Microbiological investigation of methane- and hydrocarbon-discharging mud volcanoes in the Carpathian Mountains, Romania.

abstract：:Ring-like structures, 2.0-4.8 cm in diameter, observed in photosynthetic microbial mats on the Wadden Sea island Schiermonnikoog (the Netherlands) showed to be the result of the fungus Emericellopsis sp. degrading the photoautotrophic top layer of the mat. The mats were predominantly composed of cyanobacteria and diat...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Carreira C,Staal M,Falkoski D,de Vries RP,Middelboe M,Brussaard CP

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotics have been proposed as supplements in re-feeding programmes for malnourished children. A review of paediatric literature showed that growth promotion by antibiotics, when it was observed, was mostly mediated by its anti-infective properties. Despite the widespread use of antibiotics as growth promoters in a...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Brüssow H

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rab GTPases are required for vesicle-vacuolar fusion during vacuolar biogenesis in fungi. To date, little is known about the biological functions of the Rab small GTPase components in Magnaporthe oryzae. In this study, we investigated MoYpt7 of M. oryzae, a homologue of the small Ras-like GTPase Ypt7 in Saccharomyces ...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Liu XH,Chen SM,Gao HM,Ning GA,Shi HB,Wang Y,Dong B,Qi YY,Zhang DM,Lu GD,Wang ZH,Zhou J,Lin FC

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social interactions in which bacteria respond to one another by modifying their phenotype are central determinants of microbial communities. It is known that interspecific interactions influence the biofilm phenotype of bacteria; a phenotype that is central to the fitness of bacteria. However, the underlying role of f...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Madsen JS,Røder HL,Russel J,Sørensen H,Burmølle M,Sørensen SJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the putative role of phenazines and rhamnolipid-biosurfactants, antagonistic metabolites produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PNA1, was tested in the biological control of Pythium splendens on bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) and Pythium myriotylum on cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium L Schott). A rhamnolipid-...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Perneel M,D'hondt L,De Maeyer K,Adiobo A,Rabaey K,Höfte M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The opportunistic human pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the leading causes of nosocomial infections. The high prevalence of multidrug-resistant strains, a high adaptability to changing environments and an overall pronounced stress resistance contribute to persistence and spread of the bacteria in hospitals ...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Zeidler S,Müller V

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrios belonging to the Harveyi clade are pathogenic marine bacteria affecting both vertebrates and invertebrates, thereby causing a severe threat to the aquaculture industry. In this study, the expression of haemolysin, metalloprotease, serine protease, the quorum sensing master regulator LuxR and the virulence regu...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Ruwandeepika HA,Defoirdt T,Bhowmick PP,Karunasagar I,Karunasagar I,Bossier P

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ascidian Cystodytes dellechiajei (Della Valle, 1877) (phylum Chordata, class Ascidiacea, family Polycitoridae) is a colonial tunicate that inhabits benthic rock environments in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea. Its life cycle has two phases, the adult sessile colony and the...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Martínez-García M,Díaz-Valdés M,Wanner G,Ramos-Esplá A,Antón J

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fate of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in soil is driven by a combination of interacting biological processes. Several investigations have brought evidence that the rhizosphere provides a remarkable ecological niche to enhance the PCB degradation process by rhizobacteria. The bacterial oxidative enzymes involved...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Sylvestre M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the forthcoming decades, it is widely believed that the dominance of colonial and filamentous bloom-forming cyanobacteria (e.g. Microcystis, Planktothrix, Anabaena and Cylindrospermopsis) will increase in freshwater systems as a combined result of anthropogenic nutrient input into freshwater bodies and climate chan...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Gerphagnon M,Macarthur DJ,Latour D,Gachon CM,Van Ogtrop F,Gleason FH,Sime-Ngando T

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major concern in the Mixed Crop-Livestock (MCL) farms, in which livestock and vegetables grown closely in the same facility, is cross-contamination of zoonotic bacterial pathogens especially Salmonella. To investigate the distribution of Salmonella serovars in MCL and their products, a total of 1287 pre-harvest sample...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Peng M,Salaheen S,Almario JA,Tesfaye B,Buchanan R,Biswas D

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acid rain can cause severe effects on soil biota and nutrient biogeochemical cycles in the forest ecosystem, but how plant-symbiotic ectomycorrhizal fungi will modulate the effects remains unknown. Here, we conducted a full factorial field experiment in a Masson pine forest by simultaneously controlling the acidity of...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Li Y,Chen Z,He JZ,Wang Q,Shen C,Ge Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental heat stress impacts on the physiology and viability of microbial cells with concomitant implications for microbial activity and diversity. Previously, it has been demonstrated that gradual heating of Saccharomyces cerevisiae induces a degree of thermal resistance, whereas a heat shock results in a high l...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Guyot S,Gervais P,Young M,Winckler P,Dumont J,Davey HM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continent-scale biogeography has been extensively studied in soils and marine systems, but little is known about biogeographical patterns in non-marine sediments. We used barcode pyrosequencing to quantify the effects of local geochemical properties and geographic distance for bacterial community structure and members...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Xiong J,Liu Y,Lin X,Zhang H,Zeng J,Hou J,Yang Y,Yao T,Knight R,Chu H

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetotactic multicellular prokaryotes (MMPs) consist of unique microorganisms formed by genetically identical Gram-negative bacterial that live as a single individual capable of producing magnetic nano-particles called magnetosomes. Two distinct morphotypes of MMPs are known: spherical MMPs (sMMPs) and ellipsoidal M...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Leão P,Chen YR,Abreu F,Wang M,Zhang WJ,Zhou K,Xiao T,Wu LF,Lins U

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aquatic sediments harbour diverse microbial communities that mediate organic matter degradation and influence biogeochemical cycles. The pool of bioavailable carbon continuously changes as a result of abiotic processes and microbial activity. It remains unclear how microbial communities respond to heterogeneous organi...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Mahmoudi N,Beaupré SR,Steen AD,Pearson A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Manganese chemistry in soils is a function of complex, competing biotic and abiotic reactions. The role of soil-borne fungi in mediating these reactions is poorly understood. The objective of this article is to document direct observation of fungal Mn oxidation in soil under near in situ conditions, and to isolate, de...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Thompson IA,Huber DM,Guest CA,Schulze DG

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ikaite tufa columns from the Ikka Fjord in south-western Greenland constitute a natural, stable environment at low temperature and with a pH ranging from neutral at the exterior to very alkaline (pH 10.4) at the interior of the column. Phylogenetic analysis of culturable organisms revealed ten different isolates repre...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Stougaard P,Jørgensen F,Johnsen MG,Hansen OC

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessing the extent of parasite diversity requires the application of appropriate molecular tools, especially given the growing evidence of multiple parasite co-occurrence. Here, we compared the performance of a next-generation sequencing technology (Ion PGM ™ System) in 12 Bombus terrestris specimens that were PCR-i...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Bartolomé C,Jabal-Uriel C,Buendía-Abad M,Benito M,Ornosa C,De la Rúa P,Martín-Hernández R,Higes M,Maside X

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans produces melanin within its cell wall for infection and resistance against external stresses such as exposure to UV, temperature fluctuations and reactive oxygen species. It has been reported that melanin may also protect cells from ionizing radiation damage, against which...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Schultzhaus Z,Chen A,Kim S,Shuryak I,Chang M,Wang Z

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Gram-negative pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the alternative sigma factor PvdS acts as a key regulator of the response to iron starvation. PvdS also controls P. aeruginosa virulence, as it drives the expression of a large set of genes primarily implicated in biogenesis and transport of the pyoverdine sideroph...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Imperi F,Tiburzi F,Fimia GM,Visca P

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surface and surroundings of microalgal cells (phycosphere) are critical interaction zones but have been difficult to functionally interrogate due to methodological limitations. We examined effects of phycosphere-associated bacteria for two biofuel-relevant microalgal species (Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Nannochl...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Samo TJ,Kimbrel JA,Nilson DJ,Pett-Ridge J,Weber PK,Mayali X

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Siderophores are chelators with extremely strong affinity for ferric iron and are best known for their capacity to feed microorganisms with this metal. Despite their preference for iron, they can also chelate numerous other metals with variable affinities. There is also increasing evidence that metals other than iron ...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Schalk IJ,Hannauer M,Braud A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Root endophytic fungi are found in a great variety of plants and ecosystems, but the ecological drivers of their biogeographic distribution are poorly understood. Here, we investigate the occurrence of root endophytes in the non-mycorrhizal plant genus Microthlaspi, and the effect of environmental factors and geograph...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Glynou K,Ali T,Buch AK,Haghi Kia S,Ploch S,Xia X,Çelik A,Thines M,Maciá-Vicente JG

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic (As) is the most common toxic element in the environment, ranking first on the Superfund List of Hazardous Substances. Microbial redox transformations are the principal drivers of As chemical speciation, which in turn dictates As mobility and toxicity. Consequently, in order to manage or remediate environmenta...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Liu G,Liu M,Kim EH,Maaty WS,Bothner B,Lei B,Rensing C,Wang G,McDermott TR

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Black Sea is the largest anoxic water basin on Earth and its stratified water column comprises an upper oxic, middle suboxic and a lower permanently anoxic, sulfidic zone. The abundance of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in water samples was determined by quantifying the copy number of the dsrA gene coding for the...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Neretin LN,Abed RM,Schippers A,Schubert CJ,Kohls K,Kuypers MM

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial symbionts of insects have been proposed for blocking transmission of vector-borne pathogens. However, in many vector models the ecology of symbionts and their capability of cross-colonizing different hosts, an important feature in the symbiotic control approach, is poorly known. Here we show that the acetic ...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Crotti E,Damiani C,Pajoro M,Gonella E,Rizzi A,Ricci I,Negri I,Scuppa P,Rossi P,Ballarini P,Raddadi N,Marzorati M,Sacchi L,Clementi E,Genchi M,Mandrioli M,Bandi C,Favia G,Alma A,Daffonchio D

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interaction between microbes affects the growth, metabolism and differentiation of members of the microbial community. While direct and indirect competition, like antagonism and nutrient consumption have a negative effect on the interacting members of the population, microbes have also evolved in nature not only to fi...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Benoit I,van den Esker MH,Patyshakuliyeva A,Mattern DJ,Blei F,Zhou M,Dijksterhuis J,Brakhage AA,Kuipers OP,de Vries RP,Kovács ÁT

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phage predation is one of the key forces that shape genetic diversity in bacterial genomes. Phages are also believed to act as modulators of the microbiota composition and, consequently, as agents that drive bacterial speciation in complex bacterial communities. Very little is known about the occurrence and genetic va...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Lugli GA,Milani C,Turroni F,Tremblay D,Ferrario C,Mancabelli L,Duranti S,Ward DV,Ossiprandi MC,Moineau S,van Sinderen D,Ventura M

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Filamentous cyanobacteria are the main founders and primary producers in biological desert soil crusts (BSCs) and are likely equipped to cope with one of the harshest environmental conditions on earth including daily hydration/dehydration cycles, high irradiance and extreme temperatures. Here, we resolved and report o...

journal_title：Environmental microbiology

authors： Murik O,Oren N,Shotland Y,Raanan H,Treves H,Kedem I,Keren N,Hagemann M,Pade N,Kaplan A

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00