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abstract：:Plants are the source of various natural compounds with pharmaceutical and nutraceutical importance which have shown numerous health benefits with relatively fewer side effects. However, extraction of these compounds from native producers cannot meet the ever-increasing demands of the growing population due to, among ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chouhan S,Sharma K,Zha J,Guleria S,Koffas MAG

更新日期：2017-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) is a facultative intracellular pathogen that colonizes the chicken gut leading to contamination of carcasses during processing. A reduction in intestinal colonization by SE could result in reduced carcass contamination thereby reducing the risk of illnesses in humans. Short chain fatty acid...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gupta A,Bansal M,Wagle B,Sun X,Rath N,Donoghue A,Upadhyay A

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronavirus (CoV) envelope (E) protein is a small structural protein critical for virion morphogenesis and release. The recently characterized E protein ion channel activity (EIC) has also been implicated in modulating viral pathogenesis. In this study, we used infectious bronchitis coronavirus (IBV) as a model to stu...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li S,Yuan L,Dai G,Chen RA,Liu DX,Fung TS

更新日期：2020-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Phagosome- and xenophagosome-lysosome systems play a critical role in the defense of pathogenic bacteria, such as Salmonella and S. aureus, in macrophages. A great part of the bacteria escapes from the digestion and can survive through some mechanisms that are still poorly understood and which require further explorat...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rao S,Xu T,Xia Y,Zhang H

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to Earth's changing climate, the ongoing and foreseeable spreading of mycotoxigenic Aspergillus species has increased the possibility of mycotoxin contamination in the feed and food production chain. These harmful mycotoxins have aroused serious health and economic problems since their first appearance. The most p...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ráduly Z,Szabó L,Madar A,Pócsi I,Csernoch L

更新日期：2020-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past several decades, sulfate concentration and salinity have been considered to be the two essential hydrochemical factors in the formation of dolomite, yet arguments against this hypothesis have existed simultaneously. To clarify the effects of sulfate concentration and salinity in the mineralization of dolom...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Qiu X,Yao Y,Wang H,Shen A,Zhang J

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cold-water corals, similar to tropical corals, contain diverse and complex microbial assemblages. These bacteria provide essential biological functions within coral holobionts, facilitating increased nutrient utilization and production of antimicrobial compounds. To date, few cold-water octocoral species have been ana...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lawler SN,Kellogg CA,France SC,Clostio RW,Brooke SD,Ross SW

更新日期：2016-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Application of probiotics in the food industry has been hampered by their sensitivity to challenging conditions that reduce their vitality in food matrices. A lot of attempts have been made to promote the growth of these probiotics in the aspect of nutrition demands. Among the other adverse conditions, oxygen stress c...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yan M,Wang BH,Fu X,Gui M,Wang G,Zhao L,Li R,You C,Liu Z

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an urgent need for new antibiotics and alternative strategies to combat multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens, which are a growing clinical issue. Repurposing existing approved drugs with known pharmacology and toxicology is an alternative strategy to accelerate antimicrobial research and development. In th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Thangamani S,Younis W,Seleem MN

更新日期：2015-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni is the major cause of human bacterial diarrhea worldwide. Its pathogenic mechanism remains poorly understood. cj0371 is a novel gene that was uncovered using immunoscreening. There have been no previous reports regarding its function. In this study, we constructed an insertion mutant and complemen...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Du X,Wang N,Ren F,Tang H,Jiao X,Huang J

更新日期：2016-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillus fumigatus is the main etiologic agent of invasive aspergillosis (IA). Other Aspergillus species belonging to the section Fumigati (A. fumigatus complex) may occasionally be the cause of IA. These strains are often misidentified, as they cannot be distinguished from A. fumigatus by conventional morphologica...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lamoth F

更新日期：2016-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pneumoniae (S.pneumoniae) is a major human pathogen causing morbidity and mortality worldwide. Efficiently acquiring iron from the environment is critical for S. pneumoniae to sustain growth and cause infection. There are only three known iron-uptake systems in Streptococcal species responsible for iron ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yang XY,He K,Du G,Wu X,Yu G,Pan Y,Zhang G,Sun X,He QY

更新日期：2016-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro and in vivo research based on cell lines and animals are likely to be insufficient in elucidating authentic biological and physiological phenomena mimicking human systems, especially for generating pre-clinical data on targets and biomarkers. There is an obvious need for a model that can further bridge the ga...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tan KS,Yan Y,Koh WLH,Li L,Choi H,Tran T,Sugrue R,Wang Y,Chow VT

更新日期：2018-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia SeITE02 and Ochrobactrum sp. MPV1 were isolated from the rhizosphere soil of the selenium-hyperaccumulator legume Astragalus bisulcatus and waste material from a dumping site for roasted pyrites, respectively. Here, these bacterial strains were studied as cell factories to generate seleniu...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Piacenza E,Presentato A,Ambrosi E,Speghini A,Turner RJ,Vallini G,Lampis S

更新日期：2018-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate effects of intravenous infusion with sodium butyrate (SB) on colonic microbiota, intestinal mucosal immune and intestinal development in normal growing pigs. Twelve crossbred barrows (Duroc × Landrace × Large White) fitted with a medical polyethylene cannula via internal jugular vein we...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen X,Xu J,Su Y,Zhu W

更新日期：2018-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Considering that the current immunoassays are not able to distinguish the infective forms that cause Toxoplasma gondii infection, the present study was carried out to evaluate the reactivity of two recombinant proteins (CCp5A and OWP1) from oocyst/sporozoite, in order to differentiate infections occurring by ingestion...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Santana SS,Gebrim LC,Carvalho FR,Barros HS,Barros PC,Pajuaba AC,Messina V,Possenti A,Cherchi S,Reiche EM,Navarro IT,Garcia JL,Pozio E,Mineo TW,Spano F,Mineo JR

更新日期：2015-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term dietary fatty acid intake is believed to induce changes in the human gut microbiome which might be associated with human health or obesity status; however, considerable debate remains regarding the most favorable ratios of fatty acids to optimize these processes. The objective of this sub-study of a double-b...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pu S,Khazanehei H,Jones PJ,Khafipour E

更新日期：2016-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningococcal lipoprotein, Factor H binding protein (FHbp), is the sole antigen of the Trumenba vaccine (Pfizer) and one of four antigens of the Bexsero vaccine (GSK) targeting Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B isolates. Lipidation of FHbp is assumed to occur for all isolates. We show in the majority of a collection ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： da Silva RAG,Karlyshev AV,Oldfield NJ,Wooldridge KG,Bayliss CD,Ryan A,Griffin R

更新日期：2019-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein export in bacteria is facilitated by the canonical SecB chaperone, which binds to unfolded precursor proteins, maintains them in a translocation competent state and specifically cooperates with the translocase motor SecA to ensure their proper targeting to the Sec translocon at the cytoplasmic membrane. Beside...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sala A,Bordes P,Genevaux P

更新日期：2014-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissimilatory metal-reducing bacteria are widespread in terrestrial ecosystems, especially in anaerobic soils and sediments. Thermodynamically, dissimilatory metal reduction is more favorable than sulfate reduction and methanogenesis but less favorable than denitrification and aerobic respiration. It is critical to un...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Friedman ES,McPhillips LE,Werner JJ,Poole AC,Ley RE,Walter MT,Angenent LT

更新日期：2016-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:QepA is one of the genes that confer quinolone resistance in bacteria. The aim of this study was to analyze the genetic structures of plasmids that carry a qepA3, a recently discovered allele of qepA in Enterobacteriaceae clinical isolates. 656 non-redundant Enterobacteriaceae clinical isolates were screened for the q...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang D,Huang X,Chen J,Mou Y,Li H,Yang L

更新日期：2015-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Manipulation of cell cycle is a commonly employed strategy of viruses for achieving a favorable cellular environment during infection. Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), the primary etiological agent of several human malignancies including Kaposi's sarcoma, and primary effusion lymphoma, encodes several o...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wei F,Gan J,Wang C,Zhu C,Cai Q

更新日期：2016-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil microorganisms historically have been a rich resource for natural product discovery, yet the majority of these microbes remain uncultivated and their biosynthetic capacity is left underexplored. To identify the biosynthetic potential of soil microorganisms using a culture-independent approach, we constructed a la...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Santana-Pereira ALR,Sandoval-Powers M,Monsma S,Zhou J,Santos SR,Mead DA,Liles MR

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The marine bacterium Microbulbifer sp. A4B-17 produces secondary metabolites such as 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (4HBA) and esters of 4HBA (parabens). 4HBA is a useful material in the synthesis of the liquid crystal. Parabens are man-made compounds that have been extensively used since the 1920s in the cosmetic, pharmaceuti...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tian J,Zhu L,Wang W,Zhang L,Li Z,Zhao Q,Xing K,Feng Z,Peng X

更新日期：2018-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Volvariella volvacea is a typical edible Basidiomycete with a high-temperature tolerance. It has a strong fibrinolysis capability and consumes abundant agricultural wastes. In agricultural cultivation, mycelial subculturing has been adopted, leading to serious strain degeneration. In this study, continuous mycelial su...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen X,Zhang Z,Liu X,Cui B,Miao W,Cheng W,Zhao F

更新日期：2019-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth rate (μ) of industrially relevant microbes, such as Corynebacterium glutamicum, is a fundamental property that indicates its production capacity. Therefore, understanding the mechanism underlying the growth rate is imperative for improving productivity and performance through metabolic engineering. Despite ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Haas T,Graf M,Nieß A,Busche T,Kalinowski J,Blombach B,Takors R

更新日期：2019-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolution of fungicide resistance in plant pathogens is one of major concerns in sustainable plant disease management. In this study, the genetics and potential of developing resistance to a demethylation inhibitor (DMI) fungicide, difenoconazole, in the fungal pathogen Alternaria alternata was investigated using a co...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： He MH,Wang YP,Wu EJ,Shen LL,Yang LN,Wang T,Shang LP,Zhu W,Zhan J

更新日期：2019-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate comparisons of DNA and cDNA libraries from complex environments require methods for co-extraction of DNA and RNA due to the inherent heterogeneity of such samples, or risk bias caused by variations in lysis and extraction efficiencies. Still, there are few methods and kits allowing simultaneous extraction of ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lim NY,Roco CA,Frostegård Å

更新日期：2016-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmid mediated horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has been speculated to be one of the prime mechanisms for the adaptation of roseobacters (Rhodobacteraceae) to their ecological niches in the marine habitat. Their plasmids contain ecologically crucial functional modules of up to ∼40-kb in size, e.g., for aerobic anoxyge...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Petersen J,Wagner-Döbler I

更新日期：2017-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Itaconic acid, a C5-dicarboxylic acid, is a potential biobased building block for the polymer industry. It is obtained from the citric acid cycle by decarboxylation of cis-aconitic acid. This reaction is catalyzed by CadA in the native itaconic acid producer Aspergillus terreus. Recently, another enzyme encoded by the...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Vuoristo KS,Mars AE,van Loon S,Orsi E,Eggink G,Sanders JP,Weusthuis RA

更新日期：2015-08-18 00:00:00