Spontaneously Occurring Small-Colony Variants of Staphylococcus aureus Show Enhanced Clearance by THP-1 Macrophages.

abstract：:Disease causing Escherichia coli commonly found in meat and poultry include intestinal pathogenic E. coli (iPEC) as well as extraintestinal types such as the Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC). In this study we compared the resistance of iPEC (O157:H7) to UPEC in chicken meat using High Pressure Processing (HPP) in with (th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chien SY,Sheen S,Sommers CH,Sheen LY

更新日期：2016-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatophytes are the most common cause of onychomycosis, counting for 90% fungal nail infection. Although dermatophyte pathogens are normally susceptible to antifungal agents, onychomycosis often results in refractory chronic disease, and the formation of biofilms frequently underlines the inadequate responses and re...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen B,Sun Y,Zhang J,Chen R,Zhong X,Wu X,Zheng L,Zhao J

更新日期：2019-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Avian influenza A viruses (AIVs) have a broad host range, but are most intimately associated with waterfowl (Anseriformes) and, in the case of the H13 and H16 subtypes, gulls (Charadriiformes). Host associations are multifactorial, but a key factor is the ability of the virus to bind host cell receptors and thereby in...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Eriksson P,Lindskog C,Lorente-Leal V,Waldenström J,González-Acuna D,Järhult JD,Lundkvist Å,Olsen B,Jourdain E,Ellström P

更新日期：2019-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The wide spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Enterobacteriaceae is great threat to public health in China. Plasmids are among the major factors mediating blaKPC gene dissemination. A total of 156 carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) isolates were identified in a tertiary hospital in ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Huang J,Ding H,Shi Y,Zhao Y,Hu X,Ren J,Huang G,Wu R,Zhao Z

更新日期：2018-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Gliding motility facilitates the movement of bacteria along surfaces in many Bacteroidetes species and results in spreading colonies. The adhesins required for the gliding are secreted through a gliding motility-associated protein secretion system, known as the type IX secretion system (T9SS). The fish pathogen Flavob...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Penttinen R,Hoikkala V,Sundberg LR

更新日期：2018-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Aluminum (Al)-resistant plant cultivars can recruit beneficial microbes to alleviate the stresses. However, the mechanism of how rhizobacterial communities strengthen Al tolerance of wild soybean has not been addressed. The aim of this study was to investigate the bacterial community structure in the rhizosphere of Al...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Shi Q,Jin J,Liu Y,Zhang Y,Cai Z,Ma Q,Cheng Y,Wen R,Nian H,Lian T

更新日期：2020-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Phage therapy requires libraries of well-characterized phages. Here we describe the generation of phage libraries for three target species: Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter cloacae. The basic phage characteristics on the isolation host, sequence analysis, growth properties, and host range and...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gibson SB,Green SI,Liu CG,Salazar KC,Clark JR,Terwilliger AL,Kaplan HB,Maresso AW,Trautner BW,Ramig RF

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Francisella tularensis is the causative agent of a spectrum of diseases collectively known as tularemia. The extreme virulence of the pathogen in humans, combined with the low infectious dose and the ease of dissemination by aerosol have led to concerns about its abuse as a bioweapon. Until recently, nothing was known...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kilmury SL,Twine SM

更新日期：2011-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) play an important role in the persistence of Helicobacter pylori infection. Helicobacter OMVs carry a plethora of virulence factors, including catalase (KatA), an antioxidant enzyme that counteracts the host respiratory burst. We found KatA to be enriched and surface-associated in OMVs c...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lekmeechai S,Su YC,Brant M,Alvarado-Kristensson M,Vallström A,Obi I,Arnqvist A,Riesbeck K

更新日期：2018-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The human gut microbiome harbors a diverse array of metabolic pathways contributing to its development and homeostasis via a complex web of diet-dependent metabolic interactions within the microbial community and host. Genomics-based reconstruction and predictive modeling of these interactions would provide a framewor...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rodionov DA,Arzamasov AA,Khoroshkin MS,Iablokov SN,Leyn SA,Peterson SN,Novichkov PS,Osterman AL

更新日期：2019-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The rumen contains a multi-kingdom, commensal microbiome, including protozoa, bacteria, archaea, fungi and viruses, which enables ruminant herbivores to ferment and utilize plant feedstuffs that would be otherwise indigestible. Within the rumen, virus populations are diverse and highly abundant, often out-numbering th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gilbert RA,Townsend EM,Crew KS,Hitch TCA,Friedersdorff JCA,Creevey CJ,Pope PB,Ouwerkerk D,Jameson E

更新日期：2020-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia pseudomallei is the Gram-negative bacterial pathogen responsible for the disease melioidosis. B. pseudomallei establishes disease in susceptible individuals through multiple routes of infection, all of which may proceed to a septicemic disease associated with a high mortality rate. B. pseudomallei opportu...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Warawa JM

更新日期：2010-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintenance of Borrelia burgdorferi within its enzootic cycle requires a complex regulatory pathway involving the alternative σ factors RpoN and RpoS and two ancillary trans-acting factors, BosR and Rrp2. Activation of this pathway occurs within ticks during the nymphal blood meal when RpoS, the effector σ factor, tra...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Caimano MJ,Groshong AM,Belperron A,Mao J,Hawley KL,Luthra A,Graham DE,Earnhart CG,Marconi RT,Bockenstedt LK,Blevins JS,Radolf JD

更新日期：2019-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoroquinolone resistance can cause major clinical problems. Here, we investigated fluoroquinolone resistance mechanisms in a clinical Escherichia coli isolate, HUE1, which had no mutations quinolone resistance-determining regions (QRDRs) of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV. HUE1 demonstrated MICs that exceeded the br...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sato T,Yokota S,Uchida I,Okubo T,Usui M,Kusumoto M,Akiba M,Fujii N,Tamura Y

更新日期：2013-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Shiga toxin (Stx) producing E. coli (STEC) such as Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) are the major cause of foodborne illness in humans. In vitro studies showed the probiotic Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917 (EcN) to efficiently inhibit the production of Stx. Life threatening EHEC strains as for example the serotype...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bury S,Soundararajan M,Bharti R,von Bünau R,Förstner KU,Oelschlaeger TA

更新日期：2018-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial conjugation is one of the most important mechanisms for spread of antibiotic resistance among bacteria. We have previously demonstrated that cefotaxime (CTX) exposure up-regulates expression of Type-IV conjugation transfer genes, and that this leads to increased transfer of a blaCTX-M-1 encoding IncI1 resist...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liu G,Olsen JE,Thomsen LE

更新日期：2019-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, sensitive and selective colorimetric biosensor for the detection of Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) was developed using SEB-binding aptamer (SEB2) as recognition element and unmodified gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as colorimetric probes. The assay is based on color change from red to purple due to conformat...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mondal B,Ramlal S,Lavu PS,N B,Kingston J

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Chrysene is a high molecular weight (HMW), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) known for its recalcitrance and carcinogenic properties and sparsely soluble (0.003 mg/L) in aqueous medium. Due to these refractory properties, bioavailability of chrysene is very low and therefore is persistence in the environment escap...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Vaidya S,Devpura N,Jain K,Madamwar D

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The Prodiginine family consists of primarily red-pigmented tripyrrole secondary metabolites that were first characterized in the Gram-negative bacterial species Serratia marcescens and demonstrates a wide array of biological activities and applications. Derivatives of prodiginine have since been characterized in the m...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sakai-Kawada FE,Ip CG,Hagiwara KA,Awaya JD

更新日期：2019-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectroscopy (MALDI-TOF MS) has been used routinely over the past decade in clinical microbiology laboratories to rapidly characterize diverse microorganisms of medical importance both at the genus and species levels. Currently, there is keen interest in ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tuohy JM,Mueller-Spitz SR,Albert CM,Scholz-Ng SE,Wall ME,Noutsios GT,Gutierrez AJ,Sandrin TR

更新日期：2018-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:While photosynthetic processes have become increasingly understood in cyanobacterial model strains, differences in the spatial distribution of thylakoid membranes among various lineages have been largely unexplored. Cyanobacterial cells exhibit an intriguing diversity in thylakoid arrangements, ranging from simple par...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mareš J,Strunecký O,Bučinská L,Wiedermannová J

更新日期：2019-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary inclusions of baicalin and chlorogenic acid were beneficial for intestinal health in pigs. Nevertheless, it is unknown whether these plant-derived products had protection for intestine against bacterial challenge in chickens. This study was aimed at evaluating the potential mitigating effects of plant extracts...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang WW,Jia HJ,Zhang HJ,Wang J,Lv HY,Wu SG,Qi GH

更新日期：2019-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Extremely cold environments are a challenge for all organisms. They are mostly inhabited by psychrophilic and psychrotolerant bacteria, which employ various strategies to cope with the cold. Such harsh environments are often highly vulnerable to the influence of external factors and may undergo frequent dynamic change...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Dziewit L,Bartosik D

更新日期：2014-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are gradually increasing in the community. In this study, we investigated a total of 162 food samples including 112 ready-to-eat (RTE) foods and 40 processed raw meat and fish samples collected from retail vendors in Dhaka, Bangladesh and determined the ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Islam MA,Parveen S,Rahman M,Huq M,Nabi A,Khan ZUM,Ahmed N,Wagenaar JA

更新日期：2019-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Diet may influence health directly or indirectly via the human microbiota, emphasizing the need to unravel these complex relationships for future health benefits. Associations between eating habits and gut microbiota have been shown, but less is known about the association between eating habits and saliva mi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Viljakainen J,Raju SC,Viljakainen H,Figueiredo RAO,Roos E,Weiderpass E,Rounge TB

更新日期：2020-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Some major research and clinical questions about human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection and rheumatic diseases remain: (1) Does HTLV-1 infection cause rheumatic diseases? (2) Do patients with rheumatic diseases display different responses to treatment with anti-rheumatic agents when they are HTLV-1 carr...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Umekita K,Okayama A

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Eukaryotic species are reproductively isolated by sterility barriers that prevent interspecies fertilization (prezygotic sterility barrier) or the fertilization results in infertile offspring (postzygotic sterility barrier). The Saccharomyces species are isolated by postzygotic sterility barriers. Their allodiploid hy...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Szabó A,Antunovics Z,Karanyicz E,Sipiczki M

更新日期：2020-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing evidence that volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play an important role in the interactions between fungi and bacteria, two major groups of soil inhabiting microorganisms. Yet, most of the research has been focused on effects of bacterial volatiles on suppression of plant pathogenic fungi whereas li...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Schmidt R,Etalo DW,de Jager V,Gerards S,Zweers H,de Boer W,Garbeva P

更新日期：2016-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio cholerae can enter into a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state in order to survive in unfavorable environments. In this study, we studied the roles of five physicochemical and microbiological factors or states, namely, different strains, growth phases, oxygen, temperature, and starvation, on the development o...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wu B,Liang W,Kan B

更新日期：2016-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosthetic joint replacement failure has a huge impact on quality of life and hospitalization costs. A leading cause of prosthetic joint infection is bacteria-forming biofilm on the surface of orthopedic devices. Staphylococcus epidermidis is an emergent, low-virulence pathogen implicated in chronic infections, barely...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bottagisio M,Soggiu A,Piras C,Bidossi A,Greco V,Pieroni L,Bonizzi L,Roncada P,Lovati AB

更新日期：2019-09-06 00:00:00