Transforming the sapstaining fungus Ophiostoma piceae with Agrobacterium tumefaciens.

abstract：:Dietary exposure to heavy metals may have detrimental effects on human and animal health, even at low concentrations. Specific probiotic bacteria may have properties that enable them to bind toxins from food and water. We assessed the interaction of probiotic bacteria with cadmium and lead in vitro as an initial scree...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Ibrahim F,Halttunen T,Tahvonen R,Salminen S

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells of five Bacteroides species were examined following treatment with homologous antisera and staining with ruthenium red. They were enveloped by glycocalyces and these extensive fibrous exopolysaccharide matrices were fully retained as an integral "capsule" by some cells, while other cells showed "capsule" as well...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Lambe DW Jr,Mayberry-Carson KJ,Ferguson KP

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine tuberculosis is still rife in Latin America, producing huge economic losses. There are very few studies of the way this disease is spread through this geographical region, particularly in countries that border those that are almost free of Mycobacterium bovis. In this work, we have analyzed the spacer oligonucl...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Cobos-Marín L,Montes-Vargas J,Zumarraga M,Cataldi A,Romano MI,Estrada-Garcia I,Gonzalez-y-Merchand JA

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The induction of nitrogenase (C2H2) activity in asymbiotically cultured Rhizobium sp. 32H1 was found to be associated with morphological changes in the cells which were more pronounced than those seen in bacteroids. Polyphosphate granules were found in both bacteroids and cultured cells, but poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： van Brussel AA,Costerton JW,Child JJ

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The techniques in current use for detection of pathogens in environmental samples are restricted to those organisms whose replication in either culture media or cell culture is feasible. These methods lack the selectivity and sensitivity necessary for their unequivocal detection and identification. We have developed a...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Toranzos GA,Alvarez AJ

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1A (B1A) strains are considered mainly nonpathogenic. However, some studies considered strains of this biotype to be the causal agents of infections in humans and animals. In South America, there are no studies that have compared clinical and nonclinical strains of B1A typed by pulsed-f...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Campioni F,Falcão JP

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mercuric ion-reducing flavoprotein was purified from Yersinia enterocolitica 138A14 using dye matrix affinity chromatography. The purified enzyme had a characteristic absorption spectrum similar to those of flavin compounds, and FAD was detected as a part of the purified enzyme by thin-layer chromatography. Freshly ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Blaghen M,Vidon DJ,el Kebbaj MS

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Degradation of purified rubella virus by heat treatment (37, 45, or 56 degrees C) revealed the following structures. The viral envelope, a modified cellular membrane, bears spherical subunits, 5-6 nm in diameter, hexamers, or pentamers. Two glycoproteins, VP-2 (50 000 daltons) and VP-3 (63 000 daltons), are associated...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Payment P,Ajdukovic D,Pavilanis V

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Responses of Rhizoctonia solani to herbicides in soil cultures were assessed by measuring soil enzyme activity and other growth-related factors. Both beta-galactosidase (EC 3.2.1.23) and phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.1.3.1.3.2) activities were highly correlated with amounts of mycelium in soil. Both enzyme activities were red...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Beam HW,Curl EA,Rodriguez-Kabana R

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research examines the distribution of aflatoxins among conidia and sclerotia of toxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus Link and Aspergillus parasiticus Speare cultured on Czapek agar (21 days, 28 degrees C). Total aflatoxin levels in conidia and sclerotia varied considerably both within (intrafungal) and among s...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Wicklow DT,Shotwell OL

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of temperature and anaerobic conditions on the replication of two bacteriophages, nt-1 and nt-6, of the estuarine bacterium Vibrio natriegens were studied. Reduction in temperature resulted in longer latent periods and reduced burst sizes for both phages. Replication under anaerobic conditions resulted in long...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Zachary A

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and endotoxin in soil after land application of biosolids. Soil was collected over a 15 month period following land application of biosolids, and antibiotic resistance was ascertained using clinically relevant antibiotic concent...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Brooks JP,Maxwell SL,Rensing C,Gerba CP,Pepper IL

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogenic strains of Vibrio cholerae O139 possess the cholera toxin A subunit (ctxA) gene as well as the gene for toxin co-regulated pili (tcpA). We report the isolation of a ctxA-negative, tcpA-negative V. cholerae O139 strain (INDREI) from a patient in Mexico diagnosed with gastrointestinal illness. Certain phenoty...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Parveen S,Farrah SR,Gonzalez-Bonilla C,Zamudio AV,Tamplin ML

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli is capable of producing several virulence factors involved in the pathophysiology of bovine mastitis. Cell surface structures such as flagella, pili, and other outer membrane adhesins are considered essential for biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces. The aim of this study was characterize the molecul...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Silva VO,Espeschit IF,Moreira MA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attempts at improving chemical fixation for electron-microscopic observation of the capsule of Klebsiella pneumoniae were made. The capsule was preserved by using alcian blue - lanthanum and tris-(1-aziridinyl) phosphine oxide (TAPO) - aldehyde - osmium procedures. Despite the different retention of the overall capsul...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Cassone A,Garaci E

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the genus Bacillus and related spore-forming genera are ubiquitous. However, Bacillus-like species isolated from marine sediments have attracted less interest than their terrestrial relatives. Here, we investigated the diversity of Bacillus-like bacterial communities in the sediments of the Bamenwan mangrov...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Liu M,Cui Y,Chen Y,Lin X,Huang H,Bao S

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary tract infections are common. Few published studies have demonstrated the change in Escherichia coli urinary isolate antimicrobial susceptibility over time within a given area and (or) population. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the change in susceptibility of E. coli clinical isolates obtained from u...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Walkty A,Lagacé-Wiens PR,Karlowsky JA,Hoban DJ,Manickam K,Adam H,Pieroni P,Alfa M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural reservoirs and biological characteristics of pathogenic populations of both subspecies of Photobacterium damselae in aquatic habitants remain unclear because of difficulties in obtaining pathogenic strains from the environment. In the present study, we assessed the occurrence of Photobacterium damselae sub...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Serracca L,Ercolini C,Rossini I,Battistini R,Giorgi I,Prearo M

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysis of mid-log phase cells of the Gram-positive bacterium, Corynebacterium sepedonicum, by a combination of lysozyme treatment and incubation with alkaline sodium dodecyl sulfate at 56 degrees C led to the recovery of a single plasmid. The plasmid was purified in CsCl density gradients, and its molecular weight esti...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Clark MC,Lawrence CH

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the influence of sodium content on the microbiota on the surface of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat products purchased from the retail market in Canada. Products, including sliced and sausage-type deli meats, were analysed with culture-dependent and culture-independent methods. Bacteria wer...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Miller P,Liu X,McMullen LM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quorum sensing plays a role in the regulation of soft rot diseases caused by the plant pathogenic bacterium Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum. The signal molecules involved in quorum sensing in P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum belong to the group of N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs). In our study, we scre...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Jafra S,Przysowa J,Czajkowski R,Michta A,Garbeva P,van der Wolf JM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophilus paragallinarum secretes metalloproteases into different culture media lacking serum. Secreted proteins, concentrated by precipitation with 70% ammonium sulphate ((NH(4))(2)SO(4)) or methanol, displayed proteolytic activity at >100 kDa molecular mass in 10% polyacrylamide gels co-polymerized with porcine ge...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Rivero-García PC,Cruz CV,Alonso PS,Vaca S,Negrete-Abascal E

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frankia are gram-positive, filamentous bacteria capable of fixing atmospheric dinitrogen in symbiosis with a wide variety of woody plants and shrubs. Some isolates of Frankia harbor plasmids of 8.5 (pFQ11) and 22.4 kb (pFQ12) that have no known function but are transmitted through many generations in culture. We have ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： John TR,Rice JM,Johnson JD

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus was grown in a rich peptone medium which became alkaline with continued incubation. Cells were grown at 37 degrees C and in the same medium containing 1 M NaCl at 46 degrees C, a temperature at which this organism can grow only when protected by NaCl. Cells of these cultures are hereafter called ...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： El-Banna AA,Hurst A

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formate dehydrogenase activity (EC 1.2.1.2) has been demonstrated in cell-free preparations of Mycobacterium phlei by following the reduction of 2,6 dichlorophenolindophenol. thiazolyl blue tetrazolium, or equine cytochrome c. The reduction of equine cytochrome c was inhibited by 2-heptyl-4-hydroxyquinoline-N-oxide. N...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Deyhle RR,Barton LL

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two strains of Bacillus sphaericus. SSII-1 and 1593, were bioassayed for toxic activity against second-instar larvae of the mosquito Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus. It was found that strain 1593 developed a level of toxicity 3000 times that of strain SSII-1. Although the toxic activity of B. sphaericus SSII-1 was rela...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Myers P,Yousten AA,Davidson EW

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the proposed mechanisms by which rhizobacteria enhance plant growth is through the production of plant growth regulators. Five plant growth promoting rhizobacterial (PGPR) strains produced the cytokinin dihydrozeatin riboside (DHZR) in pure culture. Cytokinin production by Pseudomonas fluorescens G20-18, a rifa...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： García de Salamone IE,Hynes RK,Nelson LM

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total community DNA from 29 noncontaminated soils and soils impacted by petroleum hydrocarbons and chloro-organics from Antarctica and Brazil were screened for the presence of nine catabolic genes, encoding alkane monooxygenase or aromatic dioxygenases, from known bacterial biodegradation pathways. Specific primers an...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Luz AP,Pellizari VH,Whyte LG,Greer CW

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of microorganisms for bioremediation of contaminated soils may be enhanced with an understanding of the pathways involved in their degradation of hazardous compounds. Ralstonia sp. strain RJGII.123 was isolated from soil located at a former coal gasification plant, based on its ability to mineralize carbazole,...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Schneider J,Grosser RJ,Jayasimhulu K,Xue W,Kinkle B,Warshawsky D

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface oxidation of sulfides and copper (Cu) activation are 2 of the main processes that determine the efficiency of flotation. The present study was developed with the intention to ascertain the role of the phenomena in the biomodification of sulfides by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans culture (cells and growth me...

journal_title：Canadian journal of microbiology

authors： Pecina-Treviño ET,Ramos-Escobedo GT,Gallegos-Acevedo PM,López-Saucedo FJ,Orrantia-Borunda E

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00