Structural characterization of Tn916-like element in Streptococcus parauberis serotype II strains isolated from diseased Japanese flounder.

abstract：AIMS:Tuberculous pleurisy is an important cause of pleural effusions in areas with a high incidence of tuberculosis. In this study, we developed an IS1081-based LAMP for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and investigated its usefulness in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy. METHODS AND RESULTS:Inv...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Yang B,Wang X,Li H,Li G,Cao Z,Cheng X

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To study the viability of a culture of the rumen protozoon Entodinium caudatum after a cryopreservation procedure by a fluorescence microscopy staining method. METHODS AND RESULTS:Fluorescence method is based on the different colour of cells depending on their membrane integrity. When the temperature effect was s...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： de la Fuente G,Cebrián JA,Fondevila M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Combination of immunomagnetic separation (IMS) and lateral flow device (LFD) assays for the development of a sensitive, rapid, on-site methodology that enables concentration and detection of Bacillus anthracis spores in complex samples. METHODS AND RESULTS:The data presents the development of an optimized, 30 min,...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Fisher M,Atiya-Nasagi Y,Simon I,Gordin M,Mechaly A,Yitzhaki S

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：AIMS:To explore the effect of Lactobacillus on redox state of colon chyme. METHODS AND RESULTS:Nine Lactobacillus strains were studied for the inhibition of lipid peroxide formation in Fe(2+)/ascorbate system and for their ability to chelate 'free' ferrous ion. The result shows both properties were strain specific and...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Sun J,Hu XL,Le GW,Shi YH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To provide evidence that DNA-PCR diagnostics of oral pathogens based on standard sample collection by paper point insertion from the depth of the periodontal pocket can be replaced by a novel non-invasive collection method based on swab technique from the gingiva. METHODS AND RESULTS:In this study we compared the...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Smola SF,Rettenberger G,Simmet T,Burysek L

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Samples were collected from 148 adult cats, processed for isolation of Staphylococcus species and tested for susceptibility to penicillin G, gentamicin, oxacillin, amoxycillin, ampicillin, cephalexin and rifampin. Methicillin resistance was also determined. Ninety-eight isolates were obtained (66% of samples). Coagula...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lilenbaum W,Nunes EL,Azeredo MA

更新日期：1998-10-01 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: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: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：: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：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：:The use of buoyant density centrifugation (BDC) to prepare samples for PCR analysis of food pathogens is described. Blue cheese and milk homogenates were inoculated with Shigella flexneri and layered on top of Percoll media. After BDC, the food homogenates remained in the upper part of the centrifuge tube, separated f...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lindqvist R,Norling B,Lambertz ST

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three groups of substances were identified which inhibit the bactericidal activity of bacitracin. Beside two divalent metals, Mg2+ and Ca2+, and a metabolite with chelating properties, citrate, the most pronounced effect was observed with pyrophosphate. Metals probably prevent access of bacitracin to the lipid carrier...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Podlesek Z,Comino A

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the ability of staphylococcal bacteriophage K to inhibit Staphylococcus aureus in raw milk. METHODS AND RESULTS:The ability of bacteriophage (phage) to replicate in milk is important in situations where phage might be used as a therapeutic for bovine mastitis. Phage K was able to replicate normally, lea...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： O'Flaherty S,Coffey A,Meaney WJ,Fitzgerald GF,Ross RP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Andrias davidianus has been known as a traditional Chinese medicine for a long time. Its blood is considered as a waste or by-product of the meat production industry. Although there are reports on isolation of the antimicrobial peptides from different resources, there are no reports of their isolation from A. davi...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Pei J,Feng Z,Ren T,Sun H,Han H,Jin W,Dang J,Tao Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Haemophilus influenzae serotype a (Hia) has become an important pathogen in the post-H. influenzae serotype b (Hib) vaccine era. Antibiotic resistance in H. influenzae is a global phenomenon, but few studies have looked at antibiotic resistance profiles with regard to serotype. Invasive Hia (n = 157), noninv...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Shuel M,Whyte K,Drew T,Wylie J,Lefebvre B,Hoang L,Tsang RS

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The current study examined the antimicrobial susceptibility of 86 Listeria spp. isolated from processed bison carcasses. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Susceptibility to 25 antimicrobial agents was determined using E-test and National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) panels. Most Listeria isolates (88-98...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Li Q,Sherwood JS,Logue CM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suitable conditions for the introduction of bacteriophage DNA into cells of Rhodococcus rhodochrous CF222 by electroporation were established, and penicillin G was found to enhance the transfection frequency. When conditions optimal for the parental strain were applied to its colony-morphological mutants, different tr...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Sunairi M,Iwabuchi N,Murakami K,Watanabe F,Ogawa Y,Murooka H,Nakajima M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Overproduced alpha-amylases in Bacillus subtilis provoke a specific stress response involving the CssRS two-component system, which controls expression of the HtrA and HtrB proteases. Previously, the B. subtilis TepA protein was implicated in high-level alpha-amylase secretion. Our present studies were aimed at in...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Westers H,Darmon E,Zanen G,Veening JW,Kuipers OP,Bron S,Quax WJ,van Dijl JM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding mechanisms of the novel SARS-CoV2 infection and progression can provide potential novel targets for prevention and/or treatment. This could be achieved via the inhibition of viral entry and/or replication, or by suppression of the immunologic response that is provoked by the infection (known as the cytok...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Akour A

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) stress response in Enterococcus faecalis ATCC19433 was investigated. A 2.4 mmol l-1 H2O2 pretreatment conferred protection against a lethal concentration (45 mmol l-1) of this agent. The relatively high concentrations of H2O2 used for adaptation and challenge treatments in Ent. faecalis em...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Flahaut S,Laplace JM,Frère J,Auffray Y

更新日期：1998-04-01 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 objective of this work was to purify the tyrosinase from Bacillusthuringiensis subsp. kurstaki (Bt) (CCTCC AB 90010) and study its enzymatic properties. METHODS AND RESULTS:A 'one-step' purification method was used in this work, which was an easy, high-yield purification method. Tyrosinase activity of this pu...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Liu N,Zhang T,Wang YJ,Huang YP,Ou JH,Shen P

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to undertake a microbiological survey of foods, animal faeces and wastewater samples for Clostridium difficile, and determine the genotypes and antimicrobial susceptibilities of isolates. A total of 211 samples were tested for C. difficile using culture methods. Thirteen toxigenic C. di...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rivas L,Dupont PY,Gilpin BJ,Cornelius AJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are polyesters accumulated by many bacteria under unbalanced growth conditions, and have been used to meet the various demands in areas of agriculture, medicine, and materials especially belong to a rapidly expanding area of biomedical research. Unfortunately, the high production cost than...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Liu CC,Zhang LL,An J,Chen B,Yang H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:  We evaluated risks associated with diaper changing in Finnish kindergartens where children were using either modern disposable paper or reusable cloth diapers. METHODS AND RESULTS:  We determined enteric micro-organisms and ammonia in diaper-changing rooms in four kindergartens in autumn and winter in the ambie...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Vaattovaara PE,Kivimäenpää M,Vaattovaara P,Pasanen P,Heinonen-Tanski H

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the diversity and dissemination of tetracycline resistance genes in isolates from estuarine waters. METHODS AND RESULTS:Forty-two out of 164 multi-resistant isolates previously obtained were resistant or less-susceptible to tetracycline, as evaluated by the disc diffusion method. Minimal inhibitory...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Henriques IS,Fonseca F,Alves A,Saavedra MJ,Correia A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the use of a Staphylococcus epidermidis transcriptional regulator gene as target for species-specific determination. METHODS AND RESULTS:Staph. epidermidis genes encoding putative transcriptional regulators were retrieved from GenBank and those showing no homology with other bacterial sequences wer...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Liu D,Swiatlo E,Austin FW,Lawrence ML

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the spatial organization of endogenous and exogenously applied Lactobacillus communities at specific locations in the adult gastrointestinal tract of different hosts. METHODS AND RESULTS:Samples of the human, murine and avian gastrointestinal tract of subjects that received or not received a Lactob...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lebeer S,Verhoeven TL,Claes IJ,De Hertogh G,Vermeire S,Buyse J,Van Immerseel F,Vanderleyden J,De Keersmaecker SC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00