Genetic stability of Brucella abortus isolates from an outbreak by multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA16).

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epitope tagging is a powerful strategy to study the function of proteins. Although tools for C-terminal protein tagging in the ciliated protozoan Tetrahymena thermophila have been developed, N-terminal protein tagging in this organism is still technically demanding. RESULTS:In this study, we have establishe...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Busch CJ,Vogt A,Mochizuki K

更新日期：2010-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Modifiable lifestyle factors (e.g. dietary intake and physical activity) are important contributors to weight gain during college. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether associations exist between body mass index, physical activity, screen time, dietary consumption (fat, protein, carbohydrates, an...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Whisner CM,Maldonado J,Dente B,Krajmalnik-Brown R,Bruening M

更新日期：2018-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acinetobacter baumannii is a gram-negative bacterium which causes opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts. Genome plasticity has given rise to a wide range of strain variation with respect to antimicrobial resistance profiles and expression of virulence factors which lead to altered phenotypes as...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Boone RL,Whitehead B,Avery TM,Lu J,Francis JD,Guevara MA,Moore RE,Chambers SA,Doster RS,Manning SD,Townsend SD,Dent L,Marshall D,Gaddy JA,Damo SM

更新日期：2021-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wolbachia, one of the most abundant taxa of intracellular Alphaproteobacteria, is widespread among arthropods and filarial nematodes. The presence of these maternally inherited bacteria is associated with modifications of host fitness, including a variety of reproductive abnormalities, such as cytoplasmic in...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Conte CA,Segura DF,Milla FH,Augustinos A,Cladera JL,Bourtzis K,Lanzavecchia SB

更新日期：2019-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most of the studies evaluating the secular trends of blood isolates come from tertiary hospitals in urban areas. We sought to study the trends of the antimicrobial resistance of blood isolates in patients from a rural population hospitalized in a tertiary hospital in a small city in Greece. METHODS:We retro...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Falagas ME,Bakossi A,Pappas VD,Holevas PV,Bouras A,Stamata E

更新日期：2006-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host, are now accepted as suitable alternatives to antibiotics in the control of animal infections and improving animal production. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) with remarkable functional properties h...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Reuben RC,Roy PC,Sarkar SL,Alam RU,Jahid IK

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to design and evaluate fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) probes for the single-cell detection and enumeration of lactic acid bacteria, in particular organisms belonging to the major phylogenetic groups and species of oral lactobacilli and to Abiotrophia/Granulicatella. R...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Quevedo B,Giertsen E,Zijnge V,Lüthi-Schaller H,Guggenheim B,Thurnheer T,Gmür R

更新日期：2011-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The life cycle of a bacteriophage has tightly programmed steps to help virus infect its host through the interactions between the bacteriophage and its host proteins. However, bacteriophage-host protein interactions in high temperature environment remain poorly understood. To address this issue, the protein ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Chen Y,Wei D,Wang Y,Zhang X

更新日期：2013-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alpha-isopropylmalate synthase (alpha-IPMS) is the key enzyme that catalyzes the first committed step in the leucine biosynthetic pathway. The gene encoding alpha-IPMS in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, leuA, is polymorphic due to the insertion of 57-bp repeat units referred to as Variable Number of Tandem Repea...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Yindeeyoungyeon W,Likitvivatanavong S,Palittapongarnpim P

更新日期：2009-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae, is a novel member of the genus Streptococcus, falling close to related members like S. pneumoniae, S. mitis, and S. oralis. Its recent appearance has shed light on streptococcal infections, which has been unclear till recently. In this study, the transcriptome of S. pseudopneu...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Park HK,Myung SC,Kim W

更新日期：2012-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:GeoChip 3.0, a microbial functional gene array, containing ~28,000 oligonucleotide probes and targeting ~57,000 sequences from 292 functional gene families, provided a powerful tool for researching microbial community structure in natural environments. The alpine meadow is a dominant plant community in the Q...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Zhang Y,Lu Z,Liu S,Yang Y,He Z,Ren Z,Zhou J,Li D

更新日期：2013-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The natural product Emodin demonstrates a wide range of pharmacological properties including anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferation, vasorelaxant and anti-H. pylori activities. Although its H. pylori inhibition was discovered, no acting target information against Emodin has been revealed to date. ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Chen J,Zhang L,Zhang Y,Zhang H,Du J,Ding J,Guo Y,Jiang H,Shen X

更新日期：2009-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The phytohormone indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) is widely distributed among plant-associated bacteria. Certain strains of the Pseudomonas syringae complex can further metabolize IAA into a less biologically active amino acid conjugate, 3-indole-acetyl-ε-L-lysine, through the action of the iaaL gene. In P. syring...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Castillo-Lizardo MG,Aragón IM,Carvajal V,Matas IM,Pérez-Bueno ML,Gallegos MT,Barón M,Ramos C

更新日期：2015-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the importance of the B. cereus group as major foodborne pathogens that may cause diarrheal and/or emetic syndrome(s), no study in Tunisia has been conducted in order to characterize the pathogenic potential of the B. cereus group. The aim of this study was to assess the sanitary potential risks of 1...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Gdoura-Ben Amor M,Jan S,Baron F,Grosset N,Culot A,Gdoura R,Gautier M,Techer C

更新日期：2019-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hemibiotrophic fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa is the causal agent of Witches' broom, a disease of Theobroma cacao. The pathogen life cycle ends with the production of basidiocarps in dead tissues of the infected host. This structure generates millions of basidiospores that reinfect young tissues of the...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Pires AB,Gramacho KP,Silva DC,Góes-Neto A,Silva MM,Muniz-Sobrinho JS,Porto RF,Villela-Dias C,Brendel M,Cascardo JC,Pereira GA

更新日期：2009-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brucellosis incidence in China is divided into three stages: high incidence (1950s-1960s), decline (1970s-1980s), and re-emergence (1990s-2010s). At the re-emergence stage, Brucellosis incidence grew exponentially and spread to all 32 provinces. We describe the magnitude and the etiological distribution chan...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Piao DR,Liu X,Di DD,Xiao P,Zhao ZZ,Xu LQ,Tian GZ,Zhao HY,Fan WX,Cui BY,Jiang H

更新日期：2018-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The species Pectobacterium carotovorum includes a diverse subspecies of bacteria that cause disease on a wide variety of plants. In Morocco, approximately 95% of the P. carotovorum isolates from potato plants with tuber soft rot are P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum. However, identification of this pathogen ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Kettani-Halabi M,Terta M,Amdan M,El Fahime el M,Bouteau F,Ennaji MM

更新日期：2013-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The gene encoding the inorganic pyrophosphatase (PPase) of the intracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophila is induced during intracellular infection, but is constitutively expressed in Escherichia coli. The causative agent of tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, contains a well conserved copy of PPase...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Triccas JA,Gicquel B

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The KdpD/KdpE two-component system of Escherichia coli regulates expression of the kdpFABC operon encoding the high affinity K+ transport system KdpFABC. The input domain of KdpD comprises a domain that belongs to the family of universal stress proteins (Usp). It has been previously demonstrated that UspC bi...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Heermann R,Lippert ML,Jung K

更新日期：2009-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacteria excrete costly toxins to defend their ecological niche. The evolution of such antagonistic interactions between individuals is expected to depend on both the social environment and the strength of resource competition. Antagonism is expected to be weak among highly similar genotypes because most ind...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Schoustra SE,Dench J,Dali R,Aaron SD,Kassen R

更新日期：2012-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are solely responsible for the transmission of African trypanosomes, causative agents of sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in livestock. Due to the lack of efficient vaccines and the emergence of drug resistance, vector control approaches such as the sterile insect te...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Augustinos AA,Meki IK,Demirbas-Uzel G,Ouédraogo GMS,Saridaki A,Tsiamis G,Parker AG,Abd-Alla AMM,Bourtzis K

更新日期：2018-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Campylobacter jejuni is a leading foodborne pathogen worldwide. Despite the fastidious nature of C. jejuni growth, increasing numbers of human campylobacteriosis suggest that C. jejuni may possess unique mechanisms to survive under various stress conditions. C. jejuni possesses only three sigma factors (FliA...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Hwang S,Jeon B,Yun J,Ryu S

更新日期：2011-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The emergence of antibiotic resistant pathogenic bacteria has reduced our ability to combat infectious diseases. At the same time the numbers of new antibiotics reaching the market have decreased. This situation has created an urgent need to discover novel antibiotic scaffolds. Recently, the application of p...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Hoerr V,Duggan GE,Zbytnuik L,Poon KK,Große C,Neugebauer U,Methling K,Löffler B,Vogel HJ

更新日期：2016-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most lactic acid bacteria are non-motile but some of them are flagellated and exhibit motility. So far, motile lactobacilli have rarely been studied, and characteristics of their flagellins are poorly understood. In this study, a highly motile strain of Lactobacillus agilis was recruited for transcriptional ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Kajikawa A,Midorikawa E,Masuda K,Kondo K,Irisawa T,Igimi S,Okada S

更新日期：2016-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection with Brucella melitensis (B. melitensis) is one of the most important causes of abortion in goats and sheep, and also causes severe systemic disease in exposed humans. In Ethiopia, based on seroepidemiological studies, brucellosis is known to be endemic. However, there is little information on the ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Tekle M,Legesse M,Edao BM,Ameni G,Mamo G

更新日期：2019-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein secretion plays a central role in modulating the interactions of bacteria with their environments. This is particularly the case when symbiotic bacteria (whether pathogenic, commensal or mutualistic) are interacting with larger host organisms. In the case of Gram-negative bacteria, secretion requires transloca...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Tseng TT,Tyler BM,Setubal JC

更新日期：2009-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quinolone resistant Escherichia coli (QREC) have been found in samples from Norwegian broiler chicken, despite quinolones not being administered to poultry in Norway. Biofilm production may be one factor contributing to the observed persistence in the broiler production chain. In the present study, 158 QREC ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Nesse LL,Osland AM,Mo SS,Sekse C,Slettemeås JS,Bruvoll AEE,Urdahl AM,Vestby LK

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacteriocins are antimicrobial proteins and peptides ribosomally synthesized by some bacteria which can effect both intraspecies and interspecies killing. RESULTS:Moraxella catarrhalis strain E22 containing plasmid pLQ510 was shown to inhibit the growth of M. catarrhalis strain O35E. Two genes (mcbA and mcb...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Attia AS,Sedillo JL,Hoopman TC,Liu W,Liu L,Brautigam CA,Hansen EJ

更新日期：2009-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Botrytis cinerea secretes a high number of proteins that are predicted to have numerous O-glycosylation sites, frequently grouped in highly O-glycosylated regions, and analysis of mutants affected in O-glycosylation has shown, in B. cinerea and in other phytopathogenic fungi, that this process is important f...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： González M,Brito N,González C

更新日期：2014-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Candida parapsilosis typically is a commensal of human skin. However, when host immune defense is compromised or the normal microflora balance is disrupted, C. parapsilosis transforms itself into an opportunistic pathogen. Candida-derived lipase has been identified as potential virulence factor. Even though ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Nagy I,Filkor K,Németh T,Hamari Z,Vágvölgyi C,Gácser A

更新日期：2011-05-29 00:00:00