Difference in virulence between Neisseria meningitidis serogroups W and Y in transgenic mice.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an increasing interest to better understand endosymbiont capabilities in insects both from an ecological point of view and for pest control. Blochmannia floridanus provides important nutrients for its host, the ant Camponotus, while the bacterium in return is provided with a niche to proliferate. Bl...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Gaudermann P,Vogl I,Zientz E,Silva FJ,Moya A,Gross R,Dandekar T

更新日期：2006-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chlortetracycline (CTC) is one of the commercially important tetracyclines (TCs) family product and is mainly produced by Streptomyces. CTC is still in a great demand due to its broad-spectrum activity against pathogens. Engineering transcriptional control allows the cell to allocate its valuable resources t...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Kong L,Liu J,Zheng X,Deng Z,You D

更新日期：2019-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The type IV secretion system (T4SS) can be classified as a large family of macromolecule transporter systems, divided into three recognized sub-families, according to the well-known functions. The major sub-family is the conjugation system, which allows transfer of genetic material, such as a nucleoprotein, ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Souza RC,del Rosario Quispe Saji G,Costa MO,Netto DS,Lima NC,Klein CC,Vasconcelos AT,Nicolás MF

更新日期：2012-08-09 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:Wogonin, a natural flavonoid-like chemical compound, exhibits anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antiviral, neuroprotective, and anxiolytic effects by modulating a variety of cellular signaling pathways including PI3K-Akt, p53, nuclear factor κB (NF-κB), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways. In this s...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Chu Y,Lv X,Zhang L,Fu X,Song S,Su A,Chen D,Xu L,Wang Y,Wu Z,Yun Z

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycoplasmas-contamination of Orientia tsutsugamushi, one of the obligated intracellular bacteria, is a very serious problem in in vitro studies using cell cultures because mycoplasmas have significant influence on the results of scientific studies. Only a recommended decontamination method is to passage the ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Ogawa M,Uchiyama T,Satoh M,Ando S

更新日期：2013-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Salmonella enteritidis is suggested to translocate in the small intestine. In vivo it induces gene expression changes in the ileal mucosa and Peyer's patches. Stimulation of Salmonella translocation by dietary prebiotics fermented in colon suggests involvement of the colon as well. However, effects of Salmon...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Rodenburg W,Keijer J,Kramer E,Roosing S,Vink C,Katan MB,van der Meer R,Bovee-Oudenhoven IM

更新日期：2007-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The balanced synthesis of membrane phospholipids, fatty acids and cell wall constituents is a vital facet of bacterial physiology, but there is little known about the biochemical control points that coordinate these activities in Gram-positive bacteria. In Escherichia coli, the glycerol-phosphate acyltransfe...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Parsons JB,Yao J,Jackson P,Frank M,Rock CO

更新日期：2013-11-16 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:Although the most widely accepted mechanism of action for polymyxins is related to bacterial lysis via disruption, we hypothesized that this antimicrobial drug class could have other effects on Pseudomonas aeruginosa planktonic and sessile cells. Little is known regarding oxidative burst and zeta potential (...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Lima MR,Ferreira GF,Nunes Neto WR,Monteiro JM,Santos ÁRC,Tavares PB,Denadai ÂML,Bomfim MRQ,Dos Santos VL,Marques SG,de Souza Monteiro A

更新日期：2019-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) colonizes the intestinal epithelium and causes attaching and effacing (A/E) lesions. Expression of virulence genes, particularly those from the locus of the enterocyte effacement (LEE) pathogenicity island is required for the formation of a type three secretion syste...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Hansen AM,Jin DJ

更新日期：2012-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Photorhabdus are Gram-negative nematode-symbiotic and insect-pathogenic bacteria. The species Photorhabdus asymbiotica is able to infect humans as well as insects. We investigated the secreted proteome of a clinical isolate of P. asymbiotica at different temperatures in order to identify proteins relevant to...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Jones RT,Sanchez-Contreras M,Vlisidou I,Amos MR,Yang G,Muñoz-Berbel X,Upadhyay A,Potter UJ,Joyce SA,Ciche TA,Jenkins AT,Bagby S,Ffrench-Constant RH,Waterfield NR

更新日期：2010-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most studies on the human microbiota have analyzed stool samples, although a large proportion of the absorption of nutrients takes place in upper gut tract. We collected samples from different locations along the entire gastrointestinal tract from six patients who had simultaneously undergone upper endoscopy...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Mailhe M,Ricaboni D,Vitton V,Gonzalez JM,Bachar D,Dubourg G,Cadoret F,Robert C,Delerce J,Levasseur A,Fournier PE,Angelakis E,Lagier JC,Raoult D

更新日期：2018-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neisseria gonorrhoeae is an obligate human pathogen that causes significant worldwide morbidity. N. gonorrhoeae expresses lipooligosaccharide (LOS), a phase variable molecule that plays an important role during pathogenesis of the organism. Alteration in the structure of gonococcal LOS correlates with altere...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Patrone JB,Stein DC

更新日期：2007-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), widespread pollutants in the marine environment, can produce adverse effects in marine organisms and can be transferred to humans through seafood. Our knowledge of PAH-degrading bacterial populations in the marine environment is still very limited, and mainly originat...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Lozada M,Riva Mercadal JP,Guerrero LD,Di Marzio WD,Ferrero MA,Dionisi HM

更新日期：2008-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) strategy was used with extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (EXPEC) that cause avian colibacillosis (avian pathogenic E. coli or APEC) and human urinary tract infections (uropathogenic E. coli or UPEC) to determine if they possessed genes that were host and/...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Kariyawasam S,Scaccianoce JA,Nolan LK

更新日期：2007-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infections caused by Shewanella spp. have been increasingly reported worldwide. The advances in genomic sciences have enabled better understanding about the taxonomy and epidemiology of this agent. However, the scarcity of DNA sequencing data is still an obstacle for understanding the genus and its associati...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Alves VBA,Carvalho E,Madureira PA,Marino ED,Vaz ACN,Vidal AMC,Ruiz VLA

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The life cycle of a bacteriophage has tightly programmed steps to help virus infect its host through the interactions between the bacteriophage and its host proteins. However, bacteriophage-host protein interactions in high temperature environment remain poorly understood. To address this issue, the protein ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Chen Y,Wei D,Wang Y,Zhang X

更新日期：2013-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The KdpD/KdpE two-component system of Escherichia coli regulates expression of the kdpFABC operon encoding the high affinity K+ transport system KdpFABC. The input domain of KdpD comprises a domain that belongs to the family of universal stress proteins (Usp). It has been previously demonstrated that UspC bi...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Heermann R,Lippert ML,Jung K

更新日期：2009-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alleviating arsenic (As) contamination is a high-priority environmental issue. Hyperaccumulator plants may harbor endophytic bacteria able to detoxify As. Therefore, we investigated the distribution, diversity, As (III) resistance levels, and resistance-related functional genes of arsenite-resistant bacteria...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Gu Y,Wang Y,Sun Y,Zhao K,Xiang Q,Yu X,Zhang X,Chen Q

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microbial biofilms are known to cause an increasing number of chronic inflammatory and infectious conditions. A classical example is chronic periodontal disease, a condition initiated by the subgingival dental plaque biofilm on gingival epithelial tissues. We describe here a new model that permits the examin...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Guggenheim B,Gmür R,Galicia JC,Stathopoulou PG,Benakanakere MR,Meier A,Thurnheer T,Kinane DF

更新日期：2009-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous is a basidiomycetous yeast that synthesizes astaxanthin, a carotenoid with great biotechnological impact. The ergosterol and carotenoid synthetic pathways derive from the mevalonate pathway and involve cytochrome P450 enzymes. Among these enzymes, the CYP51 family, which is invo...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Leiva K,Werner N,Sepúlveda D,Barahona S,Baeza M,Cifuentes V,Alcaíno J

更新日期：2015-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Listeria monocytogenes has been implicated in several food borne outbreaks as well as sporadic cases of disease. Increased understanding of the biology of this organism is important in the prevention of food borne listeriosis. The infectivity of Listeria monocytogenes ScottA, cultivated with and without oxyg...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Bo Andersen J,Roldgaard BB,Christensen BB,Licht TR

更新日期：2007-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) is a portable, broadly applicable method for classifying bacterial isolates at an intra-species level. This methodology provides clinical and scientific investigators with a standardized means of monitoring evolution within bacterial populations. MLST uses the DNA sequences...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Adamiak P,Vanderkooi OG,Kellner JD,Schryvers AB,Bettinger JA,Alcantara J

更新日期：2014-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Streptococcus gordonii is one of several species that can initiate the formation of oral biofilms that develop into the complex multispecies microbial communities referred to as dental plaque. It is in the context of dental plaque that periodontal pathogens such as Porphyromonas gingivalis cause disease. We ...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Hendrickson EL,Wang T,Dickinson BC,Whitmore SE,Wright CJ,Lamont RJ,Hackett M

更新日期：2012-09-18 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae, is a novel member of the genus Streptococcus, falling close to related members like S. pneumoniae, S. mitis, and S. oralis. Its recent appearance has shed light on streptococcal infections, which has been unclear till recently. In this study, the transcriptome of S. pseudopneu...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Park HK,Myung SC,Kim W

更新日期：2012-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The genus Lactobacillus belongs to a large heterogeneous group of low G + C Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria, which are frequently used as probiotics. The health-beneficial effects, in particular the immunomodulation effect, of probiotics depend on the strain and dose used. Strain variations may be related t...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Górska S,Buda B,Brzozowska E,Schwarzer M,Srutkova D,Kozakova H,Gamian A

更新日期：2016-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coxiella burnetii is the causative agent of Q-fever, a widespread zoonosis. Due to its high environmental stability and infectivity it is regarded as a category B biological weapon agent. In domestic animals infection remains either asymptomatic or presents as infertility or abortion. Clinical presentation i...

journal_title：BMC microbiology

authors： Panning M,Kilwinski J,Greiner-Fischer S,Peters M,Kramme S,Frangoulidis D,Meyer H,Henning K,Drosten C

更新日期：2008-05-19 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