Low surfactant concentration increases fungal mineralization of a polychlorinated biphenyl congener but has no effect on overall metabolism.

abstract：:Blown pack spoilage (BPS) of vacuum packaged beef is caused by psychrotolerant and psychrophilic Clostridium species, primarily Clostridium estertheticum and Clostridium gasigenes. The aim of this study was to investigate the environmental niches and impact of season on these BPS Clostridium spp. on Irish beef farms. ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Esteves E,Whyte P,Gupta TB,Bolton DJ

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ergosterol biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is complex and the underlying mechanism of regulation remains unclear. To clarify the influence of transcriptional regulation on the ergosterol content, transcription factor Ecm22 was overexpressed in S. cerevisiae. Results showed that the overexpression of ECM22 led...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Wang SQ,Wang T,Liu JF,Deng L,Wang F

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study genetic diversity of Chromobacterium haemolyticum isolates recovered from a natural tropical lake. METHODS AND RESULTS:A set of 31 isolates were recovered from a bacterial freshwater community by conventional plating methods and subjected to genetic and phenotypic characterization. The 16S ribosomal RNA (...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lima-Bittencourt CI,Costa PS,Barbosa FA,Chartone-Souza E,Nascimento AM

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different caffeine concentrations (0-4%) on (i) lag phase prior to growth, (ii) growth rates and (iii) ochratoxin A (OTA) production by strains from the Aspergillus section Circumdati and Aspergillus section Nigri groups, isolated from coffee, when gr...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Akbar A,Medina A,Magan N

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the viability, surface characteristics and ability of spores of a Geobacillus sp. isolated from a milk powder production line to adhere to stainless steel surfaces before and after a caustic (NaOH) wash used in clean-in-place regimes. METHODS AND RESULTS:Exposing sessile spores to 1% NaOH at 65°C fo...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Brent Seale R,Flint SH,James McQuillan A,Bremer PJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Listonella (Vibrio) anguillarum, an important fish pathogen, is divided into 10 serotypes according to O-antigens present on the outer membrane. However, the biochemical and immunological properties of porin proteins have not been reported. In this study, the antigenicity and N-terminal amino acid sequence of the 35 k...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Suzuki S,Kuroe K,Yasue K,Kusuda R

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Andrias davidianus has been known as a traditional Chinese medicine for a long time. Its blood is considered as a waste or by-product of the meat production industry. Although there are reports on isolation of the antimicrobial peptides from different resources, there are no reports of their isolation from A. davi...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Pei J,Feng Z,Ren T,Sun H,Han H,Jin W,Dang J,Tao Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the presence of thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. in stray cats in southern Italy. METHODS AND RESULTS:One hundred and thirteen animals were trapped in two different environments (urban area, harbour area) of the city of Naples. From each cat, rectal swabs were collected. The samples were processed in ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Gargiulo A,Rinaldi L,D'Angelo L,Dipineto L,Borrelli L,Fioretti A,Menna LF

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Dynamic microbial characterization of the colonization of organic carrier during a model biofiltration experiment using methanol as air pollutant. METHODS AND RESULTS:A model biofilter was used in order to characterize the micro-organisms involved in the colonization of a model organic carrier. The model system c...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Pineda R,Alba J,Thalasso F,Ponce-Noyola T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four strains of Escherichia coli were tested for electroporation-induced plasmid transformation using a high voltage pulse in a square waveform. Conditions for optimal transformation were determined for each strain and transformation frequencies found to be comparable to those reported previously for E. coli with a si...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Elvin S,Bingham AH

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Syphilis is a multistage sexually transmitted disease that remains a serious public health concern worldwide. The coexistence of Treponema pallidum with other closely related members of spirochaeta, such as Leptospira spp. and Borrelia burgdorferi, has complicated the serodiagnosis due to cross-reactive anti...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Xie Y,Xu M,Wang C,Xiao J,Xiao Y,Jiang C,You X,Zhao F,Zeng T,Liu S,Kuang X,Wu Y

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small particle aerosols of plate-grown Salmonella enteritidis and Salm. typhimurium were generated and maintained within a rotating drum at 75% relative humidity and 24 degrees C for 2 h. Plate-grown organisms were found to be more aerosol-stable than broth-grown organisms. Differences were observed between the two sp...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： McDermid AS,Lever MS

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-eight isolates of Hafnia alvei were characterized by biochemical profiles, ribotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns. The isolates were recovered from chub-packed (19 isolates) or retail (nine isolates) ground beef, or were obtained from culture repositories (10 isolates). Biochemical prof...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Gamage SD,Luchansky JB,Ingham SC

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect staphylococcal enterotoxin B was developed using rat monoclonal antibodies as capture antibodies and as a biotinylated conjugate. This test was sensitive, less than 1 ng/ml of enterotoxin B was detected and interference by protein A was prevented by the use of rat...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rogemond V,Da Costa Castro JM,Delaunay T,Cazaux C,Guinet RM

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of relative humidity (RH) on the antimicrobial efficacy of chlorine dioxide (ClO2 ) gas against foodborne pathogens on tomatoes was evaluated. Also, levels of ClO2 residues on tomatoes after exposure to ClO2 gas under different RH conditions were measured to determine the quantity of solubilized ClO2 gas on...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Park SH,Kim WJ,Kang DH

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In this study, we developed and validated a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for Salmonella detection targeting bcfD gene, a conserved fimbrial operon gene existing in Salmonella. The Salmonella LAMP assay we developed successfully amplified 44 Salmonella strains (14 standard strains and 3...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Zhuang L,Gong J,Li Q,Zhu C,Yu Y,Dou X,Liu X,Xu B,Wang C

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Food-borne pathogen inhibition was tested in the presence of a mixture of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei during fermentation under controlled pH conditions. METHODS AND RESULTS:The growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella serotype Typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria innocua, Ente...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Millette M,Luquet FM,Lacroix M

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogenic bacterium, with human disease and infection linked to dairy products, seafood, ready-to-eat meat and raw & undercooked meats. Stainless steel is the most common food preparation surface and therefore, it is important to understand how food storage conditions such as surface mater...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Redfern J,Verran J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To measure the microbial removal capacity of a small-scale hydroponics wastewater treatment plant. METHODS AND RESULTS:Paired samples were taken from untreated, partly-treated and treated wastewater and analysed for faecal microbial indicators, i.e. coliforms, Escherichia coli, enterococci, Clostridium perfringen...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Ottoson J,Norström A,Dalhammar G

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the impact of acetaldehyde- and pyruvic acid-bound sulphur dioxide on wine lactic acid bacteria (LAB). METHODS AND RESULTS:Growth studies were performed where Oenococcus oeni, Pediococcus parvulus, Ped. damnosus and Lactobacillus hilgardii were inoculated into media containing various concentration...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Wells A,Osborne JP

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the ability of a mixture of phage K and six of its modified derivatives to prevent biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus and also to reduce the established biofilm density. METHODS AND RESULTS:The bioluminescence-producing Staph. aureus Xen29 strain was used in the study, and incubation of thi...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Kelly D,McAuliffe O,Ross RP,Coffey A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From a genomic library of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae a 1.3 kb DNA fragment was cloned which showed specific Southern hybridization and dot hybridization with the type strain of several porcine and bovine Mycoplasma species. This probe selectively recognized M. hyopneumoniae sequences in purified DNA or in broth-grown or...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Ahrens P,Friis NF

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The present study describes the implementation of real-time PCR to tetrathionate broth enrichment step of Salmonella detection in poultry. METHODS AND RESULTS:Real-time PCR with Salmonella invA-specific primers and a standard bacteriological method was applied to detect Salmonella in tetrathionate enrichment cult...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Eyigor A,Carli KT,Unal CB

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS: To develop a new instrument of great versatility for recovering micro-organisms from all types of food samples and to compare the effects with existing sample preparation methods. METHODS AND RESULTS: To detach micro-organisms from large-size unbroken food samples such as apples, carrots, potatoes and tomatoes w...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Kim YH,Lee SY,Sagong HG,Heu S,Ryu S,Kang DH

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To isolate and identify diazotrophic endophytes in the stem of Japanese sweetpotato cv. Koganesengan. METHODS AND RESULTS:Surface-sterilized and thinly sliced (1-2 mm) sweetpotato stem samples were incubated in test tubes with semi-solid modified Rennie (MR) medium. The test tubes were assayed for acetylene reduc...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Asis CA Jr,Adachi K

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Coxiella sp. closely related to the agent of Q-fever, Coxiella burnetii, has been associated with mortalities in redclaw crayfish, (Cherax quadricarinatus), in farms and experimental facilities for three decades. Limited sequence data including 16S rRNA have placed the rickettsial species as a new species, candidatu...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Ruth Elliman J,Owens L

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the effect of oregano essential oil on Listeria monocytogenes cytoplasmic membrane. METHODS AND RESULTS:Nitroxide free-radical Electron Paramagnetic Resonance was applied on L. monocytogenes after 30 min exposure to oregano essential oil concentrations ranging from 0 to 1.25%. The impact of essential ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Serio A,Chiarini M,Tettamanti E,Paparella A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) is currently grown in many tropical and subtropical areas countries and is a major traded commodity for the developing world. Coffee leaf blight, caused by Phomopsis heveicola, is one of the most important fungal diseases dangerous to coffee crops in China. This study aimed to develop a PCR-...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lu Y,Wu WH,He CP,Liang YQ,Huang X,Zheng JL,Xi JG,Tang SB,Yi KX

更新日期：2020-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Species of Aspergillus section Nigri are not easily distinguished by traditional morphological techniques, and typically are identified by DNA sequencing methods. We developed four PCR primers to distinguish between Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus welwitschiae, Aspergillus carbonarius and Aspergillus tubingensis, based...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Palumbo JD,O'Keeffe TL

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study evaluated the inactivation of virulent Yersinia pestis dried on polymers, steel, and glass surfaces using vapour-phase hydrogen peroxide. METHODS AND RESULTS:A suspension of Y. pestis CO92 (1.70 x 10(8) CFU) was dried on 10 different types of test surfaces and exposed to vapour-phase hydrogen peroxide ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rogers JV,Richter WR,Shaw MQ,Choi YW

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00