Hydroxylation of progesterone by Cunninghamella blakesleeana NCIM 687.

abstract：:A novel Lactobacillus panis PM1 isolate was found to be capable of converting glycerol to 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO), an increasingly valuable commodity chemical. In this study the effects of various process parameters, including glucose and glycerol concentrations, inoculum size, temperature, aeration, pH, and carbon ...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Grahame DA,Kang TS,Khan NH,Tanaka T

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A superoxide dismutase (SOD) was purified from Spirulina platensis sonicate. The SOD was purified to homogeneity (48-fold and 0.24% yield) through ammonium sulphate precipitation and DEAE-52 anion exchange chromatography. The SOD from S. platensis appeared to be a homodimer with a molecular weight of 30 kDa and a subu...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Desai K,Sivakami S

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lateritic nickel ore from the Sukinda Mines, Orissa, India, was leached using Thiobacillus ferrooxidans, Bacillus circulans, Bacillus licheniformis and Aspergillus niger at 5% (w/v) solid: liquid ratio for 5-20 days. Maximum leaching of Ni was achieved with B. circulans (85%) and Aspergillus niger (92%) after 20 days....

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Sukla LB,Panchanadikar VV,Kar RN

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomineralization is a process by which living organisms produce minerals. The extracellular production of these biominerals by microbes has potential for various bioengineering applications. For example, crack remediation and improvement of durability of concrete is an important goal for engineers and biomineral-prod...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Heidari Nonakaran S,Pazhouhandeh M,Keyvani A,Abdollahipour FZ,Shirzad A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A xylanase gene, designated Svixyn10A, was cloned from actinomycetes Saccharomonospora viridis and the gene product was characterized. Gene Svixyn10A contains 1,374 bp and encodes a polypeptide of 457 amino acids composed of a glycoside hydrolase family 10 catalytic domain with a putative signal peptide, a short Gly-r...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Wang Z,Jin Y,Wu H,Tian Z,Wu Y,Xie X

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay is a powerful and innovative gene amplification technique that specifically amplifies the target gene under isothermal conditions with a high degree of sensitivity, rapidity and specificity. The major advantage of the LAMP assay is monitoring of amplified products wi...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Jain N,Kumar JS,Parida MM,Merwyn S,Rai GP,Agarwal GS

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of Candida infections have increased substantially in recent years due to aggressive use of immunosuppressants among patients. Use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and intravascular catheters in the intensive care unit have also attributed with high risks of candidiasis among immunocompromised patients. Amo...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Alam MZ,Alam Q,Jiman-Fatani A,Kamal MA,Abuzenadah AM,Chaudhary AG,Akram M,Haque A

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) in domestic wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) is often considered as a problem due to H2S formation and potential related odour and corrosion of materials. However, when controlled well, these bacteria can be effectively used in a positive manner for the treatment of wa...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： van den Brand TP,Roest K,Chen GH,Brdjanovic D,van Loosdrecht MC

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutathione (GSH) and S-adenosyl methionine (SAM) have been applied as liver-protective factors to prevent and treat many different liver damages and diseases. Due to their low stability and short half-life, oral administration of GSH or SAM might be replaced by continuous supplying through living lactic bacteria in y...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Xu C,Shi Z,Shao J,Yu C,Xu Z

更新日期：2019-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Biosurfactants can be widely used in industries as pharmaceutical agents, for microbial enhanced oil recovery, crop biostimulation, among others. Surfactin and rhamnolipids are well-known biosurfactants. These compounds have several advantages over chemical surfactants, however they are not economically competitive, s...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： de Oliveira Schmidt VK,de Souza Carvalho J,de Oliveira D,de Andrade CJ

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Generally, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Y. enterocolitica grown at 37°C had increased susceptibility to antibiotics than when grown at 25°C. The susceptibility to kanamycin, cephalothin, tetracycline and chloramphenicol of Yersinia was also influenced by the growth medium and gas composition. ...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Markova N,Radoucheva T,Ilieva L,Veljanov D

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gastrointestinal microbiota plays a crucial role in the health and disease of the host through its impact on nutrition. Gut microbial composition is related to different diets, but an association of microbiota with different diets in infant has not yet been shown. In this work, we compared the fecal microbiota of ...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Fan W,Huo G,Li X,Yang L,Duan C,Wang T,Chen J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, fennel oil was isolated by hydrodistillation, and the chemical composition was determined by gas chromatography/mass spectral analysis. The antimicrobial activity of fennel oil against Staphylococcus aureus was evaluated by broth microdilution. A haemolysis assay, tumour necrosis factor (TNF) release as...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Qiu J,Li H,Su H,Dong J,Luo M,Wang J,Leng B,Deng Y,Liu J,Deng X

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cr(VI) is a highly toxic metal produced by anthropogenic activity which may impact the environment, affecting plants and animals. In plants, chromium both as Cr(III) or Cr(VI) can be absorbed by roots, is poorly translocated and affects negatively plant growth. Plants used in phytoremediation need to cope with chromiu...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Francisco R,Branco R,Schwab S,Baldani JI,Morais PV

更新日期：2017-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Laccase enzymes produced by both soil bacteria and fungi play important roles in refractory organic matter turnover in terrestrial ecosystems. We investigated the abundance and diversity of fungal laccase genes and bacterial laccase-like genes in soil from subtropical arable lands, and identified which microbial group...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Feng S,Su Y,Dong M,He X,Kumaresan D,O'Donnell AG,Wu J,Chen X

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus subtilis, isolated from tannery waste, produced an alkaline protease at optimal activity when grown in a casein/gelatine medium in a stirred tank fermenter at 37°C with the dissolved oxygen tension at 40% air saturation. Optimum protease activity (223 U ml(-1)) was at pH 8.5 and was stable for 1 h up to 45°C ...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Hameed A,Natt MA,Evans CS

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhodotorula glutinis degraded variously(14)C-labelled synthetic lignins in the presence of 0.1% glucose as co-substrate. Side chain-labelled DHP was degraded the most. While this yeastutilized vanillate and forulate for growth, sinapate/syringate were poorly or not degraded. Gallate, protocatechuate and acetate also s...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Gupta JK,Sharma P,Kern HW,Sahm H

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work Talaromyces australis and Penicillium murcianum pigment production in liquid cultures and the cytotoxic effect of such pigments on skin model cells were studied. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to optimize culture conditions aiming to increase pigment production in malt extract and peptone-glu...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Hernández VA,Machuca Á,Saavedra I,Chavez D,Astuya A,Barriga C

更新日期：2019-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Sweet potato residue, a starchy agricultural waste, was used as a substrate to produce oxytetracycline byStreptomyces rimosus TM-55 in a solid-state fermentation. Oxytetracycline was detected on the third day, reached its maximum value on the sixth day and remained constant to the twentieth day. Optimal conditions for...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Yang SS,Yuan SS

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curious or skeptical friends often ask, "What and why is COBIOTECH? What is it doing?" After serving as president during its formative first years, I attempt here to provide information for the curious and allay concerns of the skeptics about COBIOTECH'S emerging role in biotechnology internationally. ...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Gerhardt P

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The establishment of safe and effective methods for controlling fungal disease is an urgent issue in agriculture and forestry. Microbiological control of plant disease is expected to achieve better results than use of chemically derived fungicides. This study aimed to establish Brevibacillus laterosporus JX-5 as a pot...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Jiang H,Wang X,Xiao C,Wang W,Zhao X,Sui J,Sa R,Guo TL,Liu X

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-Enopyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSP synthase) is an important enzyme in the shikimate pathway mediating the biosynthesis of aromatic compounds in plants and microorganisms. A novel class II EPSP synthase AroA S. fredii from Sinorhizobium fredii NGR234 was overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21. It was pur...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Wang L,Peng R,Tian Y,Han J,Zhao W,Wang B,Liu M,Yao Q

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth at 25°C and pH 5.50 favour the production ofβ-glucosidase. De-fatted oilseed flour and Tween 80 enhanced the production ofβ-glucosidase, Lactose, gentibiose, gentibiose-acetate, laminarabiose and xylobiose inducedβ-glucosidase activity. Precipitation of the culture filtrate with (NH4)2SO4 resulted in 26-fold pu...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Oguntimein GB,Moo-Young M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial electrochemical system (MES) has attracted ever-growing interest as a promising platform for renewable energy conversion and bioelectrochemical remediation. Shewanella species, the dissimilatory metal reduction model bacteria with versatile extracellular electron transfer (EET) strategies, are the well-recei...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Zou L,Huang YH,Long ZE,Qiao Y

更新日期：2018-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Rice seedlings (Oryza sativa) inoculated with the plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria Azospirillum brasilense FT326 showed an enhanced development of the root system 3 days after inoculation. Later on, a remarkable enlargement of shoots was also evident. An increase in the Ca2+-dependent histone kinase activity was a...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Ribaudo CM,Curá JA,Cantore ML

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this work were to identify in vivo manifestations of antioxidant activity of Lactobacillus strains isolated from healthy human biotopes and to show the possibility of protective action of the selected strain on the model of oxidative stress induced by paraquat in the model of early Parkinson's disease (PD)...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Marsova M,Poluektova E,Odorskaya M,Ambaryan A,Revishchin A,Pavlova G,Danilenko V

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) accumulates in marine organisms and contaminated coastal areas. The biotreatment of waste water using saline-alkaline-tolerant white rot fungi (WRF) represents a promising method for removing BaP under saline-alkaline conditions based on WRF's ability to produce ligninolytic enzymes. In a pre-scre...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Andriani A,Tachibana S,Itoh K

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rare actinomycetes strain 2EPS was isolated from soil and analysis of cultural, morphological characteristics, diaminopimelic acid content of its cell wall, and 16S rRNA gene sequence indicates that 2EPS belongs to genus Actinomadura. In addition, neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree also confirmed the relationships...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Euanorasetr J,Intra B,Mongkol P,Chankhamhaengdecha S,Tuchinda P,Mori M,Shiomi K,Nihira T,Panbangred W

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of biogas in batch digesters at 30°C from sheep droppings produced 93 l gas/kg dry matter whereas cattle dung yielded 234 l/kg dry matter. When the sheep droppings and cattle dung were used at 25:75 (w/w), gas production per kg dry matter was equal to that of cattle dung only. The methane content of the bio...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Kanwar SS,Kalia AK

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis CRL 1584 isolated from a bullfrog hatchery produces a bacteriocin that inhibits both indigenous Citrobacter freundii (a Red-Leg Syndrome related pathogen) and Lactobacillus plantarum, and Listeria monocytogenes as well. Considering that probiotics requires high cell densities and/or ba...

journal_title：World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

authors： Quintana G,Niederle MV,Minahk CJ,Picariello G,Nader-Macías MEF,Pasteris SE

更新日期：2017-09-27 00:00:00