Protein A insensitive ELISA detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin B.

abstract：AIMS:In this study, a capillary polymerase chain reaction (cPCR) was applied for Salmonella detection from poultry meat. METHODS AND RESULTS:Salmonella detection limits of the optimized cPCR were determined with DNA templates from the samples of tetrathionate broth (TTB), Rappaport Vassiliadis broth (RVB) and selenite...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Gunaydin E,Eyigor A,Carli KT

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 is a worldwide concern. Cattle are their main reservoir and may contaminate watercourses through manure. We characterized a collection of 38 STEC O157:H7 strains isolated from surface water in feedlots areas (puddles inside pens formed after the rainfall or by spil...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Tanaro JD,Pianciola LA,D'Astek BA,Piaggio MC,Mazzeo ML,Zolezzi G,Rivas M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amphotericin B (AmB), a typical polyene macrolide antifungal agent, is widely used to treat systemic mycoses. In the present study, we show that the fungicidal activity of AmB was enhanced by benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC), a cruciferous plant-derived compound, in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In addition...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Yamada N,Murata W,Yamaguchi Y,Fujita KI,Ogita A,Tanaka T

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth at low positive temperatures and induced phenotypic resistance to extreme cold temperature (freezing/thawing cycles) of Enterococcus faecalis were investigated. The effect of low temperatures on the specific growth rates was studied; use of Arrhenius profile and Ratkovsky 'square-root' model allowed determinati...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Thammavongs B,Corroler D,Panoff JM,Auffray Y,Boutibonnes P

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To test the efficacy of Lactobacillus johnsonii FI9785 in reducing the colonization and shedding of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis, Escherichia coli O78:K80 and Clostridium perfringens in poultry. METHODS AND RESULTS:Specific pathogen-free chicks (1 day old) were dosed with a single oral inoculum of 1x1...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： La Ragione RM,Narbad A,Gasson MJ,Woodward MJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We propose to apply the Wirtz-Conklin staining technique to evaluate spore germination. METHODS AND RESULTS:Spores at different stages of germination were stained with modified spore stain (Wirtz-Conklin) and evaluated for staining properties. Bacillus spores suspended in deionized water, which does not support g...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Hamouda T,Shih AY,Baker JR Jr

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Lactobacillus acidophilus LAB20 has potential to be a probiotic strain because it can be present at high numbers in the jejunum of dog. To specifically detect LAB20 from dog faecal samples, a real-time PCR protocol was developed targeting the novel surface (S) layer protein gene of LAB20. The presence of S-l...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Tang Y,Saris PE

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth of the oxidatively imperfect yeast Candida maltosa Komagata, Nakase et Katsuya was studied experimentally and modelled mathematically in relation to sodium benzoate and lactic acid concentrations at different temperatures. Application of gamma models for the growth rate resulted in determination of cardinal...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Valík Ľ,Ačai P,Liptáková D

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the specificity and sensitivity of PCR primers for the detection of Salmonella enterica in a real-time PCR assay using pure cultures. METHODS AND RESULTS:Unenriched whole cells in sterile water were used as template for each PCR. SYBR Green dye was used for the nonspecific detection of dsDNA. The real...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Csordas AT,Barak JD,Delwiche MJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：AIMS:To develop a novel method for rapid construction of Campylobacter jejuni deletion mutants. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used overlapping extension PCR protocol to amplify a target sequence region of Camp. jejuni genomic DNA in which an internal fragment, Cj0618 coding sequence, was replaced by a chloramphenicol resista...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Hansen CR,Khatiwara A,Ziprin R,Kwon YM

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To develop and evaluate a new and reliable real-time PCR detection protocol on chromosomal DNA of the contagious plant pathogenic bacterium Erwinia amylovora, the causal agent of fire blight. METHODS AND RESULTS:A Taqman minor-groove-binder real-time PCR assay targeting a hypothetical protein coding gene of Erw. ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Gottsberger RA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Cysteine phytase is the main phytate-degrading enzyme of ruminant animals. To explore the genetic diversity and dynamic expression profile of cysteine phytase in sheep rumen during a feeding cycle, four transcript (0, 4, 9 and 16 h after feeding) and one DNA (9 h after feeding) clone libraries were construct...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Li Z,Huang H,Zhao H,Meng K,Zhao J,Shi P,Yang P,Luo H,Wang Y,Yao B

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigations of a free-range broiler flock during the rearing period and at the slaughterhouse by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) of the flagellin (flaA) gene (flaA typing) have shown that poultry carcasses are contaminated by Campylobacter spp. strains which were previo...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rivoal K,Denis M,Salvat G,Colin P,Ermel G

更新日期：1999-12-01 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 identify LipL32 epitopes and to evaluate their capability to recognize specific antibodies using ELISA. METHODS AND RESULTS:Epitope mapping by means of a library of overlapping peptide fragments prepared by simultaneous and parallel solid phase peptide synthesis on derivatized cellulose membranes (SPOT synthes...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lottersberger J,Guerrero SA,Tonarelli GG,Frank R,Tarabla H,Vanasco NB

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the effect of cold storage on the survival of Erwinia amylovora. METHODS AND RESULTS:The survival of E. amylovora was assessed during storage at 2 degrees C. Populations of E. amylovora inoculated into phosphate-buffered saline remained static, whereas in nutrient media populations increased at low t...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Taylor RK,Hale CN

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Staphylococcus aureus LZ-01 was isolated from the Yellow River upstream from Lanzhou which can resist and reduce chromium (VI) to chromium (III). In this study, strain LZ-01's uranium (VI) resistance and adsorption abilities were investigated. Our results showed that it can resist 2 mmol l(-1) U(VI) and adso...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Zou L,Chen Z,Zhang X,Liu P,Li X

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Bacillus halodurans C-125 is a Gram-positive bacterium that was the first alkaliphilic species to have its genome completely sequenced. Despite its many years as a model for alkaliphily and source of industrially important enzymes, genetic manipulation of B. halodurans C-125 remains difficult, and therefore, we so...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Wallace JG,Breaker RR

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-mer DNA oligonucleotide probe targeting the 23S rRNA of Mycobacterium leprae was developed and its high specificity demonstrated by dot-blot hybridization. Even under relaxed hybridization and washing conditions (20 degrees C below Tm) the probe was highly selective in that positive signals were only detected wit...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Liesack W,Pitulle C,Stackebrandt E

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The type strain Bacillus thuringiensis var. bolivia (serotype H63), isolated from the Bolivian high valleys, has been characterized at different levels. Its parasporal crystal has an unusual shape and it is composed of a protein of 155 kDa which shows two bands of 75 and 80 kDa after activation. Analysis by PCR shows ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Ferrandis MD,Andrew R,Porcar M,Iriarte J,Cosmao-Dumanoir V,Lecadet MM,Caballero P,Ferré J

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the effect of interacting conditions of water activity (aw, 0.99-0.85), temperature (15, 25 degrees C) and time (40 days) on growth and production of the mycotoxins deoxynivalenol (DON) and nivalenol (NIV) by Fusarium culmorum on a wheat-based agar medium. METHODS AND RESULTS:Fusarium culmorum grew o...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Hope R,Magan N

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The structure and dynamics of microbial populations play a significant role during cheese manufacture and ripening. Therefore, fast and accurate methods for identification and characterization of the microbial populations are of fundamental importance to the cheese industry. In this study, we investigate the...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Porcellato D,Brighton C,McMahon DJ,Oberg CJ,Lefevre M,Broadbent JR,Steele JL

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fresh-cut produce is at greater risk of Salmonella contamination. Detection and early warning systems play an important role in reducing the dissemination of contaminated products. One-step Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR) targeting Salmonella tmRNA with or without a 6-h enrichment was evaluat...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Miao YJ,Xiong GT,Bai MY,Ge Y,Wu ZF

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：AIMS:To test the suitability of cheese whey powder (CWP) solution for ethanol fermentation and to compare performances of different Kluyveromyces marxianus strains for ethanol fermentation from CWP solution. METHODS AND RESULTS:Batch ethanol fermentation of cheese whey (CW), CWP and lactose solutions with the same ini...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Ozmihci S,Kargi F

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiology (location, microbial load, microbiome, presence/absence of biofilm and pathogens, including ESKAPE-Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter species, and antimicrobial susc...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Costa DM,Johani K,Melo DS,Lopes LKO,Lopes Lima LKO,Tipple AFV,Hu H,Vickery K

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Catfishes of the genus Panaque are known for their ability to feed on wood and hence to process cellulose fibres in their digestive systems. The paper industry uses cellulose fibres and thus has an interest in exploiting this property biomimetically: it could be employed as a pretreatment to lessen the energ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Di Maiuta N,Schwarzentruber P,Schenker M,Schoelkopf J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enteritidis-inoculated poultry sausages were pressurized at 500 MPa by combining different times (10 and 30 min) and temperatures (50, 60 and 70 degrees C) or heat treated with the same temperature-time combinations and a standard cooking (75 degrees C for 30 min). Counts of Salm. enteritidis and mesophilic...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Yuste J,Pla R,Mor-Mur M

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00