Evolution of mollicutes: down a bumpy road with twists and turns.

abstract：:Three Salmonella strains isolated from a lizard (Gallotia simoni) in the "Isla del Hierro" (Canary Islands, Spain) were serotyped as Salmonella bongori serotype 13,22:z39:-, which has not been described in the Kauffmann-White scheme of Salmonella serovars. In order to shed light on the assignment of those strains to t...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Herrera-León S,Saco M,Martínez Silvestre A,Silveira L,Echeita A,Usera MA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lectin-like substances of 54 marine algae, corresponding to 30 red algae and 24 brown algae, were studied to estimate the agglutination activity against Candida guilliermondii. Extracts of Dictyopteris membranacea, Bifurcaria bifurcata, Halidrys siliquosa, Ascophyllum nodosum, Fucus serratus and F. spiralis algae show...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Fabregas J,Muñoz A,Llovo J,Villa TG

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding a lipoprotein of 67 kDa, named P67, was cloned from Mycoplasma sp. bovine group 7 strain PG50 and expressed in Escherichia coli K12. Analysis of the amino acid sequence derived from the DNA sequence of the P67 gene revealed a typical prokaryotic signal peptidase II membrane lipoprotein lipid attachme...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Frey J,Cheng X,Monnerat MP,Abdo EM,Krawinkler M,Bölske G,Nicolet J

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(51)V NMR spectroscopy was used for detection and identification of cell-associated vanadate (V(5+)) species after exposure of Phycomyces blakesleeanus mycelium, in exponential phase of growth, to sodium orthovanadate. Complete disappearance of monomer and dimer signals and decreased intensity of the tetramer signal w...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Žižić M,Miladinović Z,Stanić M,Hadžibrahimović M,Živić M,Zakrzewska J

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:KlADH4 is a gene of Kluyveromyces lactis encoding a mitochondrial alcohol dehydrogenase activity, which is specifically induced by ethanol and insensitive to glucose repression. In this work, we report the molecular analysis of UAS(E), an element of the KlADH4 promoter which is essential for the induction of KlADH4 in...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Mazzoni C,Santori F,Saliola M,Falcone C

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribosomal DNA fingerprints from 103 pathogenic Leptospira strains were examined using EcoRI restriction and fragment length polymorphisms of rRNA genes. Sixty-nine new leptospiral ribotypes were described, in addition to 49 previously observed. Except for 5 strains, a good correlation between DNA homology data and rib...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Perolat P,Lecuyer I,Postic D,Baranton G

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus cereus is widely distributed in the environment and is responsible for foodborne illnesses, causing diarrhea and vomiting. In this study, the prevalence of B. cereus bacteriophages in Korean fermented foods was studied using 6 reference strains, and JBP901 was further characterized. In a total of 47 samples, ...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Shin H,Bandara N,Shin E,Ryu S,Kim KP

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual structural component of plasmid pUC18 was observed in transformants of Escherichia coli strains. This molecule migrated faster than superhelical topoisomers in agarose gel electrophoresis and was difficult to stain with ethidium bromide. This unusual topology appeared independently of gyrase mutation, and t...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Kato M,Furuno A

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The marine psychrophilic bacterium Moritella viscosa is the causative agent of winter ulcer in farmed Atlantic salmon and cod. In this study, the growth requirements of the pathogen were established. The effects of changes in salinity and temperature on growth, surface features and proteomic regulation were also inves...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Tunsjø HS,Paulsen SM,Mikkelsen H,L'abée-Lund TM,Skjerve E,Sørum H

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus subtilis ATCC6633 produces mycosubtilin, a non-ribosomally synthesized lipopeptide of the iturin family which presents antagonistic activities toward various phytopathogens. Different homologues with fatty acid moiety varying from C15 to C17 are usually co-produced, with their biological activities increasing...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Fickers P,Leclère V,Guez JS,Béchet M,Coucheney F,Joris B,Jacques P

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Azo dye derivatives of azobenzene constitute the largest group of dyes used in the textile industry and possess recalcitrant chemical groups, such as those of azo and sulphonic acid. Some microorganisms are able to degrade these aromatic compounds. In the present work, decolourisation of culture media containing azo d...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Martins MA,Queiroz MJ,Silvestre AJ,Lima N

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The naturally transformable bacterium Haemophilus influenzae Rd contains 1471 copies of the DNA uptake signal sequence (USS) 5'-AAGTGCGGT in its genome. Neisseria meningitidis contains 1891 copies of the USS sequence 5'-GCCGTCTGAA. The USSs are often found in the base paired stem of transcription terminators. ...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Smith HO,Gwinn ML,Salzberg SL

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The understanding of biofilm formation by bioleaching microorganisms is of great importance for influencing mineral dissolution rates and to prevent acid mine drainage (AMD). Thermo-acidophilic archaea such as Acidianus, Sulfolobus and Metallosphaera are of special interest due to their ability to perform leaching at ...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Castro C,Zhang R,Liu J,Bellenberg S,Neu TR,Donati E,Sand W,Vera M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug transporters and their transcriptional regulators are key components of bacterial multidrug resistance (MDR). How these multidrug binding proteins can recognize such chemically disparate compounds represents a fascinating question from a structural standpoint and an important question in future drug developm...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Schumacher MA,Brennan RG

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria, a key point is to investigate antibiotic accumulation, which is defined by influx and efflux. Several methods exist to evaluate membrane permeability and efflux pump activity, but they present disadvantages and limitations. An optimized spectrofluorimetric...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Masi M,Dumont E,Vergalli J,Pajovic J,Réfrégiers M,Pagès JM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A common effluent treatment plant (CETP) is a biological wastewater treatment facility that receives wastewater from different industries. The activated biomass in the CETP survives on a wide range of chemicals with no fixed wastewater characteristics. We carried out a diversity analysis of this activated biomass usin...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Kapley A,De Baere T,Purohit HJ

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The promoter probe mini-Tn5-luxAB-tet was used to create a luxAB transcriptional fusion responding to fluorene in the fluorene utilising bacterium Sphingomonas sp. LB126. The mutant strain, named L-132, was impaired in fluorene utilisation and strongly emitted light upon addition of fluorene to the growth medium. L-13...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Bastiaens L,Springael D,Dejonghe W,Wattiau P,Verachtert H,Diels L

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmids that express an enzymatically active beta-galactosidase in an Escherichia coli delta lac strain were isolated from libraries of recombinant plasmids containing Vibrio cholerae chromosomal DNA. Deletion analysis localized the gene responsible for beta-galactosidase activity on a 3.1-kb DNA fragment, and the ge...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Parsot C

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sensitivity of a bacterium to beta-lactam antibiotics depends upon the interplay between 3 independent factors: the sensitivity of the essential penicillin-binding enzyme(s), the quantity and properties of the beta-lactamase(s) and the diffusion barrier that the outer-membrane of Gram-negative bacteria can represe...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Frère JM,Joris B,Granier B,Matagne A,Jacob F,Bourguignon-Bellefroid C

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological complexity of trade-offs has been a major obstacle in understanding bacterial diversity and coexistence. Here we reduce the biological complexity by using isogenic Escherichia coli strains differing only in a multiplication-survival trade-off regulated by RpoS. The contribution of trade-off characterist...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Maharjan R,Ferenci T

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insertion of proteins into membranes generally requires the assistance of membrane proteins. A protein, designated Omp85 in Neisseria meningitidis, was shown to be required for the assembly of bacterial outer-membrane proteins. The protein is essential for the viability of the bacteria and is ubiquitous among Gram...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Voulhoux R,Tommassen J

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differential immunoproteomics was applied to identify proteins secreted by Metarhizium anisopliae induced by the Rhipicephalus microplus cuticle. In addition, IgG anti-spore surface proteins were used for searching for proteins possibly involved in early stages of fungus versus tick infection. LC-MS/MS of differential...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Santi L,Silva WO,Pinto AF,Schrank A,Vainstein MH

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sub-MIC antibiotics differentially modulate transcription of subsets of genes by unknown mechanisms. Paradoxically, the RNA polymerase inhibitor rifampicin is able to both upmodulate as well as downmodulate transcription when present at sub-MIC levels. In this study, we analyzed DNA sequences required for transcriptio...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Yim G,Spiegelman GB,Davies JE

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight strains of acidophilic bacteria, isolated from mine-impacted and geothermal sites from different parts of the world, were shown to form a distinct clade (proposed genus "Acidibacillus") within the phylum Firmicutes, well separated from the acidophilic genera Sulfobacillus and Alicyclobacillus. Two of the strains...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Holanda R,Hedrich S,Ňancucheo I,Oliveira G,Grail BM,Johnson DB

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interest of probiotics as remedies for a broad number of gastrointestinal and other infectious diseases has gained wide interest over the last few years, but little is known about their underlying mechanism of action. In this study, the probiotic activities of a human isolate of Lactobacillus casei subsp. rhamnosu...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Forestier C,De Champs C,Vatoux C,Joly B

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal dimorphism is the capacity of certain species of fungi to grow in the form of budding yeasts or mycelium depending on the environmental conditions. This characteristic is a complex phenomenon that involves modifications of the molecular machinery in response to different environmental signals. Through the use o...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Morales-Vargas AT,Domínguez A,Ruiz-Herrera J

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:rRNA gene restriction patterns (ribotyping) were compared with phage typing, serotyping, enterotoxins and exfoliatin production in the analysis of 26 Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from two different nosocomial outbreaks. Total DNA was cleaved by EcoRI restriction endonuclease. After agarose gel electrophoresi...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Meugnier H,Fernandez MP,Bes M,Brun Y,Bornstein N,Freney J,Fleurette J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) are sodium channel blocking (SCB) toxins, produced by cyanobacteria, as well as by marine dinoflagellates and their associated bacteria, and cause serious health and economic concern worldwide. In a previous study, approximately 70% of the bacteria enriched from PST-contaminated shell...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Vásquez M,Grüttner C,Möeller B,Moore ER

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diversity and temporal dynamics of bacterial communities in pristine snow around two Russian Antarctic stations was investigated. Taxonomic analysis of rDNA libraries revealed that snow communities were dominated by bacteria from a small number of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) that underwent dramatic swings i...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Lopatina A,Krylenkov V,Severinov K

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial membranes are known to form domains with specific lipid compositions and functions. Recently, using membrane binding fluorescent dyes, lipid spiral structures extending along the long axis of the cell were detected. These spirals were absent when the synthesis of phosphatidylglycerol and cardiolipin was disr...

journal_title：Research in microbiology

authors： Muchová K,Jamroškovič J,Barák I

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00