Occurrence of human-associated yeasts in bivalve shellfish from Long Island Sound.

abstract：:A method for direct detection of Listeria monocytogenes in 25 ml of raw milk is presented. The detection limit can be situated between 10 and 5 CFU. The detection method is based on chemical extraction of the milk components and PCR amplification with two nested pairs of primers specific for Listeria monocytogenes. ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Herman LM,De Block JH,Moermans RJ

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microbial production of biofuels and other added-value chemicals is often limited by the intrinsic toxicity of these compounds. The phasin PhaP from the soil bacterium Azotobacter sp. strain FA8 is a polyhydroxyalkanoate granule-associated protein that protects recombinant Escherichia coli against several kinds of...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Mezzina MP,Álvarez DS,Egoburo DE,Díaz Peña R,Nikel PI,Pettinari MJ

更新日期：2017-06-30 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：:Root-colonizing, saprophytic fluorescent pseudomonads of the Pseudomonas putida-P. fluorescens group express similar levels of catalase and superoxide dismutase activities during growth on a sucrose- and amino acid-rich medium. Increased specific activities of catalase but not superoxide dismutase were observed during...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Katsuwon J,Anderson AJ

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae DPM1 gene (coding for dolichylphosphate mannose synthase) in Trichoderma reesei (Hypocrea jecorina) increases the intensity of protein glycosylation and secretion and causes ultrastructural changes in the fungal cell wall. In the present work, we undertook further biochemical...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Perlińska-Lenart U,Orlowski J,Laudy AE,Zdebska E,Palamarczyk G,Kruszewska JS

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of Listeria monocytogenes from food is currently carried out using a double enrichment. For the ISO methodology, this double enrichment is performed using half-Fraser and Fraser broths, in which the overgrowth of L. innocua can occur in samples where both species are present. In this study, we analyzed t...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Lemaître JP,Duroux A,Pimpie R,Duez JM,Milat ML

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The type III secretion system (T3SS) is a specialized secretion apparatus that is commonly used by many plant and animal pathogenic bacteria to deliver proteins, termed effectors, to the interior of the host cells. These effectors suppress host defenses and interfere with signal transduction pathways to promote infect...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Jiménez-Guerrero I,Pérez-Montaño F,Medina C,Ollero FJ,López-Baena FJ

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A glycosyltransferase, involved in the synthesis of cyclic maltosylmaltose [CMM; cyclo-{-->6)-alpha-D-Glcp(1-->4)-alpha-D-Glcp(1-->6)-alpha-D-Glcp(1-->4)-alpha-D-Glcp(1-->}] from starch, was purified to homogeneity from the culture supernatant of Arthrobacter globiformis M6. The CMM-forming enzyme had a molecular mass...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Mukai K,Watanabe H,Kubota M,Chaen H,Fukuda S,Kurimoto M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indirect pathogenicity (IP), the commensal protection of antibiotic-sensitive pathogens by resistant microorganisms of low intrinsic virulence, can prevent the eradication of polymicrobial infections. The contributions of antibiotic resistance mechanisms and biofilm structure to IP within polymicrobial biofilms were i...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： O'Connell HA,Kottkamp GS,Eppelbaum JL,Stubblefield BA,Gilbert SE,Gilbert ES

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein with a silent activity against the Colorado potato beetle is described. The crystal proteins are produced as bipyramidal crystals. These crystals contain a protein of 129 kDa with a trypsin-resistant core fragment of 72 kDa. Neither a spore-crystal mixture nor in vitro-so...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Lambert B,Höfte H,Annys K,Jansens S,Soetaert P,Peferoen M

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selectively regulating gene expression is an essential molecular tool that is lacking for many pathogenic gram-positive bacteria. In this report, we describe the evaluation of a series of promoters regulated by the bacteriophage P1 temperature-sensitive C1 repressor in Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus faecalis, and ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Schofield DA,Westwater C,Hoel BD,Werner PA,Norris JS,Schmidt MG

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding the beta-amylase of Bacillus cereus BQ10-S1 (SpoII) was cloned into Escherichia coli JM 109. A sequenced DNA fragment of 2,001 bp contains the beta-amylase gene. The N-terminal sequences (AVNGKG MNPDYKAYLMAPLKKI), the C-terminal sequences (SHTSSW), and the amino acid sequences of the five regions in ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Nanmori T,Nagai M,Shimizu Y,Shinke R,Mikami B

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycophenolic acid (MPA) is the active ingredient in the increasingly important immunosuppressive pharmaceuticals CellCept (Roche) and Myfortic (Novartis). Despite the long history of MPA, the molecular basis for its biosynthesis has remained enigmatic. Here we report the discovery of a polyketide synthase (PKS), MpaC,...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Regueira TB,Kildegaard KR,Hansen BG,Mortensen UH,Hertweck C,Nielsen J

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostically important surface antigen pre-S2 of hepatitis B virus was produced in large amounts in the periplasmic space of Escherichia coli. The DNA fragments (pre-S2) coding the pre-S2 antigen were tandemly duplicated or triplicated and ligated in the same reading frame to a fragment containing the promoter a...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kadokura H,Yoda K,Imai M,Yamasaki M

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria able to utilize Aspon, Azodrin, Dasanit, diazinon, malathion, Orthene, parathion, Trithion, dimethoate, Dylox, methyl parathion, and Vapona as sole phosphorus sources were isolated from soil and sewage. Individual isolates used from 3 to 10 of these insecticides as sole phosphorus sources. The extent of growt...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Rosenberg A,Alexander M

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A defined medium for Aquaspirillum serpens VHL allows the replacement of the complex media now in use. It was developed by batch culture methods but supports growth in continuous culture. A basal salts medium supplemented with L-aspartic acid, L-alanine, and L-glutamic acid provided the best growth (turbidity), as lon...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Whitby GE,Murray RG

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent advent of tools enabling statistical inferences to be drawn from comparisons of microbial communities has enabled the focus of microbial ecology to move from characterizing biodiversity to describing the distribution of that biodiversity. Although statistical tools have been developed to compare community s...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Schloss PD,Handelsman J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two genetically engineered microorganisms (GEMs), Pseudomonas sp. strain B13 FR1(pFRC20P) (FR120) and Pseudomonas putida KT2440(pWWO-EB62) (EB62), were introduced into activated sludge microcosms that had the level of aeration, nutrient makeup, and microbial community structure of activated sludge reactors. FR120 cont...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Nüsslein K,Maris D,Timmis K,Dwyer DF

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyethylene glycol 6000 precipitation was found to be an effective concentration method that enhanced the chances for detecting human virus pathogens in environmental samples. Percent recoveries from eluates of fresh and estuarine waters with 8% polyethylene glycol 6000 averaged 86 for hepatitis A virus, 77 for human...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Lewis GD,Metcalf TG

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inactivation of aflatoxin B1 was studied by using gamma radiation and hydrogen peroxide. A 100-krad dose of gamma radiation was sufficient to inactivate 50 micrograms of aflatoxin B1 in the presence of 5% hydrogen peroxide, and 400 krad was required for total degradation of 100 micrograms of aflatoxin in the same syst...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Patel UD,Govindarajan P,Dave PJ

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many pathogenic yeast species are asexual and therefore not involved in intra- or interspecies mating. However, high-frequency transfer of plasmid DNA was observed when pathogenic and food-borne yeasts were grown together. This property could play a crucial role in the spread of virulence and drug resistance factors a...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Mentel M,Spírek M,Jørck-Ramberg D,Piskur J

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biphasic systems can overcome the problem of low productivity in conventional media and have been exploited for biocatalysis. Solvent-tolerant microorganisms are useful in biotransformation with whole cells in biphasic reactions. A solvent-tolerant desulfurizing bacterium, Pseudomonas putida A4, was constructed by int...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Tao F,Yu B,Xu P,Ma CQ

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the relative merits of tryptone yeast extract agar, the same medium unbuffered, and medium M17 for the assay of nine bacteriophages of lactic streptococci, comparative plaque counts were made with an overlay of 3 or 9 ml. Four of the phages exhibited no significant difference in plating efficiency between me...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Keogh BP

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contributions of various components of soil microflora and microfauna to rhizosphere phosphatase activity were determined with hydroponic cultures. Three treatments were employed: (i) plants alone (Bouteloua gracilis (H.B.K.) Lag. ex Steud.) (ii) plants plus bacteria (Pseudomonas sp.), and (iii) plants plus bacter...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Gould WD,Coleman DC,Rubink AJ

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A monoclonal antibody (BA11) has been produced against Clostridium botulinum type A neurotoxin by the fusion of myeloma cells (P3 NS1/1-Ag4-1) with spleen cells from BALB/c mice immunized with botulinum type A neurotoxoid. The antibody bound specifically to botulinum type A neurotoxin, showing no cross-reactivity with...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Shone C,Wilton-Smith P,Appleton N,Hambleton P,Modi N,Gatley S,Melling J

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultures of 10 different bacteria were used to serve as food sources for axenically grown Acanthamoeba castellanii, Acanthamoeba polyphaga, and Hartmannella vermiformis. The nonpigmented enterobacteriaceae Escherichia coli K-12 and Klebsiella aerogenes appeared to be excellent feed to all three amoebae. Hardly any gro...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Weekers PH,Bodelier PL,Wijen JP,Vogels GD

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) is a pathogen of young salmon and trout. Viral epizootics among these fish in private and public rearing facilities have been a problem in the northwestern United States from California to Alaska, and an IHNV vaccine has been sought by the aquaculture experts. Since an IH...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Engelking HM,Harry JB,Leong JA

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a novel quantitative real-time PCR (Q-PCR) method for the soil actinomycete Rhodococcus equi, an important horse pathogen and emerging human pathogen. Species-specific quantification was achieved by targeting the chromosomal monocopy gene choE, universally conserved in R. equi. The choE Q-PCR included an ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Rodríguez-Lázaro D,Lewis DA,Ocampo-Sosa AA,Fogarty U,Makrai L,Navas J,Scortti M,Hernández M,Vázquez-Boland JA

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinomycete isolates from indoor air and dust in water-damaged schools and children's day care centers were tested for toxicity by using boar spermatozoa as an indicator. Toxicity was detected in extracts of four strains which caused a loss of sperm motility, and the 50% effective concentrations (EC50) were 10 to 63 ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Andersson MA,Mikkola R,Kroppenstedt RM,Rainey FA,Peltola J,Helin J,Sivonen K,Salkinoja-Salonen MS

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two strains of small spirochetes utilizing pectin as sole source of energy for growth were isolated from the rumen of cattle and partially characterized. The pectinolytic enzyme produced by one of the organisms was classified as a poly-1,4-alpha-D-galacturonide lyase (EC 4.2.2.2). A pectinesterase (EC 3.1.1.11) was al...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Ziołecki A,Wojciechowicz M

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00