Sensitivity of nisin-resistant Listeria monocytogenes to heat and the synergistic action of heat and nisin.

abstract：AIMS:The antifungal activity of amyrin pentacyclic triterpene and 15 synthetic derivatives was evaluated against Candida species. Additionally, inhibition of adhesion of Candida albicans to human epithelial cells in vitro was determined. METHODS AND RESULTS:Esterification of alpha- and beta-amyrin with a variety of ac...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Johann S,Soldi C,Lyon JP,Pizzolatti MG,Resende MA

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Ligninolytic fungi take part in critical processes in ecosystems such as nutrient recycling; however, some fungal species can be pathogenic to forest and urban trees and deteriorate wood products. The tropical flora is an important source of antimicrobial compounds environmentally safer than traditional wood...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Bento TS,Torres LM,Fialho MB,Bononi VL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was performed to investigate the microbiological contamination of digestate product (DP) obtained from the anaerobic co-digestion of bovine manure and agricultural by-products. METHODS AND RESULTS:Microbiological analyses were performed on bovine manure, fresh DP, liquid and solid fractions and stored ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Bonetta S,Ferretti E,Bonetta S,Fezia G,Carraro E

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Aspergillus fumigatus, a well-known human and animal pathogen causing aspergillosis, has been historically identified by morphological and microscopic features. However, recent studies have shown that species identification on the basis of morphology alone is problematic. The aim of this work was to confirm ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Soleiro CA,Pena GA,Cavaglieri LR,Coelho I,Keller LM,Dalcero AM,Rosa CA

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In this study, we report a new, simple methodology for the monitoring of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts in drinking water samples, ranging from 10- to 1000-l, which combines a new ARAD microfibre filtration of the (oo)cysts from drinking water and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) of a human...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Plutzer J,Törökné A,Karanis P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation of the biochemical, nutritional and pathogenic reactions of strains of Pseudomonas syringae pv. japonica and Ps. syringae pv. syringae showed them to be indistinguishable. Pseudomonas syringae pv. japonica is a junior synonym of Ps. syringae pv. syringae. ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Young JM

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of experiments was conducted to identify the molecular species responsible for surface active emulsification (surfactant) bioactivity in Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis strain ATCC PTA-125135, and to describe culture conditions to support the enriched production of said bioactivity in cultured plaque of the...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Krueger LA,Grzemski MA,Bilyeu MC,Horst JG,Ugrin SA,Hosette CA,Spangler DA,Ayangbile GA

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) is proving to be a useful technique in studying the epidemiology of micro-organisms. The technique can be troublesome and time consuming to establish due to the essentially empirical approach to optimization. By standardization of certain parameters and use of a commercia...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Hilton AC,Banks JG,Penn CW

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Aeromonas hydrophila is recognized as a human pathogen following wound exposure or ingestion of contaminated water and food. For rapid identification of this bacterium, a TaqMan-based real-time PCR assay has been developed. METHODS AND RESULTS:Primers and probes that target specific sequences of the 16S rRNA gene...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Trakhna F,Harf-Monteil C,Abdelnour A,Maaroufi A,Gadonna-Widehem P

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The objective of the study was to evaluate the variability of germination response of 10 strains of proteolytic Clostridium botulinum. METHODS AND RESULTS:An automated turbidometric method was used to follow the fall in optical density. Spores of proteolytic Cl. botulinum germinated in response to l-alanine alone...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Alberto F,Broussolle V,Mason DR,Carlin F,Peck MW

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of trehalose and hsp104 to barotolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been investigated. Mutant strains, which lacked the ability to accumulate trehalose and/or hsp104, were examined for barotolerance and thermotolerance. All the mutants showed lower barotolerance and thermotolerance than their con...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Iwahashi H,Obuchi K,Fujii S,Komatsu Y

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) has become a needed domain of applied science. Biological method for synthesis of AuNPs by Trichoderma hamatum SU136 aqueous mycelial extract was achieved. The culture filtrate of the fungus was exposed to three different concentrations of gold chloride. The culture filtrate of ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Abdel-Kareem MM,Zohri AA

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus, two bacterial strains commonly associated with biofilm-related medical infections and food poisoning, can rapidly colonize biotic and abiotic surfaces. The present study investigates the ability of anodic alumina surfaces with nanoporous surface topography to minim...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Feng G,Cheng Y,Worobo RW,Borca-Tasciuc DA,Moraru CI

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) is a dsDNA virus causing White Spot Syndrome Disease (WSSD) in shrimp with almost 100% morality rate within 3-10 days. In Bangladesh, WSSD is one of the major impediments of shrimp farming. This study first investigated the prevalence and distribution of WSSV in cultured shrimps of the...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Hossain A,Nandi SP,Siddique MA,Sanyal SK,Sultana M,Hossain MA

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the effect of molasses concentration, initial pH of molasses medium, and inoculum's size to maximize ethanol and minimize methanol, fusel alcohols, acetic acid and aldehydes in the fermentation mash in industrial fermentors. METHODS AND RESULTS:Initial studies to optimize temperature, nitrogen sour...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Arshad M,Khan ZM,Khalil-ur-Rehman,Shah FA,Rajoka MI

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To stimulate poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) accumulation in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 by manipulating culture conditions. METHODS AND RESULTS:Stationary phase cultures of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 were subjected to N- and P-deficiency, chemoheterotrophy and limitations of gas-exchange. Enhanced PHB accumulation...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Panda B,Mallick N

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patterns of long-chain faecal fatty acids were studied by gas-liquid chromatography in 55 newborn infants in a neonatal intensive care unit. Decreased fractions of fatty acid C16:1 and increased fractions of C16:0 and C17:0 were associated with the occurrence of abdominal distension. Decreased fractions of C16:1 and C...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Ahtonen P,Lehtonen OP,Kero P,Eerola E

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To elucidate the molecular mechanisms associated with mycoparasitism from Chaetomium cupreum, an effective biocontrol agent with ability against plant pathogenic fungi. METHODS AND RESULTS:One cDNA library was constructed from conditions predicted to resemble mycoparasitic process. A total of 1876 ESTs were gener...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Zhang HY,Yang Q,Wang G,Shang FD

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Taylorella is composed of two species: (i) Taylorella equigenitalis, the causative agent of CEM, a venereally transmitted infection of Equidae and (ii) Taylorella asinigenitalis, a closely related species considered to be nonpathogenic, although experimental infection of mares with this bacterium resulted in...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Hébert L,Rincé I,Sanna C,Laugier C,Rincé A,Petry S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of this study was to develop a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method for the rapid, sensitive and simple detection of Vibrio alginolyticus in mariculture fish. METHODS AND RESULTS:LAMP primers were designed by targeting the gyrB gene. With Bst DNA polymerase, the target DNA can be clear...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Cai SH,Lu YS,Wu ZH,Jian JC,Wang B,Huang YC

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To compare three methods for DNA extraction from Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium. METHODS AND RESULTS:The DNA was extracted from mycobacterial cultures using enzymatic extraction, combined bead beating and enzymatic extraction and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Amaro A,Duarte E,Amado A,Ferronha H,Botelho A

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To test the efficacy of a chemical (chlorous acid) for reducing the numbers of viable Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris spores in laboratory media and on apples. METHODS AND RESULTS:Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris spores in aqueous suspension and on apple surfaces of four different cultivars were treated with 268 ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lee SY,Ryu SR,Kang DH

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To provide evidence that DNA-PCR diagnostics of oral pathogens based on standard sample collection by paper point insertion from the depth of the periodontal pocket can be replaced by a novel non-invasive collection method based on swab technique from the gingiva. METHODS AND RESULTS:In this study we compared the...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Smola SF,Rettenberger G,Simmet T,Burysek L

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to elucidate if the need for iron for Escherichia coli to remain cultivable in a poorly nutritive medium such as the drinking water uses the iron transport system via the siderophores. METHODS AND RESULTS:Environmental strains of E. coli (isolated from a drinking water network), referenc...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Grandjean D,Jorand F,Guilloteau H,Block JC

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A monoclonal antibody (mAb) has been produced to aflatoxin B1 (AF B1) after successful immunization of mice and fusion of sensitized spleen cells with myeloma cancer cells. The mice were immunized with AF B1-oxime-protein conjugate. Positive mAbs were screened using an indirect ELISA specific for AF B1. The selected m...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Candlish AA,Smith JE,Stimson WH

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study assessed the plant growth-promoting ability of the bacterial strains Ochrobactrum intermedium (isolate CrT-1) and Bacillus cereus (isolate S-6). METHODS AND RESULTS:Two chromium resistant bacterial strains isolated from chromium-contaminated wastewater and soils were identified as O. intermedium CrT-1 ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Faisal M,Hasnain S

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Escherichia coli is part of the normal microflora of the intestines of mammals. However, among the enteric pathogens, it is one of the leading causes of intestinal diseases, especially Shiga toxigenic E. coli, which can cause diarrhoea, haemorrhagic colitis and complications like haemolytic uraemic syndrome ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Ribeiro LF,Barbosa MM,de Rezende Pinto F,Guariz CS,Maluta RP,Rossi JR,Rossi GA,Lemos MV,do Amaral LA

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leclercia adecarboxylata, a Gram-negative bacillus of family Enterobacteriaceae, is an uncommonly identified pathogen isolated from environmental and clinical specimens. Most of the human infections are polymicrobial and commonly occur in immunocompromised hosts, although nosocomial infections in immunocompetent hosts...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Choudhary M,Choudhary BK,Bhoyar S,Kale SB,Chaudhari SP,Bera BC,Jain A,Barbuddhe SB

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain VUN 10,003 to degrade and detoxify high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was evaluated in a basal liquid medium. Using high cell density inocula of strain VUN 10,003, the concentration of pyrene, fluoranthene, benz[a]anthracene, benzo[a]pyrene,...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Juhasz AL,Stanley GA,Britz ML

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple artificial urine medium (AUM) has been developed which provides conditions similar to that found in human urine. AUM solidified with agar enabled the recovery of a wide range of urease-positive and -negative urinary pathogens. Liquid AUM supported growth at concentrations of up to 10(8) cfu ml-1, as found in ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Brooks T,Keevil CW

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00