Characterisation of Plesiomonas shigelloides strains that share type-specific antigen with Shigella flexneri 6 and common group 1 antigen with Shigella flexneri spp. and Shigella dysenteriae 1.

abstract：:Accurate susceptibility results on antibiotic-resistant bacteria are essential for proper treatment of infections. In this study, 100 metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producing strains and 95 isolates with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) were tested for carbapenem susceptibility using two automated platforms, the P...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sun J,Xu Y,Yu Y,Ni Y

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid detection of micro-organisms from blood is one of the most critical functions of a diagnostic microbiology laboratory. Automated blood-culture systems reduce the time needed to detect positive cultures, and reduce specimen handling. The false-positive rate of such systems is 1-10%. In this study, the presence of...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Karahan ZC,Mumcuoglu I,Guriz H,Tamer D,Balaban N,Aysev D,Akar N

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia KH has two acid beta-lactamases with isoelectric points (pIs) of 4.6 and 5.4, and several basic beta-lactamases (pIs >7.0) that produce a ladder-shaped pattern by IEF. An isogenic L2 mutant, KHL2(xylE), was constructed by gene replacement. From IEF and native PAGE zymograms of strains KH a...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Hu RM,Chiang KH,Chang YC,Yang TC

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following characterisation by phenotypic tests and amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA), 50 tetracycline-resistant (MIC > or = 16 mg/L) Acinetobacter strains from clinical (n = 35) and aquatic (n = 15) samples were analysed by PCR for tetracycline resistance (Tet) determinants of classes A-E. All the c...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Guardabassi L,Dijkshoorn L,Collard JM,Olsen JE,Dalsgaard A

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of nosocomial bacterial diarrhoea in the Western world. Diarrhoea and colitis are caused by the actions of toxins A and B released by pathogenic strains of C. difficile. Adaptive immune responses to these toxins influence the outcomes of C. difficile infection (CDI). Symp...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kelly CP,Kyne L

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a challenge in the diagnosis of asymptomatic, subclinical tuberculosis. We report the development of an immunofluorescence technique to visualize and enumerate M. tuberculosis in latently infected rabbit lungs where no acid-fast-stained organisms were seen and no culti...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Subbian S,Eugenin E,Kaplan G

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is a major public health concern, and methicillin-resistant S. aureus has emerged as an important pathogen. We characterized S. aureus isolates from monomicrobial and polymicrobial wound infections from 200 diabetic individuals with foot ulcers to understand their underly...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Shettigar K,Jain S,Bhat DV,Acharya R,Ramachandra L,Satyamoorthy K,Murali TS

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five Bordetella pertussis strains of phase I were grown in conventional casamino-acid medium and in media modified by adding high concentrations of MgSO4 or nicotinic acid. Cells grown in high-magnesium media (in the C-mode) had only about 4% of the protective antigen (PA) and 6% of the histamine-sensitising factor (H...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Wardlaw AC,Parton R,Hooker MJ

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adhesion of bovine and a human isolate of Escherichia coli to epithelial cells from the teat and lactiferous sinuses of the udder was examined. Adhesion was detected with bacterial suspensions that produced mannose-sensitive agglutination of guinea-pig red cells. Adhesion to epithelial cells could be inhibited by ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Harper M,Turvey A,Bramley AJ

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxic effects of the haemorrhagic toxin of Clostridium sporogenes were studied in mice, rats, guinea-pigs and rabbits, and in various cultured cells. In rabbits, but not in the other animals, intradermal injection with crude toxin and its injection into a ligated intestinal loop caused haemorrhage in both the skin...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Hara-Kudo Y,Ogura A,Noguchi Y,Kumagai S

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative pathogenicity of Candida krusei and C. albicans was investigated by assessing their colonisation and infectivity of the Sprague-Dawley rat oral mucosa. During an initial 21-week period with intermittent oral inoculation, both Candida spp. demonstrated variable surface colonisation of the oral mucosa. Afte...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Samaranayake YH,Wu PC,Samaranayake LP,Ho PL

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency distribution of plasmids in a representative collection of Escherichia coli and other enterobacteria was compared with the frequencies predicted by the Poisson distribution. The distribution of E. coli plasmids did not differ significantly (p greater than 0.2) whereas the difference between observed and ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Platt DJ

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two chlamydial enzyme immunoassays, Chlamydiazyme and IDEIA, were evaluated in a mouse model of chlamydial genital-tract infection. The Chlamydiazyme assay and the IDEIA were assessed on specimens from 10 and 11 mice, respectively. The animals were infected with Chlamydia trachomatis, strain SA2f, and the results obta...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Taylor-Robinson D,Tuffrey M

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lincomycin has a differential effect on exoprotein production by Vibrio cholerae. The production of some proteins, such as cholera toxin and deoxyribonuclease, is stimulated by low concentrations of the drug while production of other proteins, such as protease and alkaline phosphatase, is unaffected. Possible mechanis...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Young DB,Broadbent DA

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia are Gram-negative obligate bacteria that cause a wide range of diseases in humans and animals. To assess the risk of zoonosis posed by pigs, a total of 920 serum samples were collected from pigs in 11 administrative cities in Jiangxi province, south-eastern China, and the seroprevalence of Chlamydia antibodi...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Jiang HH,Huang SY,Zhang WB,Zhao L,Xu CM,Deng SZ,Zhu XQ

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The agglutination of 218 clinical isolates and three ATCC type strains of "Streptococcus milleri" was tested with 25 different lectins from plants and fungi. An agglutination reaction with one or more lectins was observed with 42 isolates when the cells were untreated. After trypsinisation of the bacteria, 109 strains...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kellens JT,Jacobs JA,Peumans WJ,Stobberingh EE

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is of increasing global concern, threatening to undermine recent progress in reducing child and neonatal mortality. Repurposing older antimicrobials is a prominent strategy to combat multidrug-resistant sepsis. A potential agent is fosfomycin, however, there is scarce data regardi...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Williams PCM,Waichungo J,Gordon NC,Sharland M,Murunga S,Kamau A,Berkley JA

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel aminopeptidase was purified by high performance liquid chromatography from a cytosoluble 100,000 g extract of Candida albicans on the basis of its ability to cleave L-arginine 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin. The purification factor was 36 and the yield was 20%. The native enzyme had a mol. wt of 52 kDa as demonstrat...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： el Moudni B,Rodier MH,Barrault C,Ghazali M,Jacquemin JL

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute hypercytokinaemia represents an imbalance of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines, and is believed to be responsible for the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome and multiple organ failure in severe cases of avian (H5N1) influenza. Although neuraminidase inhibitors are effective in trea...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Carter MJ

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Membrane fluidity to a large extent is governed by the presence of branched-chain fatty acids (BCFAs). Branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase (BKD) is the key enzyme in BCFA synthesis. A Staphylococcus aureus BKD-deficient strain still produced substantial levels of BCFAs. Pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) with st...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Singh VK,Sirobhushanam S,Ring RP,Singh S,Gatto C,Wilkinson BJ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is commonly part of the normal microflora of the human upper respiratory tract. It has been implicated in periodontal disease and various infections, particularly endocarditis. We report here what we believe to be the first case of recurrent infective endocarditis due to A. actino...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Potron A,Mainardi JL,Podglajen I,Meunier F,Sanson-le Pors MJ,Berçot B

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a paucity of information about the factors associated with oral colonization with Candida species and the changes associated with antiretroviral (ARV) therapy. This study investigated the role of ARV therapy and other factors in a study population. Relevant clinical and laboratory information was obtained and...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Owotade FJ,Patel M,Ralephenya TRMD,Vergotine G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, several plasmids harbouring genes encoding phosphoethanolamine transferases conferring colistin resistance have been described in multiple Enterobacteriaceae species. Avian Pathogenic E. coli (APEC) causes colibacillosis and is responsible for a considerable proportion of the disease burden in commerc...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Hornsey M,Betts JW,Mehat JW,Wareham DW,van Vliet AHM,Woodward MJ,La Ragione RM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cystic fibrosis (CF) airways are colonized by polymicrobial communities with high bacterial load and are influenced by frequent antibiotic exposures. This community includes diverse streptococci, some of which have been directly or indirectly associated with pulmonary exacerbations. As many streptococci are natura...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Thornton CS,Grinwis ME,Sibley CD,Parkins MD,Rabin HR,Surette MG

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have characterised 45 isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from Glasgow Royal Infirmary by means of simple biotyping, immunoblotting of exported proteins and restriction enzyme fragmentation patterns (REFP) of plasmid DNA. The strains were subdivided into four groups (A-D) on the basis of ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Coia JE,Thomson-Carter F,Baird D,Platt DJ

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is a leading aetiologic agent of nosocomial- and community-acquired infectious diseases worldwide. The public health concern regarding staphylococcal infections is inflated by the increasing occurrence of multidrug-resistant strains, e.g. multidrug- and meticillin-resistant S.aureus (MDR MRSA). T...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sarkar P,Acharyya S,Banerjee A,Patra A,Thankamani K,Koley H,Bag PK

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil specimens collected from a site around the home of patients with food-borne type E. botulism probably caused by neurotoxigenic Clostridium butyricum in Guanyun, Jiangsu province, China, were examined for the presence of neurotoxigenic C. butyricum. Five lakeside sites of Weishan lake, in an area near to the sites...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Meng X,Yamakawa K,Zou K,Wang X,Kuang X,Lu C,Wang C,Karasawa T,Nakamura S

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To gain a better understanding of the pathological role of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) in specific granuloma formation, IFN-gamma gene-deficient mice (BALB/c and C57BL/6) were produced. The IFN-gamma gene in embryonic stem (ES) cells was disrupted by inserting the beta-galactosidase gene (lacZ) and the neomycin resis...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sugawara I,Yamada H,Kazumi Y,Doi N,Otomo K,Aoki T,Mizuno S,Udagawa T,Tagawa Y,Iwakura Y

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli isolates (n=2629) were collected between 1996 and 2000 from 2100 Thai children less than 12 years of age with acute diarrhoea. Enterotoxigenic (ETEC), enteroinvasive (EIEC), Shiga-toxin-producing (STEC), enteropathogenic (EPEC) and enteroaggregative (EAEC) E. coli were identified by their virulence ma...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ratchtrachenchai OA,Subpasu S,Hayashi H,Ba-Thein W

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-seven strains of acinetobacter-like organisms were isolated over a period of 26 months from the ears of 55 patients with acute or chronic otitis media, or otitis externa, and one strain was isolated in a survey of 50 normal ears. After comparison with eight reference strains, 32 of the isolates were identified a...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Dadswell JV

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00