The emergence of colistin-resistant Escherichia coli in chicken meats in Nepal.

abstract：:The Fe(III) reductase activity was studied in the South African Fe(III)-reducing bacterium, Thermus scotoductus (SA-01). Fractionation studies revealed that the membrane as well as the soluble fraction contained NAD(P)H-dependent Fe(III) reductase activity. The membrane-associated enzyme was solubilized by KCl treatme...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Möller C,van Heerden E

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The agp gene encoding the ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase is involved in cyanobacterial glycogen synthesis and glucosylglycerol formation. By in vitro DNA recombination technology, a mutant with partial deletion of agp gene in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 was constructed. This mutant could not synthesiz...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Miao X,Wu Q,Wu G,Zhao N

更新日期：2003-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyruvate, the key regulator in connection of a variety of metabolic pathways, influences transcription of the Escherichia coli genome through controlling the activity of two pyruvate-sensing two-component systems (TCSs), BtsSR and PyrSR. Previously, we identified the whole set of regulatory targets of PyrSR with low-a...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Ogasawara H,Ishizuka T,Yamaji K,Kato Y,Shimada T,Ishihama A

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA hybridization using the Synechocystis PCC6803 glucose transporter gene, glcP, revealed a single homologous region in two facultative photoautotrophic strains out of three tested, and none in three obligate autotrophs. In one of the latter, Synechococcus PCC7942, integration of glcP into the chromosome resulted in ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Zhang CC,Jeanjean R,Joset F

更新日期：1998-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate whether the iron acquisition mechanisms of Staphylococcus aureus are induced by iron restriction in vitro, we examined S. aureus ATCC 6538 for production of siderophore and expression of transferrin-binding protein (SA-tbp) in normal or deferrated brain heart infusion broth (BHI). Siderophore p...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Lim Y,Shin SH,Lee SI,Kim IS,Rhee JH

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fire blight, caused by plant pathogenic bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is one of the most important diseases of Rosaceae plants. Due to the lack of effective control measures, fire blight infections pose a recurrent threat on agricultural production worldwide. Recently, bacterial viruses, or bacteriophages, have been pr...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Besarab NV,Akhremchuk AE,Zlatohurska MA,Romaniuk LV,Valentovich LN,Tovkach FI,Lagonenko AL,Evtushenkov AN

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The halophilic actinomycete genus Streptomonospora, forming a distinct branch in the 16S rRNA gene phylogenetic tree adjacent to the genera Nocardiopsis and Thermobifida, was first proposed by Cui et al. to accommodate the species type Streptomonospora salina. During a biodiversity and taxonomic study on halophilic fi...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Zhi XY,Tang SK,Li WJ,Xu LH,Jiang CL

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen strains representing 11 Caragana-nodulating Mesorhizobium genomic species were identified as representing Mesorhizobium amorphae, Mesorhizobium huakuii, Mesorhizobium septentrionale and groups related to Mesorhizobium plurifarium, Mesorhizobium temperatum, Mesorhizobium tianshanense and Mesorhizobium mediterr...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Chen WF,Guan SH,Zhao CT,Yan XR,Man CX,Wang ET,Chen WX

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acinetobacter baumanii, which may be found in water, is an important emerging hospital-acquired pathogen. Free-living amoebae can be recovered from the same water networks, and it has been shown that these protozoa may support the growth of other bacteria. In this paper, we have studied potential relationships between...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Cateau E,Verdon J,Fernandez B,Hechard Y,Rodier MH

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crithidia oncopelti, Crithidia deanei and Crithidia desouzai are flagellates of the Trypanosomatidae family that present bacterium-like endosymbionts in their cytoplasm. Gelatin-SDS-PAGE analysis was used to characterize cell-associated and extracellular proteinases in these organisms. Our survey indicates that the pr...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： d'Avila-Levy CM,Melo AC,Vermelho AB,Branquinha MH

更新日期：2001-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The first method for enucleation of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is reported. Various strains, including some killer strain and respiratory-deficient mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae were enucleated after treatment with cytochalasin B. Removal of nuclei from protruding sphaeroplasts was induced by centrifugation ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Salek AT

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix proteins are the driving force of assembly of enveloped viruses. Their main function is to interact with and polymerize at cellular membranes and link other viral components to the matrix-membrane complex resulting in individual particle shapes and ensuring the integrity of the viral particle. Although matrix p...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Timmins J,Ruigrok RW,Weissenhorn W

更新日期：2004-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriophage M102 is a virulent siphophage that propagates in some serotype c Streptococcus mutans strains, but not in S. mutans of serotype e, f or k. The serotype of S. mutans is determined by the glucose side chain of rhamnose-glucose polysaccharide (RGP). Because the first step in the bacteriophage infection proc...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Shibata Y,Yamashita Y,van der Ploeg JR

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella pneumophila is known as a facultative intracellular parasite of free-living soil and freshwater amoebae, of which several species have been shown to support the growth of the pathogenic bacteria. We report for the first time the behaviour of two strains (c2c and Z503) of the amoeba Willaertia magna towards ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Dey R,Bodennec J,Mameri MO,Pernin P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA polymerase from the archaeon Pyrococcus abyssi strain Orsay was expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant DNA polymerase (Pab) was purified to homogeneity by heat treatment followed by 5 steps of chromatography and characterized for PCR applications. Buffer optimization experiments indicated that Pab PCR perf...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Dietrich J,Schmitt P,Zieger M,Preve B,Rolland JL,Chaabihi H,Gueguen Y

更新日期：2002-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Research devoted to uncovering the mechanisms of adherence of Candida albicans to human tissue is reviewed. The physical aspects of adherence of the fungus to host cells and the biochemical and molecular features, as far as they are known, are discussed. Relevant pre- and post-adherence events in the pathogenesis of d...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Pendrak ML,Klotz SA

更新日期：1995-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of our research were to investigate the gene expression of the multidrug efflux transporter, CDR1 and the major drug facilitator superfamily transporter, MDR1 gene in azole drug-resistant Candida albicans and Candida glabrata clinical isolates recovered from vaginitis patients; and to identify hotspot mutatio...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Looi CY,D' Silva EC,Seow HF,Rosli R,Ng KP,Chong PP

更新日期：2005-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, PCR fingerprinting using the universal primer T3B was applied to distinguish among clinical and environmental species of the Sporothrix complex, Sporothrix brasiliensis, S. globosa, S. mexicana, S. pallida, S. luriei and S. schenckii sensu stricto. The T3B fingerprinting generated clearly distinct bandi...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Oliveira MM,Franco-Duarte R,Romeo O,Pais C,Criseo G,Sampaio P,Zancope-Oliveira RM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on bacterial cell adhesion onto solid surfaces was investigated using 27 heterotrophic bacterial strains isolated from a wastewater treatment reactor. Cell adhesion onto glass beads was carried out by the packed-bed method and the results were discussed in term...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Tsuneda S,Aikawa H,Hayashi H,Yuasa A,Hirata A

更新日期：2003-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A complementary DNA of the Aspergillus nidulans chsB gene encoding chitin synthase, an essential gene for hyphal growth, was obtained by RT-PCR and expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by using the GAL1 promoter in a multicopy plasmid. The biochemical characteristics of chitin synthase B (ChsB) expressed in S. cerevi...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Tatsuno K,Yamada-Okabe H,Takagi M,Arisawa M,Sudoh M

更新日期：1997-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Dimethylphthalate (DMP), one of the phthalate esters, is used in the manufacture of plasticizers, insect repellents, and synthetic fibers, and contributes to environmental pollution. In the present study, we report a novel bacterium belonging to the Bacillus sp., which has the ability to utilize DMP as the sole source...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Niazi JH,Prasad DT,Karegoudar TB

更新日期：2001-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Insertion sequences (ISs) are mobile genetic elements widely distributed among bacteria. Their impact on the bacterial genome is multifold, including transfer of genetic information, shuttle of adaptive traits and influence on the genomic content. As a result, ISs play an important role in the organization, plasticity...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Lysnyansky I,Calcutt MJ,Ben-Barak I,Ron Y,Levisohn S,Methé BA,Yogev D

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endophytic fungi from Paeonia lactiflora Pallas, which is mainly distributed in China, were characterized and screened to identify those capable of producing paeoniflorin. A total of 101 isolates obtained from the roots, stems and leaves of P. lactiflora were grouped into 16 fungal taxa based on morphological traits a...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Cheng X,Wei Z,Pu S,Xiang M,Yan A,Zhang Y,Wang X

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genome size of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae was determined by pulsed field gel electrophoresis of AscI and ApaI digested chromosomal DNA. The genome size of the type strain 4074T (serotype 1) was determined to be 2404 +/- 40 kb. The chromosome sizes for the reference strains of the other serotypes range between...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Chevallier B,Dugourd D,Tarasiuk K,Harel J,Gottschalk M,Kobisch M,Frey J

更新日期：1998-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship of RNase P RNA from anammox bacteria 'Candidatus Brocadia anammoxidans' and 'Candidatus Kuenenia stuttgartiensis' with that from other Planctomycetes was investigated. Newly identified rnpB gene sequences were aligned against existing planctomycete RNase P RNA sequences and secondary structures deduce...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Butler MK,Op den Camp HJ,Harhangi HR,Lafi FF,Strous M,Fuerst JA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five independent collections, comprising a total of 34 clones encoding cellulases, hemicellulases and cell surface proteins of Clostridium thermocellum, were searched for overlapping or contiguous DNA fragments. The clones were hybridized to large genomic restriction fragments separated by pulse-field electrophoresis....

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Guglielmi G,Béguin P

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three clinical isolates of Salmonella enterica recovered between 2000 and 2003 in France and Senegal were found to produce extended-spectrum beta-lactamase CTX-M-15. The two isolates from Senegal were recovered from stool of a hospitalized patient with gastroenteritis in 2000 and from an urine specimen of an out-patie...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Weill FX,Perrier-Gros-Claude JD,Demartin M,Coignard S,Grimont PA

更新日期：2004-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucella melitensis possesses an operon with two components: the response regulator OtpR and a putative cAMP-dependent protein kinase regulatory subunit encoded by the BMEI0067 gene. In the previous study, the function of OtpR has been studied, while little is known about the function of the BMEI0067 gene. Using a bio...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Liu WJ,Dong H,Peng XW,Wu QM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of the nucleotide sequence downstream from the Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae recA gene reveals two orfs designated orfX and recX. The former has the potential to code for a 5.6 kDa protein of unknown function while the latter encodes for a putative 14.6 kDa protein with homology to RecX from various bacteria....

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Sukchawalit R,Vattanaviboon P,Utamapongchai S,Vaughn G,Mongkolsuk S

更新日期：2001-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:pSA1.1 is a 9.1-kb multicopy plasmid originally isolated from Streptomyces cyaneus (formerly S. azureus) ATCC 14921. This plasmid accumulates single-stranded DNA in S. lividans and is therefore considered to replicate by a rolling-circle replication. In the present work, the rep gene encoding the replication initiator...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Yokoyama E,Matsuzaki Y,Doi K,Ogata S

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00