Characterization and antagonistic properties of Streptomyces strains isolated from Saharan soils, and evaluation of their ability to control seedling blight of barley caused by Fusarium culmorum.

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：AIMS:To evaluate the accuracy of pyrosequencing for the description of Phytophthora communities in terms of taxa identification and risk of assignment for false Molecular Operational Taxonomic Units (MOTUs). METHODS AND RESULTS:Pyrosequencing of Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 (ITS1) amplicons was used to describe the s...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Vettraino AM,Bonants P,Tomassini A,Bruni N,Vannini A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To measure rates of release of small molecules during pressure germination of Bacillus subtilis spores, and the role of SpoVA proteins in dipicolinic acid (DPA) release. METHODS AND RESULTS:Rates of DPA release during B. subtilis spore germination with pressures of 150 or 500 megaPascals were much higher in spore...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Vepachedu VR,Hirneisen K,Hoover DG,Setlow P

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the in vitro bactericidal activity of the novel antimicrobial peptide (AP) CECT7121 against Gram-positive bacteria from mastitic dairy cattle. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 15 Staphylococcus aureus, 10 Streptococcus dysgalactiae, 7 Strep. uberis, 1 Strep. agalactiae strains were isolated from 33 diff...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Sparo MD,Jones DG,Sánchez Bruni SF

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lead-resistant bacteria isolated from soil contaminated with car battery waste were identified as Providencia alcalifaciens based on biochemical characteristics, FAME profile and 16S rRNA sequencing and designated as strain 2EA. It resists lead nitrate up to 0·0014 mol l(-1) by precipitating soluble lead as insolubl...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Naik MM,Khanolkar D,Dubey SK

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine the efficacy of liposome oral administration to induce systemic and mucosal immune responses against verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) and the effect of the induced antibodies on the binding of the bacteria to Caco-2 cells. METHODS AND RESULTS:Mice were immunized orally with VTEC antigen and ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Tana,Watarai S,Isogai E,Oguma K

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:Fresh-cut produce is at greater risk of Salmonella contamination. Detection and early warning systems play an important role in reducing the dissemination of contaminated products. One-step Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR) targeting Salmonella tmRNA with or without a 6-h enrichment was evaluat...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Miao YJ,Xiong GT,Bai MY,Ge Y,Wu ZF

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An efficient method is described for the purification of Ti plasmid DNA from Agrobacterium. The procedure is based on the relative binding capacity of ethidium bromide to supercoiled plasmid DNA and linear DNA and on the high solubility of ethidium bromide in phenol. Following treatment with ethidium bromide, more tha...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Zhang L,Kerr A

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Catfishes of the genus Panaque are known for their ability to feed on wood and hence to process cellulose fibres in their digestive systems. The paper industry uses cellulose fibres and thus has an interest in exploiting this property biomimetically: it could be employed as a pretreatment to lessen the energ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Di Maiuta N,Schwarzentruber P,Schenker M,Schoelkopf J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Acetic acid is considered an important preservative in tropical grass ensiling. The objective of the current experiments was to follow the ensiling fermentation of low dry matter (DM) tropical grass as a model to study changes in bacterial communities during acetic acid fermentation. METHODS AND RESULTS:Direct-cu...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Nishino N,Li Y,Wang C,Parvin S

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：:The novel Eriocheir sinensis reovirus (EsRV) is a pathogen that causes severe disease and high mortality rates in cultivated crabs. Here, we established a highly sensitive and specific rapid reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) assay that was cheaper and more suitable for field applic...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Ma Y,Dai T,Serwadda A,Shen H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The goal of the study was to develop a reliable, reproducible and rapid method of culture in order to screen a large number of fungal transformants. METHODS AND RESULTS:The method is based upon miniaturized cell cultures and automated expression screening in microwell plates. For the method development, 50 recomb...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Alberto F,Navarro D,de Vries RP,Asther M,Record E

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In this study, the relationship between morphology and cephalosporin C (CPC) production in a 30-l bioreactor culture of Cephalosporium acremonium M25 using a 3:7 seed mixture was investigated. In addition, the kinetic model was established and applied. METHODS AND RESULTS:CPC production was performed in a 30-l bi...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Kim JH,Lim JS,Kim CH,Kim SW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the incidence of antimicrobial resistance among Salmonella serotypes isolated in a pig slaughterhouse in Zaragoza (Spain) during 1993 and 2001. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 168 isolates representing 10 serotypes were examined by disc diffusion method using 17 antibiotics. Data showed that the majority...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Agustín AI,Carramiñana JJ,Rota C,Herrera A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

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:  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:From a survey of submerged culture of edible mushrooms, a high pigment-producing fungus Paecilomyces sinclairii was selected and its optimal culture conditions investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS:The optimal culture conditions for pigment production were as follows: inoculum age, 3 d; temperature, 25 degrees C; ini...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Cho YJ,Park JP,Hwang HJ,Kim SW,Choi JW,Yun JW

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To propose a universal workflow of sample preparation method for the identification of highly pathogenic bacteria by MALDI-TOF MS. METHODS AND RESULTS:Fifteen bacterial species, including highly virulent Gram-positive (Bacillus anthracis and Clostridium botulinum) and Gram-negative bacteria (Brucella melitensis, ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Drevinek M,Dresler J,Klimentova J,Pisa L,Hubalek M

更新日期：2012-07-01 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:This paper attempts to develop a kinetic model to describe the growth of aerobic granules developed under different operation conditions. METHODS AND RESULTS:A series of experiments were conducted by using four-column sequencing batch reactors to study the formation of aerobic granules under different conditions,...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Yang SF,Liu QS,Tay JH,Liu Y

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To compare a range of enrichment broths and enrichment temperatures for the isolation of Escherichia coli O157 by immunomagnetic separation (IMS) from sandy, loam and clay soils. METHODS AND RESULTS:Soils were spiked with cocktails of four atoxigenic strains of E. coli O157 and four strains of commensal E. coli. ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Hepburn NF,MacRae M,Johnston M,Mooney J,Ogden ID

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From a genomic library of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae a 1.3 kb DNA fragment was cloned which showed specific Southern hybridization and dot hybridization with the type strain of several porcine and bovine Mycoplasma species. This probe selectively recognized M. hyopneumoniae sequences in purified DNA or in broth-grown or...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Ahrens P,Friis NF

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The probiotic Arthrobacter sp. CW9 isolated from guts of white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) was used to improve the survival rate, growth rate and immune status of white shrimp (P. vannamei). Arthrobacter sp. CW9 was added to the saline rearing water at 0, 10(5), 10(6) and 10(7) CFU ml(-1) once every 5 days dur...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Xia Z,Zhu M,Zhang Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to explore the occurrence of methicillin-resistant staphylococci in a large urban public transport system. METHODS AND RESULTS:Samples were taken from hand rails, which passengers hold onto when they are standing. In total, 1400 swabs taken from 55 vehicles (trolleybuses, trams and buses...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Stepanović S,Cirković I,Djukić S,Vuković D,Svabić-Vlahović M

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：:Coliphages and enteroviruses were monitored over 12 months in sewage and air adjacent to an activated sludge plant. Both showed temporal variation but the mean count of phages in enterovirus-positive samples was not significantly different from that in enterovirus-negative samples. Hence coliphages are not necessarily...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Carducci A,Arrighi S,Ruschi A

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Strains of Clostridium butyricum have been increasingly used as probiotics for both animals and humans. The aim of this study was to develop a growth medium for cultivating C. butyricum ZJUCB using a statistical methodology. METHODS AND RESULTS:Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to evaluate the effects o...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： He GQ,Kong Q,Ding LX

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the incidence, virulence and antibiotic properties in Vibrio spp. isolated from cockles (Tegillarca granosa) marketed in Korea. A total of 32 Vibrio spp. isolates including V. parahaemolyticus (n = 4), V. alginolyticus (n = 11), V. diabolicus (n = 14) and V. harveyi (n = 3) were ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Dahanayake PS,Hossain S,Wickramanayake MVKS,Heo GJ

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00