Promotion of bacteriophage induction and recombination by the cloned Bordetella pertussis recA gene is copy-number dependent.

abstract：:Antibiotics are generally applied for treatment or as subtherapeutic agents to overcome diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria including Escherichia coli, Salmonella and Enterococcus species in poultry. However, due to their possible adverse effects on animal health and to maintain food safety, probiotics, prebiotics,...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Ashfaq I,Amjad H,Ahmad W,Nasir A,Ali A,Ali WR,Khaliq S,Hayat A,Ali H,Sattar F,Ghauri MA,Anwar MA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate (APS) reductase is a key enzyme involved in the pathways of sulfate reduction and sulfide oxidation in the biological sulfur cycle. In this study, the gene of APS reductase from Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli, the soluble protein was purified by ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zheng C,Zhang Y,Liu Y,Wu A,Xia L,Zeng J,Liu J,Qiu G

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofilm-forming ability is well established as an important virulence factor. However, there are no studies available regarding biofilm formation of Salmonella Typhimurium 1,4,[5],12:i:-, the new pandemic serovar in Europe. To address this problem, biofilm expression by Salmonella 1,4,[5],12:i:- was evaluated using 13...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Seixas R,Machado J,Bernardo F,Vilela C,Oliveira M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine domestic wine samples collected from a Japanese winery were examined for the presence of fumonisin B1 (FB1), fumonisin B2 (FB2), and fumonisin B3 (FB3), as well as ochratoxin A (OTA) and ochratoxin B (OTB). Wine samples spiked with 13C-labeled internal standards (13C34-FB1 and 13C20-OTA) were diluted with phospha...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Nakagawa H,Hashimoto R,Matsuo Y,Sago Y,Yokoyama K,Takahashi H

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although neutral mine drainage is the less frequent subject of the interest than acid mine drainage, it can have adverse environmental effects caused mainly by precipitation of dissolved Fe. The aim of the study was to characterize the composition of bacterial population in environment with high concentration of iron ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Kisková J,Perháčová Z,Vlčko L,Sedláková J,Kvasnová S,Pristaš P

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite their ubiquity, relatively few bacteriophages have been characterized. Here, we set out to explore Caulobacter bacteriophages (caulophages) in the rhizosphere and characterized Kronos, the first caulophage isolated from the rhizosphere. Kronos is a member of the Siphoviridae family since it has a long flexible...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Berrios L,Ely B

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica in cattle production systems may be associated with important human and animal disease issues. However, tremendous diversity exists among Salmonella recovered, and more information is needed about strains of greatest potential health concern, particularly those that are multidrug resistant (MDR). B...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Alam MJ,Renter D,Taylor E,Mina D,Moxley R,Smith D

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel bacterium, designated U33(T), was isolated from a soil sample collected in Mykhailyky, Poltavs'ka oblast, Ukraine. The bacterium was aerobic, Gram-positive, spore-forming, and consists of motile rods. The taxonomic position of strain U33(T) was studied by a polyphasic approach, and the results clearly showed t...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Lee K,Lee SS

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:Culture-based analysis was employed in parallel with PCR amplification of 16S rDNA, coupled with denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), to profile bacterial species associated with different developmental stages of the pine false webworm (PFW), Acantholyda erythrocephala, a sawfly pest responsible for inciden...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zahner V,Lucarotti CJ,McIntosh D

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new host specificity was discovered with the insecticidal protein encoded by the cryV gene. The cryV gene was cloned from the Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki INA-02 strain, which was selected among a number of B. thuringiensis isolates because of its high activity against Spodoptera litura. Analyses by polymerase ch...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Sasaki J,Asano S,Iizuka T,Bando H,Lay BW,Hastowo S,Powell GK,Yamamoto T

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A common activity in the global search for useful Cry toxins is the microscopic screening of bacterial colonies for the presence of Bacillus thuringiensis. High-throughput screens require that aliquots from large numbers of colonies be arrayed on a microscopic slide. However, precisely placing a small amount of bacter...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Ammons D,Rampersad J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmids play a central role in engineering recombinant bacteria because they are the primary vehicles used to manipulate targeted sequences. In some cases, bacteria of interest are poorly provided with suitable tools for these molecular or genetic manipulations. In this context, we constructed from two shuttle clonin...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Benachour A,Auffray Y,Hartke A

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Grasslands are suffering from long-term overgrazing because of the population inflation. Furthermore, nitrous oxide (N2O) is a major greenhouse gas that also depletes stratospheric ozone. However, the emission rate of grassland N2O and underlying mechanisms remained unclear under different grazing intensities. We cond...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Du Y,Shu K,Guo X,Pengjin Z

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With PCR products as probes, we have cloned two new cry-type genes from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. wuhanensis. The deduced amino acid sequence of the first clone is 77.3% identical to Cry1Ga1. The deduced protein sequence of the second clone is 69.8-78.7% identical to that of Cry1B group. The nomenclature assignmen...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Kuo WS,Lin JH,Tzeng CC,Kao SS,Chak KF

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) displays important functional diversity in mammalian and plants. So far, however, studies on GAPDH have not included the halotolerant, unicellular green alga Dunaliella salina. In the present study, a GAPDH cDNA was cloned and sequenced from D. salina. It was 1394 bp lo...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Jia Y,Xue L,Liu H,Li J

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyclonal antibodies against Escherichia coli and fluorescent, secondary, antibodies were immobilized on borosilicate glass fibers pre-treated with 3-glycidyloxypropyl trimethoxysilane (GPS). Light with an average wavelength of 627 nm, emitted by a diode placed at one end of the glass fiber, was detected by an ultras...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Maas MB,Maybery GHC,Perold WJ,Neveling DP,Dicks LMT

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NADPH-dependent aldose reductase activity induced by D-xylose or L-arabinose was detected in cell-free extracts of Candida guilliermondii, but only negligible activities were observed if D-glucose served as carbon source. The induction of aldose reductase activity on mixed sugars was investigated under resting cell co...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Sugai JK,Delgenes JP

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trioxacarcin A is a polyoxygenated, structurally complex antibiotic produced by Streptomyces spp., which possesses high anti-bacterial, anti-malaria, and anti-tumor activities. The trioxacarcin biosynthetic pathway involves type II polyketide synthases (PKSs) with L-isoleucine as a unique starter unit, as well as many...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yang K,Qi LH,Zhang M,Hou XF,Pan HX,Tang GL,Wang W,Yuan H

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is one of the pathogens that most concerns the poultry industry worldwide due to the economic losses it can cause. APEC persistence and survival, both in the environment and in the host, may be a consequence of biofilm-producing capabilities. The aim of this study was to evalua...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Rodrigues SV,Laviniki V,Borges KA,Furian TQ,Moraes HLS,Nascimento VP,Salle CTP

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last few years, numerous cases of multidrug-resistant Achromobacter xylosoxidans infections have been documented in immunocompromised and cystic fibrosis patients. To gain insights into the molecular mechanisms and mobile elements related to multidrug resistance in this bacterium, we studied 24 non-epidemiologi...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Traglia GM,Almuzara M,Merkier AK,Adams C,Galanternik L,Vay C,Centrón D,Ramírez MS

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The [2Fe-2S] cluster containing ferredoxin has attracted much attention in recent years. Genetic analyses show that it has an essential role in the maturation of various iron-sulfur (Fe-S) proteins and functions as a component of the complex machinery responsible for the biogenesis of Fe-S clusters. The gene of ferred...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zeng J,Huang X,Liu Y,Liu J,Qiu G

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：: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：:The cyt1Aa gene from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti), whose product synergizes other mosquitocidal toxins, and functions as a repressor of resistance developed by mosquitoes against Bacilli insecticides, was introduced into the aquatic Gram-negative bacterium Asticcacaulis excentricus alongside the cry...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zheng D,Valdez-Cruz NA,Armengol G,Sevrez C,Munoz-Olaya JM,Yuan Z,Orduz S,Crickmore N

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bacterium capable of utilizing p-cresol as sole source of carbon and energy was isolated from soil and identified as a Bacillus species. The organism also utilized phenol, o-cresol, m-cresol, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, and gentisic acid as growth substrates. The organism degraded p-cresol to 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, which...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Tallur PN,Megadi VB,Kamanavalli CM,Ninnekar HZ

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article outlines a comprehensive analysis of the microbial diversity of aerosols produced during screening in a green waste composting plant using both culture and molecular techniques. Bacteria, thermophilic actinomycetes and fungi were quantified in the aerosols. The structure of the microbial community was exa...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Bru-Adan V,Wéry N,Moletta-Denat M,Boiron P,Delgènes JP,Godon JJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:Because of heavy use of antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance in bacteria has become of great concern. The effect of some widely used food additives such as sucralose on bacteria in the gut and the environment has also drawn increasing attention. In this study, we investigated the interaction between antimicrobials...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Qu Y,Li R,Jiang M,Wang X

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pigment from the endophyte Burkholderia sp. WYAT7 isolated from the medicinal plant Artemisia nilagirica (Clarke) Pamp. was extracted. The antibacterial efficacy of the crude pigment Y was assessed as a source of antibiotic against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial pathogens. The pigment Y exhibited a sig...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Ashitha A,Radhakrishnan EK,Mathew J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00