Pseudomonas lipases: molecular genetics and potential industrial applications.

abstract：:Urease activity is a physiological function of many bacteria that enables these organisms to utilize urea as a source of nitrogen. The association of ureolytic bacteria with human or animal hosts varies widely from a commensal relationship as demonstrated with skin microflora, a symbiotic relationship in the gastroint...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： McLean RJ,Nickel JC,Cheng KJ,Costerton JW

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The approach to this article will be the review of experimental developments achieved in recent years in the fields of biochemistry, molecular biology, ultrastructure, etc. and that have suggested models and hypothesis in order to understand the regulation of the molecular mechanisms involved in fungal differentiation...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： San-Blas G,San-Blas F

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogens in soil play a tremendous role in soil health and subsequent food production. Soil-borne pathogens can cause serious losses to global harvest and are considered as a difficult problem to manage worldwide. The emergence of soil disease is largely dependent on the pathogen-host-environment complex, which can b...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Wang L,Li X

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of serum complement to kill bacteria has been linked to host resistance to Gram-negative bacteria. A mechanism for killing extracellular organisms during early invasion, following release from infected phagocytic cells, or during bacteremia would contribute to a host's ability to resist disease. In fact, t...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Hoffmann EM,Houle JJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both coagulation and fibrinolysis are tightly connected with the innate immune system. Infection and inflammation cause profound alterations in the otherwise well-controlled balance between coagulation and fibrinolysis. Many pathogenic bacteria directly exploit the host's hemostatic system to increase their virulence....

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Peetermans M,Vanassche T,Liesenborghs L,Lijnen RH,Verhamme P

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giardia lamblia is the causative agent of the diarrheal disease giardiasis, against which only a limited number of drugs are currently available. Increasing reports of resistance to these drugs makes it necessary to identify new cellular targets for designing the next generation of anti-giardial drugs. Towards this go...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Ray A,Sarkar S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumococcal surface adhesin A (PsaA) is a surface-exposed common 37-kilodalton multi-functional lipoprotein detected on all known serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae. This lipoprotein belongs to the ABC-type transport protein complex that transports Mn2+; it is also an adhesin that plays a major role in pneumococca...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Rajam G,Anderton JM,Carlone GM,Sampson JS,Ades EW

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T-cells play an important role in immunity but when these cells are overexposed to specific antigens, their function may decline. This state is usually referred to as exhaustion and the T-cells show reduced proliferation and functions such as cytokine release. T-cell exhaustion has been observed in several cancers as ...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Khan N,Vidyarthi A,Amir M,Mushtaq K,Agrewala JN

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of many rapid detection technologies could be expanded if the bacteria were separated, concentrated, and purified from the sample matrix before detection. Specific advantages of bacterial concentration might include facilitating the detection of multiple bacterial strains; removal of matrix-associated assay in...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Stevens KA,Jaykus LA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The agriculture industry is in need of novel biopesticides and development of large-scale production of mycopesticide, either fungal cells themselves or cell-free fungal components. The identification of a fungal strain with pesticide activity, and its improvement, is the primary step in developing infective propagule...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Deshpande MV

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The female genital tract is an intricate, yet balanced ecosystem that hosts a variety of different residential microflora. The physiological changes that occur during pregnancy may disrupt this balanced ecosystem and predispose women to a potentially pathogenic microbiota. Bacteria that are associated with bacterial v...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Redelinghuys MJ,Ehlers MM,Dreyer AW,Kock MM

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial resistance of disease-related microorganisms is considered a worldwide prevalent and serious issue which increases the failure of treatment outcomes and leads to high mortality. Considering that the increased resistance to systemic antimicrobial therapy often needs of the use of more toxic agents, topica...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Lam PL,Lee KKH,Wong RSM,Cheng GYM,Bian ZX,Chui CH,Gambari R

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human fungal pathogen Candida albicans switches from a budding yeast form to a polarized hyphal form in response to various external signals. This morphogenetic switching has been implicated in the development of pathogenicity. Several signaling pathways that regulate morphogenesis have been identified, including ...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Dhillon NK,Sharma S,Khuller GK

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus biofilms represent a unique micro-environment that directly contribute to the bacterial fitness within hospital settings. The accumulation of this structure on implanted medical devices has frequently caused the development of persistent and chronic S. aureus-associated infections, which represen...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Figueiredo AMS,Ferreira FA,Beltrame CO,Côrtes MF

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Programmed cell death (PCD), also referred to as apoptosis, is a cellular "suicide" mechanism, based on information from its own internal metabolism, environment, developmental history, and genome. This system was described in eukaryotes continuously along evolution, through amoebae, nematodes, insects, and animals. P...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Hochman A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cell wall of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an extracellular organelle crucial for preserving its cellular integrity and detecting environmental cues. The cell wall is composed of mannoproteins attached to a polysaccharide network and is continuously remodelled as cells undergo cell division, mating, gametogenesis or...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Novačić A,Vučenović I,Primig M,Stuparević I

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Well publicized outbreaks of foodborne illness have occurred in recent years due to consumption of commercial, nonpasteurized ("fresh" or "unpasteurized") fruit juices. Nonpasteurized and heat treated juices have been associated with at least 15 foodborne illness outbreaks since the early 1900s. Disease syndromes have...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Parish ME

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is clear that mannan has the potential to influence multiple biologic functions in vivo and in vitro, including both mannan-specific and mannan-nonspecific activities. Based on in vitro studies, various mechanisms have been proposed for the regulatory activities observed, ranging from interference with normal PMNL ...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Domer JE

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis is a worldwide zoonosis causing reproductive failures in livestock and a severe multi-organ disease in humans. The genus Brucella is divided into seven species and various biotypes differing in pathogenicity and host specificity. Although Brucella spp. represent a highly homogenous group of bacteria, RFLPs...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Al Dahouk S,Tomaso H,Prenger-Berninghoff E,Splettstoesser WD,Scholz HC,Neubauer H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Riboflavin derivatives are essential cofactors for a myriad of flavoproteins. In bacteria, flavins importance extends beyond their role as intracellular protein cofactors, as secreted flavins are a key metabolite in a variety of physiological processes. Bacteria obtain riboflavin through the endogenous riboflavin bios...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： García-Angulo VA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lectins are natural bioactive ubiquitous proteins or glycoproteins of non-immune response that bind reversibly to glycans of glycoproteins, glycolipids and polysaccharides possessing at least one non-catalytic domain causing agglutination. Some of them consist of several carbohydrate-binding domains which endow them w...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Singh RS,Thakur SR,Bansal P

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis is an ancient human scourge that continues to be an important public health problem worldwide. The increasing number of multidrug-resistant (MDR) M. tuberculosis isolates from both AIDS and non-AIDS patients is an ominous trend that threatens tuberculosis eradication programs both in the U.S. and overseas...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Collins FM

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The numbers and diversity of microbes in ecosystems within and around us is unmatched, yet most of these microorganisms remain recalcitrant to in vitro cultivation. Various high-throughput molecular techniques, collectively termed multi-omics, provide insights into the genomic structure and metabolic potential as well...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Gutleben J,Chaib De Mares M,van Elsas JD,Smidt H,Overmann J,Sipkema D

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eugenol is a hydroxyphenyl propene, naturally occurring in the essential oils of several plants belonging to the Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Myrtaceae, and Myristicaceae families. It is one of the major constituents of clove (Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry, Myrtaceae) oil and is largely used in both foods and c...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Marchese A,Barbieri R,Coppo E,Orhan IE,Daglia M,Nabavi SF,Izadi M,Abdollahi M,Nabavi SM,Ajami M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymyxins are important lipopeptide antibiotics that serve as the last-line defense against multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacterial infections. Worryingly, the clinical utility of polymyxins is currently facing a serious threat with the global dissemination of mcr, plasmid-mediated polymyxin resistance. The...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Nang SC,Li J,Velkov T

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emerging infectious diseases remain among the leading causes of global mortality. Traditional laboratory diagnostic approaches designed to detect and track infectious disease agents provide a framework for surveillance of bio threats. However, surveillance and outbreak investigations using such time-consuming approach...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Bokhari H

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chronically weak area in research papers, reports, and reviews is the complete identification of important background reference documents that formed the building blocks for the research. A method for systematically determining these important references is presented. Citation-Assisted Background (CAB) is based on t...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Kostoff RN

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella spp. are the causative agent of Legionnaire's disease and an opportunistic pathogen of significant public health concern. Identification and quantification from environmental sources is crucial for identifying outbreak origins and providing sufficient information for risk assessment and disease prevention. ...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Whiley H,Taylor M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbiology of meats has been a subject of great concern in food science and public health in recent years. Although many articles have been devoted to the microbiology of beef, pork, and poultry meats, much less has been written about microbiology of lamb meat and even less on restructured lamb meat. This article pr...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： al-Sheddy IA,Fung DY,Kastner CL

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is an air-born, transmissible disease, having an estimated 9.4 million new TB cases worldwide in 2009. Eventual control of this disease by developing a safe and efficient new vaccine able to detain its spread will have an enormous impact on public health policy. Selecting potential antigens to be inc...

journal_title：Critical reviews in microbiology

authors： Ocampo M,Patarroyo MA,Vanegas M,Alba MP,Patarroyo ME

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00