Bacteriophages and bacteriophage-derived endolysins as potential therapeutics to combat Gram-positive spore forming bacteria.

abstract：AIMS:The technological properties of 22 micrococcus strains from traditional fermented Kedong sufu were evaluated in order to develop autochthonous starter cultures. METHODS AND RESULTS:The proteolytic, autolytic and lipolytic activity, salt tolerance, production and degradation of the biogenic amines of six Micrococc...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Feng Z,Huang S,Ai ZW,Zhang M,Zhai S,Chen X

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In vitro experiments were undertaken to evaluate biocide formulations commonly used in cooling water systems against protozoa previously isolated from cooling towers. The investigations evaluated the efficacy of these formulations against amoebic cysts and trophozoites. METHODS AND RESULTS:Laboratory challenges a...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Critchley M,Bentham R

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To offset the negative effects of aeration on bacterial cellulose (BC) production by acetic acid bacteria using enmeshed cellulose microfibrils (CM) on luffa sponge matrices (LSM). METHODS AND RESULTS:The CM were enmeshed on LSM (LSM-CM). The optimal amount of LSM-CM was determined for BC production under aerated...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Krusong W,Kerdpiboon S,Pornpukdeewattana S,Jindaprasert A

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We aimed at expressing heterologous proteins in Paenibacillus larvae, the causative agent of American Foulbrood of honey bees, as a prerequisite for future studies on the molecular pathogenesis of P. larvae infections. METHODS AND RESULTS:For this purpose, we established a protocol for the transformation of the p...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Poppinga L,Genersch E

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This paper describes optimization of electrotransformation of Mu transposition complexes into Lactococcus lactis cells and identification of genes affecting nisin production. METHODS AND RESULTS:The highest transformation efficiency, 1.1 x 10(2) transformants microg(-1) of input transposon DNA, was achieved when ...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Wu Z,Xuanyuan Z,Li R,Jiang D,Li C,Xu H,Bai Y,Zhang X,Turakainen H,Saris PE,Savilahti H,Qiao M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To understand the genetics involved in surface attachment and biofilm formation of Listeria monocytogenes. METHODS AND RESULTS:An in vitro screen of a Himar1 transposon library of L. monocytogenes strain 15G01 identified three transposants that produced significantly different biofilm levels when compared to the ...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Nowak J,Visnovsky SB,Cruz CD,Fletcher GC,van Vliet AHM,Hedderley D,Butler R,Flint S,Palmer J,Pitman AR

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To improve lincomycin A production and decrease the content of byproduct lincomycin B in an industrial lincomycin-producing strain. METHODS AND RESULTS:The in silico analysis indicated that LmbW could be involved in propylproline biosynthesis of lincomyin A. In this study, we constructed an lmbW deletion mutant a...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Pang AP,Du L,Lin CY,Qiao J,Zhao GR

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Yersinia enterocolitica causes several syndromes in humans. The most common presentation is enterocolitis in children, presenting as fever and diarrhoea. A Y. enterocolitica multiple strain infection in twin infants was investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS:One isolate was recovered from one patient and two morpholog...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Gray JT,WaKabongo M,Campos FE,Diallo AA,Tyndal C,Tucker CA

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:A Portable Multi-use Automated Concentration System (PMACS) concentrates micro-organisms from large volumes of water through automated dead-end ultrafiltration and backflushing. The ability to detect microbial targets from ground, surface and cooling tower waters collected using standard methods was compared with ...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Leskinen SD,Kearns EA,Jones WL,Miller RS,Bevitas CR,Kingsley MT,Brigmon RL,Lim DV

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica in animal waste-based composts was studied with different compost types, storage conditions and inoculum levels. METHODS AND RESULTS:A cocktail of three E. coli O157:H7 or S. enterica strains was inoculated into dairy manure-based composts (A and B) or p...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Chen Z,Kim J,Jiang X

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:As part of a field-based study of the distribution and persistence of Salmonella infection on commercial egg-laying farms, sampling was carried out on one or more occasions in egg-packing areas of 12 farms infected with Salm. Enteritidis. METHODS AND RESULTS:Salmonellas were isolated by cultural methods. Contamin...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Davies RH,Breslin M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Burkholderia sp. USM (JCM15050) isolated from oil-polluted wastewater is capable of utilizing palm oil products and glycerol to synthesize poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)]. To confer the ability to produce polymer containing 3-hydroxyhexanoate (3HHx), plasmid (pBBREE32d13) harbouring the polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Chee JY,Lau NS,Samian MR,Tsuge T,Sudesh K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the first half of the century, the majority of anthrax outbreaks in Canada occurred in the southern portions of Ontario and Quebec and were often associated with pastures contaminated by effluent from textile industries dealing with imported animal materials. In 1952, introduction of Federal regulations requiri...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Dragon DC,Elkin BT,Nishi JS,Ellsworth TR

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to isolate and identify bacterial strains capable of using recalcitrant compounds of molasses spent wash as sole carbon source from the soils of abandoned sites of distillery effluent discharge and characterize their ability of reducing the chemical oxygen demand (COD) of the spent wash. ...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Ghosh M,Verma SC,Mengoni A,Tripathi AK

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Assess performance of broth microdilution (BMD) as well as agar dilution methods for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Staphylococci using tetrazolium salt. METHODS AND RESULTS:Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of eight antimicrobials; vancomycin (VA), linezolid, oxacillin, gentamicin (CN), tetracycline...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Mahmoud BS,ElMasry SA,Fahim NAEMM,Abd ElSattar MA,Shaker OA

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was performed to investigate the effects of Megasphaera elsdenii (Me), Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC) and lactic acid bacteria (FP - Lactobacillus fermentum plus Lactobacillus plantarum) alone or in combination on biogas production and ruminal biofermentation parameter in a heterofermenter system. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Direkvandi E,Mohammadabadi T,Salem AZM

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aims of present study were to evaluate the abundances, genetic diversity of total and microcystin-producing Microcystis over temporal and spatial scales, and to investigate relationships among Microcystis and water parameters in Tai and Yang-cheng lakes. METHODS AND RESULTS:Abundances of total and microcystin...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Li D,Gu AZ,He M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Probiotics have the ability to enhance the immune system, produce anti-inflammatory action and promote wound healing process. The first aim of the study was to isolate pathogenic micro-organisms from sites of chronic ulcerative lesion. The second aim was to evaluate probiotic efficacy of SYNBIO® (1:1 combination o...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Coman MM,Mazzotti L,Silvi S,Scalise A,Orpianesi C,Cresci A,Verdenelli MC

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of divalent cations on the inactivation of Escherichia coli by high hydrostatic pressure was investigated. The presence of 0.5 mmol l-1 of CaCl2, MgCl2, MnCl2 and FeCl2 reduced pressure inactivation of E. coli MG1655, while 0.5 mmol l-1 of ZnCl2, NiCl2, CuCl2 and CoCl2 increased inactivation. Baroprotection...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Hauben KJ,Bernaerts K,Michiels CW

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To study the potential apoptosis effects of cytotoxic marine bacterial metabolites on human HeLa cell line. METHODS AND RESULTS:After HeLa cells were routinely cultured, tetrazolium-based colorimetric assay for cytotoxicity was performed to screen the marine bacteria extracts showing 12 strains active. To find th...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Lin J,Yan XJ,Zheng L,Ma HH,Chen HM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:A fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) technique using an Enterobacteriaceae-specific probe (probe D) to target 16S rRNA was improved in order to enumerate, within a single working day, Enterobacteriaceae present in food and environmental water samples. METHODS AND RESULTS:In order to minimize the time requir...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Ootsubo M,Shimizu T,Tanaka R,Sawabe T,Tajima K,Ezura Y

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To isolate, select, identify and assess the potential for the biodegradation of synthetic pyrethroids (SPs) in sheep dips. METHODS AND RESULTS:SP-degrading bacteria were isolated from a mixed soil sample consisting of garden soil and soils from farms where SPs had been used. The two largest in size were then iden...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Grant RJ,Daniell TJ,Betts WB

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study aimed to evaluate the effects of inoculation of strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from sugarcane grown in a Brazil on the quality of corn silage. METHODS AND RESULTS:Three strains of Lactobacillus buchneri (UFLA SLM11, UFLA SLM103 and UFLA SLM108), five strains of Lactobacillus plantarum (...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Santos AO,Ávila CL,Pinto JC,Carvalho BF,Dias DR,Schwan RF

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cattle and other animals infected by Salmonella can emit high numbers of these bacteria. To determine an effective means for reducing this bacterial group in animal slurry, samples were subjected to aeration in laboratory experiments and in farm-scale slurry tanks. A clear reduction in Salmonella levels was found in l...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Heinonen-Tanski H,Niskanen EM,Salmela P,Lanki E

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the contribution of enterococci and coliforms from bovine faeces and teats to contamination of raw milk. METHODS:Putative enterococci (n = 301) and coliforms (n = 365) were isolated from bovine faeces (n = 20), cows' teats (n = 20), the raw milk (n = 1) and the milking environment (n = 4) on one farm....

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Kagkli DM,Vancanneyt M,Vandamme P,Hill C,Cogan TM

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aims of this study were to determine the occurrence of Fusarium graminearum species complex (FGSC) on soybean pods, seeds and roots, including rhizoplane, during the period of soybean crop in rotation with wheat and to evaluate the FGSC dynamics on wheat and soybean residues during two soybean growing seasons ...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Chiotta ML,Alaniz Zanon MS,Palazzini JM,Alberione E,Barros GG,Chulze SN

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To estimate the efficacy of specific egg yolk immunoglobulin (IgY) for the treatment of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced endotoxemia using a mouse model. METHODS AND RESULTS:Specific IgY was obtained from the yolk of hens immunized with formaldehyde-killed Escherichia coli O111 and showed a high binding activity ...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Zhen YH,Fang R,Ding C,Jin LJ,Li XY,Diao YP,Shu XH,Ma XC,Xu YP

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the role of lactate as a precursor for butyrate biosynthesis in human colonic microflora. METHODS AND RESULTS:Three human faecal microfloras were incubated in vitro with media supplemented with 30 mmol l(-1) unenriched or 13C-enriched lactate. Lactate metabolism and short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) producti...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Bourriaud C,Robins RJ,Martin L,Kozlowski F,Tenailleau E,Cherbut C,Michel C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the in vitro activity of egg yolk immunoglobulin (IgY) against mastitis-causing Staphylococcus aureus. METHODS AND RESULTS:Specific IgY was produced by immunizing hens with formaldehyde-killed Staph. aureus, using a bacterial strain known to cause mastitis. The IgY, of 94% purity, was obtained from yo...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Zhen YH,Jin LJ,Guo J,Li XY,Li Z,Fang R,Xu YP

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study evaluated the microbiological quality and safety of minimally processed parsley sold in southeastern Brazilian food markets. METHODS AND RESULTS:One hundred samples were submitted to the enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae by plating on MacConkey agar. Colonies of Enterobacteriaceae were randomly selecte...

journal_title：Journal of applied microbiology

authors： Finger JAFF,Maffei DF,Dias M,Mendes MA,Pinto UM

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00