Electronic paramagnetic resonance investigation of the activity of Origanum vulgare L. essential oil on the Listeria monocytogenes membrane.

abstract：:The present study demonstrates the siderophore production of two strains of Pseudomonas fluorescens and two of Ps. chlororaphis. The antimicrobial activities of these strains were studied against Salmonella typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus, Fusarium culmorum, F. oxysporum and Aspergillus niger. Despite equal siderop...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Laine MH,Karwoski MT,Raaska LB,Mattila-Sandholm TM

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the contribution of ozone to lethality of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis in experimentally inoculated whole shell eggs that are sequentially treated with heat and gaseous ozone in pilot-scale equipment. METHODS AND RESULTS:Whole shell eggs were inoculated with small populations of Salmonella En...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Perry JJ,Rodriguez-Romo LA,Yousef AE

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nineteen strains of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolated from 10 of 75 (13.3%) tenderloin beef samples were examined for resistance to selected antibiotics, presence of plasmids, and genetic diversity by random amplification of polymorphic DNA analysis. All strains showed multiple resistant to the antibi...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Son R,Nimita F,Rusul G,Nasreldin E,Samuel L,Nishibuchi M

更新日期：1999-08-01 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：:Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 27774 was screened for reactivity against aromatic compounds during lactate-dependent, nitrate-dissimilating growth. Only aromatic aldehydes (benzaldehyde, 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, vanillin, iso-vanillin and o-vanillin) were reactive and, wit...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Parekh M,Drake HL,Daniel SL

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Enzyme kinetics of purified laccases from six different Pleurotus ostreatus strains were determined in the oxidation of syringaldazine, guaiacol and ABTS. METHODS AND RESULTS:Significant differences in the kinetic constants were found. Catalytic activity (kcat) ranged from 19 to 941 U mg(-1) for syringaldazine, f...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Tinoco R,Pickard MA,Vazquez-Duhalt R

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolism of glucose was studied in Lactococcus lactis subsp. CNRZ 125 by 13C NMR. The initial rate of glucose utilization was higher for exponential phase cells than for stationary phase cells [150 vs 85 nmol g (dry wt)-1 s -1]. 31P NMR was used to determine changes in glycolytic phosphorylated intermediates (fr...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Foucaud C,Herve M,Neumann JM,Hemme D

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Sandalwood oil has been found in numerous therapeutic applications in traditional medicines such as Chinese traditional medicine and Ayurveda. However, there are no comparative accounts available in the literature that focused on in vitro and in vivo tree sample-derived extracts. Combined dichloromethane and...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Misra BB,Dey S

更新日期：2012-12-01 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:To evaluate the genetic diversity within the species Paenibacillus polymyxa. METHODS:Southern hybridization was performed on 102 strains of P. polymyxa using DNA from the phage IPy1 as a probe. RESULTS:All 102 strains hybridized to phage IPy1 DNA. Data from different hybridization patterns obtained were used to ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Santos SC,Rodrigues Coelho MR,Seldin L

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was aimed at determining antimicrobial susceptibility by a CLSI standard microdilution testing protocol and detecting the resistance genes of motile Aeromonas species isolated from cultured fish. The importance of the minimum inhibitory concentrations was assessed based on statistically determined ep...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Duman M,Saticioglu IB,Altun S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni was inoculated into a range of raw and ready-to-eat foods. These food samples were used as a test source for detection of this bacterium by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Specific detection of Camp. jejuni, as indicated by a PCR product of 159 bp, was possible with all pre-cooked deli-sliced...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Winters DK,O'Leary AE,Slavik MF

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine whether isolates of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana are more closely associated to their summer hosts compared with overwintering hosts, with recently developed molecular tools based on mitochondrial regions. METHODS AND RESULTS:Primers for the traditional ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 region and two mi...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Kouvelis VN,Ghikas DV,Edgington S,Typas MA,Moore D

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the potential usefulness of u.v. germicidal irradiation (UVGI) in preventing the spread of Burkholderia cepacia, an important pathogen in cystic fibrosis (CF), the in-vitro susceptibility of B. cepacia to UVGI was determined. Five strains were exposed to UVGI from a 7.2-W source. Burkholderia cepacia wa...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Cairns G,Kerr KG,Beggs CB,Sleigh PA,Mooney L,Keig P,Donnelly JK

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To elucidate the molecular mechanisms associated with mycoparasitism from Chaetomium cupreum, an effective biocontrol agent with ability against plant pathogenic fungi. METHODS AND RESULTS:One cDNA library was constructed from conditions predicted to resemble mycoparasitic process. A total of 1876 ESTs were gener...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Zhang HY,Yang Q,Wang G,Shang FD

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the presence of thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. in stray cats in southern Italy. METHODS AND RESULTS:One hundred and thirteen animals were trapped in two different environments (urban area, harbour area) of the city of Naples. From each cat, rectal swabs were collected. The samples were processed in ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Gargiulo A,Rinaldi L,D'Angelo L,Dipineto L,Borrelli L,Fioretti A,Menna LF

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-five isolates of nine species and two species varieties (5 isolates each) of the Aspergillus niger group were tested for progesterone transformation. Generally, all isolates of the different species transformed progesterone to 21-hydroxyprogesterone. In addition, the isolates of seven species have the capacity t...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Mostafa ME

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the potential activation of hydrogen peroxide by a novel catalyst, reducing the concentration of hydrogen peroxide required and the time taken for mycobactericidal activity. The mycobactericidal properties of an iron-based novel heterogeneous-modified polyacrylonitrile (PAN) catalyst in combination with...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Price SL,Huddersman KD,Shen J,Walsh SE

更新日期：2013-02-01 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:A commercial biochemical panel ID kit was used to identify presumptive enterococci isolates of veterinary or agricultural origin obtained during different steps of culture. METHODS AND RESULTS:Fifty isolates identified as enterococci using a genus PCR assay were tested for genus and species identification using t...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Hudson CR,Fedorka-Cray PJ,Jackson-Hall MC,Hiott LM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This work aims to investigate the binding capability of certain domains at N terminus of the protein NP_785232 of Lactobacillus plantarum to Caco-2 cells and to test the usage of affinity chromatography to isolate the human mucus component that interacts with them. METHODS AND RESULTS:Recombinant proteins contain...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Du L,Liu F,Ju X,Huo G

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate possible indicators of viral aerosol contamination in sewage treatment plants, a year-long study was carried out on the relationships between the presence of cytopathogenic viruses and the counts of total bacteria, faecal streptococci and somatic coliphages in samples collected at various distance...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Carducci A,Gemelli C,Cantiani L,Casini B,Rovini E

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cow's milk was inoculated with ca 10(3) and 10(7) cfu ml-1 Escherichia coli O157:H7. After fermentation at 42 degrees C for 0-5 h, the yoghurt was stored at 4 degrees C. Two kinds of yoghurt were used: traditional yoghurt (TY), made with Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus starter cultures, and 'bi...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Massa S,Altieri C,Quaranta V,De Pace R

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The study was aimed to evaluate the Mycobacterium leprae recombinant early secreted antigenic target-6 (rESAT-6) for its serological performance in leprosy patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:Employing enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), serum samples were tested for prevalence of immunoglobulin G antibodies aga...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Parkash O,Pandey R,Kumar A,Kumar A

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We investigated the role of the Bradyrhizobium japonicum lpcC gene, encoding a mannosyl transferase, involved in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) biosynthesis. The inactivation of the lpcC gene considerably altered the LPS structure and the cell surface properties. LPS analysis showed that the lpcC mutant JS715 ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lee HI,In YH,Jeong SY,Jeon JM,Noh JG,So JS,Chang WS

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) is a dsDNA virus causing White Spot Syndrome Disease (WSSD) in shrimp with almost 100% morality rate within 3-10 days. In Bangladesh, WSSD is one of the major impediments of shrimp farming. This study first investigated the prevalence and distribution of WSSV in cultured shrimps of the...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Hossain A,Nandi SP,Siddique MA,Sanyal SK,Sultana M,Hossain MA

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the incidence of Campylobacter and Salmonella contamination associated with supermarket and butchers' shop chicken and related packaging. METHOD AND RESULTS:Three hundred raw samples (whole chicken, chicken breast with skin or chicken pieces) were purchased on a monthly basis for seven months. Pack...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Harrison WA,Griffith CJ,Tennant D,Peters AC

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In traditional Thai medicine, nutgall of Quercus infectoria G. Olivier is well-documented as an effective agent for wound and skin infections. The present study was aimed to establish modes of action of the ethanol extract of the plant as well as its main constituents to induce anti-methicillin-resistant Staphyloc...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Chusri S,Voravuthikunchai SP

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for the diagnosis of mycobacterial infections by PCR amplification followed by selective restriction enzyme digestion of the PCR product was developed. The amplified DNA sequence used in this study occurs within the gene encoding for the mycobacterial 65 kDa heat shock protein (Hance et al. 1989), which is fo...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rodrigo G,Källenius G,Hoffmann E,Svenson SB

更新日期：1992-08-01 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