Production of extracellular matrix by Candida albicans biofilms.

abstract：:Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strain P2200 of porcine origin possessed eight possibly plasmid-determined characters (K88+ Raf+ Hly+ Col+ Smr Tcr Su(r) STa+) and six plasmid DNA bands of 4.2-93 kb. Analysis of the spontaneous loss of characters and the results of matings with other E. coli strains revealed th...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Bertin A

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The substrates inositol, rhamnose, d-tartrate and m-tartrate used in fermentation tests with 338 cultures of Salmonella paratyphi B differentiated strains in some phage types to give information that could be used in epidemiological investigations. Xylose in Bitter's medium, the fifth substrate by which 13 of a potent...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Barker RM,Kearney GM,Nicholson P,Blair AL,Porter RC,Crichton PB

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to explore daptomycin combined with fosfomycin or rifampin against the planktonic and adherent linezolid-resistant isolates of Enterococcus faecalis. METHODOLOGY:Four linezolid-resistant and four linezolid-sensitive isolates of E. faecalis which formed biofilms were collected for this study. B...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Zheng JX,Sun X,Lin ZW,Qi GB,Tu HP,Wu Y,Jiang SB,Chen Z,Deng QW,Qu D,Yu ZJ

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus gordonii produces a pheromone heptapeptide, s.g.cAM373, which induces a conjugative mating response in Enterococcus faecalis cells carrying the responsive plasmid, pAM373. We investigated the extent of this intergeneric signaling on DNA acquisition by streptococcal species likely to cohabit oral biofilms...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mansfield JM,Herrmann P,Jesionowski AM,Vickerman MM

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The resistance of Balamuthia mandrillaris to physical, chemical and radiological conditions was tested. Following treatments, viability was determined by culturing amoebae on human brain microvascular endothelial cells for up to 12 days. B. mandrillaris cysts were resistant to repeated freeze-thawing (five times), tem...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Siddiqui R,Ortega-Rivas A,Khan NA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Conventional laboratory detection methods for gastrointestinal parasites are time consuming, require considerable technical expertise and may suffer from poor analytical sensitivity. This study sought to evaluate the automated BD MAX Enteric Parasite Panel (EPP) for the detection of Cryptosporidium parvum/homin...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Perry MD,Corden SA,Lewis White P

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mcr-1 gene encodes a phosphoethanolamine transferase, which confers resistance to colistin by transferring phosphoethanolamine to lipid A. This study describes the emergence of a colistin- and carbapenem-resistant clinical isolate of Escherichia coli harbouring mcr-1 and blaNDM-5 genes, located on 90 and 150 Kb pl...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Uchida H,Tada T,Sugahara Y,Kato A,Miyairi I,Kirikae T

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice immunised by the oral or intraperitoneal route with a live aromatic-dependent strain of Salmonella typhimurium exhibited significantly less protection against oral challenge with 50 LD50 of an ovine isolate of S. typhimurium (12313) than when a bovine isolate with the same O antigens and phage-type as strain 1231...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mukkur TK,McDowell GH,Stocker BA,Lascelles AK

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to investigate the effect of smoking on the buccal microbiome and to analyse the descriptive ability of each of the seven hypervariable regions in their 16S rRNA genes. METHODOLOGY:Microbiome compositions of 40 buccal swab samples collected from smokers (n =20) and non-smokers (n =20) were det...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Karabudak S,Ari O,Durmaz B,Dal T,Basyigit T,Kalcioglu MT,Durmaz R

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains of Acinetobacter baumannii are being reported worldwide, and they are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. These strains are considered to be the highest priority for the development of new antibacterial agents. Therefore, we aimed to develop an effective ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Wintachai P,Naknaen A,Pomwised R,Voravuthikunchai SP,Smith DR

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain bile acids inhibit the growth in vitro of organisms commonly found in the intestine and, in particular, anaerobic bacteria. As the importance of this effect in vivo has not been demonstrated, we investigated changes in intestinal flora in the rat after diversion of bile to the urinary bladder. Five days after ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Burke V,Stone DE,Beaman J,Gracey M

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic characteristics of Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains isolated in 2004 and 2005 in Mozambique were assessed in this study to determine whether the pandemic clone of V. parahaemolyticus O3 : K6 and O4 : K68 serotypes has spread to Mozambique. Fifty-eight V. parahaemolyticus strains isolated from hospitalized d...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ansaruzzaman M,Chowdhury A,Bhuiyan NA,Sultana M,Safa A,Lucas M,von Seidlein L,Barreto A,Chaignat CL,Sack DA,Clemens JD,Nair GB,Choi SY,Jeon YS,Lee JH,Lee HR,Chun J,Kim DW

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common nosocomial pathogen that plays an important role in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). This study aimed to define the clonal relatedness of K. pneumoniae strains isolated from paediatric VAP in addition to those isolated from environmental samples. METH...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mohamed ER,Aly SA,Halby HM,Ahmed SH,Zakaria AM,El-Asheer OM

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laribacter hongkongensis is a food-borne bacterium associated with community-acquired gastroenteritis and diarrhoea. Quinolone resistance was recently reported in bacterial isolates from aquatic products, but the molecular mechanisms for resistance were still unknown. In this study, a total of 157 L. hongkongensis str...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Chen DQ,Yang L,Luo YT,Mao MJ,Lin YP,Wu AW

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cell-wall characteristics of Gardnerella vaginalis grown in conventional and biofilm systems were studied by electron microscopy. The gram-positive nature of the cell wall was confirmed. Novel cell-wall particles which appeared to be associated with cell division were also identified, particularly in organisms of ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Muli FW,Struthers JK,Tarpey PA

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A solid-phase radioimmunoassay was used to detect IgG antibodies against herpes-simplex virus antigens (capsid, envelope and excreted) and against measles virus antigen in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens of 61 patients with no evidence of infectious or demyelinating disease of the central nervous system....

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kalimo KO,Marttila RJ,Ziola BR,Matikainen MT,Panelius M

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a graft versus host disease (GvHD) patient, in whom Hafnia alvei was cultured as a single organism, and at high bacterial counts from stool samples, from the onset of the disease until its resolution. This case is a further example of the contentious role of this species in causing human intest...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Savini V,Di Bartolomeo E,Catavitello C,Talia M,Manna A,Febbo F,Balbinot A,Di Bonaventura G,Di Bartolomeo P,Piccolomini R,D'Antonio D

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to correlate molecular evidence of the presence of Helicobacter pylori in gastric biopsy samples, based on analysis of 16S rDNA, vacuolating toxin (vacA), urease A (ureA) and cagA genes, with the clinical, histological and serological findings in patients with H. pylori-associated gast...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Tiveljung A,Borch K,Jonasson J,Mårdh S,Petersson F,Monstein HJ

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In the present study, enhancement of the the antibacterial activity of ceftriaxone against Gram-positive (meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) bacteria with a biodegradable polymer was attempted. METHODOLOGY:MRSA and E. coli were collected and identified by bio...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mushtaq S,Khan JA,Rabbani F,Latif U,Arfan M,Yameen MA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 287 Acinetobacter isolates belonging to DNA groups 2 (A. baumannii) and 13TU was collected consecutively from 46 hospitals and typed by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA fingerprinting with primers DAF-4 and ERIC-2. With a similarity coefficient of >/=72% as a cut-off value, 37 clusters of genotypically si...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Spence RP,Towner KJ,Henwood CJ,James D,Woodford N,Livermore DM

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Institute of Care Excellence (NICE) 2007 guidance CG54, on urinary tract infection (UTI) in children, states that clinicians should use urgent microscopy and culture as the preferred method for diagnosing UTI in the hospital setting for severe illness in children under 3 years old and from the GP setting ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： McNulty CAM,Verlander NQ,Moore PCL,Larcombe J,Dudley J,Banerjee J,Jadresic L

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyrolysis mass spectrometry (PyMS), a highly discriminatory method for comparison of isolates, was used to assess the homogeneity of colonies taken from apparently pure cultures of Escherichia coli in 10 urine specimens. Ten randomly selected colonies were subcultured from each urine for comparison. For six urines, th...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Freeman R,Sisson PR,Burdess D

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcosis causes disseminated disease in AIDS patients. In contrast to what occurs in laboratory conditions, a large capsule is produced by Cryptococcus neoformans in vivo during infection. The aim of this study was to compare the in vitro activity of different antifungal agents against 34 clinical isolates of C....

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Vitale RG,Pascuccelli V,Afeltra J

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaplasma phagocytophilum, an agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis, infects neutrophils and causes an emerging tickborne febrile disease. The genome of this bacterium contains a large number of p44/msp2-related genes encoding 44 kDa major outer-membrane proteins, and it is known that a specific p44/msp2 gene is pr...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Wuritu,Ozawa Y,Gaowa,Kawamori F,Masuda T,Masuzawa T,Fujita H,Ohashi N

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:Haemophilus influenzae serotype b (Hib) vaccines have reduced the amount of invasive Hib disease in immunised infants. However, Hib disease remains in unvaccinated infants and adults and non-capsulate H. influenzae (NCHi) still causes infections, including outbreaks of respiratory disease. Characterisation of strains ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Leaves NI,Sisson PR,Freeman R,Jordens JZ

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xanthomonas maltophilia produces two inducible beta-lactamases, L1 and L2, and resists the antimicrobial activity of beta-lactam antibiotics, including carbapenems. L1 is a zinc-metaloenzyme with carbapenemase activity; L2 is an unusual cephalosporinase. Mutant strains with high- and low-level constitutive expression ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Akova M,Bonfiglio G,Livermore DM

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response of Legionella pneumophila to antibiotics that inhibit cell-wall, protein and DNA synthesis was examined by electronmicroscopy, MIC estimations and viable counts. Ampicillin, cefotaxime, methicillin, erythromycin, rifampicin and ciprofloxacin, each used separately at 20 times their respective MIC values, s...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Rodgers FG,Tzianabos AO,Elliott TS

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iliopsoas abscess is usually secondary to the spread of infection from a contiguous focus. Primary disease is uncommon, except in children where Staphylococcus aureus is the main pathogen. We report a 60-year-old woman who developed a primary iliopsoas abscess as a result of haematogenous spread of Capnocytophaga sput...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Chan JFW,Wong SSY,Leung SSM,Li IWS,To KKW,Cheng VCC,Yuen KY

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first report, to our knowledge, of two temporally and geographically related nosocomial Asaia lannensis infections in a paediatric setting. Two patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy awaiting cardiac transplantation developed bacteraemia during their hospital stay. The physical location of both pa...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Juretschko S,Beavers-May TK,Stovall SH

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00