A PCR approach to determine the distribution of toxin genes in closely related Clostridium species: Clostridium botulinum type C and D neurotoxins and C2 toxin, and Clostridium novyi alpha toxin.

abstract：:Different aspects of the terms strain, clone and species are discussed. The term strain is commonly used to denote a pure culture - here called 'the strain in the taxonomic sense' - but does also refer to a natural concept closely related to the clone. The term clone on the other hand is used both in a general and in ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Dijkshoorn L,Ursing BM,Ursing JB

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine changes in the systemic immune response during the incubation period and following the onset of clinical swine dysentery, including the recovery period. Ten healthy conventional pigs were inoculated with Brachyspira hyodysenteriae. Blood was sampled at pre-inoculation, at days 4 an...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Jonasson R,Andersson M,Råsbäck T,Johannisson A,Jensen-Waern M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-three Staphylococcus aureus strains (40 from clinical sources and 23 from food sources) were examined for toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) using PCR, phage typed using the international phage set (IPS) and tested for their susceptibility to antibiotics. Only three strains (all from clinical sources) were po...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： El-Ghodban A,Ghenghesh KS,Márialigeti K,Esahli H,Tawil A

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synergy between fluvastatin, at clinically unachievable concentrations, and fluconazole against Candida albicans has been reported. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the in-vitro activity of fluconazole alone and in combination with clinically achievable concentrations of pravastatin and fluvastatin aga...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Nash JD,Burgess DS,Talbert RL

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) is the commonest pathogen causing food-borne disease among humans and animals in Australia. A multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot (mPCR/RLB) system was developed to rapidly identify S. Typhimurium phage types and strains within them. The system comprised 32 bi...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Wang Q,Kong F,Jelfs P,Gilbert GL

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rickettsia conorii infection is endemic in the Mediterranean basin, where it is known as Mediterranean spotted fever, also known as Boutonneuse fever and Marseilles fever. We report the case of a 66-year-old diabetic man who presented a severe form of the disease, complicated by acute renal failure, thrombocytopenia a...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Aliaga L,Sánchez-Blázquez P,Rodríguez-Granger J,Sampedro A,Orozco M,Pastor J

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatophytes are a highly specialized group of keratinophilic and keratinolytic filamentous fungi causing a ringworm disease called dermatophytosis or superficial mycoses. Although dermatophyte infections do not threaten the host's life, they lower its quality in humans by causing discomfort related to cosmetic probl...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Gnat S,Nowakiewicz A,Łagowski D,Zięba P

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：:A porous inorganic material (Anopore) was employed as a microbial culture and microcolony imaging support. Rapid Anopore-based antibiotic sensitivity testing (AST) methods were developed to assess the growth of clinical isolates, with the primary focus on testing the response of the Enterobacteriaceae to trimethoprim,...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ingham CJ,van den Ende M,Wever PC,Schneeberger PM

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhalational anthrax is the most severe form of anthrax. It has been shown in small-animal and non-human primate models that relatively large pools of ungerminated Bacillus anthracis spores can remain within the alveolar spaces for days to weeks post-inhalation or until transported to areas more favourable for germina...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Cote CK,Bozue J,Twenhafel N,Welkos SL

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The encapsulated strain M of Staphylococcus aureus and the encapsulated strain 76 of S. simulans survived incubation with bovine neutrophils in media containing heated bovine serum 0.5% v/v or milk whey 10% v/v. With two unencapsulated strains of S. aureus, M12 and M60, less than 5% of the original inoculum survived. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Anderson JC,Williams MR

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus oralis has emerged as one of the most important organisms of the viridans streptococcus group in terms of infections and is recognised as an agent of infective endocarditis and, in immunocompromised patients, septicaemia. The mechanisms by which this organism proliferates in vivo are unknown. However, ho...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Byers HL,Homer KA,Tarelli E,Beighton D

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofilms are colonies of microbial cells encased in a self-produced organic polymeric matrix and represent a common mode of microbial growth. Microbes growing as biofilm are highly resistant to commonly used antimicrobial drugs. We aimed to screen and characterize biofilm formation by different isolates of Candida on ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Zahran KM,Agban MN,Ahmed SH,Hassan EA,Sabet MA

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral malodour is thought to be caused mainly by the production of volatile sulfide compounds (VSCs) by anaerobic Gram-negative oral bacteria. Previous studies have shown that these bacteria are susceptible to blue light (400-500 nm wavelength). In the present study, we tested the effect of blue light in the presence o...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sterer N,Jeffet U,Dadoun A,Greenstein RB,Kohavi D

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Terminal restriction fragment-length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis was applied to characterize oral bacterial flora in saliva from 18 healthy subjects and 18 patients with periodontitis. The 16S rRNA genes (rDNAs) of oral bacteria and spirochaetes in saliva were amplified by PCR with a 6'carboxy-fluorescein (6-FAM)-l...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sakamoto M,Takeuchi Y,Umeda M,Ishikawa I,Benno Y

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) exists as distinct variants HHV-6A and HHV-6B. The complete genomes of HHV-6A and HHV-6B have been sequenced. HHV-6B contains 97 unique genes. CD46 is the cell receptor for HHV-6, explaining its broad tissue tropism but its restricted host-species range. HHV-6 utilizes a number of strategie...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Dockrell DH

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. In May-June 2018, an outbreak of campylobacteriosis involved students and school staff from kindergartens and primary schools in Pescara, southern Italy.Aim. We present details of the epidemiological and microbiological investigation, and the findings of the analytical study, as well as the implemented c...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sorgentone S,Busani L,Calistri P,Robuffo G,Bellino S,Acciari V,Ferri M,Graziani C,Antoci S,Lodi F,Alfonsi V,Cammà C,Fazii P,Andrianou X,Cito F,Lombardi G,Centorotola G,D'Amario M,D'Alterio N,Savini V,De Massis F,

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrapartum chemoprophylaxis for pregnant group B streptococcus (GBS) carriers reduces vertical transmission, with a resultant decrease in neonatal as well as maternal morbidity from invasive GBS infection. Current Australian guidelines recommend penicillin for intrapartum prophylaxis of GBS carriers, with erythromyci...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Garland SM,Cottrill E,Markowski L,Pearce C,Clifford V,Ndisang D,Kelly N,Daley AJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Leptospira interrogans serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae strains have been described as causing disease in both humans and animals and as being present worldwide. Icterohaemorrhagiae and Copenhageni serovars are known to cause severe disease in their hosts, and zoonotic outbreaks have been described. The genetic si...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Jaeger LH,Pestana CP,Carvalho-Costa FA,Medeiros MA,Lilenbaum W

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was conducted of the rapid FASTPlaque-Response test for determination of rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with and without the addition of an antimicrobial supplement containing nystatin, oxacillin and aztreonam (NOA) to control specimen-related contamination. A total of 631 smea...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mole R,Trollip A,Abrahams C,Bosman M,Albert H

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Despite hundreds of reports on the isolation of Nocardia from clinical samples, the presence and diversity of Nocardia species that are capable of survival in a harsh and adverse condition, such as a hospital environment, have not been comprehensively studied. The aim of this study was to assess Nocardia specie...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Rahdar HA,Azadi D,Shojaei H,Daei-Naser A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of severe community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia (CAP) admitted to our hospital within 24 h are described, both in young males. These two cases illustrate the usefulness of the British Thoracic Society severity criteria and serve to emphasize the importance of early recognition of adverse physiology in cr...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kelly MG,Sharkey RA,Moles KW,Daly JG

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tests with 140 strains representing Escherichia coli, Klebsiella aerogenes, K. ozaenae, Proteus mirabilis, P. vulgaris, P. rettgeri and P. morganii in a defined medium supplemented with 0-09M dimethylamine (DMA) and 0-1M potassium nitrate showed that at least 89% of the 136 strains able to reduce nitrates produced up ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Coloe PJ,Hayward NJ

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study was to develop and characterize experimental Burkholderia mallei aerosol infection in BALB/c mice. Sixty-five mice were infected with 5000 [approx. 2.5 median lethal doses (MLD)] B. mallei strain ATCC 23344(T) bacteria by the aerosol route. Bacterial counts within lung, liver, spleen, brain, k...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Lever MS,Nelson M,Ireland PI,Stagg AJ,Beedham RJ,Hall GA,Knight G,Titball RW

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial infection in patients who have undergone liver transplantation is a major complication of the procedure. Leuconostoc spp. are important pathogenic bacteria in individuals with poor immune function, especially transplant patients. In this report, we describe the case of a 45-year-old Asian male liver transpla...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Deng Y,Zhang Z,Xie Y,Xiao Y,Kang M,Fan H

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichoderma longibrachiatum is an emerging pathogen in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of Trichoderma post-operative mediastinitis and peritonitis in a child with complex congenital cardiac disease and functional asplenia. The patient was treated unsuccessfully, initially with caspofungin alone followed b...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Santillan Salas CF,Joshi AY,Dhiman N,Banerjee R,Huskins WC,Wengenack NL,Henry NK

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human enterovirus 68 (HEV-68) is an enterovirus associated with respiratory illness. In China, no information about HEV-68 is available for children yet. This study aimed to investigate the presence of HEV-68 in mainland China between 2009 and 2012 and to explore the migration events of HEV-68 across the world. Among ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Lu QB,Wo Y,Wang HY,Wei MT,Zhang L,Yang H,Liu EM,Li TY,Zhao ZT,Liu W,Cao WC

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new 1,8-naphthyridine quinolone antimicrobial, PD131628, was found to be as, or more active than ciprofloxacin or ofloxacin against Escherichia coli and considerably more active than the two 4-quinolone agents against staphylococci in terms of both MIC and OBC (the optimum bactericidal concentration, at which the ra...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Lewin CS

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The characterization of integrons and their promoters in 156 antibiotic-resistant clinical isolates of the important zoonotic pathogens Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovars Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) and Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) from Norwegian hospitals were performed. Integrons were found in 64 of 66 S....

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Lindstedt BA,Heir E,Nygård I,Kapperud G

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report describes a case of nuclear bilateral Bell's palsy and ageusia associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Magnetic resonance imaging evidenced T2-weighted hyper-intense protuberantial lesions. Such topography leading to a nuclear palsy contrasts with previously reported infectious diplegia invol...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Trad S,Ghosn J,Dormont D,Stankoff B,Bricaire F,Caumes E

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00