Some like it hot: evolution and ecology of novel endosymbionts in bat flies of cave-roosting bats (hippoboscoidea, nycterophiliinae).

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：:Phylogenetic relationships, diversity, and in situ identification of spirochetes in the gut of the termite Neotermes koshunensis were examined without cultivation, with an emphasis on ectosymbionts attached to flagellated protists. Spirochetes in the gut microbial community investigated so far are related to the genus...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Noda S,Ohkuma M,Yamada A,Hongoh Y,Kudo T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribosomal gene sequences were obtained from bryozoans in the genus Bugula and their bacterial symbionts; analyses of host and symbiont phylogenetic trees did not support a history of strict cospeciation. Symbiont-derived compounds known to defend host larvae from predation were only detected in two out of four symbiot...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Lim-Fong GE,Regali LA,Haygood MG

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Borrelia spirochetes in bird-feeding ticks were studied in the Czech Republic. During the postbreeding period (July to September 2005), 1,080 passerine birds infested by 2,240 Ixodes ricinus subadult ticks were examined. Borrelia garinii was detected in 22.2% of the ticks, Borrelia valaisiana was detected in 12.8% of ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Dubska L,Literak I,Kocianova E,Taragelova V,Sychra O

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the effects of grain size and nutritional conditions on the penetration rate and metabolic activity of Escherichia coli strains in anaerobic, nutrient-saturated chambers packed with different sizes of glass beads (diameters, 116 to 767 mum) under static conditions. The chambers had nearly equal porositie...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Sharma PK,McInerney MJ

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:pAM beta 1, a 26.5-kilobase plasmid originally isolated from Streptococcus faecalis, was conjugally transferred from Streptococcus lactis to Bacillus subtilis. No conjugal transfer of pAM beta 1 from B. subtilis to S. lactis was observed. In addition, pAM beta 1 which had been reintroduced in S. lactis after cycling t...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： van der Lelie D,Venema G

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A field study was conducted to determine the microbial community structures of streambed sediments across diverse geographic and climatic areas. Sediment samples were collected from three adjacent headwater forest streams within three biomes, eastern deciduous (Pennsylvania), southeastern coniferous (New Jersey), and ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Findlay RH,Yeates C,Hullar MA,Stahl DA,Kaplan LA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella typhimurium accumulates glutamate in response to osmotic stress. Cells in aerobic exponential growth have an intracellular pool of approximately 125 nmol of glutamate mg of protein-1. When cells were grown in minimal medium with 500 mM NaCl, KCl, or sucrose, 290 to 430 nmol of glutamate was found to accumul...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Botsford JL,Alvarez M,Hernandez R,Nichols R

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A stable shuttle vector which replicates in Escherichia coli and Clostridium perfringens was constructed by ligating a 3.6-kilobase (kb) fragment of plasmid pBR322 with C. perfringens plasmid pHB101 (3.1 kb). The marker for this shuttle plasmid originated from the 1.3-kb chloramphenicol resistance gene of plasmid pHR1...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kim AY,Blaschek HP

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to determine whether microorganisms from the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-contaminated sediment in Woods Pond (Lenox, Mass.) could dehalogenate brominated biphenyls. The PCB dechlorination specificities for the microorganisms in this sediment have been well characterized. This allowed us to compare the deh...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Bedard DL,Van Dort HM

更新日期：1998-03-01 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：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen and has been established as a model organism to study bacterial biofilm formation. At least three exopolysaccharides (alginate, Psl, and Pel) contribute to the formation of biofilms in this organism. Here mutants deficient in the production of one or more of th...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Ghafoor A,Hay ID,Rehm BH

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sporulation of Bacillus larvae NRRL B-3650 occurred only at aeration rates lower than those used for cultivation of most Bacillus species. One possible explanation for the requirement for a low level of aeration in B. larvae is that toxic forms of oxygen such as H(2)O(2) and superoxide are involved. The superoxide dis...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Dingman DW,Stahly DP

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of Aspergillus flavus growth from spores was used as a simple bioassay for toxicity of Al and Mn mobilized by simulated acid precipitation. Al was identified as being toxic in soil leachates resulting from acid inputs of pH less than 2.7. Inhibition by Mn was not detectable. The addition of fluoride signifi...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Firestone MK,Killham K,McColl JG

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus normally grows on compost or hay but is also able to colonize environments such as the human lung. In order to survive, this organism needs to react to a multitude of external stimuli. Although extensive work has been carried out to investigate intracellular signal transduc...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Gehrke A,Heinekamp T,Jacobsen ID,Brakhage AA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have assembled a collection of 13 psychrophilic ligA alleles that can serve as genetic elements for engineering mesophiles to a temperature-sensitive (TS) phenotype. When these ligA alleles were substituted into Francisella novicida, they conferred a TS phenotype with restrictive temperatures between 33 and 39°C. W...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Pankowski JA,Puckett SM,Nano FE

更新日期：2016-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Population sizes of algae, bacteria, heterotrophic flagellates, and viruses were observed through the 1989 spring diatom bloom in Raunefjorden in western Norway. The culmination of the diatom bloom was followed by a peak in the concentration of bacteria and an increase in the concentration of heterotrophic flagellates...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Bratbak G,Heldal M,Norland S,Thingstad TF

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method was developed to deposit Bacillus subtilis spores via aerosolization onto various surface materials for biological agent decontamination and detection studies. This new method uses an apparatus coupled with a metered dose inhaler to reproducibly deposit spores onto various surfaces. A metered dose inhaler was...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Lee SD,Ryan SP,Snyder EG

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Salmonella enterica can produce life-threatening colitis in horses, certain serotypes are more commonly associated with clinical disease. Our aim was to evaluate the proportional morbidity attributed to different serotypes, as well as the phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of Salmonella i...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Leon IM,Lawhon SD,Norman KN,Threadgill DS,Ohta N,Vinasco J,Scott HM

更新日期：2018-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The practical task of adapting an original potentiometric technique to the bacteriological analysis of water is discussed. Various laboratory strains of organisms belonging to the usual aquatic flora were inoculated one by one in a minimal lactose broth supplied with lipoic (thioctic) acid. The time evolution of the r...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Charriere G,Jouenne T,Lemeland JF,Selegny E,Junter GA

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichoderma species isolated from water-damaged buildings were screened for toxicity by using boar sperm cells as indicator cells. The crude methanolic cell extract from Trichoderma harzianum strain ES39 inhibited the boar sperm cell motility at a low exposure concentration (50% effective concentration, 1 to 5 microg ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Peltola J,Ritieni A,Mikkola R,Grigoriev PA,Pócsfalvi G,Andersson MA,Salkinoja-Salonen MS

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural denitrification rates and activities of denitrifying enzymes were measured in an agricultural soil which had a 20-year past history of low pH (pH ca. 4) due to fertilization with acid-generating ammonium salts. The soil adjacent to this site had been limed and had a pH of ca. 6.0. Natural denitrification rates...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Parkin TB,Sexstone AJ,Tiedje JM

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of bifidobacteria to adhere to the intestine of the human host is considered to be important for efficient colonization and achieving probiotic effects. Bifidobacterium bifidum strains DSM20456 and MIMBb75 adhere well to the human intestinal cell lines Caco-2 and HT-29. The surface lipoprotein BopA was pre...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kainulainen V,Reunanen J,Hiippala K,Guglielmetti S,Vesterlund S,Palva A,Satokari R

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An organism capable of growth on pyridine was isolated from soil by enrichment culture techniques and identified as Micrococcus luteus. The organism oxidized pyridine for energy and released N contained in the pyridine ring as ammonium. The organism could not grow on mono- or disubstituted pyridinecarboxylic acids or ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Sims GK,Sommers LE,Konopka A

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 221 strains of Lactobacillus isolated from meat and meat products were screened for antagonistic activities under conditions that eliminated the effects of organic acids and hydrogen peroxide. Nineteen strains of Lactobacillus sake, three strains of Lactobacillus plantarum, and one strain of Lactobacillus c...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Schillinger U,Lücke FK

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structural gene coding for the lysine-sensitive aspartokinase II of the methylotrophic thermotolerant Bacillus sp. strain MGA3 was cloned from a genomic library by complementation of an Escherichia coli auxotrophic mutant lacking all three aspartokinase isozymes. The nucleotide sequence of the entire 2.2-kb PstI f...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Schendel FJ,Flickinger MC

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sphingomonas sp. strain TTNP3 degrades 4(3',5'-dimethyl-3'-heptyl)-phenol and unidentified metabolites that were described previously. The chromatographic analyses of the synthesized reference compound and the metabolites led to their identification as 2(3',5'-dimethyl-3'-heptyl)-1,4-benzenediol. This finding indicate...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Corvini PF,Meesters RJ,Schäffer A,Schröder HF,Vinken R,Hollender J

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetics of concentration-dependent toluene metabolism were examined by evaluating each term in the second-order rate equation. Marine and freshwater pseudomonads were used. Uptake for Pseudomonas sp. strain T2 was characterized by a completely saturatable system with small transport constant (K(t) = 44 mug/liter)...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Robertson BR,Button DK

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pellet softening reactors are used in centralized and decentralized drinking water treatment plants for the removal of calcium (hardness) through chemically induced precipitation of calcite. This is accomplished in fluidized pellet reactors, where a strong base is added to the influent to increase the pH and facilitat...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Hammes F,Boon N,Vital M,Ross P,Magic-Knezev A,Dignum M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration of 2-aminoethylphosphonic acid has been measured in seven genera of rumen ciliate protozoa. Expressed as milligrams per gram of total nitrogen, 2-aminoethylphosphonic acid concentrations ranged from 17.2 in Ophryoscolex spp. to 72.4 in Eremoplastron spp. ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Whitelaw FG,Bruce LA,Eadie JM,Shand WJ

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00