Evaluation of fosfomycin activity against uropathogens in a fosfomycin-naive population in South India: a prospective study.

abstract：AIM:The purpose of current study is to find out relationship between cas9 gene and antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter jejuni NCTC11168. MATERIALS & METHODS:The involvement of the cas9 gene in antimicrobial resistance of C. jejuni was determined by assessment of minimum inhibitory concentration, clustered regula...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Shabbir MA,Wu Q,Shabbir MZ,Sajid A,Ahmed S,Sattar A,Tang Y,Li J,Maan MK,Hao H,Yuan Z

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess different concentrations and formulations of topical ozenoxacin using a mouse model of Staphylococcus aureus dermal infection for identification of the best formulation for treating patients with impetigo. MATERIALS & METHODS:The efficacy of ozenoxacin formulations was compared with vehicle control, mupi...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Tarragó C,Esquirol LP,Arañó A,Lachamp L,D'Aniello F,Zsolt I

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: Bile salts promote the specific autolysis of pneumococcal cells, allowing the differentiation between Streptococcus pneumoniae and other viridans group streptococci (VGS). Material & methods: One hundred clinical VGS isolates identified by amplification and sequencing of 16S rRNA, groEL and sodA genes were analyz...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Ercibengoa M,Morales M,Alonso M,Ardanuy C,Marimón JM

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: Multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates have become a serious concern in clinical microbiology. Antisense strategy, which specifically targets essential genes, could be helpful. Materials & methods:S. aureus cultures were treated with peptide conjugate-peptide nucleic acid (PPNA) specific for the gyrA ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Tavakoli M,Hashemi A,Vaezjalali M,Mohammadzadeh M,Goudarzi H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multidisplay vaccine delivery system has been developed that is nonreplicating and has a protein-based particulate structure. The structure is composed of helical tubules comprising multiple copies of a single nonstructural (NS) protein 1 of bluetongue virus. The helical assemblies present the C terminus of the prot...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Murphy A,Roy P

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate and characterize the etiopathogenesis of the fusarial onychomycosis in an ex vivo study through fragments of sterile human nail, without the addition of any nutritional source. MATERIALS & METHODS:The infection and invasion of Fusarium oxysporum in the nail were evaluated by scanning electron microscop...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Veiga FF,de Castro-Hoshino LV,Sato F,Bombassaro A,Vicente VA,Mendes V,Baesso ML,Negri M,Svidzinski TI

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aggregate of microorganisms residing on the surface of the skin, in the oropharynx and in the GI tract, known as the human microbiota, play a major role as natural reservoirs for bacterial resistance to antibiotics. Fluoroquinolones (FQ) are among the most prescribed antibiotics and a major increase in FQ resistan...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： de Lastours V,Fantin B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) illustrates the complex immunity and immunopathology to this ubiquitous virus, starting from the failed formalin-inactivated vaccine trials performed in the 1960s. An attractive alternative to traditional live or killed virus vaccines is a defined vaccine c...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Anderson R,Huang Y,Langley JM

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Raman spectroscopy is an analytical method with a broad range of applications across multiple scientific fields. We report on a possibility to differentiate between two important Gram-positive species commonly found in clinical material - Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis - using this rapid nonin...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Rebrošová K,Šiler M,Samek O,Růžička F,Bernatová S,Ježek J,Zemánek P,Holá V

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare two identification methods for coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) isolated from patients with urinary tract infections, VITEK® 2 and MALDI-TOF VITEK®MS, with genotypic identification by internal transcribed spacer PCR (ITS-PCR). RESULTS:A total of 217 CoNS isolates were studied. Agreement of the VI...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Martins KB,Ferreira AM,Mondelli AL,Rocchetti TT,Lr de S da Cunha M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance continues to emerge as a leading cause for antiretroviral treatment failure. Several mutations in HIV reverse transcriptase (RT) confer resistance to non-nucleoside inhibitors (NNRTIs), vital components of antiretroviral combination therapies. Since the majority of mutations are located in the NNRTI binding...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Frey KM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HCV is a major cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. There is no vaccine available and the current antiviral therapies fail to cure approximately half of treated patients. Liver disease caused by HCV infection is the most common indication for orthotopic liver transplantation. Unfortunately, reinfection of the new...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Angus AG,Patel AH

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gallium has a long history as a diagnostic and chemotherapeutic agent. The pharmacological properties of Ga(III) rely on chemical mimicry; when Ga(III) is exogenously supplied to living cells it can replace Fe(III) within target molecules, thereby perturbing bacterial metabolism. Ga(III)-induced metabolic distresses a...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Minandri F,Bonchi C,Frangipani E,Imperi F,Visca P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the 33 confirmed Bartonella species to date, more than half are hosted by rodent species, and at least five of them have been involved in human illness causing diverse symptoms including fever, myocarditis, endocarditis, lymphadenitis and hepatitis. In almost all countries, wild rodents are infected by extremely...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Buffet JP,Kosoy M,Vayssier-Taussat M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Presenting the first clinical case of Wickerhamomyces myanmarensis. PATIENTS & METHODS:Yeast cells were isolated from blood and central venous catheter of a 5.5-year-old male subject. API 20C AUX, MALDI-TOF MS, ITS and LSU rDNA sequencing, and our qPCR assay were used for identification and the MIC values were det...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Arastehfar A,Bakhtiari M,Daneshnia F,Fang W,Sadati SK,Al-Hatmi AM,Groenewald M,Sharifi-Mehr H,Liao W,Pan W,Zomorodian K,Hagen F,Boekhout T

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the agent of TB, is a facultative intracellular bacterial pathogen that replicates inside host macrophages and other phagocytes within a membrane-bound vacuole or phagosome. How M. tuberculosis captures and exploits vital nutrients inside host cells is an intensive research area that might ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Gouzy A,Poquet Y,Neyrolles O

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical procedures for the symptomatic removal of the gallbladder and the vermiform appendix have been posited to adversely shift the assemblage of the intestinal microbiome increasing the risk of disease. The associated mechanisms have been linked with dysbiosis of the gut microbiota. Cholecystectomy causes changes ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Chen J,Sali A,Vitetta L

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious disease point-of-care test (ID-POCT) devices are becoming widely available, and in this respect, international quality standards and guidelines are available for consultation once ID-POCT has been implemented into medical institutions. However, specific guidelines for consultation during the initial pre-imp...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： van der Eijk AA,Tintu AN,Hays JP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, there is growing interest in the identification and purification of microbial lectins due to their involvement in the pathogenicity mechanisms of pathogens, such as Entamoeba histolytica and free-living amoebae. The Gal/GalNAc lectin from E. histolytica participates in adhesion, cytotoxicity and regulation ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Guzmán-Téllez P,Martínez-Castillo M,Flores-Huerta N,Rosales-Morgan G,Pacheco-Yépez J,la Garza M,Serrano-Luna J,Shibayama M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: Recent guidelines recommended removing metronidazole as a therapeutic option for Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI). However, superiority of vancomycin over metronidazole in mild CDI is not established and use of vancomycin might lead to emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Patients & metho...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Zilberman-Itskovich S,Youngster I,Lazarovitch T,Bondarenco M,Toledano L,Kachlon Y,Mengesha B,Strul N,Zaidenstein R,Marchaim D

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The seriousness to treat burn wounds infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa led us to examine whether the effect of the carbapenem antibiotic imipenem is enhanced by hyperbaric oxygen (HBO). MATERIALS & METHODS:The effects of HBO (100% O2, 3 ATA, 5 h) in combination with imipenen on bacterial counts of six is...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Lima FL,Joazeiro PP,Lancellotti M,de Hollanda LM,de Araújo Lima B,Linares E,Augusto O,Brocchi M,Giorgio S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Glutaredoxin is a conserved oxidoreductase in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. This study aimed to determine the role of Grx3 in cell survival, iron homeostasis and the oxidative stress response in Candida albicans. MATERIALS & METHODS:A grx3Δ/Δ mutant was obtained using PCR-mediated homologs recombination. The functio...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Zhang D,Dong Y,Yu Q,Kai Z,Zhang M,Jia C,Xiao C,Zhang B,Zhang B,Li M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During its productive infection, HSV-1 dramatically remodels the architecture and physiology of the host cell nucleus. The immediate-early proteins, the first viral proteins to be expressed during infection, are key players in this process. Here, we review the known properties and functions of immediate-early protein ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Rice SA,Davido DJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Diagnosis of pleural TB poses serious challenges due to paucibacillary nature of specimens and there is an urgent need to devise a reliable diagnostic test. METHODS:We compared GeneXpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampin assay and the multiplex PCR (M-PCR) targeting mpb64 (Rv1980c) and IS6110 in pleural fluids (...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Sharma S,Dahiya B,Sreenivas V,Singh N,Raj A,Sheoran A,Yadav A,Gupta KB,Mehta PK

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In light of recent studies based on cultivation-independent methods, it appears that the diversity of Prevotella in human microbiota is greater than was previously assumed from cultivation-based studies, and that the implication of these bacteria in several human diseases was unrecognized. While some Prevotella taxa w...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Alauzet C,Marchandin H,Lozniewski A

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human periodontium health is commonly compromised by chronic inflammatory conditions and has become a major public health concern. Dental plaque, the precursor of periodontal disease, is a complex biofilm consisting mainly of bacteria, but also archaea, protozoa, fungi and viruses. Viruses that specifically infect...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Pinto G,Silva MD,Peddey M,Sillankorva S,Azeredo J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To understand the relationship between ica, aap and bhp gene expression and the implications in biofilm formation in selected clinical and commensal Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates. MATERIAL & METHODS:Isolates were analyzed regarding their biofilm-forming capacity, biochemical matrix composition, biofilm spati...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Freitas AI,Lopes N,Oliveira F,Brás S,França Â,Vasconcelos C,Vilanova M,Cerca N

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus anthracis is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium representing the etiological cause of anthrax, a rare lethal disease of animals and humans. Development of anthrax countermeasures has gained increasing attention owing to the potential use of B. anthracis spores as a bioterror weapon. The various forms of...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Chitlaru T,Shafferman A

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last decade Raman spectroscopy has become established as a physicochemical technique for the rapid identification of microbes. This powerful analytical method generates a spectroscopic fingerprint from the microbial sample, which provides quantitative and qualitative information that can be used to characteri...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Ashton L,Lau K,Winder CL,Goodacre R

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate alterations of zinc homeostasis in macrophages exposed to Cryptococcus neoformans. Materials & methods: Using a fluorescent zinc probe-based flow cytometry and atomic absorption spectrometry, zinc levels were evaluated in J774.A1 cell lines exposed to C. neoformans H99 cells. The transcription profile o...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Dos Santos FM,Piffer AC,Schneider RO,Ribeiro NS,Garcia AWA,Schrank A,Kmetzsch L,Vainstein MH,Staats CC

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00