Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation at the physiologic glucose concentration depends on the S. aureus lineage.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leptospires lack many of the homologs for oxidative defense present in other bacteria, but do encode homologs of the Bacteriodes aerotolerance (Bat) proteins, which have been proposed to fulfill this function. Bat homologs have been identified in all families of the phylum Spirochaetes, yet a specific functi...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Stewart PE,Carroll JA,Dorward DW,Stone HH,Sarkar A,Picardeau M,Rosa PA

更新日期：2012-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rhizobium tropici strain PRF 81 (= SEMIA 4080) has been used in commercial inoculants for application to common-bean crops in Brazil since 1998, due to its high efficiency in fixing nitrogen, competitiveness against indigenous rhizobial populations and capacity to adapt to stressful tropical conditions, repr...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Gomes DF,Batista JS,Schiavon AL,Andrade DS,Hungria M

更新日期：2012-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aminoglycoside-resistance genes encoding aminoglycoside modifying enzymes and 16S rRNA methyltransferases are main factors contributing to increasing resistance to aminoglycosides. Characterization and distribution of antimicrobial resistance gene profiles provide important information on the potential d...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Hu X,Xu B,Yang Y,Liu D,Yang M,Wang J,Shen H,Zhou X,Ma X

更新日期：2013-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of vaccines and evaluation of novel treatment strategies for invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) disease requires suitable models of human infection that can be monitored longitudinally and are preferably non-invasive. Bio-photonic imaging provides an opportunity to reduce use of animals in...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Lamb LE,Zhi X,Alam F,Pyzio M,Scudamore CL,Wiles S,Sriskandan S

更新日期：2018-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plant endophytic bacteria play an important role benefiting plant growth or being pathogenic to plants or organisms that consume those plants. Multiple species of bacteria have been found co-inhabiting plants, both cultivated and wild, with viruses and fungi. For these reasons, a general understanding of pla...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Ding T,Palmer MW,Melcher U

更新日期：2013-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bovicin HC5 is an antimicrobial peptide that shows a broad spectrum of activity and potential for biotechnological and therapeutic applications. To gain insight about the safety of bovicin HC5 application, the histological and immunostimulatory effects of orally administrated bovicin HC5 to BALB/c mice were ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Paiva AD,Fernandes KM,Dias RS,Rocha Ados S,Oliveira LL,Neves CA,Paula SO,Mantovani HC

更新日期：2013-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cysteine has a crucial role in cellular physiology and its synthesis is tightly controlled due to its reactivity. However, little is known about the sulfur metabolism and its regulation in clostridia compared with other firmicutes. In Clostridium perfringens, the two-component system, VirR/VirS, controls the...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： André G,Haudecoeur E,Monot M,Ohtani K,Shimizu T,Dupuy B,Martin-Verstraete I

更新日期：2010-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:adhC from Haemophilus influenzae encodes a glutathione-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase that has previously been shown to be required for protection against killing by S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO). This group of enzymes is known in other systems to be able to utilize substrates that form adducts with glutathio...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Kidd SP,Jiang D,Tikhomirova A,Jennings MP,McEwan AG

更新日期：2012-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:LiaRS mediates Bacillus subtilis response to cell envelope perturbations. A third protein, LiaF, has an inhibitory role over LiaRS in the absence of stimulus. Together, LiaF and LiaRS form a three-component system characterized by an unusual stoichiometry, a 4:1 ratio between LiaS and LiaR, the significance ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Jani S,Sterzenbach K,Adatrao V,Tajbakhsh G,Mascher T,Golemi-Kotra D

更新日期：2020-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biofilm formation by Candida albicans has shown to be highly variable and is directly associated with pathogenicity and poor clinical outcomes in patients at risk. The aim of this study was to test the hypotheses that the extracellular DNA release by C. albicans is strain dependent and is associated with bio...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Rajendran R,Sherry L,Lappin DF,Nile CJ,Smith K,Williams C,Munro CA,Ramage G

更新日期：2014-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Campylobacter jejuni is a leading foodborne pathogen worldwide. Despite the fastidious nature of C. jejuni growth, increasing numbers of human campylobacteriosis suggest that C. jejuni may possess unique mechanisms to survive under various stress conditions. C. jejuni possesses only three sigma factors (FliA...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Hwang S,Jeon B,Yun J,Ryu S

更新日期：2011-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fusobacterium nucleatum, a well studied bacterium in periodontal diseases, appendicitis, gingivitis, osteomyelitis and pregnancy complications has recently gained attention due to its association with colorectal cancer (CRC) progression. Treatment with berberine was shown to reverse F. nucleatum-induced CRC ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Kumar A,Thotakura PL,Tiwary BK,Krishna R

更新日期：2016-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacillus sp. H2O-1, isolated from the connate water of a Brazilian reservoir, produces an antimicrobial substance (denoted as AMS H2O-1) that is active against sulfate reducing bacteria, which are the major bacterial group responsible for biogenic souring and biocorrosion in petroleum reservoirs. Thus, the u...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Korenblum E,de Araujo LV,Guimarães CR,de Souza LM,Sassaki G,Abreu F,Nitschke M,Lins U,Freire DM,Barreto-Bergter E,Seldin L

更新日期：2012-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) has been considered a beneficial bacterial group, found as part of the microbiota of diverse hosts, including humans and various animals. However, the mechanisms of how hosts and LAB interact are still poorly understood. Previous work demonstrates that 13 species of Lactobacillus a...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Butler È,Alsterfjord M,Olofsson TC,Karlsson C,Malmström J,Vásquez A

更新日期：2013-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Growing concerns about bacterial resistance to antibiotics have prompted the development of alternative therapies like those based on cationic antimicrobial peptides (APs). These compounds not only are bactericidal by themselves but also enhance the activity of antibiotics. Studies focused on the systematic ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Sánchez-Gómez S,Lamata M,Leiva J,Blondelle SE,Jerala R,Andrä J,Brandenburg K,Lohner K,Moriyón I,Martínez-de-Tejada G

更新日期：2008-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:GeoChip 3.0, a microbial functional gene array, containing ~28,000 oligonucleotide probes and targeting ~57,000 sequences from 292 functional gene families, provided a powerful tool for researching microbial community structure in natural environments. The alpine meadow is a dominant plant community in the Q...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Zhang Y,Lu Z,Liu S,Yang Y,He Z,Ren Z,Zhou J,Li D

更新日期：2013-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease has a unique profile of pathogens predominated by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PsA) and Staphylococcus aureus (SA). These microorganisms must overcome host immune defense to colonize the CF lungs. Polymorphonuclear neutrophils are a major component of the host defense against bac...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Bonvillain RW,Painter RG,Ledet EM,Wang G

更新日期：2011-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Botrytis cinerea secretes a high number of proteins that are predicted to have numerous O-glycosylation sites, frequently grouped in highly O-glycosylated regions, and analysis of mutants affected in O-glycosylation has shown, in B. cinerea and in other phytopathogenic fungi, that this process is important f...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： González M,Brito N,González C

更新日期：2014-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumococcus is exposed to a variety of temperature and oxygen levels in the upper respiratory tract and as it invades the lung, tissues, and blood. We sought to determine the effect of environmental variability on growth in vitro and to assess variability between strains. We evaluated the effect of temperat...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Tóthpál A,Desobry K,Joshi SS,Wyllie AL,Weinberger DM

更新日期：2019-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacillus mycoides Flügge, a Gram-positive, non-motile soil bacterium assigned to Bacillus cereus group, grows on agar as chains of cells linked end to end, forming radial filaments curving clock- or counter-clockwise (SIN or DX morphotypes). The molecular mechanism causing asymmetric curving is not known: ou...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Di Franco C,Beccari E,Santini T,Pisaneschi G,Tecce G

更新日期：2002-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, we have evaluated the immunological status of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients aiming at identifying putative biomarkers associated with distinct degrees of liver fibrosis. Peripheral blood and tissue T-cells as well as cytokine levels were quantified by flow cytometry. RESULTS:Data ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： de Souza-Cruz S,Victória MB,Tarragô AM,da Costa AG,Pimentel JP,Pires EF,Araújo Lde P,Coelho-dos-Reis JG,Gomes Mde S,Amaral LR,Teixeira-Carvalho A,Martins-Filho OA,Victória Fda S,Malheiro A

更新日期：2016-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HSV-1 is a common pathogen that infects 50-90% of the human population worldwide. HSV-1 causes numerous infection-related diseases, some of which are severely life-threatening. There are antiviral medications with activity against HSV-1. However, with the emergence of drug-resistant mutant strains of HSV-1, ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Huang Q,Hou J,Yang P,Yan J,Yu X,Zhuo Y,He S,Xu F

更新日期：2019-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ColRS two-component system has been shown to contribute to the membrane functionality and stress tolerance of Pseudomonas putida as well as to the virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and plant pathogenic Xanthomonas species. However, the conditions activating the ColRS pathway and the signal(s) sensed by...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Ainsaar K,Mumm K,Ilves H,Hõrak R

更新日期：2014-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic wound pathogenic biofilms are host-pathogen environments that colonize and exist as a cohabitation of many bacterial species. These bacterial populations cooperate to promote their own survival and the chronic nature of the infection. Few studies have performed extensive surveys of the bacterial popu...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Dowd SE,Sun Y,Secor PR,Rhoads DD,Wolcott BM,James GA,Wolcott RD

更新日期：2008-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) core protein and nonstructural protein 4B (NS4B) are potentially oncogenic. Aberrant activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is closely associated with hepatocarcinogenesis. We investigated the effects of HCV type 1b core protein and NS4B on Wnt/β-catenin signaling in variou...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Jiang XH,Xie YT,Cai YP,Ren J,Ma T

更新日期：2017-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Modifiable lifestyle factors (e.g. dietary intake and physical activity) are important contributors to weight gain during college. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether associations exist between body mass index, physical activity, screen time, dietary consumption (fat, protein, carbohydrates, an...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Whisner CM,Maldonado J,Dente B,Krajmalnik-Brown R,Bruening M

更新日期：2018-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacillus spp. have prominent ability to suppress plant pathogens and corresponding diseases. Previous analyses of Bacillus spp. revealed numerous gene clusters involved in nonribosomal synthesis of cyclic lipopeptides with distinct antimicrobial action. The 4'-phosphopantetheinyl transferase (PPTase) encoded...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Jin P,Wang H,Liu W,Miao W

更新日期：2017-12-04 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:Salmonella enterica is a causative agent of foodborne gastroenteritis and the systemic disease known as typhoid fever. This bacterium uses two type three secretion systems (T3SSs) to translocate protein effectors into host cells to manipulate cellular function. Salmonella pathogenicity island (SPI)-2 encodes...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Cooper CA,Mulder DT,Allison SE,Pilar AV,Coombes BK

更新日期：2013-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chlortetracycline (CTC) is one of the commercially important tetracyclines (TCs) family product and is mainly produced by Streptomyces. CTC is still in a great demand due to its broad-spectrum activity against pathogens. Engineering transcriptional control allows the cell to allocate its valuable resources t...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Kong L,Liu J,Zheng X,Deng Z,You D

更新日期：2019-12-10 00:00:00