Listeria monocytogenes {sigma}B has a small core regulon and a conserved role in virulence but makes differential contributions to stress tolerance across a diverse collection of strains.

abstract：:The growth kinetics of Flavobacterium sp. strain S12 specialized in the utilization of glycerol, and a number of oligo- and polysaccharides were determined in batch-culture experiments at 15 degrees C in pasteurized tap water supplied with very low amounts of substrates. Kss for the growth on maltotriose, maltotetraos...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： van der Kooij D,Hijnen WA

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A model conditional-suicide system to control genetically engineered microorganisms able to degrade substituted benzoates is reported. The system is based on two elements. One element consists of a fusion between the promoter of the Pseudomonas putida TOL plasmid-encoded meta-cleavage pathway operon (P(m)) and the lac...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Contreras A,Molin S,Ramos JL

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of a group of marine bacteria that is numerically important in coastal seawater and sediments were characterized with respect to their ability to transform organic and inorganic sulfur compounds. Fifteen strains representing the Roseobacter group (a phylogenetic cluster of marine bacteria in the alpha-subclass...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： González JM,Kiene RP,Moran MA

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bifidobacterial and lactobacillus populations of fecal samples collected from 10 human subjects were studied. The numbers of bifidobacteria were similar in the fecal samples of all of the subjects, but lactobacillus numbers varied, even between samples collected from the same individual. Analysis of the compositio...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kimura K,McCartney AL,McConnell MA,Tannock GW

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of currently available decontamination strategies for the treatment of indoor furnishings contaminated with bioterrorism agents is poorly understood. Efficacy testing of decontamination products in a controlled environment is needed to ensure that effective methods are used to decontaminate domestic and w...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Buttner MP,Cruz P,Stetzenbach LD,Klima-Comba AK,Stevens VL,Cronin TD

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amino acid profiles, modified essential amino acid (MEAA) indexes, and in vitro pepsin digestibilities were determined for single-cell protein (SCP) from certain industrially important lactobacilli. For the three parameters examined, substantial differences were seen between different Lactobacillus species and bet...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Erdman MD,Bergen WG,Reddy CA

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Microbes can produce molecular hydrogen (H2) via fermentation, dinitrogen fixation, or direct photolysis, yet the H2 dynamics in cyanobacterial communities has only been explored in a few natural systems and mostly in the laboratory. In this study, we investigated the diel in situ H2 dynamics in a hot spring...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Revsbech NP,Trampe E,Lichtenberg M,Ward DM,Kühl M

更新日期：2016-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinomycete isolates from indoor air and dust in water-damaged schools and children's day care centers were tested for toxicity by using boar spermatozoa as an indicator. Toxicity was detected in extracts of four strains which caused a loss of sperm motility, and the 50% effective concentrations (EC50) were 10 to 63 ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Andersson MA,Mikkola R,Kroppenstedt RM,Rainey FA,Peltola J,Helin J,Sivonen K,Salkinoja-Salonen MS

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In bacteriophage (phage) therapy against Gram-positive bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, and Enterococcus faecalis, members of a genus of SPO1-like viruses are typically employed because of their extreme virulence and broad host spectrum. Phage φEF24C, which is a SPO1-like virus infectin...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Uchiyama J,Takemura I,Hayashi I,Matsuzaki S,Satoh M,Ujihara T,Murakami M,Imajoh M,Sugai M,Daibata M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the biochemical basis of the differences in the insecticidal spectrum of Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal crystal proteins (ICPs), we performed membrane binding and toxicity assays with three different ICPs and three lepidopteran species. The three ICPs have different toxicity patterns in the three s...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Van Rie J,Jansens S,Höfte H,Degheele D,Van Mellaert H

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large, obligately anaerobic spirochete (strain PB) was isolated from bovine rumen fluid by a procedure involving rifampin as a selective agent. The helical cells measured 0.6 to 0.7 micron by 12 to 20 micron and possessed approximately 16 periplasmic flagella inserted near each end of the protoplasmic cylinder. The ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Paster BJ,Canale-Parola E

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elevate the production level of heterologous polyketide in Streptomyces venezuelae, an additional copy of the positive regulatory gene pikD was introduced into the pikromycin (Pik) polyketide synthase (PKS) deletion mutant of S. venezuelae ATCC 15439 expressing tylosin PKS genes. The resulting mutant strain showed ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Jung WS,Jeong SJ,Park SR,Choi CY,Park BC,Park JW,Yoon YJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An anaerobic diplococcoid bacterium able to degrade hydrolyzable tannins was isolated from the ruminal fluid of a goat fed desmodium (Desmodium ovalifolium), a tropical legume which contains levels as high as 17% condensed tannins. This strain grew under anaerobic conditions in the presence of up to 30 g of tannic aci...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Nelson KE,Pell AN,Schofield P,Zinder S

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The exopolysaccharides (EPSs) produced by some bacteria are potential growth substrates for other bacteria in soil. We used stable-isotope probing (SIP) to identify aerobic soil bacteria that assimilated the cellulose produced by Gluconacetobacter xylinus or the EPS produced by Beijerinckia indica. The latter is a het...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Wang X,Sharp CE,Jones GM,Grasby SE,Brady AL,Dunfield PF

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 199 fungal cultures isolated from some of the common cereals collected from different parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, 70 produced toxic metabolites. Of the 70 fungi isolated, 59 produced toxins which caused visible lesions in livers, kidneys, and spleens but did not cause mortality. Toxicity, graded in t...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Gupta J,Pathak B,Sethi N,Vora VC

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dot blot hybridization procedure with 32P-labeled whole chromosomal DNA of the type strains as probes was developed as a rapid and simple method for identification of intestinal Bacteroides species. Bacterial cells were fixed onto membrane filters by slight suction, treated with 0.5 N NaOH, and hybridized with these...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Morotomi M,Ohno T,Mutai M

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined growth of mixed microbial cultures (13 fungal species and one actinomycete species) and production of volatile compounds (VOCs) in typical building materials in outside walls, separating walls, and bathroom floors at various relative humidities (RHs) of air. Air samples from incubation chambers were adsorb...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Korpi A,Pasanen AL,Pasanen P

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of two semisolid media (semisolid Rappaport and semisolid Rappaport-Vassiliadis) for the isolation of Salmonella spp. from coastal waters was compared with the use of conventional media. Two hundred and fifty six samples were studied; Salmonella spp. were detected in 83. The semisolid media were the most sensi...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Perales I,Audicana A

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanobacterium Plectonema boryanum IU 594 and cyanophage LPP-1 were used as indicator organisms in a bioassay of 16 pesticides. Experiments such as spot tests, disk assays, growth curves, and one-step growth experiments were used to examine the effects of pesticides on the host and virus. Also, experiments were done i...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Mallison SM 3rd,Cannon RE

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mutant of Pseudomonas sp. strain HBP1, originally isolated on 2-hydroxybiphenyl, was selected for the ability to grow on 2-propylphenol as the sole carbon and energy source. In the mutant strain, which was designated as Pseudomonas sp. strain HBP1 Prp, the cellular induction mechanism involved in the synthesis of th...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kohler HP,van der Maarel MJ,Kohler-Staub D

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biolog's identification system was used to identify 39 American Type Culture Collection reference taxa and 45 gram-negative isolates from water samples. Of the reference strains, 98% were identified to genus level and 76% to species level within 4 to 24 h. Identification of some authentic strains of Enterobacter, Kl...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Klingler JM,Stowe RP,Obenhuber DC,Groves TO,Mishra SK,Pierson DL

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyophilization was used to concentrate bovine feces prior to DNA extraction and analysis using real-time PCR. Lyophilization significantly improved the sensitivity of detection compared to that in fresh feces and was associated with reliable quantification of both Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Campylobacter jejuni bact...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Rapp D,Waller J,Brightwell G,Muirhead RW

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel method of detecting extracellular protease activity at biofilm-substratum interfaces was developed. This method utilizes fluorescent molecules bound to cellulose substrata with a lectin. Extracellular proteases degrade the lectin and release the fluorochrome into solution. This new technique and a standard dis...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Francoeur SN,Wetzel RG,Neely RK

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two duck farms in Hong Kong were examined monthly for 1 year for the occurrence and persistence of influenza viruses within the duck communities. The predominant virus in one community was H3N2, a virus antigenically related to the pandemic Hong Kong strain. This virus was isolated monthly throughout the year from fec...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Markwell DD,Shortridge KF

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activities of two enzymes, a 168-kDa protein and a 40-kDa protein, OmtA, purified from the filamentous fungus Aspergillus parasiticus were reported to convert the aflatoxin pathway intermediate sterigmatocystin to O-methylsterigmatocystin in vitro. Our initial goal was to determine if OmtA is necessary and suffici...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Lee LW,Chiou CH,Linz JE

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel variants of Bacillus thuringiensis were isolated from the phylloplane of deciduous and conifer trees as well as of other plants. These isolates displayed a range of toxicity towards Trichoplusia ni. Immunoblot and toxin protein analysis indicate that these strains included representatives of the three principal ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Smith RA,Couche GA

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A quantitative real-time PCR targeting the tnaA gene was studied to detect Escherichia coli and distinguish E. coli from Shigella spp. These microorganisms revealed high similarity in the molecular organization of the tna operon. ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Bernasconi C,Volponi G,Picozzi C,Foschino R

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two methods were used to evaluate bacterial recovery from beef, pork, and lamb adipose tissue. Higher counts were obtained with a tissue removal and fluid agitation technique (shaking) than with surface swabbing, but only when bacterial levels were low. Bacterial recovery by both methods was unaffected by specie origi...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Berry BW,Joseph AL,Chen AA

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Filamentous, gliding, sulfide-oxidizing bacteria of the genus Thioploca were found on sediments in profundal areas of Lake Biwa, a Japanese freshwater mesotrophic lake, and were characterized morphologically and phylogenetically. The Lake Biwa Thioploca resembled morphologically Thioploca ingrica, a brackish water spe...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kojima H,Teske A,Fukui M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteroids prepared from nodules of soybean and bean were tested for viability. Contrary to the prevailing view that bacteroids are nonviable, it was found that bacteroids averaged 90% viability, irrespective of Rhizobium strain, nodule age, or nodule environment. ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Tsien HC,Cain PS,Schmidt EL

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00