reilly N,Jakubowicz O,Holland A,Szkaradkiewicz A,Kavanagh K

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mouse enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infection model was developed with a combination of germ-free (GF) mice and hyper-toxigenic EHEC (HT-EHEC) O157:H7 strain 6. The HT-EHEC strain 6 produced both Shiga-like toxin (SLT)-1 1.0 microg/mI and SLT-2 8.2 microg/ml in vitro. Eight-week-old germ-free mice were ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Taguchi H,Takahashi M,Yamaguchi H,Osaki T,Komatsu A,Fujioka Y,Kamiya S

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were produced from mice immunised with whole cells of heat-killed Pasteurella multocida type A which had been cultured under iron-restricted conditions. The MAbs were selected by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in which the antigen consisted of whole bacteria of the immu...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Wijewardana TG,Wilson CF,Gilmour NJ,Poxton IR

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyacrylamide-agarose gel electrophoresis was used to study polymorphism of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), nucleoside phosphorylase (NSP), phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI), hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (HBD), adenylate kinase (ADK) and esterases of 44 strains of Streptococcus pyogenes, 25 group G streptococcal strains, ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Bert F,Picard B,Lambert-Zechovsky N,Goullet P

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-six closed abcesses in the subcutis of cats were examined. Of 168 bacterial strains isolated, 121(72%) were anaerobes and 47 (28%) were facultative anaerobes. Twenty-six abscesses contained mixtures of facultative anaerobes and anaerobes, six contained anaerobes only and four contained facultative anaerobes onl...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Love DN,Jones RF,Bailey M,Johnson RS

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 817 human clinical isolates of Clostridium difficile from all Australian states were screened for A(-)B(+) strains by toxin gene PCR assays. Nine (1.1 %) strains were confirmed to be A(-)B(+) by enzyme immunoassay for toxin production. Of these, six (66.7 %) were binary toxin-positive by PCR. Using PCR ribo...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Elliott B,Squire MM,Thean S,Chang BJ,Brazier JS,Rupnik M,Riley TV

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. The emergence of novel strains of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor biotype has gained attention due to causing several epidemics around the world. Variant strains have evolved as a result of the acquisition of genes that confer extended virulence and pathogenicity.Aim. This study aimed to determine the presence...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mohanraj RS,Samanta P,Mukhopadhyay AK,Mandal J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent molecular studies have led to the recognition of three distinct species within the Candida parapsilosis complex, namely Candida parapsilosis, Candida orthopsilosis and Candida metapsilosis. As currently available yeast identification systems fail to differentiate these species, there is a paucity of information...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Asadzadeh M,Ahmad S,Al-Sweih N,Khan ZU

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several imipenem-susceptible and -resistant Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria isolates with different morphologies and antimicrobial susceptibilities recovered from bile samples of a patient with cholangitis were analysed. These isolates belonged to the same clone and the imipenem-resistant strains showed overexpression...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sánchez-Céspedes J,Figueras MJ,Aspiroz C,Aldea MJ,Toledo M,Alperí A,Marco F,Vila J

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aminoglycoside-resistant variants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PAO1 were readily selected by culturing the organism in medium containing increasing concentrations of gentamicin, tobramycin or amikacin until the strains were growing in a concentration of drug 128-fold greater than the minimal inhibitory concentrati...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Gilleland LB,Gilleland HE,Gibson JA,Champlin FR

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the Streptococcus anginosus group (SAG) are frequently involved in pyogenic infections in humans. In the present study, the antimicrobial susceptibility of 141 clinical SAG isolates to six antimicrobial agents was analysed by agar dilution. All isolates were susceptible to penicillin, cefotaxime and vancomy...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Asmah N,Eberspächer B,Regnath T,Arvand M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 36 Escherichia coli and 31 enterococci isolates were recovered from 42 common buzzard faecal samples. The E. coli isolates showed high levels of resistance to streptomycin and tetracycline. The following resistance genes were detected: bla(TEM) (20 of 22 ampicillin-resistant isolates), tet(A) and/or tet(B) ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Radhouani H,Poeta P,Gonçalves A,Pacheco R,Sargo R,Igrejas G

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim. The aim of this work was to characterize the response of Candida albicans to atorvastatin, and to assess its in vivo antifungal capability.Methodology. The effect of atorvastatin on the growth and viability of C. albicans was assessed. The ability of the statin to alter cell permeability was quantified by measuri...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ajdidi A,Sheehan G,Abu Elteen K,Kavanagh K

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sorbitol-MacConkey medium has become widely used for the isolation of verotoxigenic (VT+) Escherichia coli O157. However, many organisms other than VT+ E. coli O157, especially other serogroups of E. coli and Proteus spp., may not ferment sorbitol, and thus may be confused initially with VT+ E. coli O157. Rhamnose is ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Chapman PA,Siddons CA,Zadik PM,Jewes L

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral biofilms are one of the greatest challenges in dental research. The present study aimed to investigate initial bacterial colonization of enamel surfaces in situ using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) over a 12 h period. For this purpose, bovine enamel slabs were fixed on buccal sites of individual splint...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Al-Ahmad A,Follo M,Selzer AC,Hellwig E,Hannig M,Hannig C

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-seven multidrug-resistant and 13 pan-susceptible isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis were analysed for the diversity of genotypes associated with known drug-resistance mechanisms. The isolates were obtained from patients attending a university tuberculosis clinic in Monterrey, Mexico. A total of 25 IS6110-RF...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ramaswamy SV,Dou SJ,Rendon A,Yang Z,Cave MD,Graviss EA

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive infections caused by Brevundimonas vesicularis are very rare in humans. We experienced an unusual case of liver abscess due to B. vesicularis in an immunocompetent young male. The patient was successfully treated by liver abscess drainage and with antimicrobial therapy of ceftriaxone followed by ampicillin/su...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Yoo SH,Kim MJ,Roh KH,Kim SH,Park DW,Sohn JW,Yoon YK

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report what we believe is the first reported case of Streptococcus mutans endocarditis complicated by vertebral discitis. The case is particularly interesting and topical as it occurred in a patient with pre-existing cardiac valvular disease who had recently had a dental procedure without antibiotic prophylaxis fol...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Biswas S,Bowler ICJW,Bunch C,Prendergast B,Webster DP

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neisseria gonorrhoeae expresses receptors for both lactoferrin (LF) and transferrin (TF). To determine whether qualitative or quantitative changes in these receptors, or both, correlate with the pattern of disease due to N. gonorrhoeae, a dot binding assay with whole cells was used to measure the absolute receptor lev...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Lee BC,Bryan LE

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five strains of mice (C3H, CBA, BALB/c, TO and ICR) were inoculated intra-vaginally with Neisseria gonorrhoeae in an attempt to produce an animal model of gonorrhoea. Of a total of 68 mice inoculated, only three (4.4%) were culture-positive after 3 days. Histological examination of both the genital mucosa of inoculate...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Johnson AP,Tuffrey M,Taylor-Robinson D

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxic effects of the haemorrhagic toxin of Clostridium sporogenes were studied in mice, rats, guinea-pigs and rabbits, and in various cultured cells. In rabbits, but not in the other animals, intradermal injection with crude toxin and its injection into a ligated intestinal loop caused haemorrhage in both the skin...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Hara-Kudo Y,Ogura A,Noguchi Y,Kumagai S

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Staphylococcus epidermidis colonies often display several morphologies and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns when cultured from device-related infections, and may represent one or multiple genotypes. Genotyping may be helpful in the clinical interpretation, but is time consuming and expensive. We wanted to ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Larssen KW,Nor A,Bergh K

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rat was evaluated as an experimental model for disseminated candidosis by quantitating blood clearance and initial organ localisation of 3H-leucine-labelled Candida albicans after intravenous injection into the tail or portal vein. Viable or formalin-killed blastoconidia or viable blastoconidia with germ tubes wer...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Katz S,Grosfeld JL,Folkening WJ,Rosenthal RS,Merkel GJ

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of toxins A and B by Clostridium difficile was greatly enhanced under biotin-limited conditions, in which a 140-kDa protein was expressed strongly. Gene cloning revealed that this protein was a homologue of formylglycinamidine ribonucleotide synthetase (FGAM synthetase, EC 6.3.5.3), which is known as Pu...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Maegawa T,Karasawa T,Ohta T,Wang X,Kato H,Hayashi H,Nakamura S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The carriage on skin lesions, on healthy skin and in the nose, of micro-organisms that produce antibiotics active against Staphylococcus aureus has been studied. About 5% of sites (10% of all patients) yielded such organisms. No evidence could be found that the presence of producer organisms in skin lesions had a prot...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Noble WC,Willie JA

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acquisition of Klebsiella aerogenes by neonates born in hospital has been studied by sero- and klebecin typing. This organism was more commonly carried in the bowel of breast-fed babies than of bottle-fed babies. Only very rarely did babies acquire strains of K. aerogenes from their mothers. K. aerogenes was widel...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Shinebaum R,Cooke EM,Brayson JC

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neisseria sicca is rarely associated with clinical infections and to the authors' knowledge this organism has not been reported as a causative agent of infected biloma (liver abscess). A case of a diabetic man with infected biloma due to N. sicca after repeated transcatheter arterial embolization for hepatocellular ca...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Chung HC,Teng LJ,Hsueh PR

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of K1, K5 and O antigens was examined in 500 clinical strains of Escherichia coli. Of 400 strains from urine, 52% belonged to serogroups O1, O2, O4, O6, O7, O8, O9, O18, O25 and O75; 34% were non-typable (NT) and 14% were autoagglutinable (AA). Antigen K1 was carried by 17% of these strains, and K5 by...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Devine DA,Robinson L,Roberts AP

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00