Improved recovery of Bacillus spores from nonporous surfaces with cotton swabs over foam, nylon, or polyester, and the role of hydrophilicity of cotton in governing the recovery efficiency.

abstract：:A variety of lactic acid bacteria, isolated from plant surfaces and plant-associated products, were found to be antagonistic to test strains of the phytopathogens Xanthomonas campestris, Erwinia carotovora, and Pseudomonas syringae. Effective "in vitro" inhibition was found both on agar plates and in broth cultures. I...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Visser R,Holzapfel WH,Bezuidenhout JJ,Kotzé JM

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exudates from Streptomyces griseoflavus Tü 2484 effectively mediated electron transfer between hydrogen sulfide and various nitrobenzenes. In general, pseudo-first-order kinetics were observed, except for the initial phase of the reaction at higher pH values. Under fixed pH and Dh conditions, linear free energy relati...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Glaus MA,Heijman CG,Schwarzenbach RP,Zeyer J

更新日期：1992-06-01 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：:Staphylococcus aureus is a common hospital and household pathogen. Given the emergence of antibiotic-resistant derivatives of this pathogen resulting from the use of antibiotics as general treatment, development of alternative therapeutic strategies is urgently needed. Here, we assess the feasibility of killing S. aur...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Chen C,Chen L,Yi Y,Chen C,Wu LF,Song T

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Divercin V41 (DV41) is a class IIa bacteriocin produced by Carnobacterium divergens V41. This antilisterial peptide is homologous to pediocin PA-1 and contains two disulfide bonds. To establish the structure-activity relationships of this specific family of bacteriocin, chemical modifications and enzymatic hydrolysis ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Bhugaloo-Vial P,Douliez JP,Moll D,Dousset X,Boyaval P,Marion D

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Agrobacterium tumefaciens, the balance between acquiring enough iron and avoiding iron-induced toxicity is regulated in part by Fur (ferric uptake regulator). A fur mutant was constructed to address the physiological role of the regulator. Atypically, the mutant did not show alterations in the levels of siderophore...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kitphati W,Ngok-Ngam P,Suwanmaneerat S,Sukchawalit R,Mongkolsuk S

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Industrial production of the edible basidiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom) is based on a solid fermentation process in which a limited number of selected strains are used. Optimization of industrial mushroom production depends on improving the culture process and breeding new strains with higher yields an...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Larraya LM,Alfonso M,Pisabarro AG,Ramírez L

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the contribution of Bacteria to bioremediation of oil-contaminated shorelines is well established, the response of Archaea to spilled oil and bioremediation treatments is unknown. The relationship between archaeal community structure and oil spill bioremediation was examined in laboratory microcosms and in a bio...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Röling WF,de Brito Couto IR,Swannell RP,Head IM

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobiota growing on food is often beneficial for the ripening and development of the specific flavor characteristics of the product, but it can also be harmful due to the production of undesirable compounds such as mycotoxins or antibiotics. Some of the fungi most frequently isolated from fermented and cured meat pro...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Laich F,Fierro F,Martín JF

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we describe novel forms of structural integration between endo- and episymbiotic microbes and an unusual new species of snail from hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean. The snail houses a dense population of gamma-proteobacteria within the cells of its greatly enlarged esophageal gland. This tissue setting diff...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Goffredi SK,Warén A,Orphan VJ,Van Dover CL,Vrijenhoek RC

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of the interaction of Legionella pneumophila with free-living amoebae showed that Naegleria lovaniensis and Acanthamoeba royreba could use L. pneumophila as a sole food source. However, growth of the amoebae on nonnutrient agar plates seeded with L. pneumophila was slower than growth on nonnutrient agar plates...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Tyndall RL,Domingue EL

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The methanotrophic bacterium Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b is unusually active in degrading recalcitrant haloalkanes such as trichloroethylene (TCE). The first and rate-limiting step in the degradation of TCE is catalyzed by a soluble methane monooxygenase (sMMO). This enzyme is not expressed when the cells are grow...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Phelps PA,Agarwal SK,Speitel GE,Georgiou G

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In studies designed to determine the factors responsible for control of herpesvirus replicaton in an infected cell, we examined the interaction of varicella-zoster (VZ) virus-infected human embryonic lung cells with the pesticide carbaryl. The replication of the cell-associated VZ virus was enhanced 2- to 13-fold as c...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Abrahamsen LH,Jerkofsky M

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the potential for bacteriophage-mediated gene transfer in the marine environment, we established transduction systems by using marine phage host isolates. Plasmid pQSR50, which contains transposon Tn5 and encodes kanamycin and streptomycin resistance, was used in plasmid transduction assays. Both marine b...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Jiang SC,Paul JH

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) by Alcaligenes eutrophus DSM 545 was studied in a synthetic medium with 3% glucose at pH 7.0 supplemented with several ammonium substrates and cane molasses. Growth was measured by dry cell weight, and the PHB content was measured by gas chromatography. The effects of ammoni...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Beaulieu M,Beaulieu Y,Melinard J,Pandian S,Goulet J

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disulfide bonds are important for the correct folding, structural integrity, and activity of many biotechnologically relevant proteins. For synthesis and subsequent secretion of these proteins in bacteria, such as the well-known "cell factory" Bacillus subtilis, it is often the correct formation of disulfide bonds tha...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kouwen TR,Dubois JY,Freudl R,Quax WJ,van Dijl JM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An examination was made of various sites along the length of the swine large intestine, using strictly anaerobic culture methods. Sites were separated by differential washing into fractions described as lumenal content, lumenal surface layer, and intestinal wall tissue. Direct microscopic clump counts averaged 13.3 x ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Russell EG

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmodium falciparum, in addition to scavenging essential fatty acids from its intra- and intercellular environments, possesses a functional complement of type II fatty acid synthase (FAS) enzymes targeted to the apicoplast organelle. Recent evidence suggests that products of the plasmodial FAS II system may be criti...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Du Y,Gisselberg JE,Johnson JD,Lee PJ,Prigge ST,Bachmann BO

更新日期：2010-06-01 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

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：:Many microorganisms produce surface-active substances that enhance the availability of water-insoluble substrates. Although many of these biosurfactants have interesting potential applications, very little is known about their biosynthesis. The basidiomycetous fungus Ustilago maydis secretes large amounts of mannosyle...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Hewald S,Linne U,Scherer M,Marahiel MA,Kämper J,Bölker M

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the vast number of random mutagenesis experiments that have targeted protein thermostability, single amino acid substitutions that increase the apparent melting temperature (Tm) of the enzyme more than 1 to 2 degrees C are rare and often require the creation of a large library of mutated genes. Here we present a ca...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Xiao Z,Bergeron H,Grosse S,Beauchemin M,Garron ML,Shaya D,Sulea T,Cygler M,Lau PC

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In various sediments in which Fe(III) reduction was the terminal electron-accepting process, [C]glucose was fermented to C-fatty acids in a manner similar to that observed in methanogenic sediments. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that, in Fe(III)-reducing sediments, fermentable substrates are oxidize...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Lovley DR,Phillips EJ

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curli are adhesive fimbriae of Enterobacteriaceae and are involved in surface attachment, cell aggregation, and biofilm formation. Here, we report that both inter- and intrastrain variations in curli production are widespread in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7. The relative proportions of curli-producing va...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Carter MQ,Brandl MT,Louie JW,Kyle JL,Carychao DK,Cooley MB,Parker CT,Bates AH,Mandrell RE

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 588 in vol. 60.]. ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors：

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella is estimated to cause one million foodborne illnesses in the United States every year. Salmonella-contaminated poultry products are one of the major sources of salmonellosis. Given the critical role of the gut microbiota in Salmonella transmission, a manipulation of the chicken intestinal microenvironment c...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Azcarate-Peril MA,Butz N,Cadenas MB,Koci M,Ballou A,Mendoza M,Ali R,Hassan H

更新日期：2018-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A nonsporulating strain of Streptomyces diastaticus producing alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase activity (EC 3.2-1.55) was isolated from soil. Two alpha-L-arabinosidases were purified by ion-exchange chromatography and chromatofocusing. The enzymes had molecular weights of 38,000 (C1) and 60,000 (C2) and pIs of 8.8 and 8.3,...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Tajana E,Fiechter A,Zimmermann W

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fungus Fusarium oxysporum produced a D-amino acid oxidase (EC 1. 4.3.3) in a medium containing glucose as the carbon and energy source and ammonium sulfate as the nitrogen source. The specific D-amino acid oxidase activity was increased up to 12.5-fold with various D-amino acids or their corresponding derivatives ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Gabler M,Fischer L

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to bile is a prerequisite property of the gastrointestinal bacterial flora. Bile acids are powerful detergents, and resistance to sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) has therefore often been considered relevant to studies of bile resistance. We have studied the effects of bovine bile (BB) and SDS on Enterococcus f...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Solheim M,Aakra A,Vebø H,Snipen L,Nes IF

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A toxic substance contained in the blue-green alga Microcystis aeruginosa was purified and partially characterized. Toxic algal cells were collected from a highly eutrophic lake in Japan, and the toxin was purified by homogenization, ultrafiltration, gel filtration, and ion-exchange chromatography. The final preparati...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Watanabe MF,Oishi S

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00