Comparison of the acidifying activity of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis strains isolated from goat's milk and Valdeteja cheese.

abstract：AIMS:To screen a pair of primers suitable for denaturing gradient gel electrophoretic (DGGE) analysis of ruminal methanogenic Archaea and to detect the archaeal communities in the rumen of goat. METHODS AND RESULTS:Nine primer pairs for 16S rDNA of methanogenic Archaea, including six for directed polymerase chain reac...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Cheng YF,Mao SY,Liu JX,Zhu WY

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24 h period in waste waters improved the subsequent survival of Salmonella in oligotrophic sea water, at 20 degrees C, compared to a direct input control. The main osmoprotective compound accumulated, investigated by 1H-NMR spectroscopy (nuclear magnetic resonance), after 6 d in sea water was trehalose. Taking into ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Dupray E,Derrien A,Pichon R

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During investigation of a gastroenteritis outbreak in a chronic care institution, Norwalk virus was found in stool specimens from two individuals and bacterial isolates presumptively identified as Bacillus cereus were isolated from four individuals (including one with Norwalk virus) and spice. Phage typing confirmed a...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Jackson SG,Goodbrand RB,Ahmed R,Kasatiya S

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of liquid mechanical vibration on the adhesion of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells to the internal glass surface of a pipette was studied using a 25 Hz vibration source. The maximum vibration amplitude was 1.06 mm (peak to peak) along the pipette direction. Relative movements between the pipette and yeast sus...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Jiang C,Yu H,Ding Z,Ma Y

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Transmission of microbial pathogens to patients from water in dental units is a concern. To reduce this risk, the decontaminating efficiency of hydrogen peroxide was evaluated. METHODS AND RESULTS:Three percent hydrogen peroxide diluted 1 : 4 in distilled water (contact time 15 min) was used daily to disinfect th...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Zanetti F,De Luca G,Tarlazzi P,Stampi S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To identify the abattoir source(s) of psychrophilic clostridia causing 'blown pack' spoilage of vacuum-packed chilled meats. METHODS AND RESULTS:Molecular procedures were used to detect the presence of specific 16S rRNA gene fragments of blown pack-causing clostridia in samples collected from a commercial abattoi...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Boerema JA,Broda DM,Bell RG

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate interactions, if any, between temperature, ferric ammonium citrate and glycine betaine on the growth of Listeria monocytogenes in modified Pine's medium (Pine et al. 1989). METHODS AND RESULTS:Modified Pine's medium containing 0, 0.044, 0.088 or 0.176 g l(-1) ferric ammonium citrate, and 0 or 1 mM ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Dykes GA,Dworaczek M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A strain named as Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2016NX1, which could produce phenazine and cereusitin, was isolated from the root of Millettia specisoa. Phenazines were extracted, isolated and purified by chloroform, thin-layer chromatography, column chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography. Then the purifie...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Liu TT,Ye FC,Pang CP,Yong TQ,Tang WD,Xiao J,Shang CH,Lu ZJ

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Tuberculous pleurisy is an important cause of pleural effusions in areas with a high incidence of tuberculosis. In this study, we developed an IS1081-based LAMP for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and investigated its usefulness in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy. METHODS AND RESULTS:Inv...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Yang B,Wang X,Li H,Li G,Cao Z,Cheng X

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:A rapid and simple method for enumerating uninjured and sublethally injured bacterial cells, the twofold dilution method (2FD), was developed and evaluated. METHODS AND RESULTS:Following twofold serial dilution of samples in a 96 well microtiter plate, double strength selective broth or nonselective broth was add...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Kang DH,Siragusa GR

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoaggregation was frequently encountered among intestinal lactobacilli isolated from weaned pigs. The aggregation mechanism was shown to be mediated by the production of a proteinaceous aggregation-promoting factor in two strains of Lactobacillus reuteri. A 32 kDa aggregation-promoting protein was detected in these ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Kmet V,Callegari ML,Bottazzi V,Morelli L

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine if the outer membrane (OM) cytochromes OmcA and OmcB of the metal-reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 have distinct or overlapping roles in the reduction of insoluble manganese(IV) oxide. METHODS AND RESULTS:The gene replacement mutant (OMCA1) which lacks OmcA was partially deficient in Mn(I...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Myers JM,Myers CR

更新日期：2003-01-01 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:The aims of this study are to obtain the draft genome sequence of Streptomyces coelicoflavus ZG0656, which produces novel acarviostatin family α-amylase inhibitors, and then to reveal the putative acarviostatin-related gene cluster and the biosynthetic pathway. METHODS AND RESULTS:The draft genome sequence of S. ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Guo X,Geng P,Bai F,Bai G,Sun T,Li X,Shi L,Zhong Q

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:  This paper utilized quantitative LC-MS/MS to profile the short-chain acyl-CoA levels of several strains of Escherichia coli engineered for heterologous polyketide production. To further compare and potentially expand the levels of available acyl-CoA molecules, a propionyl-CoA synthetase gene from Ralstonia solan...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Armando JW,Boghigian BA,Pfeifer BA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify the gene that encodes nigrescin, a bacteriocin produced by Prevotella nigrescens ATCC 25261. METHODS AND RESULTS:Each open reading frame (ORF) of the nig gene cluster (nigA, nigB, nigC and nigD) was transferred into an expression vector. The recombinant proteins encoded by nigA, nigB, nigC and nigD wer...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Teanpaisan R,Narawatthana S,Utarabhand P

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To develop a sensitive, rapid and simple method for detection of Botrytis cinerea based on loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) that would be suitable for use outside a conventional laboratory setting. METHODS AND RESULTS:A LAMP assay was designed based on the intergenic spacer of the B. cinerea nuclear ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Tomlinson JA,Dickinson MJ,Boonham N

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the growth of salmonellae on sprouting alfalfa seeds as affected by the inoculum size, microbial load and Pseudomonas fluorescens 2-79. METHODS AND RESULTS:Alfalfa seeds pre-inoculated with < or =10(1)-10(3) CFU g(-1) of salmonellae and with or without Ps. fluorescens 2-79 were sprouted in glass ja...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Liao CH

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of various types of virus-like particles (VLPs) has accelerated over the past two decades as the importance of VLPs for generating next-generation vaccines has been appreciated. Yeast has advantages such as scalable fermentation, low risk of contamination by adventitious agents, low production costs an...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Kim HJ,Kim HJ

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For pyruvate-producing strains, intracellular reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) accumulation is the main reason for the glycolysis inhibition. Comparing with glucose, using sodium gluconate as carbon source brought a decrease in NADH production and an increase in pyruvate production in engineered strain...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Yang M,Mu T,Zhong W,Olajuyin AM,Xing J

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lead-resistant bacteria isolated from soil contaminated with car battery waste were identified as Providencia alcalifaciens based on biochemical characteristics, FAME profile and 16S rRNA sequencing and designated as strain 2EA. It resists lead nitrate up to 0·0014 mol l(-1) by precipitating soluble lead as insolubl...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Naik MM,Khanolkar D,Dubey SK

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study sought to evaluate the performance of two chromogenic media designed for the isolation of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and compare them with a traditional bile-esculin medium for the isolation of VRE from stool samples. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 285 stool samples were inoculated onto Chr...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Asir K,Wilkinson K,Perry JD,Reed RH,Gould FK

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：AIMS:The goal of the study was to develop a reliable, reproducible and rapid method of culture in order to screen a large number of fungal transformants. METHODS AND RESULTS:The method is based upon miniaturized cell cultures and automated expression screening in microwell plates. For the method development, 50 recomb...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Alberto F,Navarro D,de Vries RP,Asther M,Record E

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to determine the antimicrobial and antiadhesive properties of a biosurfactant isolated from Lactobacillus paracasei ssp. paracasei A20 against several micro-organisms, including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, yeasts and filamentous fungi. METHODS AND RESULTS:Antimicrobial and ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Gudiña EJ,Rocha V,Teixeira JA,Rodrigues LR

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effect of glucose concentrations on the growth by Brettanomyces bruxellensis yeast strain in batch experiments and develop a mathematical model for kinetic behaviour analysis of yeast growing in batch culture. METHODS AND RESULTS:A Matlab algorithm was developed for the estimation of model parameters....

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Aguilar-Uscanga MG,Garcia-Alvarado Y,Gomez-Rodriguez J,Phister T,Delia ML,Strehaiano P

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The current standard culture methods are unable to detect nongrowing bacteria and, thus, might not be sufficient for precise monitoring of the microbiological quality of waters. The use of a molecular method such as PCR could be a valid alternative to detect bacterial faecal contamination indicators such as Escher...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lleo MM,Bonato B,Tafi MC,Signoretto C,Pruzzo C,Canepari P

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：AIMS:To examine changes in membrane fatty acid profile attributed to the physiological adaptation of Lactobacillus helveticus during vacuum drying. METHODS AND RESULTS:The viability and membrane integrity of the cells after vacuum drying were measured by plate counts and DNA fluorescence dyes. The physiological adapta...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Santivarangkna C,Kulozik U,Kienberger H,Foerst P

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that Salmonella shedding status affects sows' microbiota during gestation and that these modifications are reflected in the faecal microbiota of their piglets at weaning. The aims of this study were: (a) to evaluate the persistence, up to the fattening period, of the previously measured link ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Larivière-Gauthier G,Thibodeau A,Yergeau É,Fravalo P

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00