Toxigenic potential and antimicrobial susceptibility of Bacillus cereus group bacteria isolated from Tunisian foodstuffs.

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:The taxonomy of tintinnine ciliates is vastly unresolved because it has traditionally been based on the lorica (a secreted shell) and it has only recently incorporated cytological and molecular information. Tintinnopsis, the most speciose tintinnine genus, is also the most problematic: it is known to be non-...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Bai Y,Wang R,Song W,Li L,Santoferrara LF,Hu X

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, we have evaluated the immunological status of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients aiming at identifying putative biomarkers associated with distinct degrees of liver fibrosis. Peripheral blood and tissue T-cells as well as cytokine levels were quantified by flow cytometry. RESULTS:Data ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： de Souza-Cruz S,Victória MB,Tarragô AM,da Costa AG,Pimentel JP,Pires EF,Araújo Lde P,Coelho-dos-Reis JG,Gomes Mde S,Amaral LR,Teixeira-Carvalho A,Martins-Filho OA,Victória Fda S,Malheiro A

更新日期：2016-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Access to potable water remains a major challenge particularly in resource-limited settings. Although the potential contaminants of water are varied, enteric pathogenic protozoa are known to cause waterborne diseases greatly. This study aimed at investigating the prevalence, characteristics and correlates of...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Nsoh FA,Wung BA,Atashili J,Benjamin PT,Marvlyn E,Ivo KK,Nguedia AJ

更新日期：2016-11-08 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:The emergence and spread of multidrug resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MDR-MRSA) has serious health consequences in the presence of sub-MIC antibiotics. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate β-lactamase activity, efflux activity, biofilm formation, and gene expression pattern i...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Jo A,Ahn J

更新日期：2016-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are devices that exploit microorganisms to generate electric power from organic matter. Despite the development of efficient MFC reactors, the microbiology of electricity generation remains to be sufficiently understood. RESULTS:A laboratory-scale two-chamber microbial fuel cell ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Ishii S,Shimoyama T,Hotta Y,Watanabe K

更新日期：2008-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaire's disease, may enter a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state triggered by environmental stress conditions. Specific outer-membrane epitopes of L. pneumophila are used in many diagnostic applications and some of them are linked to important virulence...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Schrammel B,Petzold M,Cervero-Aragó S,Sommer R,Lück C,Kirschner A

更新日期：2018-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thermotolerant Campylobacter is among the more prevalent bacterial pathogens that cause foodborne diseases. This study aimed at evaluating the occurrence of thermotolerant Campylobacter contamination in chicken carcasses and processing plant stations (chilling water, scalding water, defeathering machinery, e...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Figueroa G,Troncoso M,López C,Rivas P,Toro M

更新日期：2009-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ability of an intracellular pathogen to establish infection depends on the capacity of the organism to survive and replicate inside the host. Mycobacterium fortuitum is a bacteria that contains genes involved in the detoxification of the oxygen reactive species such as those produced by the host during t...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Núñez MC,Menéndez MC,Rebollo MJ,García MJ

更新日期：2008-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The flame-oxidized stainless steel anode (FO-SSA) is a newly developed electrode that enhances microbial fuel cell (MFC) power generation; however, substrate preference and community structure of the biofilm developed on FO-SSA have not been well characterized. Herein, we investigated the community on FO-SSA...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Eyiuche NJ,Asakawa S,Yamashita T,Ikeguchi A,Kitamura Y,Yokoyama H

更新日期：2017-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Bacillus anthracis S-layer protein, BslA, plays a crucial role in mammalian infection. BslA is required to mediate adherence between host cells and vegetative forms of bacteria and this interaction promotes target organs adherence and blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetration in vivo. This study attempts to ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Wang Y,Wei Y,Yuan S,Tao H,Dong J,Zhang Z,Tian W,Liu C

更新日期：2016-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malic enzymes decarboxylate the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle intermediate malate to the glycolytic end-product pyruvate and are well positioned to regulate metabolic flux in central carbon metabolism. Despite the wide distribution of these enzymes, their biological roles are unclear in part because the rea...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Zhang Y,Smallbone LA,diCenzo GC,Morton R,Finan TM

更新日期：2016-07-26 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:There is a rapid emergence of multiple resistant gram-negative bacteria due to overuse of antibiotics in the treatment of infections. Biofilms consist of polymicrobial communities that survive the host's defense system. The key bacteria in biofilms are slow growing and support an attachment and rapid growth ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Wu C,Nakka S,Mansouri S,Bengtsson T,Nayeri T,Nayeri F

更新日期：2016-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thiomonas strains are ubiquitous in arsenic-contaminated environments. Differences between Thiomonas strains in the way they have adapted and respond to arsenic have never been studied in detail. For this purpose, five Thiomonas strains, that are interesting in terms of arsenic metabolism were selected: T. a...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Bryan CG,Marchal M,Battaglia-Brunet F,Kugler V,Lemaitre-Guillier C,Lièvremont D,Bertin PN,Arsène-Ploetze F

更新日期：2009-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Klebsiella pneumoniae can be found in environmental habitats as well as in hospital settings where it is commonly associated with nosocomial infections. One of the factors that contribute to virulence is its capacity to form biofilms on diverse biotic and abiotic surfaces. The second messenger Bis-(3'-5')-cy...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Cruz DP,Huertas MG,Lozano M,Zárate L,Zambrano MM

更新日期：2012-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The microbiological diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis is usually made using Nugent's criteria, a useful but rather laborious scoring system based on counting bacterial cell types on Gram stained slides of vaginal smears. Ison and Hay have simplified the score system to three categories and added a fourth cate...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Verhelst R,Verstraelen H,Claeys G,Verschraegen G,Van Simaey L,De Ganck C,De Backer E,Temmerman M,Vaneechoutte M

更新日期：2005-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antimicrobial helper-compounds may reverse antimicrobial resistance. Sertraline, a antidepressant drug, has been suggested as a tetracycline helper-compound. Tetracycline is the preferred antimicrobial for treatment of enteric diseases in pigs. This study is the first to evaluate the potency of sertraline as...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Kromann S,Hvidtfeldt A,Boye M,Sørensen DB,Jørgensen S,Nielsen JP,Olsen RH

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Growing concerns about bacterial resistance to antibiotics have prompted the development of alternative therapies like those based on cationic antimicrobial peptides (APs). These compounds not only are bactericidal by themselves but also enhance the activity of antibiotics. Studies focused on the systematic ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Sánchez-Gómez S,Lamata M,Leiva J,Blondelle SE,Jerala R,Andrä J,Brandenburg K,Lohner K,Moriyón I,Martínez-de-Tejada G

更新日期：2008-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori forms biofilms on glass surfaces at the air-liquid interface in in vitro batch cultures; however, biofilms of H. pylori have not been well characterized. In the present study, we analyzed the ability of H. pylori strains to form biofilms and characterized the underlying mechanisms of H. p...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Yonezawa H,Osaki T,Kurata S,Fukuda M,Kawakami H,Ochiai K,Hanawa T,Kamiya S

更新日期：2009-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the growing demand for fossil fuels and the severe energy crisis, lignocellulose is widely regarded as a promising cost-effective renewable resource for ethanol production, and the use of lignocellulose residues as raw material is remarkable. Polar organisms have important value in scientific research a...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Cong B,Wang N,Liu S,Liu F,Yin X,Shen J

更新日期：2017-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Francisella tularensis is a fastidious, Gram-negative coccobacillus and is the causative agent of tularemia. To assess viability yet overcome lengthy incubation periods, a culture-based PCR method was used to detect early growth of the lowest possible number of F. tularensis cells. This method utilized a pre...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Buse HY,Morris BJ,Rice EW

更新日期：2020-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Similar to Gram-negative bacteria, the outer membrane (OM) of the pathogenic spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, contains integral OM-spanning proteins (OMPs), as well as membrane-anchored lipoproteins. Although the mechanism of OMP biogenesis is still not well-understood, recent studies have indicated that a ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Lenhart TR,Kenedy MR,Yang X,Pal U,Akins DR

更新日期：2012-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emergence of drug resistant varieties of tuberculosis is posing a major threat to global tuberculosis eradication programmes. Although several approaches have been explored to counter resistance, there has been limited success due to a lack of understanding of how resistance emerges in bacteria upon drug tre...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Raman K,Chandra N

更新日期：2008-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycobacterium abscessus group includes antibiotic-resistant, opportunistic mycobacteria that are responsible for sporadic cases and outbreaks of cutaneous, pulmonary and disseminated infections. However, because of their close genetic relationships, accurate discrimination between the various strains of thes...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Sassi M,Ben Kahla I,Drancourt M

更新日期：2013-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The genus Brucella contains highly infectious species that are classified as biological threat agents. The timely detection and identification of the microorganism involved is essential for an effective response not only to biological warfare attacks but also to natural outbreaks. Matrix-assisted laser desor...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Lista F,Reubsaet FA,De Santis R,Parchen RR,de Jong AL,Kieboom J,van der Laaken AL,Voskamp-Visser IA,Fillo S,Jansen HJ,Van der Plas J,Paauw A

更新日期：2011-12-23 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:Flavobacterium columnare (Bacteroidetes) is the causative agent of columnaris disease in farmed freshwater fish around the world. The bacterium forms three colony morphotypes (Rhizoid, Rough and Soft), but the differences of the morphotypes are poorly known. We studied the virulence of the morphotypes produc...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Laanto E,Penttinen RK,Bamford JK,Sundberg LR

更新日期：2014-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The last step in the maturation process of the large subunit of [NiFe]-hydrogenases is a proteolytic cleavage of the C-terminal by a hydrogenase specific protease. Contrary to other accessory proteins these hydrogenase proteases are believed to be specific whereby one type of hydrogenases specific protease o...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Devine E,Holmqvist M,Stensjö K,Lindblad P

更新日期：2009-03-11 00:00:00