Identification of XylR, the Activator of Arabinose/Xylose Inducible Regulon in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius and Its Application for Homologous Protein Expression.

abstract：:Probiotics are functional foods that can effectively regulate lipid reduction and maintain body health. In this study, a strain of Lactobacillus fermentum CQPC04 (LF-CQPC04) isolated from traditional naturally fermented vegetables (Sichuan pickles) was studied, and its effects on lipid reduction in mice, as well as it...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yi R,Tan F,Zhou X,Mu J,Li L,Du X,Yang Z,Zhao X

更新日期：2020-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a wide epidemiological study of 499 E. coli isolates recovered from 179 outbreaks of enteric colibacillosis from pig production farms in Spain during a period of 10 years. Most samples were of diarrheagenic cases occurred during the post-wean period (PWD) which showed to be significantly associated with ETEC (...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： García-Meniño I,García V,Mora A,Díaz-Jiménez D,Flament-Simon SC,Alonso MP,Blanco JE,Blanco M,Blanco J

更新日期：2018-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogenic bacterial persisters are responsible for the recalcitrance of chronic and persistent infections to antimicrobial therapy. Although the mechanisms of persister formation and survival have been widely studied in Escherichia coli, persistence mechanisms in Staphylococcus aureus remain largely unknown. Here, we...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang W,Chen J,Chen G,Du X,Cui P,Wu J,Zhao J,Wu N,Zhang W,Li M,Zhang Y

更新日期：2015-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, cases of botulism in cattle and other farm animals and also in farmers increased dramatically. It was proposed, that these cases could be affiliated with the spreading of compost or other organic manures contaminated with Clostridium botulinum spores on farm land. Thus, soils and fodder plants and fin...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zeiller M,Rothballer M,Iwobi AN,Böhnel H,Gessler F,Hartmann A,Schmid M

更新日期：2015-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility of the rapid and global spread of Zika, chikungunya, yellow fever, and dengue fever by Aedes albopictus is well documented and may be facilitated by changes in climate. To avert and manage health risks, climatic and topographic information can be used to model and forecast which areas may be most prone...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Nejati J,Bueno-Marí R,Collantes F,Hanafi-Bojd AA,Vatandoost H,Charrahy Z,Tabatabaei SM,Yaghoobi-Ershadi MR,Hasanzehi A,Shirzadi MR,Moosa-Kazemi SH,Sedaghat MM

更新日期：2017-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional Chinese fermented vegetables are a type of brine-salted fermented vegetable product. During the spontaneous fermentation, various compounds are produced, degraded, and converted, influencing the quality of the fermented pickle. To ascertain the effect of different containers on the fermentation process of ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liu L,She X,Chen X,Qian Y,Tao Y,Li Y,Guo S,Xiang W,Liu G,Rao Y

更新日期：2020-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The acquisition of multiple genes from long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons occurred in mammals. Genes belonging to a sushi-ichi-related retrotransposon homologs (SIRH) family emerged around the time of the establishment of two viviparous mammalian groups, marsupials and eutherians. These genes encode proteins ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kaneko-Ishino T,Ishino F

更新日期：2012-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:As the highest place of the world, the Tibetan plateau is a fragile ecosystem. Given the importance of microbial communities in driving soil nutrient cycling, it is of interest to document the microbial biogeographic pattern here. We adopted a microarray-based tool named GeoChip 4.0 to investigate grassland microbial ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Qi Q,Zhao M,Wang S,Ma X,Wang Y,Gao Y,Lin Q,Li X,Gu B,Li G,Zhou J,Yang Y

更新日期：2017-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of human enteric pathogens to colonize plants and use them as alternate hosts is now well established. Salmonella, similarly to phytobacteria, appears to be capable of producing the plant hormone auxin via an indole-3-pyruvate decarboxylase (IpdC), a key enzyme of the IPyA pathway. A deletion of the Salmon...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Cox CE,Brandl MT,de Moraes MH,Gunasekera S,Teplitski M

更新日期：2018-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) and NK cells play a crucial role in the first phase of host defense against infections. Group B Streptococcus (GBS) and Streptococcus suis are encapsulated streptococci causing severe systemic inflammation, leading to septicemia and meningitis. Yet, the involvement of NK cells in the innate immun...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lemire P,Galbas T,Thibodeau J,Segura M

更新日期：2017-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Electron microscopy is a powerful tool in the field of microbiology. It has played a key role in the rapid diagnosis of viruses in patient samples and has contributed significantly to the clarification of virus structure and function, helping to guide the public health response to emerging viral infections. In the pre...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Brahim Belhaouari D,Fontanini A,Baudoin JP,Haddad G,Le Bideau M,Bou Khalil JY,Raoult D,La Scola B

更新日期：2020-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction:Aspergillus can cause different allergic diseases including allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) and allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS). ABPA is allergic pulmonary disease against Aspergillus antigens. AFRS is a type of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) presented as hypersensitivity reactions to t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Barac A,Ong DSY,Jovancevic L,Peric A,Surda P,Tomic Spiric V,Rubino S

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Intramembrane proteases (IMPs) are a unique class of proteases that catalyze the proteolysis within the membrane and regulate diverse cellular processes in various organisms. RseP, an Escherichia coli site-2 protease (S2P) family IMP, is involved in the regulation of an extracytoplasmic stress response through the cle...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Miyake T,Hizukuri Y,Akiyama Y

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The numerous perennial meltwater ponds distributed throughout Antarctica represent diverse and productive ecosystems central to the ecological functioning of the surrounding ultra oligotrophic environment. The dominant taxa in the pond benthic communities have been well described however, little is known regarding the...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Archer SD,McDonald IR,Herbold CW,Lee CK,Cary CS

更新日期：2015-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the genus Lactobacillus are commonly found at the gastrointestinal tract and other mucosal surfaces of humans. This genus includes various species with a great number of potentially probiotic bacteria. Other often-used probiotic species belong to Bifidobacterium, a genus almost exclusively associated with t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zúñiga M,Monedero V,Yebra MJ

更新日期：2018-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Botrytis cinerea is an important plant pathogenic fungus with a wide range of host. It usually produces black-colored sclerotia (BS) due to deposition of 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene melanin in sclerotial melanogenesis. Our previous study (Zhou et al., 2018) reported six B. cinerea isolates producing orange-colored sclero...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhou Y,Yang L,Wu M,Chen W,Li G,Zhang J

更新日期：2017-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We have characterized the single subunit RNA polymerase from Klebsiella phage KP34. The enzyme is unique among known bacteriophage RNA polymerases in that it recognizes two unrelated promoter sequences, which provided clues for the evolution of phage single-subunit RNA polymerases. As the first representative enzyme f...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lu X,Wu H,Xia H,Huang F,Yan Y,Yu B,Cheng R,Drulis-Kawa Z,Zhu B

更新日期：2019-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial communities characterizing a specific food matrix, generally, strongly contribute to both its composition, and properties for food applications. To our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the cultivable microbial ecology of Sicilian "Manna" ash products in order to acquire new information on th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Guarcello R,Gaglio R,Todaro A,Alfonzo A,Schicchi R,Cirlincione F,Moschetti G,Francesca N

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergence of multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium strains, especially the ACSSuT and nalidixic acid R types, has significantly compromised the effectiveness of current strategies to control Salmonella infections, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. Clinical S. typhimurium isolates recovered in Hong K...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wong MH,Chan EW,Liu LZ,Chen S

更新日期：2014-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections due to Vibrio cholerae are rarely documented in Israel. Here we report a case of recurrent otitis media in a young male, caused by V. cholerae non-O1/O139. This extra-intestinal infection was caused by V. cholerae O100 and has been associated with freshwater exposure and travel. Symptoms of chronic periodic...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kechker P,Senderovich Y,Ken-Dror S,Laviad-Shitrit S,Arakawa E,Halpern M

更新日期：2017-08-28 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：:Lycium barbarum is a boxthorn that produces the goji berries. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the proliferative effect of L. barbarum polysaccharides (LBP) on probiotics. LBP was extracted from goji berries and its monosaccharide composition characterized by gas chromatography (GC). The LBP extract contai...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhou F,Jiang X,Wang T,Zhang B,Zhao H

更新日期：2018-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen sulfide is a toxic and corrosive gas, produced by the activity of sulfate-reducing microorganisms (SRM). Owing to the environmental, economic and human-health consequences of sulfide, there is interest in developing specific inhibitors of SRM. Recent studies have identified perchlorate as a promising emerging...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Stoeva MK,Nalula G,Garcia N,Cheng Y,Engelbrektson AL,Carlson HK,Coates JD

更新日期：2019-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus canis is an animal pathogen which occasionally causes infections in humans. The S. canis M-like protein (SCM) encoded by the scm gene, is its best characterized virulence factor but previous studies suggested it could be absent in a substantial fraction of isolates. We studied the distribution and variab...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pinho MD,Foster G,Pomba C,Machado MP,Baily JL,Kuiken T,Melo-Cristino J,Ramirez M,Portuguese Group for the Study of Streptococcal Infections.

更新日期：2019-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:High-throughput sequencing (HTS) techniques are of great value for the investigation of microbial communities, and have been extensively used to study the gut microbiome. While most studies focus on the human gut, many others have investigated insects. However, because of the rapid spread of HTS techniques, a lot of v...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： De Cock M,Virgilio M,Vandamme P,Augustinos A,Bourtzis K,Willems A,De Meyer M

更新日期：2019-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The virulence factor PgtE is an outer membrane protease (omptin) of the zoonotic pathogen Salmonella enterica that causes diseases ranging from gastroenteritis to severe enteric fever. It is surface exposed in bacteria that have a short-chain, i.e., rough LPS, as observed e.g., in bacteria residing inside macrophages ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Riva R,Korhonen TK,Meri S

更新日期：2015-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Genes belonging to the same operon are transcribed as a single mRNA molecule in all prokaryotes. The genes of the same operon are presumed to be involved in similar metabolic and physiological processes. Hence, computational analysis of constituent proteins could provide important clues to the functional relationships...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mushtaq K,Sheikh JA,Amir M,Khan N,Singh B,Agrewala JN

更新日期：2015-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01394.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Agarwal P,Combes TW,Shojaee-Moradie F,Fielding B,Gordon S,Mizrahi V,Martinez FO

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been shown that infection of GB virus B (GBV-B), which is closely related to hepatitis C virus, develops acute self-resolving hepatitis in tamarins. In this study we sought to examine longitudinally the dynamics of viral and immunological status following GBV-B infection of marmosets and tamarins. Surprisingly,...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Iwasaki Y,Mori K,Ishii K,Maki N,Iijima S,Yoshida T,Okabayashi S,Katakai Y,Lee YJ,Saito A,Fukai H,Kimura N,Ageyama N,Yoshizaki S,Suzuki T,Yasutomi Y,Miyamura T,Kannagi M,Akari H

更新日期：2011-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral exposure to the heavy metal lead (Pb) causes various dysfunctions in animals. However, the influence of gut bacteria on Pb absorption, bioaccumulation, and excretion is largely unknown. In this study, we use a mouse model to investigate the relationship between gut microbiota, Pb-intolerant intestinal microbes an...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhai Q,Qu D,Feng S,Yu Y,Yu L,Tian F,Zhao J,Zhang H,Chen W

更新日期：2020-01-22 00:00:00