Identification of virulence associated loci in the emerging broad host range plant pathogen Pseudomonas fuscovaginae.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistance (ESC-R) in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae is a healthcare threat; high gastrointestinal carriage rates are reported from South-east Asia. Colonisation prevalence data in Cambodia are lacking. The aim of this study was to determine gastrointestinal coloni...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： van Aartsen JJ,Moore CE,Parry CM,Turner P,Phot N,Mao S,Suy K,Davies T,Giess A,Sheppard AE,Peto TEA,Day NPJ,Crook DW,Walker AS,Stoesser N

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HSV-1 is a common pathogen that infects 50-90% of the human population worldwide. HSV-1 causes numerous infection-related diseases, some of which are severely life-threatening. There are antiviral medications with activity against HSV-1. However, with the emergence of drug-resistant mutant strains of HSV-1, ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Huang Q,Hou J,Yang P,Yan J,Yu X,Zhuo Y,He S,Xu F

更新日期：2019-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Klebsiella pneumoniae displaying the hypermucoviscosity (HV) phenotype are considered more virulent than HV-negative strains. Nevertheless, the emergence of tissue-abscesses-associated HV-negative isolates motivated us to re-evaluate the role of HV-phenotype. RESULTS:Instead of genetically manipulating the ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Lin YC,Lu MC,Tang HL,Liu HC,Chen CH,Liu KS,Lin C,Chiou CS,Chiang MK,Chen CM,Lai YC

更新日期：2011-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The human gastrointestinal (GI) tract microbiota is characterised by an abundance of uncultured bacteria most often assigned in phyla Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes. Diversity of this microbiota, even though approached with culture independent techniques in several studies, still requires more elucidation. The...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Krogius-Kurikka L,Kassinen A,Paulin L,Corander J,Mäkivuokko H,Tuimala J,Palva A

更新日期：2009-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacillus mycoides Flügge, a Gram-positive, non-motile soil bacterium assigned to Bacillus cereus group, grows on agar as chains of cells linked end to end, forming radial filaments curving clock- or counter-clockwise (SIN or DX morphotypes). The molecular mechanism causing asymmetric curving is not known: ou...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Di Franco C,Beccari E,Santini T,Pisaneschi G,Tecce G

更新日期：2002-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have identified in Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), already known as a pathogen in ruminants, a potential zoonotic agent of some autoimmune diseases in humans. Therefore, considering the possible risk for public health, it is necessary a thorough understanding of MAP's gene e...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Cossu A,Sechi LA,Zanetti S,Rosu V

更新日期：2012-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Successful viral infection requires the involvement of host cellular factors in their life cycle. Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) can be recruited by numerous viruses to promote the folding, maturation, or assembly of viral proteins. We have previously shown that HSP70 is significantly elevated in porcine repr...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Gao J,Xiao S,Liu X,Wang L,Ji Q,Mo D,Chen Y

更新日期：2014-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Moraxella catarrhalis is a human-specific gram-negative bacterium readily isolated from the respiratory tract of healthy individuals. The organism also causes significant health problems, including 15-20% of otitis media cases in children and ~10% of respiratory infections in adults with chronic obstructive ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Balder R,Shaffer TL,Lafontaine ER

更新日期：2013-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most studies on the human microbiota have analyzed stool samples, although a large proportion of the absorption of nutrients takes place in upper gut tract. We collected samples from different locations along the entire gastrointestinal tract from six patients who had simultaneously undergone upper endoscopy...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Mailhe M,Ricaboni D,Vitton V,Gonzalez JM,Bachar D,Dubourg G,Cadoret F,Robert C,Delerce J,Levasseur A,Fournier PE,Angelakis E,Lagier JC,Raoult D

更新日期：2018-10-24 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:Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (Typhimurium) is an important pathogen that infects a broad range of hosts. In humans, Typhimurium causes a gastroenteritis characterized by vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pains. Typhimurium infection occurs mainly through the ingestion of contaminated food includin...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Dieye Y,Ameiss K,Mellata M,Curtiss R 3rd

更新日期：2009-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important gram-negative opportunistic pathogen causing primarily urinary tract infections, respiratory infections, and bacteraemia. The ability of bacteria to form biofilms on medical devices, e.g. catheters, has a major role in development of many nosocomial infections. Most clin...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Schroll C,Barken KB,Krogfelt KA,Struve C

更新日期：2010-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A growing body of evidence suggests that Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) uses the host's cholesterol as a source of carbon and energy during infection. Strains defective in cholesterol transport or degradation exhibit attenuated growth in activated macrophages and diminished infectivity in animal models. Th...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Brzezinska M,Szulc I,Brzostek A,Klink M,Kielbik M,Sulowska Z,Pawelczyk J,Dziadek J

更新日期：2013-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) is a zoonotic pathogen, which can be found in many sources including animals and the environment. However, little is known about the molecular relatedness among S. Enteritidis isolates from different sources. We have applied multiple-locus variable nu...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Cho S,Whittam TS,Boxrud DJ,Bartkus JM,Saeed AM

更新日期：2008-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Participation of renal cells in the pathogenesis of staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) is critical for late cleansing and sequestration of the antigens facilitated by CD1d mediated antigen sensing and recognition. This is a noted deviation from the typical antigen recognition process that recruits the major ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Hammamieh R,Chakraborty N,Lin Y,Shupp JW,Miller SA,Morris S,Jett M

更新日期：2015-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Edwardsiella ictaluri is a Gram-negative facultative intracellular anaerobe and the etiologic agent of enteric septicemia of channel catfish (ESC). To the catfish industry, ESC is a devastating disease due to production losses and treatment costs. Identification of virulence mechanisms of E. ictaluri is crit...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Kalindamar S,Lu J,Abdelhamed H,Tekedar HC,Lawrence ML,Karsi A

更新日期：2019-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluated how dosing regimen for intramuscularly-administered ampicillin, composition of Escherichia coli strains with regard to ampicillin susceptibility, and excretion of bacteria from the intestine affected the level of resistance among Escherichia coli strains in the intestine of nursery pigs....

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Ahmad A,Zachariasen C,Christiansen LE,Græsbøll K,Toft N,Matthews L,Nielsen SS,Olsen JE

更新日期：2016-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biofilm is a fundamental bacterial survival mode which proceeds through three main generalized phases: adhesion, maturation, and dispersion. Lactobacilli spp. (LB) are critical components of gut and reproductive health and are widely used probiotics. Evaluation of time-dependent mechanisms of biofilm formati...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Martinez S,Garcia JG,Williams R,Elmassry M,West A,Hamood A,Hurtado D,Gudenkauf B,Ventolini G,Schlabritz-Loutsevitch N

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neisseria meningitidis serogroups W and Y are the most common serogroups causing invasive meningococcal disease in Sweden. The majority of cases are caused by the serogroup W UK 2013 strain of clonal complex (cc) 11, and subtype 1 of the serogroup Y, YI strain of cc23. In this study, virulence factors of sev...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Eriksson L,Stenmark B,Deghmane AE,Thulin Hedberg S,Säll O,Fredlund H,Mölling P,Taha MK

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported an error in Fig. 2c. ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： El-Naggar NE,El-Shweihy NM

更新日期：2020-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pseudomonas syringae is pathogenic to a large number of plant species. For host colonization and disease progression, strains of this bacterium utilize an array of type III-secreted effectors and other virulence factors, including small secreted molecules such as syringolin A, a peptide derivative that inhib...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Dudnik A,Dudler R

更新日期：2014-12-04 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:The genus Lactobacillus belongs to a large heterogeneous group of low G + C Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria, which are frequently used as probiotics. The health-beneficial effects, in particular the immunomodulation effect, of probiotics depend on the strain and dose used. Strain variations may be related t...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Górska S,Buda B,Brzozowska E,Schwarzer M,Srutkova D,Kozakova H,Gamian A

更新日期：2016-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The infections caused by antibiotic multidrug-resistant bacteria seriously threaten human health. To prevent and cure the infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria, new antimicrobial agents are required. Antimicrobial peptides are ideal therapy candidates for antibiotic-resistant pathogens. However, ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Mao R,Teng D,Wang X,Zhang Y,Jiao J,Cao X,Wang J

更新日期：2015-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The naked mole-rat (NMR, Heterocephalus glaber) is being bred as a novel laboratory animal due to its unique biological characteristics, including longevity, cancer resistance, hypoxia tolerance, and pain insensitivity. It is expected that differences exist between the microbiota of wild NMRs and that of NMR...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Cong W,Xing J,Feng Y,Wang J,Fu R,Yue B,He Z,Lin L,Yang W,Cheng J,Sun W,Cui S

更新日期：2018-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacillus sp. H2O-1, isolated from the connate water of a Brazilian reservoir, produces an antimicrobial substance (denoted as AMS H2O-1) that is active against sulfate reducing bacteria, which are the major bacterial group responsible for biogenic souring and biocorrosion in petroleum reservoirs. Thus, the u...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Korenblum E,de Araujo LV,Guimarães CR,de Souza LM,Sassaki G,Abreu F,Nitschke M,Lins U,Freire DM,Barreto-Bergter E,Seldin L

更新日期：2012-11-07 00:00:00

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journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Abd-Alla AMM,Tsiamis G,Boucias DG

更新日期：2018-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cell tropism of Brucella abortus, a causative agent of brucellosis and facultative intracellular pathogen, in the placenta is thought to be a key event of infectious abortion, although the molecular mechanism for this is largely unknown. There is a higher degree of bacterial colonization in the placenta ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Watanabe K,Tachibana M,Tanaka S,Furuoka H,Horiuchi M,Suzuki H,Watarai M

更新日期：2008-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies suggest that the reported protective effects of statins (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) against community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and sepsis in humans may be due to confounders and a healthy user-effect. To directly test whether statins are protective against Streptococcus pneumoniae, the lead...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Boyd AR,Hinojosa CA,Rodriguez PJ,Orihuela CJ

更新日期：2012-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brucellosis caused by Brucella abortus is one of the most important zoonoses in the world. Multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA16) has been shown be a useful tool to epidemiological traceback studies in B. abortus infection. Thus, the present study aimed (i) to evaluate the genetic div...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Dorneles EM,Santana JA,Alves TM,Pauletti RB,Mol JP,Heinemann MB,Lage AP

更新日期：2014-07-11 00:00:00