Diversity of the Sediment Microbial Community in the Aha Watershed (Southwest China) in Response to Acid Mine Drainage Pollution Gradients.

abstract：:Insecticidal crystal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis in sprays and transgenic crops are extremely useful for environmentally sound pest management, but their long-term efficacy is threatened by evolution of resistance by target pests. The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) is the first insect to evolve resist...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Ballester V,Granero F,Tabashnik BE,Malvar T,Ferré J

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel method of detecting extracellular protease activity at biofilm-substratum interfaces was developed. This method utilizes fluorescent molecules bound to cellulose substrata with a lectin. Extracellular proteases degrade the lectin and release the fluorochrome into solution. This new technique and a standard dis...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Francoeur SN,Wetzel RG,Neely RK

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the increased number of anthrax outbreaks in Georgia and the other Caucasian republics of the former Soviet Union, no data are available on the diversity of the Bacillus anthracis strains involved. There is also little data available on strains from the former Soviet Union, including the strains previously use...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Merabishvili M,Natidze M,Rigvava S,Brusetti L,Raddadi N,Borin S,Chanishvili N,Tediashvili M,Sharp R,Barbeschi M,Visca P,Daffonchio D

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas putida F1 and Pseudomonas sp. strain JS150 initiate toluene degradation by incorporating molecular oxygen into the aromatic nucleus to form cis-1,2-dihydroxy-3-methylcyclohexa-3,5-diene. When toluene-grown cells were incubated with 2- and 3-nitrotoluene, the major products identified were 2- and 3-nitroben...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Robertson JB,Spain JC,Haddock JD,Gibson DT

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Symbiotic microorganisms have been found in the hemolymph (blood) of many aquatic invertebrates, such as crabs, shrimp, and oysters. Hemolymph is a critical site in the host immune response. Currently, studies on hemolymph microorganisms are mostly performed with culture-dependent strategies using selective media (e.g...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Zhang X,Sun Z,Zhang X,Zhang M,Li S

更新日期：2018-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Cadmium is an important heavy metal pollutant. For this study, we investigated the effects of cadmium exposure on the oxidative stress responses of Xanthomonas campestris, a soil and plant pathogenic bacterium. The exposure of X. campestris to low concentrations of cadmium induces cross-protection against subsequent k...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Banjerdkij P,Vattanaviboon P,Mongkolsuk S

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the biochemical basis of the differences in the insecticidal spectrum of Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal crystal proteins (ICPs), we performed membrane binding and toxicity assays with three different ICPs and three lepidopteran species. The three ICPs have different toxicity patterns in the three s...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Van Rie J,Jansens S,Höfte H,Degheele D,Van Mellaert H

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A gram-negative bacterium isolated from activated sludge was able to utilize up to 25 mM phosphonoacetate as the sole carbon and phosphorus source, with simultaneous excretion of virtually equimolar levels of phosphate. 2-Aminoethylphosphonate was similarly utilized with equivalent growth rates and cellular yields, wh...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： McMullan G,Harrington F,Quinn JP

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Algal biofuels represent one of the most promising means of sustainably replacing liquid fuels. However, significant challenges remain before alga-based fuels become competitive with fossil fuels. One of the largest challenges is the ability to harvest the algae in an economical and low-energy manner. In this article,...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Powell RJ,Hill RT

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB), which is a groundwater contaminant in areas where it was once used as a soil fumigant, was shown to be degraded aerobically by microorganisms in two types of surface soils from an EDB-contaminated groundwater discharge area. At initial concentrations of 6 to 8 mug/liter, EDB was degraded in a ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Pignatello JJ

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enhance food safety and stability, the food industry tends to use natural antimicrobials such as plant-derived compounds as an attractive alternative to chemical preservatives. Nonetheless, caution must be exercised in light of the potential for bacterial adaptation to these molecules, a phenomenon previously obser...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Dubois-Brissonnet F,Naïtali M,Mafu AA,Briandet R

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical and proteomic tools have been utilized for investigating the mechanism of action of a new Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain (SeITE02), a gammaproteobacterium capable of resistance to high concentrations of selenite [SeO(3)(2-), Se(IV)], reducing it to nontoxic elemental selenium under aerobic conditions;...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Antonioli P,Lampis S,Chesini I,Vallini G,Rinalducci S,Zolla L,Righetti PG

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noroviruses (NoV) annually cause millions of cases of gastrointestinal disease in the United States. NoV are associated with raw shellfish outbreaks, particularly oysters, which are thought to bioaccumulate NoV particles during the filter-feeding process. NoV outbreaks, however, have also been known to occur from othe...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Gandhi KM,Mandrell RE,Tian P

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0, mutation of the GacA-controlled aprA gene (encoding the major extracellular protease) or the gacA regulatory gene resulted in reduced biocontrol activity against the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita during tomato and soybean infection. Culture supernatants of strain CHA0 inhibi...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Siddiqui IA,Haas D,Heeb S

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The design and operation of a manually operated multiple syringe inoculator was described. Either 9 or 21 inoculations of constant volume could be made simultaneously. Up to 100 plates could be inoculated in 15 min with excellent reproducibility. No contact occurred between the inoculating needles and the agar surface...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kaneko T,Holder-Franklin M,Franklin M

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio vulnificus biotype 2 is a primary pathogen for eels and, as has recently been suggested, an opportunistic pathogen for humans. In this study we have investigated the ability of V. vulnificus biotype 2 to obtain iron by siderophore-mediated mechanisms and evaluated the importance of free iron in vibriosis. The v...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Biosca EG,Fouz B,Alcaide E,Amaro C

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Exiguobacterium can adapt readily to, and survive in, diverse environments. Our study demonstrated that Exiguobacterium sp. strain S3-2, isolated from marine sediment, is resistant to five antibiotics. The plasmid pMC1 in this strain carries seven putative resistance genes. We functionally characterized thes...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Yang J,Wang C,Wu J,Liu L,Zhang G,Feng J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Altogether, 100 strains of Listeria monocytogenes serovar 1/2a isolated from humans, animals, food, and the environment were typed by a combination of PCR and restriction enzyme analysis (REA). A PCR product of 2,916 bp, containing the downstream end of the gene inlA (955 bp), the space between inlA and inlB (85 bp), ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Unnerstad H,Nilsson I,Ericsson H,Danielsson-Tham ML,Bille J,Bannerman E,Tham W

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant surfaces, colonized by numerous and diverse bacterial species, are often considered hot spots for horizontal gene transfer (HGT) between plants and bacteria. Plant DNA released during the degradation of plant tissues can persist and remain biologically active for significant periods of time, suggesting that soil...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Pontiroli A,Rizzi A,Simonet P,Daffonchio D,Vogel TM,Monier JM

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adherence to hydroxyapatite (HA) was examined as a method to concentrate bacteria from foods. Using HA at a level of 10% and suspensions of an Escherichia coli strain containing 10(9), 10(6), and 10(3) cells per ml, kinetic studies revealed that maximum adherence was attained within 5 min for all cell concentrations a...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Berry ED,Siragusa GR

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acid compositions in growing and resting cells of several strains of Pseudomonas putida (P8, NCTC 10936, and KT 2440) were studied, with a focus on alterations of the saturation degree, cis-trans isomerization, and cyclopropane formation. The fatty acid compositions of the strains were very similar under compara...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Härtig C,Loffhagen N,Harms H

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-eight halobacteria, including both culture collection strains and fresh isolates from widely differing geographical areas, were tested for susceptibility to arsenate, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, silver, and zinc ions by an agar dilution technique. The culture collection strains show...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Nieto JJ,Ventosa A,Ruiz-Berraquero F

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estuarine systems are the major conduits for the transfer of nitrate from agricultural and other terrestrial-anthropogenic sources into marine ecosystems. Within estuarine sediments some microbially driven processes (denitrification and anammox) result in the net removal of nitrogen from the environment, while others ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Smith CJ,Nedwell DB,Dong LF,Osborn AM

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the growth of six culturable bacterial lineages from coastal North Sea picoplankton in environmental samples under different incubation conditions. The grazing pressure of heterotrophic nanoflagellates (HNF) was reduced either by double prefiltration through 0.8- micro m-pore-size filters or by 10-fold dilu...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Beardsley C,Pernthaler J,Wosniok W,Amann R

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found that the human intestinal isolate Bifidobacterium bifidum MIMBb75 strongly adhered to Caco-2 cells. Proteinase K and lithium chloride treatments showed that proteins play a key role in MIMBb75 adhesion to Caco-2 cells. By studying the cell wall-associated proteins, we identified a surface protein, which we la...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Guglielmetti S,Tamagnini I,Mora D,Minuzzo M,Scarafoni A,Arioli S,Hellman J,Karp M,Parini C

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolation of amoebae from the surface and internal tissues of edible mushrooms was investigated. Samples tested over a 3-year period included mushrooms cultivated from six geographic localities. Of 168 mushroom surfaces tested, 161 (96%) yielded amoebae. Of 166 samples of internal stalk and cap tissues tested, only 1 ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Napolitano JJ

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptosporidium is a genus of waterborne protozoan parasites that causes significant gastrointestinal disease in humans. These parasites can accumulate in environmental biofilms and be subsequently released to contaminate water supplies. Natural microbial assemblages were collected each season from an eastern Pennsylv...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Wolyniak EA,Hargreaves BR,Jellison KL

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofilm bacteria challenged with monochloramine retained significant respiratory activity, even though they could not be cultured on agar plates. Microbial colony counts on agar media declined by approximately 99.9% after 1 h of disinfection, whereas the number of bacteria stained by a fluorescent redox dye experience...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Stewart PS,Griebe T,Srinivasan R,Chen CI,Yu FP,deBeer D,McFeters GA

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to determine whether microorganisms from the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-contaminated sediment in Woods Pond (Lenox, Mass.) could dehalogenate brominated biphenyls. The PCB dechlorination specificities for the microorganisms in this sediment have been well characterized. This allowed us to compare the deh...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Bedard DL,Van Dort HM

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparisons of animals bearing and lacking microorganisms can offer valuable insight into the interactions between animal hosts and their resident microbiota. Most hosts are naturally infected, and therefore, these comparisons require specific procedures (e.g., antibiotic treatment or physical exclusion of microorgani...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Ridley EV,Wong AC,Douglas AE

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00