Membrane proteins with molecular masses of 88, 90 and 150 kDa are responsible for binding of human immunoglobulin G Fc fragment to the native cells of Mycoplasma salivarium.

abstract：:We present the results of a phylogenetic study, based on amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis of the rDNA operon, of 37 Arthrospira ('Spirulina') cultivated clonal strains from four continents. In addition, duplicates from different culture collections or markedly different morphotypes of particular strains es...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Scheldeman P,Baurain D,Bouhy R,Scott M,Mühling M,Whitton BA,Belay A,Wilmotte A

更新日期：1999-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a glnII (encoding glutamine synthetase II) PCR selective screening, a Frankia ACN14a gene library clone was isolated. A derived glnII-hybridising 2.7-kb HindIII subclone was characterised. Identities of 95% and 93% were observed, respectively, with the corresponding Frankia CpI1 glnI and glnII regions. A variabl...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Cournoyer B,Lavire C

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil isolate Pseudomonas sp. strain AKN5 degrades atrazine as the sole source of nitrogen. The strain showed expeditious growth on medium containing citrate as the carbon source and ammonium chloride as the nitrogen source as compared to citrate plus atrazine or cyanuric acid. Biochemical and nitrogen-source-dependent...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Sharma A,Kalyani P,Trivedi VD,Kapley A,Phale PS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) represents a simple reliable approach for rapid bacterial identification based on specific peptide/protein fingerprints. However, cell-wall characteristics of mycobacterial species, and their well known stability, complicate MA...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Balážová T,Makovcová J,Šedo O,Slaný M,Faldyna M,Zdráhal Z

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to generate highly specific serological reagents for the quantitative identification of Actinomyces naeslundii in clinical samples, in particular dental plaque. Balb/c mice were immunized with pasteurized human A. naeslundii strains representing different genospecies and serotypes. Ten hy...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Thurnheer T,Guggenheim B,Gmür R

更新日期：1997-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug efflux pumps contribute to multiple antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Pump expression usually has been quantified by Western blotting. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction has been developed to measure mRNA expression for genes of interest. Whether this method correlates with pump ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Yoneda K,Chikumi H,Murata T,Gotoh N,Yamamoto H,Fujiwara H,Nishino T,Shimizu E

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites with collagen type I and calcium induces a membrane to nuclei signaling. The transduction pathways involved in such phenomena are still poorly understood. Using a combination of immunoprecipitation assays, Western immunoblot analysis, electrophoretic mobility shift...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Cruz-Vera J,Clara L,Hernández-Kelly R,Alfredo Méndez J,Pérez-Salazar E,Ortega A

更新日期：2003-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Dextranase specifically hydrolyzes dextran and is used to produce functional isomalto-saccharide prebiotics. Moreover, dextranase is used as an additive in mouthwash to remove dental plaque. We cloned and expressed the dextranase gene of the marine bacterium Bacillus aquimaris S5. The length of the BaDex gene was 1788...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Dong D,Wang X,Deng T,Ning Z,Tian X,Zu H,Ding Y,Wang C,Wang S,Lyu M

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Outer membrane-associated proteins of 18 kDa were expressed by enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAggEC) belonging to serotypes O126:H27 and O44:H18, which hybridized with a probe derived from a plasmid necessary for enteroaggregative adhesion. The 18 kDa proteins expressed by strains of E. coli, belonging to these ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Chart H,Smith HR,Rowe B

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the industrialized world, functional foods have become a part of an everyday diet and are demonstrated to offer potential health benefits beyond the widely accepted nutritional effects. Currently, the most important and frequently used functional food compounds are probiotics and prebiotics, or they are collectivel...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Nagpal R,Kumar A,Kumar M,Behare PV,Jain S,Yadav H

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to obtain functional expression of PHA synthase gene phaC2 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Escherichia coli, the coding region of phaC2 was subcloned, including the ribosomal binding site, into pBluescript SK- collinear to the lac promoter. This plasmid pBHR71-C2 enabled functional expression of phaC2 in E. co...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Qi Q,Rehm BH,Steinbüchel A

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Chaetomium globosum strain F0142, which was isolated from barnyard grass, showed potent disease control efficacy against rice blast (Magnaporthe grisea) and wheat leaf rust (Puccinia recondita). Two antifungal substances were purified from broth from this organism and identified as chaetoviridins A and B. Chaetovi...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Park JH,Choi GJ,Jang KS,Lim HK,Kim HT,Cho KY,Kim JC

更新日期：2005-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a novel verocytotoxin named VT2y was described which belongs to the STx family and is produced by Escherichia coli isolated from domestic poultry with swollen head syndrome (SHS). The VT2y toxin induced apoptosis in Vero, HeLa, CHO, CEF (primary chicken embryo fibroblast) and PCK (primary chicken kidney) cel...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Salvadori MR,Yamada AT,Yano T

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Truffles are hypogeous Ascomycete fungi belonging to the genus Tuber and forming fruiting bodies highly prized for their taste and aroma. The identification of the genus Tuber and its species is important to investigate their ecology and avoid fraud in the food market. As genus-specific primers are not available, the ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Zampieri E,Mello A,Bonfante P,Murat C

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia mallei, the etiologic agent of the disease known as glanders, is primarily a disease affecting horses and is transmitted to humans by direct contact with infected animals. The use of B. mallei as a biological weapon has been reported and currently, there is no vaccine available for either humans or animal...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Whitlock GC,Estes DM,Torres AG

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyme disease is a multisystemic disorder caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, an invasive spirochete. B. burgdorferi has a predilection for collagenous tissue and one major clinical manifestation of the disease is arthritis. We have identified a collagenolytic activity in B. burgdorferi detergent lysates using iodinated ge...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Grab DJ,Kennedy R,Philipp MT

更新日期：1996-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:During programs for the selection of enological yeasts, several hundred natural isolates are usually screened. The scope of these operations is to isolate strains possessing good fermentative properties without necessarily arriving at a precise species designation: in other words, to detect strains belonging to the Sa...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Nardi T,Carlot M,De Bortoli E,Corich V,Giacomini A

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the function of the pro-peptide (PP) region of the Staphylococcus hyicus exolipase, restriction sites were created in the lipase gene to facilitate the construction of deletions in this region. Lipase gene expression was carried out in Staphylococcus carnosus. In the presence of the entire PP region, th...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Demleitner G,Götz F

更新日期：1994-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The main hypothesis of this work was to evaluate the presence of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) intrinsically resistant to plant essential oils in sage (Salvia officinalis L.) and laurel (Laurus nobilis), for future applications in functional cheese production by addition of aromatic herbs. The effect of the drying proces...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Gaglio R,Catania P,Orlando S,Vallone M,Moschetti G,Settanni L

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteins which are secreted or associated with the cell envelope of Mycobacterium tuberculosis may contain protective T-cell epitopes. Prior to this study, a recombinant clone bank of enzymatically active M. tuberculosis-alkaline phosphatase fusions, were screened for immunogenicity in a murine T-cell model. Five of t...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Moran AJ,Doran JL,Wu J,Treit JD,Ekpo P,Kerr VJ,Roberts AD,Orme IM,Galant S,Ress SR,Nano FE

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yeasts of various genera were screened for denitrifying activity, and several yeast strains such as Trichosporon cutaneum, Fellomyces fuzhouensis, and Candida sp. were found to exhibit distinct activities to convert nitrite to nitrous oxide. Dissimilatory nitrite reductase (Nir) or nitric oxide reductase (Nor) activit...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Tsuruta S,Takaya N,Zhang L,Shoun H,Kimura K,Hamamoto M,Nakase T

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genome of Helicobacter pylori 26695 has been sequenced and the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) O sidechain of this strain has been shown to express both Lewis x and Lewis y units. To determine the role of HP0159 and HP1416, genes recognized as rfaJ homologs and implicated in LPS synthesis, isogenic mutants of H. pylori 2...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Moran AP,Shiberu B,Ferris JA,Knirel YA,Senchenkova SN,Perepelov AV,Jansson PE,Goldberg JB

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pasteurella multocida, a Gram-negative nonmotile coccobacillus, is the causative agent of fowl cholera in poultry, hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle, atropic rhinitis in swine, and snuffles in rabbits. The differentially expressed gene profile of P. multocida in infected rabbit livers was identified and compared with t...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Guo D,Lu Y,Zhang A,Liu J,Yuan D,Jiang Q,Lin H,Si C,Qu L

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ammonia-induced injury was investigated in pure cultures of Escherichia coli and Enterobacter aerogenes, and in natural coliform populations obtained from the oligotrophic Luxapallila and the eutrophic Sunflower Rivers in northern Mississippi. Pure cultures were affected by ammonia exposure as indicated by changes in ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Naundorf G,Aumen NG

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giardia lamblia is a binucleated, flagellated protozoan parasite that inhabits the upper small intestine of its vertebrate hosts. The entire life cycle, which can be completed in vitro, is simple with cycling between a vegetative trophozoite and a highly resistant cystic form. The parasite is one of the earliest diver...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Svärd SG,Hagblom P,Palm JE

更新日期：2003-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The phylogenetic interrelationships of the genera Pediococcus and Aerococcus were investigated using reverse transcriptase sequencing of 16S rRNA. The genus Pediococcus was found to be phylogenetically heterogeneous. The four species P. acidilactici, P. damnosus, P. parvulus and P. pentosaceus formed a phylogeneticall...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Collins MD,Williams AM,Wallbanks S

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have constructed a DNA library from a virulent Salmonella typhimurium strain, in an avirulent strain. The process of selecting the components of interest from the library involved iterative growth in liquid culture. This resulted, after four cycles, in the culture becoming homogeneous for a single plasmid, which wa...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Lodge JM,Robey M,Stephen J,Brown NL

更新日期：1999-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Leflunomide (LFM) is a novel anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drug, and inhibits the growth of cytokine-stimulated lymphoid cells in vitro. The effect of LFM on haploid and diploid cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was investigated to elucidate the molecular mechanism of action of the drug. Using a halo assay, ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Fujimura H

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biotype, genome, protein and plasmid profile diversity amongst 40 epidemiologically unrelated strains of Helicobacter pylori was studied. Strains were API Zym biotypes II, III and IV but most (87%) were biotype II. Four subsets of strains were defined on a combination of motility (56% positive) and cytotoxin productio...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Owen RJ,Bickley J,Moreno M,Costas M,Morgan DR

更新日期：1991-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We isolated and characterized nodA genes from photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic rhizobia nodulating the legume genus Aeschynomene, and found that the nodA sequence from photosynthetic stem-nodulating bacteria was phylogenetically distant from the other already described nodA genes. Characterization of the photosyn...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Chaintreuil C,Boivin C,Dreyfus B,Giraud E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00