Conjugative transfer between Escherichia coli and Leptospira spp. as a new genetic tool.

abstract：:To examine the relationship between activated-sludge bulking and levels of specific filamentous bacteria, we developed a statistics-based quantification method for estimating the biomass levels of specific filaments using 16S rRNA-targeted fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) probes. The results of quantitative FI...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Liao J,Lou I,de los Reyes FL 3rd

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant sucrose-6-phosphate synthase (SpsA) was synthesized in Escherichia coli BL21DE3 by using the spsA gene of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803. Transformants exhibited a 10,000-fold increase in survival compared to wild-type cells following either freeze-drying, air drying, or desiccation o...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Billi D,Wright DJ,Helm RF,Prickett T,Potts M,Crowe JH

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bacterial strain (strain S5) which grows aerobically with the sulfonated azo compound 4-carboxy-4'-sulfoazobenzene as the sole source of carbon and energy was isolated. This strain was obtained by continuous adaptation of "Hydrogenophaga palleronii" S1, which has the ability to grow aerobically with 4-aminobenzenesu...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Blümel S,Contzen M,Lutz M,Stolz A,Knackmuss HJ

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two genes involved in aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) biosynthesis in Aspergillus parasiticus, nor-1 and ver-1, were localized to a 35-kb region on one A. parasiticus chromosome and to the genomic DNA fragment carried on a single cosmid, NorA. A physical and transcriptional map of the 35-kb genomic DNA insert in cosmid NorA was p...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Trail F,Mahanti N,Rarick M,Mehigh R,Liang SH,Zhou R,Linz JE

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although research has increasingly focused on the pathogenesis of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) infections and the "APEC pathotype" itself, little is known about the reservoirs of these bacteria. We therefore compared outbreak strains isolated from diseased chickens (n = 121) with nonoutbreak strains, inclu...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Ewers C,Antão EM,Diehl I,Philipp HC,Wieler LH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most copper bioleaching plants operate with a high concentration of sulfate salts caused by the continuous addition of sulfuric acid and the recycling of the leaching solution. Since the bacteria involved in bioleaching have been generally isolated at low sulfate concentrations, the bacterial population in ores leache...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Espejo RT,Romero J

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous centrifugation of large volumes of water from natural southeastern lakes allowed quantitative detection of Legionella pneumophila by direct immunofluorescent staining. Positive samples were injected intraperitoneally into guinea pigs, and the L. pneumophila were isolated and identified by their morphologica...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Fliermans CB,Cherry WB,Orrison LH,Thacker L

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies, if any, have addressed the adhesion of enterococci to the intestinal mucosa and their interference with the adhesion of pathogens, although more than 60% of probiotic preparations in the market contain strains of enterococci. The objective of this study was to investigate if Enterococcus faecium 18C23 has...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Jin LZ,Marquardt RR,Zhao X

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-one urease-positive thermophilic Campylobacter (UPTC) isolates, including three reference strains (NCTC12892, NCTC12895 and NCTC12896), and three Campylobacter lari isolates, which were isolated from several countries and sources, were compared genotypically by using multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MLEE). We...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Matsuda M,Kaneko A,Stanley T,Millar BC,Miyajima M,Murphy PG,Moore JE

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of modified-atmosphere packaging, storage temperature, and time on survival and growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 inoculated onto shredded lettuce, sliced cucumber, and shredded carrot was determined. Growth of psychotrophic and mesophilic microorganisms and changes in pH and sensory qualities of vegeta...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Abdul-Raouf UM,Beuchat LR,Ammar MS

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Desulfitobacterium hafniense strain TCE1 is capable of metabolically reducing tetra- and trichloroethenes by organohalide respiration. A previous study revealed that the pce gene cluster responsible for this process is located on an active composite transposon, Tn-Dha1. In the present work, we investigated the effects...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Duret A,Holliger C,Maillard J

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthesis of the ligninolytic system of the wood-degrading fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium is induced during secondary metabolism, brought about by nitrogen, carbon, or sulfur starvation. We describe here a strategy for selection of mutants which are ligninolytic (lignin----CO2) and overproduce lignin-degrading enz...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Tien M,Myer SB

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organically raised swine had high fecal populations of chlortetracycline (CTC)-resistant (growing at 64 μg CTC/ml) Escherichia coli, Megasphaera elsdenii, and anaerobic bacteria. By comparison, CTC-resistant bacteria in feral swine feces were over 1,000-fold fewer and exhibited lower taxonomic diversity. ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Stanton TB,Humphrey SB,Stoffregen WC

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Washed and air-oxidized proteins from Sporomusa ovata cleaved the C-O bond of methanol or methoxyaromatics and transferred the methyl to dl-tetrahydrofolate. The reactions strictly required a reductive activation by titanium citrate, catalytic amounts of ATP, and the addition of dl-tetrahydrofolate. Methylcorrinoid-co...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Stupperich E,Konle R

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small-subunit (SSU) ribosomal DNA (rDNA) gene clusters are phylogenetically related sets of SSU rRNA genes, commonly encountered in genes amplified from natural populations. Genetic variability in gene clusters could result from artifacts (polymerase error or PCR chimera formation), microevolution (variation among rrn...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Field KG,Gordon D,Wright T,Rappé M,Urback E,Vergin K,Giovannoni SJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of sublethal concentrations of a variety of chemicals on the susceptibility of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) juveniles to Saprolegnia parasitica infection was examined. Sublethal concentrations of un-ionized ammonia (0.05 mg/liter) and nitrite (0.12 mg/liter) increased fish susceptibility after 10 da...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Carballo M,Muñoz MJ

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aminobacter sp. strain MSH1 grows on and mineralizes the groundwater micropollutant 2,6-dichlorobenzamide (BAM) and is of interest for BAM removal in drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs). The BAM-catabolic genes in MSH1 are located on plasmid pBAM1, carrying bbdA, which encodes the conversion of BAM to 2,6-dichloro...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Horemans B,Raes B,Brocatus H,T'Syen J,Rombouts C,Vanhaecke L,Hofkens J,Springael D

更新日期：2017-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A simplified X-ray film method for detecting bacterial production of Hgo by Escherichia coli was developed. There was excellent agreement of results between this X-ray film method and radioactive mercury volatilization assays. Although not quantitative, the X-ray film method has the advantages of being rapid, simple t...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Nakamura K,Nakahara H

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of antibiotic production on rhizosphere microbial communities of field-grown Phaseolus vulgaris were assessed by using ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis. Inoculum strains of Rhizobium etli CE3 differing only in trifolitoxin production were used. Trifolitoxin production dramatically reduced the diversity...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Robleto EA,Borneman J,Triplett EW

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human sapovirus sequences were identified in 12 (100%) influent and 7 (58%) effluent wastewater samples collected once a month for a year. The strains were characterized based on their partial capsid gene sequences and classified into 10 genotypes, demonstrating that genetically diverse sapovirus strains infect humans...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kitajima M,Haramoto E,Phanuwan C,Katayama H

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli has been used as an indicator organism for fecal contamination of water and other environments and is often a commensal organism in healthy animals, yet a number of strains can cause disease in young or immunocompromised animals. In this study, 281 E. coli isolates from bovine, porcine, chicken, canin...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： David DE,Lynne AM,Han J,Foley SL

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we report the cloning and expression of lipase gene from Pseudomonas fluorescens B52, a psychrotrophic spoilage bacterium isolated from refrigerated raw milk. Sequence analysis revealed one major open reading frame of 1,428 nucleotides that was predicted to encode a protein with a molecular weight of 50...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Tan Y,Miller KJ

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diverse nifH and nifH-like gene sequences were obtained from the deep-sea surface sediments of the methane hydrate-bearing Okhotsk Sea. Some sequences formed novel families of the NifH or NifH-like proteins, of currently unresolved bacterial or archaeal origin. Comparison with other marine environments indicates envir...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Dang H,Luan X,Zhao J,Li J

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus subtilis induces expression of the gene ytnP in the presence of the antimicrobial streptomycin, produced by the Gram-positive bacterium Streptomyces griseus. ytnP encodes a lactonase-homologous protein that is able to inhibit the signaling pathway required for the streptomycin production and development of ae...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Schneider J,Yepes A,Garcia-Betancur JC,Westedt I,Mielich B,López D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis established the linkage between recalled chocolate milk and a multistate invasive listeriosis outbreak during a four-product recall period. Listeria monocytogenes isolates from four hospitalized patients and an environmental dairy sample displayed AscI restriction endonuclease digestio...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Proctor ME,Brosch R,Mellen JW,Garrett LA,Kaspar CW,Luchansky JB

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Great differences in capability to detect bacteriophages from urban sewage of the area of Barcelona existed among 115 strains of Bacteroides fragilis. The capability of six of the strains to detect phages in a variety of feces and wastewater was studied. Strains HSP40 and RYC4023 detected similar numbers of phages in ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Puig A,Queralt N,Jofre J,Araujo R

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogens may reach agricultural soils through application of animal manure and thereby pose a risk of contaminating crops as well as surface and groundwater. Treatment and handling of manure for improved nutrient and odor management may also influence the amount and fate of manure-borne pathogens in the soil. A study...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Amin MG,Forslund A,Bui XT,Juhler RK,Petersen SO,Lægdsmand M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A norleucine-resistant mutant was derived from an isoleucine-valine auxotroph of a leucine accumulator of Serratia marcescens. The norleucine-resistant mutant could accumulate norleucine from norvaline in the medium without the addition of methionine, which antagonized norleucine. This mutant constitutively formed hom...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kisumi M,Sugiura M,Chibata I

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A metagenomic library of a petroleum-contaminated soil was constructed in a fosmid vector that allowed heterologous expression of metagenomic DNA. The library, consisting of 6.5 Gb of metagenomic DNA, was screened for extradiol dioxygenase (Edo) activity using catechol and 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl as the substrates. Fift...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Terrón-González L,Martín-Cabello G,Ferrer M,Santero E

更新日期：2016-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We used a combination of stable isotope probing (SIP), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-based respiration, isolation/cultivation, and quantitative PCR procedures to discover the identity and in situ growth of soil microorganisms that metabolize benzoic acid. We added [(13)C]benzoic acid or [(12)C]benzoic acid (100...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Pumphrey GM,Madsen EL

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00