Identification of Enterobacter sakazakii from closely related species: the use of artificial neural networks in the analysis of biochemical and 16S rDNA data.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nitrosomonas europaea is a widely studied chemolithoautotrophic ammonia oxidizing bacterium. While significant work exists on the ammonia oxidation pathway of N. europaea, its responses to factors such as dissolved oxygen limitation or sufficiency or exposure to high nitrite concentrations, particularly at t...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Yu R,Chandran K

更新日期：2010-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ustilago esculenta, a typical dimorphic fungus could infect Zizania latifolia and induce host stem swollen to form an edible vegetable called Jiaobai in China. The strains differentiation especially in the mating ability and pathogenicity is closely related to different phenotypes of Jiaobai formed in the fi...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Zhang Y,Wu M,Ge Q,Yang M,Xia W,Cui H,Yu X,Zhang S,Ye Z

更新日期：2019-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dispersal from Candida albicans biofilms that colonize catheters is implicated as a primary factor in the link between contaminated catheters and life threatening blood stream infections (BSI). Appropriate in vitro C. albicans biofilm models are needed to probe factors that induce detachment events. RESULTS...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Sellam A,Al-Niemi T,McInnerney K,Brumfield S,Nantel A,Suci PA

更新日期：2009-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glycopeptidolipids (GPLs) are among the major free glycolipid components of the outer membrane of several saprophytic and clinically-relevant Mycobacterium species. The architecture of GPLs is based on a constant tripeptide-amino alcohol core of nonribosomal peptide synthetase origin that is N-acylated with ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Tatham E,Sundaram Chavadi S,Mohandas P,Edupuganti UR,Angala SK,Chatterjee D,Quadri LE

更新日期：2012-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been recently approved by FDA for the treatment of refractory recurrent clostridial colitis (rCDI). Success of FTM in treatment of rCDI led to a number of studies investigating the effectiveness of its application in the other gastrointestinal diseases. However, in ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Goloshchapov OV,Olekhnovich EI,Sidorenko SV,Moiseev IS,Kucher MA,Fedorov DE,Pavlenko AV,Manolov AI,Gostev VV,Veselovsky VA,Klimina KM,Kostryukova ES,Bakin EA,Shvetcov AN,Gumbatova ED,Klementeva RV,Shcherbakov AA,Gorchak

更新日期：2019-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quinolone resistant Escherichia coli (QREC) have been found in samples from Norwegian broiler chicken, despite quinolones not being administered to poultry in Norway. Biofilm production may be one factor contributing to the observed persistence in the broiler production chain. In the present study, 158 QREC ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Nesse LL,Osland AM,Mo SS,Sekse C,Slettemeås JS,Bruvoll AEE,Urdahl AM,Vestby LK

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Total community rDNA was used to determine the diversity of bacteria and archaea from water, wet sediment and microbial mats samples of hot springs in the Eastern lowlands of Eritrea. The temperatures of the springs range from 49.5 °C to 100 °C while pH levels varied from 6.97 to 7.54. Akwar and Maiwooi have...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Ghilamicael AM,Budambula NLM,Anami SE,Mehari T,Boga HI

更新日期：2017-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bifidobacteria is one of the major gut commensal groups found in infants. Their colonization is commonly associated with beneficial effects to the host through mechanisms like niche occupation and nutrient competition against pathogenic bacteria. Iron is an essential element necessary for most microorganisms...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Vazquez-Gutierrez P,Lacroix C,Jaeggi T,Zeder C,Zimmerman MB,Chassard C

更新日期：2015-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The phytohormone indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) is widely distributed among plant-associated bacteria. Certain strains of the Pseudomonas syringae complex can further metabolize IAA into a less biologically active amino acid conjugate, 3-indole-acetyl-ε-L-lysine, through the action of the iaaL gene. In P. syring...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Castillo-Lizardo MG,Aragón IM,Carvajal V,Matas IM,Pérez-Bueno ML,Gallegos MT,Barón M,Ramos C

更新日期：2015-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well known that expression of certain bacterial genes responds rapidly to such stimuli as exposure to toxic chemicals and physical agents. It is generally believed that the proteins encoded in these genes are important for successful survival of the organism under the hostile conditions. Analogously, t...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Yamaguchi Y,Tomoyasu T,Takaya A,Morioka M,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2003-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) is a leading cause of foodborne gastroenteritis worldwide. This bacterium lacks many of the classical virulence factors, and flagellum-associated persistent colonization has been shown to be crucial for its pathogenesis. The flagellum plays a multifunctional role in C. jejuni...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Ren F,Li X,Tang H,Jiang Q,Yun X,Fang L,Huang P,Tang Y,Li Q,Huang J,Jiao XA

更新日期：2018-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We and others have previously shown that alterations in the mammalian gut microbiome are associated with diet, notably early life exposure to a maternal high fat diet (HFD). Here, we aimed to further these studies by examining alterations in the gut microbiome of juvenile Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) t...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Pace RM,Prince AL,Ma J,Belfort BDW,Harvey AS,Hu M,Baquero K,Blundell P,Takahashi D,Dean T,Kievit P,Sullivan EL,Friedman JE,Grove K,Aagaard KM

更新日期：2018-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Streptomyces lividans is an appealing host for the production of proteins of biotechnological interest due to its relaxed exogenous DNA restriction system and its ability to secrete proteins directly to the medium through the major Sec or the minor Tat routes. Often, protein secretion displays non-uniform ti...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Valverde JR,Gullón S,García-Herrero CA,Campoy I,Mellado RP

更新日期：2019-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The emergence and spread of multidrug resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MDR-MRSA) has serious health consequences in the presence of sub-MIC antibiotics. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate β-lactamase activity, efflux activity, biofilm formation, and gene expression pattern i...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Jo A,Ahn J

更新日期：2016-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is one of the primary causes of bone infections which are often chronic and difficult to eradicate. Bacteria like S. aureus may survive upon internalization in cells and may be responsible for chronic and recurrent infections. In this study, we compared the responses of a ph...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Hamza T,Li B

更新日期：2014-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The gut comprises an essential barrier that protects both invertebrate and vertebrate animals from invasion by microorganisms. Disruption of the balanced relationship between indigenous gut microbiota and their host can result in gut bacteria eliciting host responses similar to those caused by invasive patho...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Broderick NA,Raffa KF,Handelsman J

更新日期：2010-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Porphyromonas gingivalis is the foremost oral pathogen of adult periodontitis in humans. However, the mechanisms of bacterial invasion and the resultant destruction of the gingival tissue remain largely undefined. RESULTS:We report host-P. gingivalis interactions in primary human gingival fibroblast (HGF) c...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Urnowey S,Ansai T,Bitko V,Nakayama K,Takehara T,Barik S

更新日期：2006-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Aspergillus fumigatus is an important human fungal pathogen there are few expression systems available to study the contribution of specific genes to the growth and virulence of this opportunistic mould. Regulatable promoter systems based upon prokaryotic regulatory elements in the E. coli tetracycl...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Vogt K,Bhabhra R,Rhodes JC,Askew DS

更新日期：2005-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Edwardsiella ictaluri is a Gram-negative facultative intracellular anaerobe and the etiologic agent of enteric septicemia of channel catfish (ESC). To the catfish industry, ESC is a devastating disease due to production losses and treatment costs. Identification of virulence mechanisms of E. ictaluri is crit...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Kalindamar S,Lu J,Abdelhamed H,Tekedar HC,Lawrence ML,Karsi A

更新日期：2019-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKp) causes severe community acquired infections, predominantly in Asia. Though initially isolated from liver abscesses, they are now prevalent among invasive infections such as bacteraemia. There have been no studies reported till date on the prevalence and characterisation of ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Shankar C,Veeraraghavan B,Nabarro LEB,Ravi R,Ragupathi NKD,Rupali P

更新日期：2018-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antimicrobial resistance is currently a major global issue. As the rate of emergence of antimicrobial resistance has superseded the rate of discovery and introduction of new effective drugs, the medical arsenal now is experiencing shortage of effective drugs to combat diseases, particularly against diseases ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Teh CH,Nazni WA,Nurulhusna AH,Norazah A,Lee HL

更新日期：2017-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a major cause of infectious morbidity and mortality in immune compromised patients. Studies on the pathogenesis of IA have been limited by the difficulty to monitor disease progression in real-time. For real-time monitoring of the infection, we recently engineered a bioluminesc...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Ibrahim-Granet O,Jouvion G,Hohl TM,Droin-Bergère S,Philippart F,Kim OY,Adib-Conquy M,Schwendener R,Cavaillon JM,Brock M

更新日期：2010-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enterococcus is ubiquitous in nature and is a commensal of both the bovine and human gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It is also associated with clinical infections in humans. Subtherapeutic administration of antibiotics to cattle selects for antibiotic resistant enterococci in the bovine GI tract. Antibiotic re...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Beukers AG,Zaheer R,Goji N,Amoako KK,Chaves AV,Ward MP,McAllister TA

更新日期：2017-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many plants have been used in traditional medicine for their antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoal, antiviral, antidiarrhoeal, analgesic, antimalarial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities. In order to find novel antimicrobial and antiviral agents, the aim of the present study was the ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Di Petrillo A,Fais A,Pintus F,Santos-Buelga C,González-Paramás AM,Piras V,Orrù G,Mameli A,Tramontano E,Frau A

更新日期：2017-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are solely responsible for the transmission of African trypanosomes, causative agents of sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in livestock. Due to the lack of efficient vaccines and the emergence of drug resistance, vector control approaches such as the sterile insect te...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Augustinos AA,Meki IK,Demirbas-Uzel G,Ouédraogo GMS,Saridaki A,Tsiamis G,Parker AG,Abd-Alla AMM,Bourtzis K

更新日期：2018-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lyme borrelia genotypes differ in their capacity to cause disseminated disease. Gene array analysis was employed to profile the host transcriptome induced by Borrelia burgdorferi strains with different capacities for causing disseminated disease in the blood of C3H/HeJ mice during early infection. RESULTS:B...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Petzke MM,Iyer R,Love AC,Spieler Z,Brooks A,Schwartz I

更新日期：2016-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to identify mutations of rpoB, katG, inhA and ahp-genes associated Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to rifampicin (RIF) and isoniazid (INH) in Kyrgyz Republic. We studied 633 smear samples from the primary pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients. We verified Mycobacterium tubercul...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Isakova J,Sovkhozova N,Vinnikov D,Goncharova Z,Talaibekova E,Aldasheva N,Aldashev A

更新日期：2018-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study provides biochemical and molecular genetic characteristics of P. multocida isolated from dead saigas in 1988, 2010-2015 on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. RESULTS:Bacteriological samples taken from carcasses of saiga antelope during mortality events recorded in West Kazakhstan in bot...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Orynbayev M,Sultankulova K,Sansyzbay A,Rystayeva R,Shorayeva K,Namet A,Fereidouni S,Ilgekbayeva G,Barakbayev K,Kopeyev S,Kock R

更新日期：2019-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) strategy was used with extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (EXPEC) that cause avian colibacillosis (avian pathogenic E. coli or APEC) and human urinary tract infections (uropathogenic E. coli or UPEC) to determine if they possessed genes that were host and/...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Kariyawasam S,Scaccianoce JA,Nolan LK

更新日期：2007-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibronectin-binding protein A (FnBPA) mediates adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus to fibronectin, fibrinogen and elastin. We previously reported that S. aureus strain P1 encodes an FnBPA protein where the fibrinogen/elastin-binding domain (A domain) is substantially divergent in amino acid sequence from the a...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Loughman A,Sweeney T,Keane FM,Pietrocola G,Speziale P,Foster TJ

更新日期：2008-05-08 00:00:00