In vitro efficacy of the novel peptide CECT7121 against bacteria isolated from mastitic dairy cattle.

abstract：AIMS:To survey for hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) contamination in edible bivalve shellfish. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 213 shellfish (52 oysters, 69 cockles and 92 mussels) collected from a culture farm and two retailed markets were investigated for HAV and HEV contamination by reverse transc...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Namsai A,Louisirirotchanakul S,Wongchinda N,Siripanyaphinyo U,Virulhakul P,Puthavathana P,Myint KS,Gannarong M,Ittapong R

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the genetics of dimethoate degradation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa MCMB-427. METHODS AND RESULTS:Pseudomonas aeruginosa MCMB-427 demonstrated the ability to degrade dimethoate, a synthetic organophosphate insecticide. Total DNA preparation of MCMB-427 revealed the presence of a 6.6 kbp plasmid (desig...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Deshpande NM,Dhakephalkar PK,Kanekar PP

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Aspergillus fumigatus, a well-known human and animal pathogen causing aspergillosis, has been historically identified by morphological and microscopic features. However, recent studies have shown that species identification on the basis of morphology alone is problematic. The aim of this work was to confirm ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Soleiro CA,Pena GA,Cavaglieri LR,Coelho I,Keller LM,Dalcero AM,Rosa CA

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS: The objective of this study was to inactivate Bacillus cereus spores in sikhye using a modified tyndallization process involving injection with carbon dioxide (CO₂). METHODS AND RESULTS:Heat tolerance of B. cereus spores in tryptic soy broth and sikhye was evaluated. The D(95°C) values of the B. cereus spores we...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

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

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：: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: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:A simplified and rapid method was developed to identify and enumerate total mesophilic microbial load, gram-negative bacteria, coliforms, and Escherichia coli in ground beef, using a single module. METHODS AND RESULTS:A 96-well microtiter plate was divided into four sections of two lanes (24 wells), with each sec...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Kang DH,Rhee MS,Costello M

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:Yellow wine lees (YWL) are the main co-products in yellow wine industry with unbalanced amino acid (AA) profiles. Solid-state fermentation was employed in this study to upgrade the YWL for ruminant animals. A 3 × 3 orthogonal design was conducted to optimize the fermentation condition for optimal crude protein (CP) yi...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Yao KY,Zhang TZ,Wang HF,Liu JX

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the study was to determine Campylobacter jejuni contamination and prevalence on fomites moving between broiler farms and the processing plant in the period after cleaning and before departure to harvest chickens. In addition, changes in the proportion of contaminated fomites in the course of a day were ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Ramabu SS,Boxall NS,Madie P,Fenwick SG

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Although little evidence existed to support that view, European countries and in particular France, have regarded echinoderms, including sea urchins, as low risk in terms of feacal contamination. It is hypothesized that the sea urchins mode of feeding, which is based on grazing and differs from bivalve mollu...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Bouchoucha M,Piquet JC,Chavanon F,Dufresne C,Le Guyader FS

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate interactions between rumen protozoa and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and to ascertain whether it is likely that rumen protozoa act as ruminant hosts for STEC. METHODS AND RESULTS:The presence of stx genes in different microbial fractions recovered from cattle and sheep rumen conten...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Burow LC,Gobius KS,Vanselow BA,Klieve AV

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) have had dramatic improvement in their survival rates, this has been accompanied by the emergence of more virulent pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia complex organisms. In addition, there has been emergence of organisms of increasing clinical sign...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Jordan PW,Stanley T,Donnelly FM,Elborn JS,McClurg RB,Millar BC,Goldsmith CE,Moore JE

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many strains of Pseudomonas fluorescens show potential for biological control of phytopathogens especially root pathogens. In taxonomic terms, several of them are indeed P. fluorescens sensu stricto, while others belong in fact to neighbouring species of the 'P. fluorescens' complex or to ill-defined related species w...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Couillerot O,Prigent-Combaret C,Caballero-Mellado J,Moënne-Loccoz Y

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The antigen 85 complex (Ag85) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis consists of three abundantly secreted proteins (FbpA, FbpB and FbpC2) which play a key role in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis and also exhibit cell wall mycolyltransferase activity. A related protein with similarity to the Ag85 complex was recently an...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Kremer L,Maughan WN,Wilson RA,Dover LG,Besra GS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two commercially available screening methods, an automated enzyme-linked fluorescent immunoassay (VIDAS E. coli O157) and an immunomagnetic separation followed by culture onto cefixime tellurite sorbitol MacConkey agar (CT-SMAC), were compared for detection of Escherichia coli O157 in naturally and artificially contam...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Vernozy-Rozand C,Mazuy C,Ray-Gueniot S,Boutrand-Loeï S,Meyrand A,Richard Y

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Saccharomyces cerevisiae was used for studying the physiological effects of hydrostatic pressure. METHODS AND RESULTS:The effects of hydrostatic pressure on the ultrastructure of wild-type and trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (tps1) mutant cells were investigated by transmission electron microscopy. Pressure induce...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Fernandes PM,Farina M,Kurtenbach E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Assessment of antibacterial as well as antiherpes virus activity of sulfonoquinovosyldiacylglyceride (SQDG), a glycolipid, isolated from the leaves of Azadirachta indica has been described. Antimicrobial activity was evaluated against Gram-positive, Gram-negative bacteria and herpes simplex virus. SQDG showe...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Bharitkar YP,Bathini S,Ojha D,Ghosh S,Mukherjee H,Kuotsu K,Chattopadhyay D,Mondal NB

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The effect of high organic loading rate (OLR) on the physical characteristics of aerobic granules was studied. METHODS AND RESULTS:Two column-type sequential aerobic sludge blanket reactors were fed with either glucose or acetate as the main carbon source, and the OLR was gradually raised from 6 to 9, 12 and 15 k...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Moy BY,Tay JH,Toh SK,Liu Y,Tay ST

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Several cases of campylobacteriosis reported worldwide seemingly conflict with the strict growth requirements and sensitivity to environmental stress of Campylobacter jejuni. In this study, the need for a micro-aerobic environment [dissolved oxygen tension (DOT): 0.1-90%; 100% air saturation)] and the adaptive res...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Verhoeff-Bakkenes L,Arends AP,Snoep JL,Zwietering MH,de Jonge R

更新日期：2008-03-01 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:To investigate the ability of a mixture of phage K and six of its modified derivatives to prevent biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus and also to reduce the established biofilm density. METHODS AND RESULTS:The bioluminescence-producing Staph. aureus Xen29 strain was used in the study, and incubation of thi...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Kelly D,McAuliffe O,Ross RP,Coffey A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different caffeine concentrations (0-4%) on (i) lag phase prior to growth, (ii) growth rates and (iii) ochratoxin A (OTA) production by strains from the Aspergillus section Circumdati and Aspergillus section Nigri groups, isolated from coffee, when gr...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Akbar A,Medina A,Magan N

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay based on a TaqMan-minor groove binder (MGB) probe was developed for the rapid detection of avian influenza virus subtype H5. METHODS AND RESULTS:Conserved regions in the haemagglutinin genes of avian influenza viruses subtype H5 served as ta...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lu YY,Yan JY,Feng Y,Xu CP,Shi W,Mao HY

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Natural and synthetic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are of increasing interest as potential resistance conferring elements in plants against pathogen infection. The efficacy of AMPs against pathogens is prescreened by in vitro assays, and promising AMP candidates are introduced as transgenes into plants. As in vit...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Visser M,Stephan D,Jaynes JM,Burger JT

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat-resistant fungi occur sporadically and are a continuing problem for the food and beverage industry. The genus Talaromyces, as a typical fungus, is capable of producing the heat-resistant ascospores responsible for the spoilage of processed food products. Isocitrate lyase, a signature enzyme of the glyoxylate cycl...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Yamashita S,Nakagawa H,Sakaguchi T,Arima TH,Kikoku Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To provide comparative genome sequence data for two related model strains of Staphylococcus aureus (SH1000 and 8325-4) that are used extensively in laboratory research. METHODS AND RESULTS:Comparative genome sequencing was used to identify genetic differences between Staph. aureus SH1000 and the fully genome-sequ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： O'Neill AJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of this study was to develop a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method for the rapid, sensitive and simple detection of Vibrio alginolyticus in mariculture fish. METHODS AND RESULTS:LAMP primers were designed by targeting the gyrB gene. With Bst DNA polymerase, the target DNA can be clear...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Cai SH,Lu YS,Wu ZH,Jian JC,Wang B,Huang YC

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shigella spp. are water-borne pathogens responsible for mild to severe cases bacilli dysentery all around the world known as Shigellosis. The progressively increasing of antibiotic resistance among Shigella calls for developing and establishing novel alternative therapeutic methods. The present study aimed to evaluate...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Shahin K,Zhang L,Bao H,Hedayatkhah A,Soleimani-Delfan A,Komijani M,He T,Barazandeh M,Mansoorianfar M,Bouzari M,Wang R

更新日期：2020-10-18 00:00:00