Nanobacteria--propagating calcifying nanoparticles.

abstract：AIMS:The optimal culture conditions for endoinulinase production using chicory roots were studied in shake-flask culture. METHODS AND RESULTS:Much higher enzyme production was achieved with Xanthomonas sp. (15 U ml(-1)) than with Pseudomonas sp. (3 U ml(-1)). Optimized culture conditions of Xanthomonas sp. for endoinu...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Park JP,Yun JW

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SDS-PAGE fingerprinting of cell-wall proteins extracted from 119 strains belonging to different species of lactic acid bacteria have been compared. The method of extraction and electrophoretic separation utilized in this work was found to be a reliable and rapid way for characterizing thermophilic lactobacilli species...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Gatti M,Fornasari E,Neviani E

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-degradability of conventional plastics, filling of landfill sites, raising water and land pollution and rapid depletion of fossil resources have raised the environmental issues and global concerns. The current demand and production of plastics is putting immense pressure on fossil resources, consuming about 6% of ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Satti SM,Shah AA

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The main aim of this study was to investigate a possible connection between the Salmonella content in sewage sludge and human cases of salmonellosis. An additional aim was to survey the antimicrobial resistance situation in Salmonella isolated from Swedish sewage sludge. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Salmonella strains ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Sahlström L,de Jong B,Aspan A

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate if one hypothetical protein from Chlamydophila pneumoniae AR39 exerts UbiG-like function by complementary experiments. METHODS AND RESULTS:Proteins UbiG have a signature S-adenosylmethionine-binding motif compared with other methyltransferases. Probing with the conserved motif, one hypothetical pro...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Liu J,Zhang X,Liu J

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of foodborne viruses in bivalve molluscs is a challenging procedure in relation to low virus concentration and to the presence of significant RT-PCR inhibitors. The aim of this study was the development of an efficient direct extraction method for foodborne viral RNA from bivalve molluscs. Using Mengovir...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Quang Le H,Suffredini E,Tien Pham D,Kim To A,De Medici D

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the accuracy of pyrosequencing for the description of Phytophthora communities in terms of taxa identification and risk of assignment for false Molecular Operational Taxonomic Units (MOTUs). METHODS AND RESULTS:Pyrosequencing of Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 (ITS1) amplicons was used to describe the s...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Vettraino AM,Bonants P,Tomassini A,Bruni N,Vannini A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the effectiveness of sequential treatments of radish seeds with aqueous chlorine dioxide (ClO(2) ) and dry heat in reducing the number of Escherichia coli O157:H7. METHODS AND RESULTS:Radish seeds containing E. coli O157:H7 at 5.5 log CFU g(-1) were treated with 500 μg ml(-1) ClO(2) for 5 min and subseq...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Bang J,Kim H,Kim H,Beuchat LR,Kim Y,Ryu JH

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In this study, we identified five strains isolated from soil and sediments able to degrade kraft lignin, aromatic dyes and lignin derivatives. Using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, the isolates were identified as Serratia sp. JHT01, Serratia liquefacien PT01, Pseudomonas chlororaphis PT02, Stenotrophomonas maltoph...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Tian JH,Pourcher AM,Peu P

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine the ability of Agrobacterium to attach to Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum strain CG423 under co-cultivation and to develop an Agrobacterium-mediated method of gene delivery into strain CG423, a promising agent for biological control of grasshoppers. METHODS AND RESULTS:The co-cultivation of Agrobac...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Duarte RT,Staats CC,Fungaro MH,Schrank A,Vainsten MH,Furlaneto-Maia L,Nakamura CV,de Souza W,Furlaneto MC

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for developing a single-transposon-insertion mutant from a double-insertion mutant in Rhizobium is described. An exopolysaccharide (EPS)-defective mutant containing two Tn5-lacZ insertions was complemented with cloned wild-type DNA for EPS synthesis. One of the Tn5-lacZ insertions from the mutant was transfer...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Parveen N,Borthakur D

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the production of reuterin by lactobacilli isolates from pig faeces and to evaluate their potential as probiotic bacteria. METHODS AND RESULTS:Twenty-eight of 165 lactobacilli isolates produced reuterin in the presence of glycerol. Six isolates yielding high levels of reuterin with respect to type st...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rodríguez E,Arqués JL,Rodríguez R,Nuñez M,Medina M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This paper attempts to develop a kinetic model to describe the growth of aerobic granules developed under different operation conditions. METHODS AND RESULTS:A series of experiments were conducted by using four-column sequencing batch reactors to study the formation of aerobic granules under different conditions,...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Yang SF,Liu QS,Tay JH,Liu Y

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the incidence, virulence and antibiotic properties in Vibrio spp. isolated from cockles (Tegillarca granosa) marketed in Korea. A total of 32 Vibrio spp. isolates including V. parahaemolyticus (n = 4), V. alginolyticus (n = 11), V. diabolicus (n = 14) and V. harveyi (n = 3) were ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Dahanayake PS,Hossain S,Wickramanayake MVKS,Heo GJ

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:  To show that application of copper hydroxide citrus sprays mixed with field source water (possibly contaminated) will not support Escherichia coli on plant surfaces. Environmental stresses of transient phyllosphere bacteria and presence of copper will eradicate these bacteria before harvest. METHODS AND RESULTS...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Narciso JA,Ference CM,Ritenour MA,Widmer WW

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of biocide efficacy testing on laboratory-generated microbial biofilms containing Legionella bozemanii is presented. These show that chlorine is effective at recommended concentrations in cooling towers; at least 48 h contact between free chlorine and the biofilm is necessary. Of five commercial biocides teste...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Green PN

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phorate [O,O-diethyl-S-(ethylthio)methyl phosphoradiothioate] degrading bacteria were isolated from agricultural soil and characterized based on their morphological and biochemical characteristics. The selected isolates PS-1, PS-2 and PS-3 were presumptively identified as Rhizobium, Pseudomonas and Proteous species, r...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Bano N,Musarrat J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Our goal was to develop a mathematical kinetic model to predict the sporicidal activity of glutaraldehyde, which is an active ingredient frequently used in commercial products employed for liquid disinfection and decontamination. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used our previously published data on spore inactivation by g...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Retta SM,Sagripanti JL

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to identify and determine the diversity, occurrence and distribution of fungi in water used at a haemodialysis centre. METHODS AND RESULTS:Samples in the hydraulic circuit for the distribution of the water, dialysate samples and samples of sterilization solution from dialysers were colle...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Pires-Gonçalves RH,Sartori FG,Montanari LB,Zaia JE,Melhem MS,Mendes-Giannini MJ,Martins CH

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：AIMS:The aim of this study is to develop an RT-PCR assay combined with immunomagnetic beads (IMS/RT-PCR) coating monoclonal antibody (Mab) for separation and detection of norovirus (genogroup II) in faecal samples. We furthermore compare its detection limits with IMS/RT-PCR using polyclonal antibody (Pab) and the TRIzo...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Yao L,Wu Q,Wang D,Kou X,Zhang J

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To find a supplemental ingredient that can be added to routinely used growth media to increase conidial production and decrease aflatoxin biosynthesis in small sclerotial (S strain) isolates of Aspergillus flavus. METHODS AND RESULTS:Molasses was added to three commonly used culture media: coconut agar (CAM), pot...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Chang PK,Hua SS

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterococci were isolated from faecal droppings of chickens in broiler and layer farms and the susceptibilities to nine therapeutic antimicrobial agents and six growth-promoting antibiotics were determined by the agar dilution method. Resistance to therapeutic antimicrobial agents such as ampicillin, clindamycin, eryt...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Yoshimura H,Ishimaru M,Endoh YS,Kojima A

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To identify several strains of Mesorhizobium amorphae and Mesorhizobium tianshanense nodulating Cicer arietinum in Spain and Portugal, and to study the symbiotic genes carried by these strains. METHODS AND RESULTS:The sequences of 16S-23S intergenic spacer (ITS), 16S rRNA gene and symbiotic genes nodC and nifH we...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rivas R,Laranjo M,Mateos PF,Oliveira S,Martínez-Molina E,Velázquez E

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:Iron availability plays an important role in the virulence of micro-organisms, which develops different systems for iron acquisition. The expression of genes involved in iron uptake systems is usually regulated by Fur, a transcriptional regulator. Plesiomonas shigelloides is a Gram-negative food- and water-borne enter...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rodríguez-Rodríguez S,Santos JA

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：AIMS:To determine the effects of urine, a urease inhibitor and/or an odour-reducing antimicrobial compound, on zoonotic pathogens in swine manure slurries. METHODS AND RESULTS:Swine faeces were collected and blended with different amounts of urine. Marker strains of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimur...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Wells JE,Varel VH

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida-associated denture stomatitis presents as erythema of the palatal mucosa and is caused by biofilms containing the fungus Candida albicans that co-reside with oral bacteria on the denture-fitting surface. This study aimed to assess the effect of several frequently encountered oral bacteria on the expression of ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Morse DJ,Wilson MJ,Wei X,Bradshaw DJ,Lewis MAO,Williams DW

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Control of biofouling on seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) membranes is a major challenge as treatments can be expensive, damage the membrane material and often biocides do not remove the polymers in which bacteria are embedded. Biological control has been largely ignored for biofouling control. The objective of this st...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Nagaraj V,Skillman L,Li D,Xie Z,Ho G

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00