Effect of maltose on glucan synthesis by glucosyltransferases of Streptococcus mutans.

abstract：:Based on the results of a phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA and the presence of sphingoglycolipid in cellular lipids of the type strains, transfer of "Rhizomonas" suberifaciens, Blastomonas natatoria and Erythromonas ursincola to the genus Sphingomonas as Sphingomonas suberifaciens (van Bruggen et al 1990) comb. nov.,...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Yabuuchi E,Kosako Y,Naka T,Suzuki S,Yano I

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant human interferon-gammas (rHuIFN-gamma s) were obtained from two different mammalian cells (mouse C127 cells and Chinese hamster ovary, CHO, cells) cultured in a microcarrier culture system. Both rHuIFN-gamma s were purified using sequential chromatographies for their comparison of structural properties. Th...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Sano E,Kamata K,Okano K,Yamazaki S,Iizuka M,Kobayashi S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction of interferon for a kind of dairy lactic acid bacteria, Lactobacillus acidophilus (L. acidophilus), was investigated in murine peritoneal macrophage (M phi) cultures. Lactobacillus acidophilus JCM 1034, 1132T, 1229 and 2125 induced IFN (12-34 I.U./ml) in M phi cultures in vitro. Strain 1132T- and 2125-induce...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kitazawa H,Matsumura K,Itoh T,Yamaguchi T

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a rapid and simple method for the screening of antiviral agents against herpes simplex virus (HSV) in a model of gastrointestinal herpetic infection in vitro. This method was based on inhibition of HSV-induced cytopathogenicity in gastric adenocarcinoma MKN-28 cells, as monitored by an MTT colorimetric as...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kodama E,Igarashi A,Mori S,Hashimoto K,Suzuki T,De Clercq E,Shigeta S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin 5 (IL-5), a lymphokine produced by helper T cells, is involved in the regulation of growth and differentiation of B cells and other hematopoietic cells. To elucidate IL-5-mediated intracellular mechanisms, we have established IL-5-dependent and -independent murine early B cell lines, J6 and MJ88-1, respect...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Migita M,Yamaguchi N,Katoh S,Mita S,Matsumoto R,Sonoda E,Tsuchiya H,Matsuda I,Tominaga A,Takatsu K

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) causes progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a fatal demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, in immunocompromised patients. Because no drugs have been approved for treating PML, many antiviral agents are currently being investigated for this purpose. The inhibitory effe...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Nukuzuma S,Nakamichi K,Kameoka M,Sugiura S,Nukuzuma C,Tasaki T,Takegami T

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the humoral immunity in herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection, HSV-specific IgM, IgA and IgG subclass antibody responses were studied in patients with genital herpes: 17 primary, 13 recurrent and 6 nonprimary first episode. A total of 181 serum samples serially collected from the patients, 5 per patient unti...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Hashido M,Kawana T

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high molecular weight proteinaceous factor in the cell extract of sarcoma 180 (S-180) was found to inhibit phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-triggering of macrophage H2O2 release. This factor (S-180 factor) was stable at 56 C for 1 hr and resistant to ultraviolet-irradiation. The S-180 factor inhibited the specific bi...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Tomioka H,Saito H

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to sequence the central part of the coding region of the Clostridium tyrobutyricum fiagellin gene to improve the immunoenzymatic counting of cells after milk filtration. The coding region was amplified by PCR, and the amplified products were cloned. A DNA sequence analysis of positive clo...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Arnold F,Bédouet L,Batina P,Robreau G

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acinetobacter baumannii is a major cause of both community-associated and nosocomial infections worldwide. These infections are difficult to treat because the bacterium rapidly develops resistance to multiple antibiotics. However, little is known about the nature of the innate cellular response to A. baumannii infecti...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Tsuchiya T,Nakao N,Yamamoto S,Hirai Y,Miyamoto K,Tsujibo H

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we have emphasized: 1) bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) involvement in IgA responses to orally administered thymic-dependent (TD) antigens; 2) characterization of Peyer's patch (PP) lymphoreticular cells; and 3) gastrointestinal immunization with gram negative pathogens and anti-LPS immunity to infec...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： McGhee JR,Michalek SM,Kiyono H,Eldridge JH,Colwell DE,Williamson SI,Wannemuehler MJ,Jirillo E,Mosteller LM,Spalding DM

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three strains TKU9, TKU49 and TKU50(T) , were isolated from the oral cavities of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). The isolates were all gram-positive, facultative anaerobic cocci that lacked catalase activity. Analysis of partial 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the most closely related species was Streptococcus infa...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Okamoto M,Imai S,Miyanohara M,Saito W,Momoi Y,Nomura Y,Ikawa T,Ogawa T,Miyabe-Nishiwaki T,Kaneko A,Watanabe A,Watanabe S,Hayashi M,Tomonaga M,Hanada N

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of Listeria monocytogenes contamination in raw milk from farm bulk tanks and silage was investigated monthly at 20 dairy farms in Aomori prefecture, Japan, from January to July in 1989. Listeria sp. was isolated from one sample (5%) of raw milk collected in May, but L. monocytogenes was not isolated from...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Takai S,Orii F,Yasuda K,Inoue S,Tsubaki S

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We observed the effects of a chinese herb medicine Sho-saiko-to on the lethal and antitumor activities of recombinant human tumor necrosis factor (rhTNF) administered in mice. Sho-saiko-to was noted to protect the rhTNF-induced lethality in galactosamine-hypersensitized mice, and also Sho-saiko-to pretreated mice was ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Sakaguchi S,Tutumi E,Yokota K,Furusawa S,Sasaki K,Takayanagi Y

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viable but nonculturable (VBNC) Vibrio cholerae non-O1/non-O139, V. parahaemolyticus, enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, enterotoxigenic E. coli, enteropathogenic E. coli, Shigella flexneri, and Salmonella enterica were converted to the culturable state by co-culture with selected eukaryotic cells, e.g., HT-29, Caco-...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Senoh M,Ghosh-Banerjee J,Ramamurthy T,Colwell RR,Miyoshi S,Nair GB,Takeda Y

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We constructed a plasmid containing bovine leukemia virus (BLV)-tax gene driven by SR alpha promoter, designated as pME-BLVtax, to activate the promoter of the long terminal repeat (LTR) of BLV in various tumor cells. Activation of the promoter of BLV-LTR by pME-BLVtax was confirmed by luciferase assay. When the cells...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Tana,Watarai S,Aida Y,Tajima S,Kakidani H,Onuma M,Kodama H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to study the alterations of CD4(+) CD25(+) Foxp3(+) T(regs) in HIV-infected SPs and to examine the role of T(regs) in the disease progression of HIV. The proportion of CD4(+) CD25(+) Foxp3(+) T(regs) in peripheral blood of 24 SPs, 30 asymptomatic HIV-infected patients, 20 AIDS patients, and 16 non-in...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Zhang Z,Jiang Y,Zhang M,Liu J,Sun G,Shi W,Wang Y,Shang H

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to evaluate the distribution of epithelioid cells, myofibroblasts, and TGF-beta1 in the formation of granuloma caused by Mycobacterium avium intracellulare complex (MAC) lung infection. A retrospective study was performed for 9 cases of positive MAC culture in which lung resections were ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Fujita J,Ohtsuki Y,Suemitsu I,Yamadori I,Shigeto E,Shiode M,Nishimura K,Hirayama T,Matsushima T,Ishida T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus anginosus appears to be able to adhere to cultured epithelial cells or fibronectin and this may be associated with bacterial pathogenicity. In the present study, the molecular characteristics and virulence of the fibronectin-binding protein (FBP), Fbp62, of S. anginosus were investigated in animal models...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kodama Y,Ishikawa T,Shimoyama Y,Sasaki D,Kimura S,Sasaki M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An oral delivery system based on ApxIIA#5-expressed on Saccharomyces cerevisiae was studied for its potential to induce immune responses in mice. Murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (DCs) stimulated in vitro with ApxIIA#5-expressed on S. cerevisiae upregulated the expression of maturation and activation markers...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Shin MK,Lee WJ,Jung MH,Cha SB,Shin SW,Yoo A,Kim DH,Yoo HS

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages act as a reservoir for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, producing latent infection in approximately 90% of infected people. In this study, J774A.1 mouse macrophage cell line response and microRNA (miRNA) expression during infection with the most relevant mycobacterial strains for humans (M. tuberculosis, M. bov...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Elizabeth MC,Hernández de la Cruz ON,Mauricio CA

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with typhoid fever presenting to the Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital during the period 1975-1998 were retrospectively investigated. All cases were diagnosed by a positive culture for Salmonella typhi in either of their clinical specimens. Of the total number of 130 patients, 57% contracted the disease ab...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Hoshino Y,Masuda G,Negishi M,Ajisawa A,Imamura A,Hachimori K,Takayama N,Yamaguchi T,Kimura M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia pseudomallei, a pathogenic gram-negative bacterium, causes the severe human disease melioidosis. This organism can survive in eukaryotic host cells by escaping reactive oxygen species via the regulation of stress responsive sigma factors, including RpoS. In B. pseudomallei, RpoS has been reported to play ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Chutoam P,Charoensawan V,Wongtrakoongate P,Kum-Arth A,Buphamalai P,Tungpradabkul S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two gram-negative, catalase-negative, oxidase-positive strains (PAGU 1467T and PAGU 1468) isolated from patients with infective endocarditis were investigated to determine their taxonomic status. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that the two strains were members of the Bergeyella-Chryseobacterium-Riemerella b...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Tomida J,Fujiwara N,Naka T,Morita Y,Sawabe E,Tojo N,Kikuchi K,Kawamura Y

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A murine monoclonal antibody recognizing (1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl laminaritriose (G4) was prepared by immunizing BALB/c mice with G4-bovine serum albumin conjugate and fusing the splenocytes with mouse myeloma cells. The monoclonal antibody (IgM) provoked by the cloned cells showed low reactivity with schizophyll...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Hirata A,Komoda M,Itoh W,Tabata K,Sugawara I

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetracycline (pp-tet), and kanamycin (pp-kan) resistance genes were cloned from a transferable R plasmid of fish pathogen Pasteurella piscicida, and complete nucleotide sequences were determined. The pp-tet was a class D Tet determinant constructed with the tetA resistance gene of 1,182 bp encoding a protein with a de...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kim EH,Aoki T

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been considered a feasible alternative for antimicrobial therapy of multidrug-resistant pathogens. However, bacterial response mechanisms against PDT-generated photo-oxidative stress remain largely unknown. Herein, it is shown that the accessory gene regulator Agr is involved in Staphylo...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Park HJ,Moon YH,Yoon HE,Park YM,Yoon JH,Bang IS

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously we reported that mice infected recurrently with live Fusobacterim nucleatum (Fn) synthesize a significant amount of NO between 12 hr and 24 hr after the Fn injection. We now investigated whether the NO has the capability of killing Fn, a gram-negative rod periodontal pathogen. The mice were divided into thr...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kato C,Mikami M,Suzuki A,Saito K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of human normal serum (HNS) on Pseudomonas pseudomallei was determined. It is apparent from our data that the organism is resistant to the normal serum bactericidal mechanism. Ancillary experiments to confirm this serum-resistant property of P. pseudomallei were done by examining the effects of growth phase...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Ismail G,Razak N,Mohamed R,Embi N,Omar O

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chitin and chitosan were found to exhibit a protective effect on mice administered these polysaccharides intraperitoneally against infection of the viable cells of Candida albicans NIH A-207 strain. A significant difference was observed between the protective effects of chitin and chitosan, i.e., chitin was much more ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Suzuki K,Okawa Y,Hashimoto K,Suzuki S,Suzuki M

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00