Mycolyl glycolipids stimulate macrophages to release a chemotactic factor.

abstract：:The distribution of virulence markers related to cytolethal distending toxin-V (CDT-V), subtilase cytotoxin (SubAB), the enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli factor for adherence (Efa1), the adhesin similar to IrgA (Iha), the long polar fimbriae (LpfO113), the autoagglutinating adhesin (Saa), and the protein required fo...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Cergole-Novella MC,Nishimura LS,Dos Santos LF,Irino K,Vaz TM,Bergamini AM,Guth BE

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shigella strains are human pathogens and their identification is usually based on their O-antigens. The O-antigen gene cluster of Shigella boydii O11 was sequenced. All the expected genes for the synthesis of the O-antigen were identified on the basis of homology and genes for the biosynthesis of dTDP-l-Rhamnose, gene...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Tao J,Feng L,Guo H,Li Y,Wang L

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth of Mycobacterium microti was inhibited within J774A.1 macrophage cells activated with either interferon-gamma or tumor necrosis factor-alpha. Activation with interferon-gamma or tumor necrosis factor-alpha alone did not stimulate the production of nitrite in J774A.1 cells. Interferon-gamma but not tumor nec...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Gupta R,Dogra N,Raje M,Majumder S

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccharomyces cerevisiae genes encoding functions necessary for inhibition by the Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae cyclic lipodepsipeptide, syringomycin-E, were identified by mutant analyses. Syringomycin-E-resistant mutants were isolated, shown to contain single recessive mutations, and divided into eight gene compl...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Takemoto JY,Yu Y,Stock SD,Miyakawa T

更新日期：1993-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus carnosus 833, inoculated into sausage meat, increased the level of methyl ketones, which contributed to the cured aroma. These ketones can arise from incomplete beta-oxidation followed by two enzymatic activities: a thioesterase and a decarboxylase. In this study we identified the beta-oxidative pathway...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Engelvin G,Feron G,Perrin C,Mollé D,Talon R

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuraminidase (sialidase), a potential virulence factor in bacteria, was demonstrated in Haemophilus parasuis, an invasive swine pathogen, but not in four other pathogens of the Pasteurellaceae family: H. influenzae, H. somnus, H. paragallinarum, or Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. H. parasuis neuraminidase had an aci...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Lichtensteiger CA,Vimr ER

更新日期：1997-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A multiplex-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay based on one-step amplification and detection of two different mycobacterial genomic fragments was designed for differentiation of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The oligonucleotide primers were chosen from a 500-bp genomic fragment which is well c...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Shah DH,Verma R,Bakshi CS,Singh RK

更新日期：2002-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) has become one of the major techniques in environmental microbiology. The original version of this technique often suffered from limited sensitivity due to low target copy number or target inaccessibility. In recent years there have been several developments to amend this prob...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Zwirglmaier K

更新日期：2005-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:An expressed sequence tag database of the freshwater fish parasite, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Ciliophora) was analyzed to seek for proteases potentially involved in the invasion and degradation of host tissues during infection. The translation of the database revealed two cathepsin L cysteine proteases (Icp1 and I...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Jousson O,Di Bello D,Donadio E,Felicioli A,Pretti C

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tolaasin is a peptide toxin produced by Pseudomonas tolaasii and causes brown blotch disease of the cultivated mushrooms. Two types of ion channels were identified by the incorporation of tolaasin into lipid bilayer. The slope conductance of type 1 channel measured in the buffer containing 100 mM KCl was 150 pS with a...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Cho KH,Kim YK

更新日期：2003-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus subtilis strains BS49 and BS34A, both derived from a common ancestor, carry one or more copies of Tn916, an extremely common mobile genetic element capable of transfer to and from a broad range of microorganisms. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of BS49 and the draft genome sequence of BS34A, whic...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Browne HP,Anvar SY,Frank J,Lawley TD,Roberts AP,Smits WK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell walls of Microcystis sp. PCC 7806 were purified from cell homogenates by sucrose density centrifugation and Triton X-100 extraction. The outer membrane contained carotenoids, two major peptidoglycan-associated proteins (Mr 49,000 and 52,000), and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as indicated by the presence of 3-hydroxy ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Jürgens UJ,Martin C,Weckesser J

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to develop a novel strategy for the isolation and identification of Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteria from the home environment of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Water and soil samples were enriched in a broth containing 0.1% l-arabinose, 0.1% l-threonine, and a mixture of selective a...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Vanlaere E,Coenye T,Samyn E,Van den Plas C,Govan J,De Baets F,De Boeck K,Knoop C,Vandamme P

更新日期：2005-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serovar Agona is an important zoonotic pathogen, causing serious human illness worldwide, but knowledge about its genetics and evolution, especially regarding the genomic events that might have contributed to the formation of S. Agona as an important pathogen, is lacking. As a first step toward und...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Chen F,Poppe C,Liu GR,Li YG,Peng YH,Sanderson KE,Johnston RN,Liu SL

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to illustrate the relative pervasiveness of Borderline Oxacillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (BORSA) and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in community and food of animal origin and their relationship with other genetic determinants. Staphylococcus aureus isolates were su...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Zehra A,Gulzar M,Singh R,Kaur S,Gill JPS

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural resistance of wheat plants to wheat sharp eyespot is inadequate, and new strategies for controlling the disease are required. Biological control is an alternative and attractive way of reducing the use of chemicals in agriculture. In this study, we investigated the biocontrol properties of endophytic bacterium...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Xu YB,Chen M,Zhang Y,Wang M,Wang Y,Huang QB,Wang X,Wang G

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The SbmA protein is involved in the transport of MccB17-, MccJ25-, bleomycin- and proline-rich peptides into the Escherichia coli cytoplasm. sbmA gene homologues were found in a variety of bacteria. However, the physiological role of this protein still remains unknown. Previously, we found that a combination of sbmA a...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Corbalán NS,Adler C,de Cristóbal RE,Pomares MF,Delgado MA,Vincent PA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenylate kinase isoenzymes localised in the mitochondria and in the cytosol have been detected in extracts of glucose-grown Aspergillus nidulans using specific staining after electrophoresis on cellulose acetate. The isoenzymes have similar Km values for AMP, ADP and MgATP2- but may differ in the mechanism used for i...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Hoang VQ,Jaklitsch W,Scrutton MC

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report for the first time the production of acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) by Erwina amylovora, an important quarantine bacterial pathogen that causes fire blight in plants. E. amylovora produces one N-acyl homoserine lactone [a N-(3-oxo-hexanoyl)-homoserine lactone or a N-(3-hydroxy-hexanoyl)-homoserine lactone] ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Venturi V,Venuti C,Devescovi G,Lucchese C,Friscina A,Degrassi G,Aguilar C,Mazzucchi U

更新日期：2004-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. ATCC 29132 was shown to contain two sequence-specific endonucleases. Nsp(29132) I was an isoschizomer of AsuII, and Nsp(29132) II was an isoschizomer of BamHI. Nsp(29132) II was shown to generate ends that could be ligated to those generated by BamHI. ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Muro-Pastor AM,Herrero A,Flores E

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 42- and 51-kDa protein genes of Bacillus sphaericus 1593 have been subcloned independently downstream from the cytA gene promoter of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis and introduced into a non-mosquitocidal strain of Bacillus thuringiensis. Consequently, each protein was overproduced and accumulated as in...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Nicolas L,Nielsen-Leroux C,Charles JF,Delécluse A

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactobacilli occupy specific ecological niches, where they represent a major component of foods, human and animal microbial communities. Employing these bacteria in industrial fermentations or for human health benefits exposes them to certain life-threatening conditions where their ability to adapt plays a key role in...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Hussain MA,Hosseini Nezhad M,Sheng Y,Amoafo O

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prebiotics are non-digestible feed ingredients that are metabolized by specific members of intestinal microbiota and provide health benefits for the host. Fermentable oligosaccharides are best known prebiotics that have received increasing attention in poultry production. They act through diverse mechanisms, such as p...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Pourabedin M,Zhao X

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among aerobic prokaryotes, many different terminal oxidase complexes have been described. Sequence comparison has revealed that the aa3-type cytochrome c oxidase and the bo3-type quinol oxidase are variations on the same theme: the heme-copper oxidase. A third member of this family has recently been recognized: the cb...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： van der Oost J,de Boer AP,de Gier JW,Zumft WG,Stouthamer AH,van Spanning RJ

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Francisella tularensis is a highly virulent bacterial species that causes various forms of tularemia in humans. The urgency in understanding the pathogenesis of these diseases has stimulated unprecedented interest in this bacterial species over the past few years. Recent findings underscore a number of important disti...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Parmely MJ,Fischer JL,Pinson DM

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both ThyA and ThyX proteins catalyze the transfer of the methyl group from methylenetetrahydrofolate (CH(2) H(4) -folate) to dUMP, forming dTMP. To estimate the relative steady state expression levels of ThyA and ThyX, Western blot analysis was performed using ThyA or ThyX antiserum on total protein from the wild-type...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Cho S,Yang S,Rhie H

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The FIS protein (factor for inversion stimulation) is known to activate the transcription of rRNA and tRNA operons in Escherichia coli. In this report the growth behaviour of a fis bacterium was studied under steady-state conditions and in competition experiments with a wild-type bacterium in a chemostat. The growth r...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Nilsson L,Verbeek H,Hoffmann U,Haupt M,Bosch L

更新日期：1992-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This study provides a novel qRT-PCR protocol for specific detection and proof of viability of Phytophthora in environmental samples based on differential accumulation of cox II transcripts. Chemical and physical treatments were tested for their ability to induce in vitro the accumulation of cytochrome oxidase genes en...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Vannini A,Tomassini A,Bruni N,Vettraino AM

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bovine enteric calici-like virus, Newbury agent 1 (NA1) was characterised to determine if it is a member of the Caliciviridae and to establish its antigenic relationship to the established bovine enteric calicivirus Newbury agent 2 (NA2). Solid phase immune electron microscopy (SPIEM) allowed quantification of NA1...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Dastjerdi AM,Snodgrass DR,Bridger JC

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we investigated the potential prebiotic effect of natural (NS) and blanched (BS) almond skins, the latter being a byproduct of the almond-processing industry. A full model of the gastrointestinal tract, including in vitro gastric and duodenal digestion, followed by colonic fermentation using mixed faecal...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Mandalari G,Faulks RM,Bisignano C,Waldron KW,Narbad A,Wickham MS

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00