Genetic characterization of plasmid-associated benzalkonium chloride resistance determinants in a Listeria monocytogenes strain from the 1998-1999 outbreak.

abstract：:Desulfitobacterium hafniense strain PCP-1 reductively dechlorinates pentachlorophenol (PCP) to 3-chlorophenol and a variety of halogenated aromatic compounds at the ortho, meta, and para positions. Several reductive dehalogenases (RDases) are thought to be involved in this cascade of dehalogenation. We partially purif...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Bisaillon A,Beaudet R,Lépine F,Déziel E,Villemur R

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the genetic diversity of symbiotic bacteria associated with two newly discovered species of Osedax from Monterey Canyon, CA, at 1,017-m (Osedax Monterey Bay sp. 3 "rosy" [Osedax sp. MB3]) and 381-m (Osedax Monterey Bay sp. 4 "yellow collar") depths. Quantitative PCR and clone libraries of 16S rRNA gene...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Goffredi SK,Johnson SB,Vrijenhoek RC

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of high diurnal water quality fluctuations in raw municipal wastewater, the use of proportional autosampling over a period of 24 h at municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) to evaluate carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus removal has become a standard in many countries. Microbial removal or load estimation ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Mayer RE,Vierheilig J,Egle L,Reischer GH,Saracevic E,Mach RL,Kirschner AK,Zessner M,Sommer R,Farnleitner AH

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein with a silent activity against the Colorado potato beetle is described. The crystal proteins are produced as bipyramidal crystals. These crystals contain a protein of 129 kDa with a trypsin-resistant core fragment of 72 kDa. Neither a spore-crystal mixture nor in vitro-so...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Lambert B,Höfte H,Annys K,Jansens S,Soetaert P,Peferoen M

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four enteric viruses, poliovirus type 1, echovirus type 1, reovirus type 3, and simian adenovirus SV-11, were concentrated from seeded 1.3-liter volumes of raw, finished, and granular activated carbon-treated waters by adsorption to 47-mm-diameter (17 cm2), electropositive ( Virosorb 1MDS ) filters at pH 7.5 or electr...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Sobsey MD,Glass JS

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of glutaraldehyde (GTA) at low concentrations (less than 2%) against poliovirus was assessed by a suspension procedure. The inactivation kinetics showed that concentrations of less than or equal to 0.10% were effective against purified poliovirus at pH 7.2; a 1 log10 reduction was obtained in 70 min with ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Bailly JL,Chambon M,Peigue-Lafeuille H,Laveran H,De Champs C,Beytout D

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a molecular phylogenetic survey of extremely acidic (pH < 1), metal-rich acid mine drainage habitats in the Richmond Mine at Iron Mountain, Calif., we detected 16S rRNA gene sequences of a novel bacterial group belonging to the order Rickettsiales in the Alphaproteobacteria. The closest known relatives of this ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Baker BJ,Hugenholtz P,Dawson SC,Banfield JF

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetic parameters and the role of cytochrome c(3) in sulfate, Fe(III), and U(VI) reduction were investigated in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough. While sulfate reduction followed Michaelis-Menten kinetics (K(m) = 220 micro M), loss of Fe(III) and U(VI) was first-order at all concentrations tested. Initial reducti...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Elias DA,Suflita JM,McInerney MJ,Krumholz LR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bactericidal actions of the silver ion on Escherichia coli as a model microorganism were studied using energy-filtering transmission electron microscopy (EFTEM), two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE), and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). EFTEM observations d...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Yamanaka M,Hara K,Kudo J

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wastewater disinfection is used in many countries for reducing fecal coliform levels in effluents. Disinfection is therefore frequently used to improve recreational bathing waters which do not comply with microbiological standards. It is unknown whether human enteric viruses (which are responsible for waterborne disea...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Tree JA,Adams MR,Lees DN

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patterns of colonization of Vitis vinifera L. cv. Chardonnay plantlets by a plant growth-promoting bacterium, Burkholderia sp. strain PsJN, were studied under gnotobiotic conditions. Wild-type strain PsJN and genetically engineered derivatives of this strain tagged with gfp (PsJN::gfp2x) or gusA (PsJN::gusA11) genes w...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Compant S,Reiter B,Sessitsch A,Nowak J,Clément C,Ait Barka E

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbohydrate components (simple sugars and polysaccharides) of cell walls of pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum L., cv. Gahi) were studied as potential substrates for the root-associated diazotroph Azospirillum brasiliense Sp. 7. Simple sugars were utilized, but no evidence was obtained to support the suggestion that...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Myers ML,Hubbell DH

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial aggregates from a chemolithoautotrophic, nitrifying fluidized bed reactor were investigated with microsensors and rRNA-based molecular techniques. The microprofiles of O2, NH4+, NO2-, and NO3- demonstrated the occurrence of complete nitrification in the outer 125 microgram of the aggregates. The ammonia oxid...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Schramm A,De Beer D,Wagner M,Amann R

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous molecular analysis of the Octopus Spring cyanobacterial mat revealed numerous genetically distinct 16S rRNA sequences from predominant Synechococcus populations distantly related to the readily cultivated unicellular cyanobacterium Synechococcus lividus. Patterns in genotype distribution relative to temperatu...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Allewalt JP,Bateson MM,Revsbech NP,Slack K,Ward DM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccharomyces cerevisiae killer strains secrete a protein toxin active on nonkiller strains of the same (or other) yeast species. Different killer toxins, K1, K2, K28, and Klus, have been described. Each toxin is encoded by a medium-size (1.5- to 2.3-kb) M double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) located in the cytoplasm. M dsRNAs...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Rodríguez-Cousiño N,Esteban R

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow cytometry was used to enumerate and characterize bacteria from a sand column microcosm simulating aquifer conditions. Pure cultures of a species of Bacillus isolated from subsurface sediments or Bacillus megaterium were first evaluated to identify these organisms' characteristic histograms. Counting was then carr...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Deleo PC,Baveye P

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Francisella tularensis has been associated with naturally occurring waterborne outbreaks and is also of interest as a potential biological weapon. Recovery of this pathogen from water using cultural methods is challenging due to the organism's fastidious growth requirements and interference by indigenous bacteria. A 1...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Humrighouse BW,Adcock NJ,Rice EW

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of isolation of three nonhomologous chlorobenzoate catabolic genotypes (clc, cba, and fcb) was determined for 464 isolates from freshwater sediments and groundwater in the vicinity of the Hyde Park industrial landfill site in the Niagara watershed. Samples were collected from both contaminated and noncon...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Peel MC,Wyndham RC

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In two previous studies dealing with lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from modified-atmosphere-packaged (MAP) broiler products and a broiler processing plant, several isolates remained unidentified. According to 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, 36 isolates were assigned to the genus Enterococcus. Numerical analysis of combi...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Rahkila R,Johansson P,Säde E,Björkroth J

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mixed infections have important consequences for the ecology and evolution of host-parasite interactions. In vector-borne diseases, interactions between pathogens occur in both the vertebrate host and the arthropod vector. Spirochete bacteria belonging to the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato genospecies complex are tra...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Herrmann C,Gern L,Voordouw MJ

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In growing cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces carlsbergensis, T-2 toxin inhibits cell growth. We have examined the role of the yeast membranes in the uptake mechanism(s) of T-2 toxin. The effects of membrane-modulating agents, ethanol, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, Triton X-100, and heat were studie...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Schappert KT,Khachatourians GG

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several formulations of brilliant green agar with an added H2S indicator were evaluated. Results were optimum with variations of a basic formula consisting of 40 g of tryptic soy agar (Difco), 8 g of lactose, 8 g of sucrose, 80 mg of phenol red, 1 g of sulfanilamide, 1.5 g of ferric ammonium citrate, 5 g of sodium thi...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Moats WA,Kinner JA

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many insects are associated with heritable symbionts that mediate ecological interactions, including host protection against natural enemies. The cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora, is a polyphagous pest that harbors Hamiltonella defensa, which defends against parasitic wasps. Despite this protective benefit, this symbion...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Dykstra HR,Weldon SR,Martinez AJ,White JA,Hopper KR,Heimpel GE,Asplen MK,Oliver KM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yersinia spp. were isolated from 34 of 500 birds representing nine species. The highest isolation rate, 5 of 21 (23.8%), was found in blue magpies (Cyanopia cyanus), followed by pheasants (Phasianus colchicus tohkaidi), 5 of 33 (15.2%); gray starlings (Sturnus cineraceus), 6 of 57 (10.5%); tree sparrows (Passer montan...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kato Y,Ito K,Kubokura Y,Maruyama T,Kaneko K,Ogawa M

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methane production and archaeal community composition were studied in samples from an acidic peat bog incubated at different temperatures and pH values. H(2)-dependent methanogenesis increased strongly at the lowest pH, 3.8, and Methanobacteriaceae became important except for Methanomicrobiaceae and Methanosarcinaceae...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kotsyurbenko OR,Friedrich MW,Simankova MV,Nozhevnikova AN,Golyshin PN,Timmis KN,Conrad R

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ABC transporter (TliDEF) from Pseudomonas fluorescens SIK W1, which mediated the secretion of a thermostable lipase (TliA) into the extracellular space in Escherichia coli, was engineered using directed evolution (error-prone PCR) to improve its secretion efficiency. TliD mutants with increased secretion efficienc...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Eom GT,Song JK,Ahn JH,Seo YS,Rhee JS

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conditions for detection and quantitation of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin by counterimmunoelectrophoresis are described. As little as 0.2 microgram of enterotoxin per ml could be detected. The test was found to be rapid, sensitive, specific and easy for the detection and quantitation of enterotoxin. ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Naik HS,Duncan CL

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When a combination of hydrogen peroxide and hypochlorite was used to surface sterilize rice seeds, a 10(2)- to 10(4)-fold decrease in CFU was observed during the first 15 h after inoculation of the rice rhizosphere organism Burkholderia vietnamiensis TVV75. This artifact could not be eliminated simply by rinsing the s...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Miché L,Balandreau J

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multiplex fluorogenic PCR assay for simultaneous detection of pathogenic Salmonella strains and Escherichia coli O157:H7 was developed and evaluated for use in detecting very low levels of these pathogens in meat and feces. Two sets of primers were used to amplify a junctional segment of virulence genes sipB and sip...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Sharma VK,Carlson SA

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study used the technique of waiting time modeling to analyze the combined effects of temperature, pH, carbohydrate, protein, and lipid on the time-to-toxicity of Clostridium botulinum 56A. Waiting time models can be used whenever the time to the occurrence of some event is the variable of interest. In the case of...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Schaffner DW,Ross WH,Montville TJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00