UV-resistant yeasts isolated from a high-altitude volcanic area on the Atacama Desert as eukaryotic models for astrobiology.

abstract：:Xylella fastidiosa Temecula1 is the causative agent of Pierce's disease of grapevine, which is spread by xylem-feeding insects. An important feature of the infection cycle is the ability of X. fastidiosa to colonize and interact with two distinct environments, the xylem of susceptible plants and the insect foregut. He...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Matsumoto A,Huston SL,Killiny N,Igo MM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing popularity of preservative-free cosmetics necessitates in-depth research, specifically as bacteria can react to local factors by important metabolic changes. In this respect, investigating the effect of cosmetic preparations on pathogenic strains of commensal species such as acneic forms of Cutibacterium ac...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Gannesen AV,Borrel V,Lefeuvre L,Netrusov AI,Plakunov VK,Feuilloley MGJ

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kalimantacin is an antimicrobial compound with strong antistaphylococcal activity that is produced by a hybrid trans-acyltransferase polyketide synthase/nonribosomal peptide synthetase system in Pseudomonas fluorescens BCCM_ID9359. We here present a systematic analysis of the substrate specificity of the glycine-incor...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Uytterhoeven B,Appermans K,Song L,Masschelein J,Lathouwers T,Michiels CW,Lavigne R

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diatoms frequently dominate marine and freshwater biofilms as major primary producers. Nutrient resources in these biofilms are patchily distributed and fluctuate dynamically over time. We recently reported that this spatially and temporally structured environment can be exploited by motile diatoms that use chemoattra...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： V Bondoc KG,Lembke C,Vyverman W,Pohnert G

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cyanobacteria, genes conferring mercury resistance are not organized as mer-operon, unlike in other bacterial phyla. Synechocystis contains only a putative MerR regulator, Slr0701, and a mercury reductase, MerA, located aside from each other in the genome. The slr0701-mutant showed reduction in photosynthetic activ...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Singh DK,Lingaswamy B,Koduru TN,Nagu PP,Jogadhenu PSS

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By taking advantage of the ballistoconidium-forming capabilities of members of the genus Sporobolomyces, we recovered ten isolates from deciduous tree leaves collected from Vermont and Washington, USA. Analysis of the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene and the D1/D2 domain of the large subunit ribosomal RNA gene indicat...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Cobban A,Edgcomb VP,Burgaud G,Repeta D,Leadbetter ER

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) causes airsacculitis, polyserositis, septicemia, and other mainly extraintestinal diseases in chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons, and other avian species, and is responsible for great economic losses in the avian industry. The autoinducer 2 (AI-2) quorum sensing system is widely p...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Yu L,Li W,Zhang M,Cui Y,Chen X,Ni J,Yu L,Shang F,Xue T

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Betaproteobacteria were the most common isolates from the water-filled tank of a Costa Rican bromeliad. Isolates included eight species from the orders Neisseriales and Burkholderiales, with close relatives recovered previously from tropical soils, wetlands, freshwater, or in association with plants. Compared to close...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Klann J,McHenry A,Montelongo C,Goffredi SK

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial pathogen which can persist in the hospital environment not only due to the acquirement of multiple antibiotic resistances, but also because of its exceptional resistance against disinfectants and desiccation. A suitable desiccation assay was established in which A. baumannii ATC...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Zeidler S,Müller V

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is common knowledge that fecal microbiota is a primary source of Escherichia coli causing urinary tract infections (UTIs) via the fecal-perineal-urethral route. But, it is still unknown whether E. coli UTI is mainly caused by dominant fecal E. coli isolates (prevalence hypothesis) or the isolates that possess more ...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Bahadori M,Motamedifar M,Derakhshandeh A,Firouzi R,Motamedi Boroojeni A,Alinejad M,Naziri Z

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial flagellar motility is a complex cellular behavior required for the colonization of the light-emitting organ of the Hawaiian bobtail squid, Euprymna scolopes, by the beneficial bioluminescent symbiont Vibrio fischeri. We characterized the basis of this behavior by performing (i) a forward genetic screen to id...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Brennan CA,Mandel MJ,Gyllborg MC,Thomasgard KA,Ruby EG

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections in humans. Although a number of bacteria can cause UTIs, most cases are due to infection by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC). UPEC are a genetically heterogeneous group that exhibit several virulence factors associated with colonizatio...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Schifano E,Marazzato M,Ammendolia MG,Zanni E,Ricci M,Comanducci A,Goldoni P,Conte MP,Uccelletti D,Longhi C

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein lysine acetylation, a dynamic and reversible posttranslational modification, plays a crucial role in several cellular processes, including cell cycle regulation, metabolism, enzymatic activities, and protein interactions. Brenneria nigrifluens is a pathogen of walnut trees with shallow bark canker and can caus...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Li Y,Xue H,Bian DR,Xu G,Piao C

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The OMPs A (OmpA)-of Edwardsiella anguillarum and OmpU of V. vulnificus have been proven to be good antigens. In this study, after construction of a vector, a new recombinant Omp (rOMP) containing both OmpA and OmpU was expressed and purified. Then, the Japanese eels (Anguilla japonica) were intraperitoneally (i.p.) i...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Guo S,Hu L,Feng J,Lin P,He L,Yan Q

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In rod-shaped bacteria, the proper placement of the division septum at the midcell relies, at least partially, on the proteins of the Min system as an inhibitor of cell division. The main principle of Min system function involves the formation of an inhibitor gradient along the cell axis; however, the establishment of...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Makroczyová J,Jamroškovič J,Krascsenitsová E,Labajová N,Barák I

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A robust DNA extraction method is important to identify the majority of microorganisms present in environmental microbial communities and to enable a consistent comparison between different studies. Here, 15 manual and four automated commercial DNA extraction kits were evaluated for their efficiency to extract DNA fro...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Burbach K,Seifert J,Pieper DH,Camarinha-Silva A

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have designed a thermoelectric heat exchanger (TEHE) for microbial fermentations that is able to produce electric power from a microbial continuous culture using the intrinsic heat generated by microbial growth. While the TEHE was connected, the system proved able to stably self-maintain both the temperature and th...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Latorre-Pérez A,Vilanova C,Alcaina JJ,Porcar M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several factors affect protein expression in Pichia pastoris, one among them is the carbon source. In this work, we studied the effect of this factor on the expression level of rabies virus glycoprotein (RABV-G) in two recombinant clones harboring seven copies of the gene of interest. The expression was driven either ...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Ben Azoun S,Kallel H

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type II toxin-antitoxin (TA) modules are thought to mediate stress-responses by temporarily suppressing protein synthesis while cells redirect transcription to adapt to environmental change. Here, we show that YoeB, a ribosome-dependent mRNase toxin, is activated in Escherichia coli cells grown at elevated temperature...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Janssen BD,Garza-Sánchez F,Hayes CS

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclease colicins bind their target receptor BtuB in the outer membrane of sensitive Escherichia coli cells in the form of a high-affinity complex with their cognate immunity proteins. The release of the immunity protein from the colicin complex is a prerequisite for cell entry of the colicin and occurs via a process ...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Vankemmelbeke M,Housden NG,James R,Kleanthous C,Penfold CN

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trying to widen the discussion on the risks associated with dental waste, this study proposed to investigate and genetically compare yeast isolates recovered from dental solid waste and waste workers. Three samples were collected from workers' hands, nasal mucosa, and professional clothing (days 0, 30, and 180), and t...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Vieira CD,Tagliaferri TL,de Carvalho MAR,de Resende-Stoianoff MA,Holanda RA,de Magalhães TFF,Magalhães PP,Dos Santos SG,de Macêdo Farias L

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sustained monoculture often leads to the inhibition of plant growth, the decrease of the soil microbial diversity, and changes in soil microbial community composition, particularly to the accumulation of soil-borne pathogens. In this study, we conducted field experiments to investigate the practical effects of tilling...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Chen H,Zhao S,Zhao J,Zhang K,Jiang J,Guan Z,Chen S,Chen F,Fang W

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During mixed-acid fermentation Escherichia coli produces formate, which is initially excreted out the cell. Accumulation of formate, and dropping extracellular pH, leads to biosynthesis of the formate hydrogenlyase (FHL) complex. FHL consists of membrane and soluble domains anchored within the inner membrane. The solu...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Pinske C,Sargent F

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the relevance of landscape, regarding the spatial patterning of microbial communities and the relative influence of environmental parameters versus human activities, few investigations have been conducted at this scale. Here, we used a systematic grid to characterize the distribution of soil microbial communit...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Constancias F,Terrat S,Saby NP,Horrigue W,Villerd J,Guillemin JP,Biju-Duval L,Nowak V,Dequiedt S,Ranjard L,Chemidlin Prévost-Bouré N

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basic cosmetics was used by volunteers belonging to high (HHG) and low (LHG) hydration groups for 4 weeks, and bacterial communities and biophysical parameters in facial skin were analyzed. Hydration level increases and transepidermal water loss and roughness decreases were observed in both groups after cosmetic use. ...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Lee HJ,Jeong SE,Lee S,Kim S,Han H,Jeon CO

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the possible effects of sulfamonomethoxine (SMM) on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), we quantitatively evaluated the microbial shifts in the intestines of Nile tilapia in response to different doses of SMM (200 and 300 mg/kg) using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. At the phylum level, the control group (0...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Ming J,Fu Z,Ma Z,Zhou L,Zhang Z,Song C,Yuan X,Wu Q

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intraspecies genomic diversity of the single-strand RNA (+) virus species hepatitis A virus (Hepatovirus), hepatitis C virus (Hepacivirus), and hepatitis E virus (Orthohepevirus) was compared. These viral species all can cause liver inflammation (hepatitis), but share no gene similarity. The codon usage of human h...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Wassenaar TM,Jun SR,Robeson M,Ussery DW

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our previous work, we demonstrated that viable but nonculturable (VBNC) Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 were converted to culturable by coculture with eukaryotic cells. Furthermore, we isolated a factor converting VBNC V. cholerae to culturable (FCVC) from a eukaryotic cell line, HT-29. In this study, we purified FCVC ...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： Senoh M,Hamabata T,Takeda Y

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial biofilms are communities of surface-adhered cells enclosed in a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances. Bacterial cells in biofilm are 10~1,000-fold more resistant to antimicrobials than the planktonic cells. Burgeoning antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm has necessitated the develo...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： She P,Wang Y,Luo Z,Chen L,Tan R,Wang Y,Wu Y

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared the sensitivity of spores from virulent and attenuated Bacillus anthracis strains in suspension to inactivation by various chemical disinfectants. Spore suspensions from two virulent strains (A0256 and A0372) and two attenuated strains (Sterne and A0141) of B. anthracis were tested against two alde...

journal_title：MicrobiologyOpen

authors： March JK,Cohen MN,Lindsey JM,Millar DA,Lowe CW,Bunnell AJ,O'Neill KL,Schaalje GB,Robison RA

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00