Special issue on enhancing vector refractoriness to trypanosome infection-foreword.

abstract：BACKGROUND:A common assumption of microorganisms is that laboratory stocks will remain genetically and phenotypically constant over time, and across laboratories. It is becoming increasingly clear, however, that mutations can ruin strain integrity and drive the divergence or "domestication" of stocks. Since its discove...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Carroll SM,Xue KS,Marx CJ

更新日期：2014-01-02 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacterial lipoproteins often play important roles in pathogenesis and can stimulate protective immune responses. Such lipoproteins are viable vaccine candidates. Haemophilus ducreyi, which causes the sexually transmitted disease chancroid, expresses a number of lipoproteins during human infection. One such l...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Janowicz DM,Zwickl BW,Fortney KR,Katz BP,Bauer ME

更新日期：2014-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-structural protein 1 (NS1) is a multifunctional protein and a crucial regulatory factor in the replication and pathogenesis of avian influenza virus (AIV). Studies have shown that NS1 can interact with a variety of host proteins to modulate the viral life cycle. We previously generated a monoclonal antib...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Ma Y,Sun J,Gu L,Bao H,Zhao Y,Shi L,Yao W,Tian G,Wang X,Chen H

更新日期：2017-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plant endophytic bacteria play an important role benefiting plant growth or being pathogenic to plants or organisms that consume those plants. Multiple species of bacteria have been found co-inhabiting plants, both cultivated and wild, with viruses and fungi. For these reasons, a general understanding of pla...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Ding T,Palmer MW,Melcher U

更新日期：2013-01-03 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:Famous Chinese strong-flavored liquor (CSFL) is brewed by microbial consortia in a special fermentation pit (FT). However, the fermentation process was not fully understood owing to the complicate community structure and metabolism. In this study, the process-related dynamics of microbial communities and mai...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Zhang Y,Zhu X,Li X,Tao Y,Jia J,He X

更新日期：2017-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microbiome and metagenomic studies have given rise to a new understanding of microbial colonization of various human tissues and their ability to impact our health. One human microbiome growing in notoriety, the vaginal microbiome, stands out given its importance for women's health, and is peculiar in terms ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Brandt K,Barrangou R

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mce4 operon is one of the four homologues of mammalian cell entry (mce) operons of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The mce4A (Rv3499c) gene within this operon is homologous to mce1A (Rv0169), that has a role in host cell invasion by M. tuberculosis. Our earlier reports show that mce4 operon is expressed duri...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Saini NK,Sharma M,Chandolia A,Pasricha R,Brahmachari V,Bose M

更新日期：2008-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the present work, we describe a group of anomalous dose-response (DR) profiles and develop a dynamic model that is able to explain them. Responses were obtained from conventional assays of three antimicrobial agents (nisin, pediocin and phenol) against two microorganisms (Carnobacterium piscicola and Leuc...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Murado MA,Vázquez JA

更新日期：2010-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycobacterium avium is an environmental mycobacterium that can be divided into the subspecies avium, hominissuis, paratuberculosis and silvaticum. Some M. avium subspecies are opportunistic pathogens for animals and humans. They are ubiquitous in nature and can be isolated from natural sources of water, soil...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Johansen TB,Olsen I,Jensen MR,Dahle UR,Holstad G,Djønne B

更新日期：2007-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Rio Grande River is the natural boundary between U.S. and Mexico from El Paso, TX to Brownsville, TX. and is one of the major water resources of the area. Agriculture, farming, maquiladora industry, domestic activities, as well as differences in disposal regulations and enforcement increase the contamina...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Mendoza J,Botsford J,Hernandez J,Montoya A,Saenz R,Valles A,Vazquez A,Alvarez M

更新日期：2004-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whole-genome sequencing using high throughput technologies has revolutionized and speeded up the scientific investigation of bacterial genetics, biochemistry, and molecular biology. Lactic acid bacteria (LABs) have been extensively used in fermentation and more recently as probiotics in food products that pr...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： El Jeni R,Ghedira K,El Bour M,Abdelhak S,Benkahla A,Bouhaouala-Zahar B

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antimicrobial resistance is currently a major global issue. As the rate of emergence of antimicrobial resistance has superseded the rate of discovery and introduction of new effective drugs, the medical arsenal now is experiencing shortage of effective drugs to combat diseases, particularly against diseases ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Teh CH,Nazni WA,Nurulhusna AH,Norazah A,Lee HL

更新日期：2017-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibronectin-binding protein A (FnBPA) mediates adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus to fibronectin, fibrinogen and elastin. We previously reported that S. aureus strain P1 encodes an FnBPA protein where the fibrinogen/elastin-binding domain (A domain) is substantially divergent in amino acid sequence from the a...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Loughman A,Sweeney T,Keane FM,Pietrocola G,Speziale P,Foster TJ

更新日期：2008-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacterial nucleoid consists of genome DNA, RNA, and hundreds of nucleoid-associated proteins (NAPs). Escherichia coli nucleoid is compacted towards the stationary phase, replacing most log-phase NAPs with the major stationary-phase nucleoid protein, Dps. In contrast, Staphylococcus aureus nucleoid sustains t...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Ushijima Y,Ohniwa RL,Morikawa K

更新日期：2017-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heterologous prime-boost immunization protocols using different gene expression systems have proven to be successful tools in protecting against various diseases in experimental animal models. The main reason for using this approach is to exploit the ability of expression cassettes to prime or boost the immu...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Aleshin SE,Timofeev AV,Khoretonenko MV,Zakharova LG,Pashvykina GV,Stephenson JR,Shneider AM,Altstein AD

更新日期：2005-08-02 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:Mosquitoes are intermediate hosts for numerous disease causing organisms. Vector control is one of the most investigated strategy for the suppression of mosquito-borne diseases. Anopheles stephensi is one of the vectors of malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax. The parasite undergoes major developmental and matu...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Rani A,Sharma A,Rajagopal R,Adak T,Bhatnagar RK

更新日期：2009-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For a good probiotic candidate, the abilities to adhere to intestinal epithelium and to fortify barrier function are considered to be crucial for colonization and functionality of the strain. The strain Lactobacillus acidophilus LAB20 was isolated from the jejunum of a healthy dog, where it was found to be t...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Kainulainen V,Tang Y,Spillmann T,Kilpinen S,Reunanen J,Saris PE,Satokari R

更新日期：2015-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chlamydia pneumoniae is a common human pathogen that is associated with upper and lower respiratory tract infections. It has also been suggested that C. pneumoniae infection can trigger or promote a number of chronic inflammatory conditions, including asthma and atherosclerosis. Several strains of C. pneumon...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： He X,Liang Y,LaValley MP,Lai J,Ingalls RR

更新日期：2015-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum is a phytopathogenic enterobacterium responsible for soft rot, a disease characterized by extensive maceration of the affected plant tissue. This species also produces two or more antibacterial substances called bacteriocins, which enhance its competitiveness aga...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Chan YC,Wu HP,Chuang DY

更新日期：2009-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ochrobactrum anthropi is a versatile bacterial species with strains living in very diverse habitats. It is increasingly recognized as opportunistic pathogen in hospitalized patients. The population biology of the species particularly with regard to the characteristics of the human isolates is being investiga...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Romano S,Aujoulat F,Jumas-Bilak E,Masnou A,Jeannot JL,Falsen E,Marchandin H,Teyssier C

更新日期：2009-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Footrot and interdigital dermatitis are endemic infectious diseases in all sheep farming regions, impairing welfare and production. The development of efficacious vaccines against the primary causative pathogen has been hampered by the extensive antigenic diversity of Dichelobacter nodosus. Understanding the...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Davies PL,Blanchard AM,Staley CE,Bollard NJ,Coffey TJ,Tötemeyer S

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The symbiotic bacteria associated with edible fungi are valuable microbial resources worthy of in-depth exploration. It is important to analyze the community structure and succession of symbiotic bacteria in mushrooms. This can assist in the isolation of growth-promoting strains that have an essential relati...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Sun S,Li F,Xu X,Liu Y,Kong X,Chen J,Liu T,Chen L

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Photorhabdus are Gram negative bacteria that are pathogenic to insect larvae whilst also having a mutualistic interaction with nematodes from the family Heterorhabditis. Iron is an essential nutrient and bacteria have different mechanisms for obtaining both the ferrous (Fe2+) and ferric (Fe3+) forms of this ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Watson RJ,Millichap P,Joyce SA,Reynolds S,Clarke DJ

更新日期：2010-06-22 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:The aminoglycoside antibiotic gentamicin was supposed to induce a crosstalk between the Cpx- and the Arc-two-component systems (TCS). Here, we investigated the physical interaction of the respective TCS components and compared the results with their respective gene expression and protein abundance. The findi...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Ćudić E,Surmann K,Panasia G,Hammer E,Hunke S

更新日期：2017-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cysteine has a crucial role in cellular physiology and its synthesis is tightly controlled due to its reactivity. However, little is known about the sulfur metabolism and its regulation in clostridia compared with other firmicutes. In Clostridium perfringens, the two-component system, VirR/VirS, controls the...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： André G,Haudecoeur E,Monot M,Ohtani K,Shimizu T,Dupuy B,Martin-Verstraete I

更新日期：2010-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacterial and cellular genotyping is becoming increasingly important in the diagnosis of infectious diseases. However, difficulties in obtaining sufficient amount of bacterial and cellular DNA extracted from the same human biopsy specimens is often a limiting factor. In this study, total DNA (host and bacter...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Ryberg A,Borch K,Sun YQ,Monstein HJ

更新日期：2008-10-08 00:00:00