Diversity of Listeria species in urban and natural environments.

abstract：:An amylolytic Lactobacillus plantarum silage strain with the starch-degrading ability displayed by Lactobacillus amylovorus was developed. An active fragment of the gene coding for alpha-amylase production in L. amylovorus was cloned and integrated into the chromosome of the competitive inoculant strain L. plantarum L...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Fitzsimons A,Hols P,Jore J,Leer RJ,O'Connell M,Delcour J

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand how microbial communities and functional genes respond to arsenic contamination in the rhizosphere of Pteris vittata, five soil samples with different arsenic contamination levels were collected from the rhizosphere of P. vittata and nonrhizosphere areas and investigated by Biolog, geochemical, and funct...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Xiong J,Wu L,Tu S,Van Nostrand JD,He Z,Zhou J,Wang G

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells in desiccated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium rdar (red, dry, and rough) morphotype colonies were examined for culturability and infectivity after 30 months. Culturability decreased only 10-fold; however, cells were underrepresented on Salmonella selective media containing bile salts. These cells were mi...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Apel D,White AP,Grassl GA,Finlay BB,Surette MG

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inactivation of Bacillus cereus spores during cooling (10 degrees C/h) from 90 degrees C occurred in two phases. One phase occurred during cooling from 90 to 80 degrees C; the second occurred during cooling from 46 to 38 degrees C. In contrast, no inactivation occurred when spores were cooled from a maximum temperatur...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Johnson KM,Busta FF

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The differential resistance of substratum-attached, detached, and planktonic cells of Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 was studied by using several inimical processes and in vivo bioluminescence as a nondestructive, real-time reporter of metabolic activity. Bioluminescence in this strain was mediated by a construct...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Dhir VK,Dodd CE

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fecal droppings of migratory Canada geese, Branta canadensis, collected from nine sites near the Chesapeake Bay (Maryland), were examined for the presence of Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia spp. Cryptosporidium sp. oocysts were found in feces at seven of nine sites, and Giardia cysts were found at all nine sites. T...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Graczyk TK,Fayer R,Trout JM,Lewis EJ,Farley CA,Sulaiman I,Lal AA

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa exhibits flagellum-mediated swimming in liquid and swarming on hydrated surfaces under diverse nutrient conditions. Prior studies have implicated a phosphodiesterase, DipA, in regulating these flagellum-mediated motilities, but collectively, the necessity for DipA was unclear. In this study, we ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Mattingly AE,Kamatkar NG,Morales-Soto N,Borlee BR,Shrout JD

更新日期：2018-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:An in-depth study of the continuous cell line designated BGM is described herein, and recommendations are made for standardizing cell culture and viral assay procedures. Based on data gathered from a survey of 58 laboratories using this cell line, a research plan was developed that included the study of growth media, ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Dahling DR,Wright BA

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhodococcus rhodochrous NCIMB 13259 grows on styrene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and benzene as sole carbon sources. Simultaneous induction tests with cells grown on styrene or toluene showed high rates of oxygen consumption with toluene cis-glycol and 3-methylcatechol, suggesting the involvement of a cis-glycol pathway. ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Warhurst AM,Clarke KF,Hill RA,Holt RA,Fewson CA

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of high-throughput methods, such as the construction of 18S rRNA gene clone or pyrosequencing libraries, has allowed evaluation of ciliate community composition in hundreds of samples from the rumen and other intestinal habitats. However, several genera of mammalian intestinal ciliates have been descri...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kittelmann S,Devente SR,Kirk MR,Seedorf H,Dehority BA,Janssen PH

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:A cluster of marine bacteria within the alpha-3 subclass of the class Proteobacteria accounted for up to 28% of the 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences in seawater samples from the coast of the southeastern United States. Two independent oligonucleotide probes targeting 16S rDNA of this "marine alpha" cluster indicate ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： González JM,Moran MA

更新日期：1997-11-01 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：:The ultrasonic determination of microbial population was carried out by using a new apparatus composed of two piezoelectric membranes. When the apparatus was immersed in a medium containing cells and an arbitrary voltage was charged on a piezoelectric membrane, an output voltage was obtained from the other membrane. T...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Ishimori Y,Karube I,Suzuki S

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterial community composition of a linuron-degrading enrichment culture and the role of the individual strains in linuron degradation have been determined by a combination of methods, such as denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of the total 16S rRNA gene pool, isolation and identification of strains, and bio...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Dejonghe W,Berteloot E,Goris J,Boon N,Crul K,Maertens S,Höfte M,De Vos P,Verstraete W,Top EM

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied injury of Escherichia coli O157:H7 cells in 11 food items during freeze storage and methods of isolating freeze-injured E. coli O157:H7 cells from foods. Food samples inoculated with E. coli O157:H7 were stored for 16 weeks at -20 degrees C in a freezer. Noninjured and injured cells were counted by using tr...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Hara-Kudo Y,Ikedo M,Kodaka H,Nakagawa H,Goto K,Masuda T,Konuma H,Kojima T,Kumagai S

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacteria that cause necrotizing hepatopancreatitis in Penaeus vannamei adversely affect penaeid shrimp cultured in the western hemisphere. 16S rRNA and gyrase B gene analyses determined the taxonomic position of these bacteria. The name "Candidatus Hepatobacter penaei" is proposed for these pathogenic bacteria, wh...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Nunan LM,Pantoja CR,Gomez-Jimenez S,Lightner DV

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biodegradation of benzene, toluene, and chlorobenzenes by Pseudomonas putida involves the initial conversion of the parent molecules to cis-dihydrodiols by dioxygenase enzyme systems. The cis-dihydrodiols are then converted to the corresponding catechols by dihydrodiol dehydrogenase enzymes. Pseudomonas sp. strain...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Spain JC,Gibson DT

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contamination of soil and water with heavy metals and metalloids is a serious environmental problem. Cadmium and arsenic are major environmental contaminants that pose a serious threat to human health. Although toxicities of cadmium and arsenic to living organisms have been extensively studied, the molecular mechanism...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Techo T,Charoenpuntaweesin S,Auesukaree C

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A protocol was developed to detect bacteria inhabiting microarthropods by means of small-subunit rRNA-targeted fluorescence in situ hybridization and microscopy. The protocol is based on cryosections of whole specimens. In contrast to more commonly applied paraffin-embedding techniques, the protocol is quicker and red...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Thimm T,Tebbe CC

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volume 61, no. 4, p. 1211, column 2, line 40: this sentence should read as follows. "The viable-culture methods for Legionella sp. detection, however, often fail, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has turned, when necessary, to PCR for epidemiological investigations of Legionnaires' disease and Pontia...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Atlas RM,Williams JF,Huntington MK

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficient biosynthesis of L-tyrosine from glucose is necessary to make biological production economically viable. To this end, we designed and constructed a modular biosynthetic pathway for L-tyrosine production in E. coli MG1655 by encoding the enzymes for converting erythrose-4-phosphate (E4P) and phosphoenolpyruvat...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Juminaga D,Baidoo EE,Redding-Johanson AM,Batth TS,Burd H,Mukhopadhyay A,Petzold CJ,Keasling JD

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utilization of gels, which are used for fluid drilling of seeds, as carriers of Bradyrhizobium japonicum for soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) inoculation was studied. Gels of various chemical composition (magnesium silicate, potassium acrylate-acrylamide, grafted starch, and hydroxyethyl cellulose) were used, alth...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Jawson MD,Franzluebbers AJ,Berg RK

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method to detect viable Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts was developed. Polyclonal immunoglobulin G against C. parvum oocyst and sporozoite surface antigens was purified from rabbit immune serum, biotinylated, and bound to streptoavidin-coated magnetic particles. C. parvum oocysts were captured by a specific antigen-a...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Deng MQ,Cliver DO,Mariam TW

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe here a new enzyme-coupled assay for the quantitation of d-xylose using readily available enzymes that allows kinetic evaluation of hemicellulolytic enzymes using natural xylooligosaccharide substrates. Hydrogen peroxide is generated as an intermediary analyte, which allows flexibility in the choice of the ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Wagschal K,Franqui-Espiet D,Lee CC,Robertson GH,Wong DW

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the course of immunologic studies involving the gastrointestinal colonization of mice with Candida albicans, it became apparent that the animals were being exposed to large numbers of Aspergillus fumigatus spores which interfered with the C. albicans colonization. To determine the source of the A. fumigatus exp...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Mayeux P,Dupepe L,Dunn K,Balsamo J,Domer J

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conjugal plasmid transfer was examined on the phylloplane of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) and related to the spatial distribution pattern and metabolic activity of the bacteria. The donor (Pseudomonas putida KT2442) harbored a derivative of the TOL plasmid, which conferred kanamycin resistance and had the gfp gene insert...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Normander B,Christensen BB,Molin S,Kroer N

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A soy sauce koji mold, Aspergillus flavus var. columnaris Raper and Fennel (ATCC 44310), was treated with UV irradiation to obtain mutant strains possessing high protease activities, high amylase activities, and light-colored conidia. Selected mutant strains were tested for toxicity, and some were found acutely toxic ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kalayanamitr A,Bhumiratana A,Flegel TW,Glinsukon T,Shinmyo A

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three common food pathogenic microorganisms were exposed to treatments simulating those used in food processing. Treated cell suspensions were then analyzed for reduction in growth by plate counting. Flow cytometry (FCM) and fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) were carried out on treated cells stained for membr...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kennedy D,Cronin UP,Wilkinson MG

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obligate aerobic organisms rely on a functional electron transport chain for energy conservation and NADH oxidation. Because of this essential requirement, the genes of this pathway are likely constitutively and highly expressed to avoid a cofactor imbalance and energy shortage under fluctuating environmental conditio...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Nies SC,Dinger R,Chen Y,Wordofa GG,Kristensen M,Schneider K,Büchs J,Petzold CJ,Keasling JD,Blank LM,Ebert BE

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00