Report from the 4th Advances Against Aspergillosis Conference.

abstract：:Mycobacterium tuberculosis is included among a select group of bacteria possessing the capacity for de novo biosynthesis of vitamin B12, the largest and most complex natural organometallic cofactor. The bacillus is also able to scavenge B12 and related corrinoids utilizing an ATP-binding cassette-type protein that is ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Gopinath K,Moosa A,Mizrahi V,Warner DF

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim:Cryptococcus neoformans is the major agent of cryptococcosis. The main virulence factor is the polysaccharide (PS) capsule. Changes in cryptococcal PS properties have been poorly elucidated. Materials & methods: We analyzed the mechanical properties of secreted PS and intact capsules, using dynamic light scatterin...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： de S Araújo GR,Viana NB,Pontes B,Frases S

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the structural basis of antibacterial resistance may enable rational design principles that avoid and subvert that resistance, thus leading to the discovery of more effective antibiotics. In this review, we explore the use of crystal structures to guide new discovery of antibiotics that are effective aga...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Reeve SM,Lombardo MN,Anderson AC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Presenting the first clinical case of Wickerhamomyces myanmarensis. PATIENTS & METHODS:Yeast cells were isolated from blood and central venous catheter of a 5.5-year-old male subject. API 20C AUX, MALDI-TOF MS, ITS and LSU rDNA sequencing, and our qPCR assay were used for identification and the MIC values were det...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Arastehfar A,Bakhtiari M,Daneshnia F,Fang W,Sadati SK,Al-Hatmi AM,Groenewald M,Sharifi-Mehr H,Liao W,Pan W,Zomorodian K,Hagen F,Boekhout T

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organism-wide approaches examining the genetic mechanisms controlling growth and proliferation have proven to be a powerful tool in the study of pathogenic fungi. For many fungal pathogens techniques to study transcription and protein expression are particularly useful, and offer insights into infection processes by t...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Weerasinghe H,Payne M,Beard S,Andrianopoulos A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this exclusive interview, Simon Gaisford discusses his current research into gut dysbiosis and its possible relevance to disease states, as well as the efficacy of probiotic supplementation and its possible use as treatment. This interview was conducted by Ellen Colvin, Commissioning Editor of Future Microbiology. ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Gaisford S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa are a major health problem, especially for immune-compromised and cystic fibrosis patients, owing to the particular drug resistance of the microorganism. The aim of this review is to provide recent insights into strategies under investigation for prevention and therapy of these i...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Savoia D

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amoebiasis is a serious infectious disease that is caused by the unicellular parasite, Entamoeba histolytica. This parasite is mainly found in developing countries, and are named owing to its ability to destroy tissues. The molecular mechanisms that regulate the virulence of this parasite are not well understood. In r...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Tovy A,Ankri S

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen responsible for a wide diversity of infections ranging from localized to life threatening diseases. From 1961 and the emergence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), this bacterium has shown a particular capacity to survive and adapt to drastic environmental changes...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Lazarevic V,Beaume M,Corvaglia A,Hernandez D,Schrenzel J,François P

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of antimicrobial resistance threatens current clinical practice across a range of infection types. Delafloxacin, a non-zwitterionic fluoroquinolone recently approved by the US FDA for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, has been developed to address some of these challeng...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Bassetti M,Righi E,Pecori D,Tillotson G

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The transmission dynamics of Acinetobacter baumannii in endemic settings, and the relation between microbial properties and patients' clinical outcomes, are yet obscure and hampered by insufficient metadata. METHODS & RESULTS:Of 20 consecutive patients with A. baumannii bloodstream infection that were thoroughly a...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Marchaim D,Levit D,Zigron R,Gordon M,Lazarovitch T,Carrico JA,Chalifa-Caspi V,Moran-Gilad J

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the murine CMV animal model and the well-established model of Cre-lox-P-mediated green-fluorescence tagging of endothelial cell (EC)-derived mouse CMV to quantify the role of infected ECs in transplantation-associated CMV dissemination (in mice expressing Cre recombinase under the control of either the Tie2 or t...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Gerna G

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A common complication of antibiotic use is the development of gastrointestinal disease. This complication ranges from mild diarrhea to pseudomembranous colitis. Outbreaks of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) may also occur in healthcare settings, usually caused by Clostridium difficile. AAD typically occurs in 5-35...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： McFarland LV

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cooling towers provide a favorable environment for the proliferation of microorganisms. Cooling towers generate a biofilm and often aerosolize contaminated water, thereby increasing the risk of microorganism dissemination by human inhalation. This pathogen dissemination was first revealed by the epidemics of Legionnai...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Pagnier I,Merchat M,La Scola B

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During coevolution with their hosts, bacteria have developed functions that allow them to interfere with the mechanisms controlling the proliferation of eukaryotic cells. Cycle inhibiting factor (Cif) is one of these cyclomodulins, the family of bacterial effectors that interfere with the host cell cycle. Acquired ear...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Samba-Louaka A,Taieb F,Nougayrède JP,Oswald E

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: To determine the group of compounds from Chrysopogon zizaniodes root essential oil that have antimicrobial activity. Materials & methods: Thin-layer chromatography coupled to direct bioautography was used to determinate the fraction(s) having antimicrobial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aur...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Ramírez-Rueda RY,Marinho J,Salvador MJ

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coxsackieviruses are important human pathogens, and their interactions with the innate and adaptive immune systems are of particular interest. Many viruses evade some aspects of the innate response, but coxsackieviruses go a step further by actively inducing, and then exploiting, some features of the host cell respons...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Kemball CC,Alirezaei M,Whitton JL

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida albicans, a diploid yeast commensal and opportunist pathogen, has evolved unusual mechanisms for maintenance of genetic diversity in the absence of a complete sexual cycle. These include chromosomal polymorphisms, mitotic recombination events, and gains and losses of heterozygosity, superimposed on a fundament...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Odds FC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi are the causative agents of human typhoid fever. Current typhoid vaccines are ineffective and are not widely used in endemic areas. Greater understanding of host-pathogen interactions during Salmonella infection should facilitate the development of improved vaccines to ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Pham OH,McSorley SJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the collective resistance of the bacteria population with resistant horizontal gene transfer under sublethal bactericide pressure. MATERIALS & METHODS:By employing qualitative analysis of ordinary differential equations, particularly bifurcation theory and several numerical simulations, a modified 4...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Xu S,Yang J,Yin C,Zhao X

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of polypeptide-enriched Gastrodia elata extracts (GE) on vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC). Materials & methods: A VVC model induced by Candida albicans (C. albicans) infection was successfully developed in BALB/c mice. After treatment, the colony-formi...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Cai X,Kong F,Wang R,Zhai S,Guan X,Zhang G,Wang D

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mark Wilcox speaks to Georgia Patey, Commissioning Editor: Professor Mark Wilcox is a Consultant Microbiologist and Head of Microbiology at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals (Leeds, UK), the Professor of Medical Microbiology at the University of Leeds (Leeds, UK), and is the Lead on Clostridium difficile and the Head of th...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Wilcox M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During its productive infection, HSV-1 dramatically remodels the architecture and physiology of the host cell nucleus. The immediate-early proteins, the first viral proteins to be expressed during infection, are key players in this process. Here, we review the known properties and functions of immediate-early protein ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Rice SA,Davido DJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) cause diseases ranging from benign warts to invasive tumors. A subset of these viruses termed 'high risk' infect the cervix where persistent infection can lead to cervical cancer. Although many HPV genomes have been sequenced, knowledge of virus gene expression and its regulation is still...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Graham SV

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance continues to emerge as a leading cause for antiretroviral treatment failure. Several mutations in HIV reverse transcriptase (RT) confer resistance to non-nucleoside inhibitors (NNRTIs), vital components of antiretroviral combination therapies. Since the majority of mutations are located in the NNRTI binding...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Frey KM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a major global cause of human disease. Since the publication of the entire sequence of TIGR4 in 2001, our understanding of this human pathogen has increased significantly. Genetic studies, and the use of mutant strains have refined our understanding of the pathogenic mech...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Preston JA,Dockrell DH

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of: Mowat E, Butcher J, Lang S, Williams C, Ramage G: Development of a simple model for studying the effects of antifungal agents on multicellular communities of Aspergillus fumigatus. J. Med. Microbiol. 56, 1205-1212 (2007). Many microorganisms possess the innate ability for adhering to biotic and abiotic ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Chandrasekar PH,Manavathu EK

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired pneumonia remains an important cause of disease and death both in the developed and the developing worlds, despite the ready availability of potent antimicrobial agents to which the organisms remain susceptible. Furthermore, disease management is complicated by emerging resistance of the common path...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Feldman C,Anderson R

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria remains a major international health challenge. Resistance to a number of existing drugs and evidence of the emergence of artemisinin resistance has emphasized the need for new antimalarials. A new approach has been the preparation of dual-function compounds that include a chloroquine-like antimalarial group a...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Egan TJ,Kuter D

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydial infections cause a wide range of acute and chronic diseases. Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common sexually transmitted bacterium while Chlamydia pneumoniae causes infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract. Chlamydia are obligate, intracellular bacteria with a biphasic developmental cycle that ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Käding N,Szaszák M,Rupp J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00