Dam-like methylation in legionellae.

abstract：:The spread of antibiotic resistance is rapidly threatening the effectiveness of antibiotics in the clinical setting. Many infections are being caused by known and unknown pathogenic bacteria that are resistant to many or all antibiotics currently available. Empedobacter falsenii is a nosocomial pathogen that can cause...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Collins C,Almuzara M,Saigo M,Montaña S,Chiem K,Traglia G,Mussi MA,Tolmasky M,Iriarte A,Vay C,Ramirez MS

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mutation of Agrobacterium radiobacter cells exposed to chrysotile asbestos was examined by the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) method. Approximately 1.4 kbp of DNA in A. radiobacter, which was not amplified strongly in the cells that were not exposed to asbestos, was amplified in the cells that were expose...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yoshida N,Naka T,Sengoku T,Ogawa K

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We develop a method to capture marine bacterial strains at high efficiency to replace the conventional two-step collecting method. Lab-made, Fe3O4 magnetic beads were used to firstly verify the feasibility of capture in artificial seawater, using Bacillus velezensis. Almost 100% of the bacteria could be captured and s...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zheng Y,Jian X,Xing XH,Zhang C

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An exopolysaccharide (EPS-I) having the molecular weight ~ 2.6 × 105 Da, was isolated from a Zinc resistant strain of Enterococcus faecalis from costal area. The exopolysaccharide consists of D-mannose, D-glucose, and L-fucose in molar ratio of 9:4:1. The monosaccharide units in the EPS-1 were determined through chemi...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Choudhuri I,Khanra K,Pariya P,Maity GN,Mondal S,Pati BR,Bhattacharyya N

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the performance of a new most probable number test (Pseudalert/Quanti-Tray) for the enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from swimming pool and spa pool waters by comparing it to the international and national membrane filtration-based culture methods for P. aeruginosa: ISO 16266:2006 and UK The M...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Sartory DP,Brewer M,Beswick A,Steggles D

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) may include large proportions of lichens in their winter diet. These dietary lichens are rich in phenolic secondary compounds, the most well-known being the antimicrobial usnic acid. Previous studies have shown that reindeer host rumen bacteria resistant to usnic acid and that usn...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Glad T,Barboza P,Mackie RI,Wright AD,Brusetti L,Mathiesen SD,Sundset MA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysobacter enzymogenes OH11 produces heat-stable antifungal factor (HSAF) and lytic enzymes possessing antifungal activity. This study bio-prospected for other potential antifungal factors besides those above. The cells and extracellular metabolites of L. enzymogenes OH11 and the mutants ΔchiA, ΔchiB, ΔchiC, Δclp, Δpk...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Odhiambo BO,Xu G,Qian G,Liu F

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole-crystal preparations from strains HD-1 and HD-133, activated Cry1Ab and Cry1C toxins as well as Cry1Aa, Cry1Ac, Cry1D, and Cry2Aa protoxins were tested for toxicity to 2nd-instar larvae of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella. Mortality data recorded after 2 and 5 days provided different results that were r...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Monnerat R,Masson L,Brousseau R,Pusztai-Carey M,Bordat D,Frutos R

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interactions between the proteolytic X2L strain of Oenococcus oeni and the non-proteolytic 12p strain of Pediococcus pentosaceus were assayed. The characteristics of cell growth, protein degradation, and amino acid production of both strains were determined in pure and mixed cultures. O. oeni showed poor cell grow...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Fernández PA,de Nadra MC

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pasteurella haemolytica was isolated from three of 18 grass samples and four of 18 water samples collected from two grazing fields occupied by sheep. This microorganism was also isolated from three of nine straw bedding samples collected from a pen housing ewes affected by mastitis caused by P. haemolytica. The same e...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Burriel AR

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhodococcus sp. Eu-32 has shown an extended novel dibenzothiophene desulfurization sulfur-specific 4S pathway and could remove significant amounts of organic sulfur from coal. Here, we present the draft genome sequence of Eu-32 with a genome size of approximately 5.61 Mb, containing 5065 protein coding sequences with ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Akhtar N,Ghauri MA,Akhtar K,Parveen S,Farooq M,Ali A,Schierack P

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lytic Pseudomonas aeruginosa phage vB_PaeP_LP14 belonging to the family Podoviridae was isolated from infected mink. The microbiological characterization revealed that LP14 was stable at 40 to 50 °C and stable over a broad range of pH (5 to 12). The latent period was 5 min, and the burst size was 785 pfu/infected ce...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Shi X,Zhao F,Sun H,Yu X,Zhang C,Liu W,Pan Q,Ren H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focuses on the isolation and characterization of a high cadmium (Cd)-resistant bacterial strain, and possible exploitation of its Cd-accumulation and Cd-induced siderophore production property to improve plant growth in cadmium-contaminated soil through root colonization. The bacterial strain could tolerate...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Sinha S,Mukherjee SK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to investigate the combination of cefepime and sulbactam. Sulbactam, when administered , will effectively inhibit all Extended-spectrum beta lactamases (ESBLs) of the microorganism, while cefepime will inhibit the growth of the resistant microorganisms since it will not be hydrolyzed by OXA-48...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Mataracı-Kara E,Yılmaz M,Özbek-Çelik B

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequences of 16S rDNAs (coding for the small subunit ribosomal RNAs) were used to identify Xylella fastidiosa, a nutritionally fastidious plant pathogenic bacterium. The near-complete 16S rDNAs from nine strains of Xyl. fastidiosa, including seven pathotypes and one strain of Xanthomonas campestris pv. ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Chen J,Banks D,Jarret RL,Chang CJ,Smith BJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-one Bifidobacterium strains were isolated from the feces of healthy adults (30-40 years old) and seniors (older than 70 years of age). B. adolescentis, B. breve, B. infantis, and B. longum were isolated from the healthy adults and B. adolescentis and B. longum from elderly subjects. The tested bacteria bound, in...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： He F,Ouwehand AC,Isolauri E,Hosoda M,Benno Y,Salminen S

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonial aggregation of Microcystis plays a key role in bloom formation. Limited studies have been reported about effects of environmental factors on the aggregation of Microcystis. Calcium is an important chemical element in water system. In this study, we investigated the effects of a low- (0.015 g l⁻¹) and a high-c...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Wang YW,Zhao J,Li JH,Li SS,Zhang LH,Wu M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bacillus subtilis pur operon repressor (PurR) has a PRPP (5-phosphoribosyl 1-pyrophosphate) binding motif at residues 199-211. Two PurR PRPP binding region mutations (D203A and D204A) were constructed, and the effects on binding of repressor to the pur operon control site in vitro and on regulation of pur operon e...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Weng M,Zalkin H

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interactions between Bacillus anthracis (B. anthracis) and host cells are of particular interest given the implications of anthrax as a biological weapon. Inhaled B. anthracis endospores encounter alveolar macrophages as the first line of defense in the innate immune response. Yet, the consequences of this interaction...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Porasuphatana S,Cao GL,Tsai P,Tavakkoli F,Huwar T,Baillie L,Cross AS,Shapiro P,Rosen GM

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurotoxin gene of non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum type B (strain Eklund 17B) was cloned as a series of overlapping polymerase chain reaction (PCR) fragments generated with primers designed to conserved regions of published botulinal toxin (BoNT) sequences. The 3' end of the gene was obtained by using primer...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Hutson RA,Collins MD,East AK,Thompson DE

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bacterium designated strain B113, able to degrade benzene, toluene, and ethylbenzene compounds (BTE), was isolated from gasoline-contaminated sediment at a gas station in Geoje, Korea. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the isolate belonged to the genus Acinetobacter. The biodegradati...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Kim JM,Jeon CO

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacteria are widely present in diverse aquatic habitats, where they can survive for months or years while some species can even proliferate. The resistance of different mycobacterial species to disinfection methods like chlorination or ozonation could result in their presence in the final tap water of consumers. I...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Klanicova B,Seda J,Slana I,Slany M,Pavlik I

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cbbF genes of the facultative chemoautotroph Alcaligenes eutrophus H16 are part of two highly homologous cbb operons. Both the chromosomal and the megaplasmid pHG1-borne copy of cbbF were cloned and sequenced. Subsequent analyses including comparison with known sequences from other organisms and heterologous expre...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yoo JG,Bowien B

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Gram-negative, yellow pigmented bacterium designated strain CA5(T) that reduced selenite to elemental red selenium was isolated from soil. 16S rRNA gene sequence alignment identified the isolate as a novel Pseudomonas species with P. argentinensis, P. flavescens, and P. straminea as its closest relatives. Sequence a...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Hunter WJ,Manter DK

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The selected robust fungus, Aspergillus oryzae strain BCC7051 is of interest for biotechnological production of lipid-derived products due to its capability to accumulate high amount of intracellular lipids using various sugars and agro-industrial substrates. Here, we report the genome sequence of the oleaginous A. or...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Thammarongtham C,Nookaew I,Vorapreeda T,Srisuk T,Land ML,Jeennor S,Laoteng K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flammulina velutipes is a potentially excellent fungus to study basic mechanisms of basidiomycete mycelium biology. To provide a better understanding of the mechanism of hyphae growth and fruit-body formation, the biological functions of the differentially abundant proteins between the fruiting dikaryon and the non-fr...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Liu JY,Chang MC,Meng JL,Feng CP,Liu YN

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The great increase in the abundance and phylogenetic diversity of Flavobacterium spp. within a few hundred meters downstream of the discharge site of the Westerhöfer Bach, a hardwater rivulet, raised the question whether adjacent soil may serve as a reservoir of bacteria not detected in discharge water. To address thi...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Cousin S

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new cultivation-independent method for studying conjugal gene transfer between bacteria was evaluated. The method was based on direct detection and enumeration of donor and transconjugant bacterial cells by flow cytometry. Specific detection of transconjugants was obtained by using a conjugative plasmid tagged with ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Sørensen SJ,Sørensen AH,Hansen LH,Oregaard G,Veal D

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The organization of the clusters of genes encoding proteins of the botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) progenitor complex was elucidated in a strain of Clostridium botulinum producing type B and F neurotoxins. With PCR and sequencing strategies, the type B BoNT-gene cluster was found to be composed of genes encoding BoNT/B, n...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Santos-Buelga JA,Collins MD,East AK

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PCR has been widely used to identify cry-type genes, to determine their distribution, to detect new such genes and to predict insecticidal activities. We describe here a molecular approach to analyze the genetic diversity of B. thuringiensis cry-like genes based on denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). This ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Vidal-Domínguez ME,Perez-Cenci M,Salerno GL,Berón CM

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00