P-27/HP endolysin as antibacterial agent for antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus of human infections.

abstract：:DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane) is one of the pesticides that are hazardous for the environment and human health. Effective environmental-friendly treatment using co-cultures of fungi and bacteria is needed. In this study, the bacteria Bacillus subtilis at various volumes of 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10 mL (...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Sariwati A,Purnomo AS,Kamei I

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erwinia amylovora causes fire blight of apple, pear, and other members of the Rosaceae family. The enzyme LuxS catalyzes the last step in the production of autoinducer-2 (AI-2), a molecule implicated with quorum sensing in many bacterial species. It is now well recognized that LuxS also plays a central role in sulfur ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Gao Y,Song J,Hu B,Zhang L,Liu Q,Liu F

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magainin 2 is pore-forming antimicrobial peptide on lipid matrix of bacterial membrane, secreted from the skin of the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis. The aim of this study was to investigate a new concept for antibacterial mechanisms called bacterial apoptosis-like cell death. We examined the morphological changes...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Lee W,Lee DG

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maize root colonization by two fluorescentPseudomonas strains M.3.1. and TR335, isolated respectively frommaize and tomato roots, were studied in hydroponic conditions. Each bacteriumwas inoculated separately, and three different colonization areas werestudied: nutrient solution, rhizoplane, and endorhizosphere. The t...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Benizri E,Schoeny A,Picard C,Courtade A,Guckert A

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter coli cells are characterized by a comma, or spiral shape, and a single polar flagellum. Here we report stable spontaneous changes in morphology to an aflagellated straight rod. The ability to colonize the chick cecum was lost. The atypical cells were compared with the original C. coli 67 culture from whi...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Ziprin RL,Hume ME,Andrews K,Droleskey RE,Harvey RB,Sheffield CL

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus equi ssp. zooepidemicus (SEZ) is responsible for a wide variety of infections in many species, including pigs, horses and humans. Biofilm formation is essential for pathogenesis, and the ability to resist antibiotic treatment results in difficult-to-treat and persistent infections. However, the ability o...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yi L,Wang Y,Ma Z,Zhang H,Li Y,Zheng JX,Yang YC,Fan HJ,Lu CP

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the mechanism of development of cross-resistance in food pathogen Bacillus cereus against an antimicrobial peptide pediocin and antibiotic alamethicin, the present study was designed. Pediococcus pentosaceus was taken as a source of pediocin, and it was purified by ammonium sulphate precipitation followe...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Meena S,Mehla J,Kumar R,Sood SK

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:pH affected significantly the growth and the glucose fermentation pattern of Propionibacterium microaerophilum. In neutral conditions (pH 6.5-7.5), growth and glucose fermentation rate (qs) were optimum producing propionate, acetate, CO(2), and formate [which together represented 90% (wt/wt) of the end products], and ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Koussémon M,Combet-Blanc Y,Ollivier B

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ostricacin-1 and ostricacin-2 (Osp-1 and Osp-2) were beta-defensins antimicrobial peptides that were purified from ostrich leukocytes using a cation-exchange column and a semi-prep RP-HPLC column. Both ostricacins were subjected to increased concentrations of monovalent cations (K(+) and Na(+)) and divalent cations (C...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Sugiarto H,Yu PL

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several di-, tri-, and oligopeptides were incubated individually in vitro with rumen fluid from two sheep receiving a mixed grass hay/concentrate diet and with washed cells of Prevotella (formerly Bacteroides) ruminicola M384 and P. ruminicola B(1)4. The rates of breakdown of most peptides were similar in the rumen fl...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Wallace RJ,McKain N,Broderick GA

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of the human colonic bacterium Bacteroides ovatus V975 to ferment fenugreek fiber (Fenufibers), psyllium husk (Metamucil), and wheat bran (Wheat Chex). Strain V975 was incubated in basal medium that contained 0.1 g of each fiber source for 0, 24, or 48 h. Little ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Al-Khaldi SF,Martin SA,Prakash L

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole-crystal preparations from strains HD-1 and HD-133, activated Cry1Ab and Cry1C toxins as well as Cry1Aa, Cry1Ac, Cry1D, and Cry2Aa protoxins were tested for toxicity to 2nd-instar larvae of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella. Mortality data recorded after 2 and 5 days provided different results that were r...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Monnerat R,Masson L,Brousseau R,Pusztai-Carey M,Bordat D,Frutos R

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major health concern with more than 350 million carriers in the world. It is associated with acute and chronic liver diseases including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The early detection of severe liver diseases related to HBV is crucial for the effective treatment. This wo...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Feng H,Wang M,Chen WN

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Culture-based analysis was employed in parallel with PCR amplification of 16S rDNA, coupled with denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), to profile bacterial species associated with different developmental stages of the pine false webworm (PFW), Acantholyda erythrocephala, a sawfly pest responsible for inciden...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zahner V,Lucarotti CJ,McIntosh D

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The organization of the clusters of genes encoding proteins of the botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) progenitor complex was elucidated in a strain of Clostridium botulinum producing type B and F neurotoxins. With PCR and sequencing strategies, the type B BoNT-gene cluster was found to be composed of genes encoding BoNT/B, n...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Santos-Buelga JA,Collins MD,East AK

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strains of Vibrio cholerae O1 (Ogawa, Inaba) and non-O1 serogroups have been found to produce an elastolytic protease that can be detected on 0.3% elastin agar plates or in broth cultures. The elastase enzyme appears to be maximally expressed in late log phase (14-18 h postinoculation) and has optimum activity at a pH...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Janda JM,Abbott SL,Khashe S

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of soybean galactosaccharides (stachyose, raffinose, melibiose) as well as galactose and glucose on the synthesis and activity of alpha-galactosidase (alpha-gal) from Lactobacillus fermentum CRL 251 was studied. Stachyose was the most effective inducer, followed by melibiose, raffinose, and galactose; sc...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Garro MS,de Valdez GF,Oliver G,de Giori GS

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and twenty-nine Vibrio anguillarum serogroup O2 strains were compared by slide agglutination and Western blotting for their lipopolysaccharide (LPS) structure. The strains showed six different LPS profiles, four different reaction patterns in Western blotting, and four different kinds of reaction in slide ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Tiainen T,Pedersen K,Larsen JL

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous fungal infections are common and widespread. Antifungal agents used for the treatment of these infections often have undesirable side effects. Furthermore, increased resistance of the microorganisms to the antifungal drugs becomes the growing problem. Accordingly, the search for natural antifungal compounds ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Lastauskienė E,Zinkevičienė A,Girkontaitė I,Kaunietis A,Kvedarienė V

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the main requirements for probiotics is their ability to survive during passage through gastrointestinal tract and to maintain their activity at different adverse conditions. The aim of the study was to look for the strains of lactobacilli and streptococci with high adhesive properties even affected by inhibito...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Hakobyan L,Harutyunyan K,Harutyunyan N,Melik-Andreasyan G,Trchounian A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccharopolyspora erythraea, a mycelium-forming actinomycete, produces a clinically important antibiotic erythromycin. Extensive investigations have provided insights into erythromycin biosynthesis in S. erythraea, but knowledge of its morphogenesis remains limited. By gene inactivation and complementation strategies,...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yin X,Xu X,Wu H,Yuan L,Huang X,Zhang B

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine some properties of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains isolated from onsite wastewater technology in relation to biofilm formation, e.g., autoaggregation and motility. Additionally, biosurfactant production by the isolates was also evaluated. The ability of selected str...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Jałowiecki Ł,Żur J,Chojniak J,Ejhed H,Płaza G

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymol (5-methyl-2-isopropylphenol) is a phenolic compound that is used to inhibit oral bacteria. Because little is known regarding the effects of this compound on ruminal microorganisms, the objective of this study was to determine the effects of thymol on growth and lactate production by the ruminal bacteria Strepto...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Evans JD,Martin SA

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of five antibiotics namely amikacin, gentamicin, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, and nitrofurantoin for pork isolates of Yersinia enterocolitica increased two- to eightfold after bacteria were grown in the presence of 5 mm arsenite. For Y. enterocolitica isolates obtained from was...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Virdi JS,Sinha I,Rajendran P,Singh I

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrate assimilation-defective mutants SP7, SP9, and SP17 of the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 were isolated by use of transposon mutagenesis and screened on medium containing chlorate. SP7 and SP17 represented nitrate reductase-defective nature, while mutant SP9 appeared to be a regulatory mutant exhibiting pl...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Rai AK,Tiwari SP

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the effect of organics (yeast extract) on microbial community during chalcopyrite bioleaching at different temperature, real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was employed to analyze community dynamics of major bacteria applied in bioleaching. The results showed that yeast extract exerted great impact ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Li Q,Tian Y,Fu X,Yin H,Zhou Z,Liang Y,Qiu G,Liu J,Liu H,Liang Y,Shen L,Cong J,Liu X

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methanogenesis from furfural by defined mixed cultures was studied. Under sulfate-reducing conditions, a Desulfovibrio strain was used as the furfural-degrading species producing acetic acid. This sulfate-reducing bacterium (SRB) Desulfovibrio strain B is an incomplete oxidizer, unable to carry out the terminal oxidat...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Boopathy R

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas putida E41 isolated from root interior of Sida hermaphrodita (grown on a field contaminated with heavy metals) showed high biosurfactant activity. In this paper, we describe data from mass spectrometry and genome analysis, to improve our understanding on the phenotypic properties of the strain. Supernatant...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Bernat P,Nesme J,Paraszkiewicz K,Schloter M,Płaza G

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal communities in decaying sapwood and heartwood of K. evelyniana were demonstrated through construction of four 18 S rRNA gene libraries. The 210 sequenced clones were clustered into 11 subgroups, belonging to Basidiomycota (71.9%) and to Ascomycota (22.4%) and unclassified (1 subgroup; 5.7%). The heartwood displ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zhang HB,Yang MX,Tu R,Gao L,Zhao ZW

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The isolate RNP4 obtained from a long-term tannery waste contaminated soil was characterized and presumptively identified as Pseudomonas sp. The strain RNP4 tolerated concentrations up to 450 mg Cr(6+)/L on a Luria-Bartani (LB) agar medium and reduced a substantial amount of Cr(6+) to Cr(3+) in the LB liquid medium. T...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Rajkumar M,Nagendran R,Lee KJ,Lee WH

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00