Identification of Novel Genes Mediating Survival of Salmonella on Low-Moisture Foods via Transposon Sequencing Analysis.

abstract：:Previous studies have revealed inconsistent correlations between fungal diversity and plant/soil properties from local to global scales. Here, we investigated the internal relationships between soil fungal diversity and plant/soil properties on the Loess Plateau following vegetation restoration, using Illumina sequenc...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yang Y,Dou Y,Huang Y,An S

更新日期：2017-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Symbioses between chemoautotrophic sulfur-oxidizing (thiotrophic) bacteria and protists or animals are among the most diverse and prevalent in the ocean. They are extremely difficult to maintain in aquaria and no thiotrophic symbiosis involving an animal host has ever been successfully cultivated. In contrast, we have...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bright M,Espada-Hinojosa S,Lagkouvardos I,Volland JM

更新日期：2014-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for the extraction of nucleic acids from a wide range of environmental samples was developed. This method consists of several modules, which can be individually modified to maximize yields in extractions of DNA and RNA or separations of DNA pools. Modules were designed based on elaborate tests, in which permu...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lever MA,Torti A,Eickenbusch P,Michaud AB,Šantl-Temkiv T,Jørgensen BB

更新日期：2015-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocyanophages, a group of viruses infecting cyanobacteria, are abundant and play important roles in elemental cycling. Here we investigated the particle-associated viral communities retained on 0.2 μm filters and in sediment samples (representing ancient cyanophage communities) from four ocean and three lake location...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hou W,Wang S,Briggs BR,Li G,Xie W,Dong H

更新日期：2018-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Root-associated fungi are key contributors to ecosystem functioning, however, the factors which determine community assembly are still relatively poorly understood. This study simultaneously quantified the roles of geographical distance, environmental heterogeneity and time in determining root-associated fungal commun...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Barnes CJ,van der Gast CJ,Burns CA,McNamara NP,Bending GD

更新日期：2016-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The dearth of new antibiotics in the face of widespread antimicrobial resistance makes developing innovative strategies for discovering new antibiotics critical for the future management of infectious disease. Understanding the genetics and evolution of antibiotic producers will help guide the discovery and bioenginee...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Stulberg ER,Lozano GL,Morin JB,Park H,Baraban EG,Mlot C,Heffelfinger C,Phillips GM,Rush JS,Phillips AJ,Broderick NA,Thomas MG,Stabb EV,Handelsman J

更新日期：2016-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Type IV secretion systems (T4SS) are used by a number of bacterial pathogens to attack the host cell. The complex protein structure of the T4SS is used to directly translocate effector proteins into host cells, often causing fatal diseases in humans and animals. Identification of effector proteins is the first step in...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Esna Ashari Z,Brayton KA,Broschat SL

更新日期：2019-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Marine Synechococcus has successfully adapted to environments with different light colors, which likely contributes to this genus being the second most abundant group of microorganisms worldwide. Populations of Synechococcus that grow in deep, blue ocean waters contain large amounts of the blue-light absorbing chromop...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mahmoud RM,Sanfilippo JE,Nguyen AA,Strnat JA,Partensky F,Garczarek L,Abo El Kassem N,Kehoe DM,Schluchter WM

更新日期：2017-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm birth (PTB) is defined as the birth of an infant before 37 weeks of gestational age. It is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. In this study, we present a comprehensive meta-analysis of vaginal microbiome in PTB. We integrated raw longitudinal 16S rRNA vaginal microbiome data from...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kosti I,Lyalina S,Pollard KS,Butte AJ,Sirota M

更新日期：2020-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of next generation sequencing (NGS) has enabled investigations of the gut microbiome with unprecedented resolution and throughput. This has stimulated the development of sophisticated bioinformatics tools to analyze the massive amounts of data generated. Researchers therefore need a clear understanding of t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jovel J,Patterson J,Wang W,Hotte N,O'Keefe S,Mitchel T,Perry T,Kao D,Mason AL,Madsen KL,Wong GK

更新日期：2016-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Estuarine sediments are significant repositories of anthropogenic contaminants, and thus knowledge of the impacts of pollution upon microbial communities in these environments is important to understand potential effects on estuaries as a whole. The Lagos lagoon (Nigeria) is one of Africa's largest estuarine ecosystem...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Obi CC,Adebusoye SA,Ugoji EO,Ilori MO,Amund OO,Hickey WJ

更新日期：2016-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid detection of foodborne microbial pathogens contaminating fresh fruits and vegetables during the intervening period between harvest and consumption could revolutionize microbial quality assurance of food usually consumed raw and those with a limited shelf life. We have developed a sensitive, shotgun whole gen...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ogunremi D,Dupras AA,Naushad S,Gao R,Duceppe MO,Omidi K,Márquez IG,Huang H,Goodridge L,Lévesque RC,Hasan NA,Dadlani M,Dixon B,Magierowski S,Masson L

更新日期：2020-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The activation of CD4(+) T helper cells is strictly dependent on the presentation of antigenic peptides by MHC class II (MHC-II) molecules. MHC-II expression is primarily regulated at the transcriptional level by the AIR-1 gene product CIITA (class II transactivator). Thus, CIITA plays a pivotal role in the triggering...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Forlani G,Abdallah R,Accolla RS,Tosi G

更新日期：2013-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The viral enzyme integrase (IN) is essential for the replication of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and represents an important target for the development of new antiretroviral drugs. In this study, we focused on the N-terminal domain (NTD), which is mainly involved into protein oligomerization process, fo...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sala M,Spensiero A,Esposito F,Scala MC,Vernieri E,Bertamino A,Manfra M,Carotenuto A,Grieco P,Novellino E,Cadeddu M,Tramontano E,Schols D,Campiglia P,Gomez-Monterrey IM

更新日期：2016-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Outbreaks of foodborne illnesses linked to fresh fruits and vegetables have been key drivers behind a wide breadth of research aiming to fill data gaps in our understanding of the total ecology of agricultural water sources such as ponds and wells and the relationship of this ecology to foodborne pathogens such as Sal...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gu G,Strawn LK,Ottesen AR,Ramachandran P,Reed EA,Zheng J,Boyer RR,Rideout SL

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria have the metabolic potential to produce a diverse array of secondary metabolites, which have important roles in biogeochemical cycling processes. However, for Hulun Lake and the rivers that enter into it, the bacterial community structures and their effects have not previously been widely studied, limiting ou...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Shang Y,Wu X,Wei Q,Dou H,Wang X,Chen J,Zhang H,Ma S,Zhang H

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Weaning stress renders piglets susceptible to pathogen infection, which leads to post-weaning diarrhea, a severe condition characterized by heavy diarrhea and mortality in piglets. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is one of typical strains associated with post-weaning diarrhea. Thus, prevention and inhibition o...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang J,Zeng Y,Wang S,Liu H,Zhang D,Zhang W,Wang Y,Ji H

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria of the Vibrio genus are the most predominant infectious agents threatening marine wildlife and aquaculture. Due to the large genetic diversity of these pathogens, the molecular determinants of Vibrio virulence are only poorly understood. Furthermore, studies tend to ignore co-evolutionary interactions between...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wegner KM,Piel D,Bruto M,John U,Mao Z,Alunno-Bruscia M,Petton B,Le Roux F

更新日期：2019-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the antibacterial activity of the Copaifera duckei Dwyer oleoresin and two isolated compounds [eperu-8(20)-15,18-dioic acid and polyalthic acid] against bacteria involved in primary endodontic infections and dental caries and assesses the cytotoxic effect of these substances against a normal cell ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Abrão F,Alves JA,Andrade G,de Oliveira PF,Ambrósio SR,Veneziani RCS,Tavares DC,Bastos JK,Martins CHG

更新日期：2018-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Liverwort Blasia pusilla L. recruits soil nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria of genus Nostoc as symbiotic partners. In this work we compared Nostoc community composition inside the plants and in the soil around them from two distant locations in Northern Norway. STRR fingerprinting and 16S rDNA phylogeny reconstruction sho...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liaimer A,Jensen JB,Dittmann E

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Gram-negative bacterium Vibrio cholerae encodes two nucleases, Dns and Xds, which play a major role during the human pathogen's lifecycle. Dns and Xds control three-dimensional biofilm formation and bacterial detachment from biofilms via degradation of extracellular DNA and thus contribute to the environmental, in...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pressler K,Mitterer F,Vorkapic D,Reidl J,Oberer M,Schild S

更新日期：2019-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Generally, plants are not considered as hosts for human and animal pathogens (HAP). The recent produce-associated outbreaks of food-borne diseases have drawn attention toward significant deficiencies in our understanding of the ecology of HAP, and their potential for interkingdom transfer. To examine the association o...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yousaf S,Bulgari D,Bergna A,Pancher M,Quaglino F,Casati P,Campisano A

更新日期：2014-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Genes that are constitutively expressed across multiple environmental stimuli are crucial to quantifying differentially expressed genes, particularly when employing quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) assays. However, the identification of these potential reference genes in non-model...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Alexander H,Jenkins BD,Rynearson TA,Saito MA,Mercier ML,Dyhrman ST

更新日期：2012-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel cyclic peptide compound, KK-1, was originally isolated from the plant-pathogenic fungus Curvularia clavata. It consists of 10 amino acid residues, including five N-methylated amino acid residues, and has potent antifungal activity. Recently, the genome-sequencing analysis of C. clavata was completed, and the b...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yoshimi A,Yamaguchi S,Fujioka T,Kawai K,Gomi K,Machida M,Abe K

更新日期：2018-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, long-term organic and conventional managements were compared at the experimental field of Monsampolo del Tronto (Marche region, Italy) with the aim of investigating soil chemical fertility and microbial community structure. A polyphasic approach, combining soil fertility indicators with microbiol...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Stagnari F,Perpetuini G,Tofalo R,Campanelli G,Leteo F,Della Vella U,Schirone M,Suzzi G,Pisante M

更新日期：2014-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Chitosan is a natural biopolymer from crab shells that is known for its biocompatibility, biodegradability, and bioactivity. In human medicine, chitosan is used as a stabilizer for active ingredients in tablets, and is popular in slimming diets. Due to its low toxicity, it was the first basic substance approved by the...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Romanazzi G,Feliziani E,Sivakumar D

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence and spread of multi-drug resistant (MDR) especially carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae is a major emerging threat to public health, leading to excess in mortality rate as high as 50-86%. MDR K. pneumoniae manifests all broad mechanisms of drug resistance, hence development of new drugs to treat M...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Cheepurupalli L,Raman T,Rathore SS,Ramakrishnan J

更新日期：2017-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Sponges that harbor microalgal or, cyanobacterial symbionts may benefit from photosynthetically derived carbohydrates, which are rich in carbon but devoid of nitrogen, and may therefore encounter nitrogen limitation. Diazotrophic communities associated with two Caribbean sponges, Ircinia strobilina and Mycale laxissim...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhang F,Vicente J,Hill RT

更新日期：2014-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal microecology has been shown to participate in the pathogenesis of many diseases through different pathways, and the intestinal microecology of premature infants is significantly different from full-term infants. Intestinal microecology in premature infants is affected by various factors such as gestational ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen C,Yin Q,Wu H,Cheng L,Kwon JI,Jin J,Han T,Che H

更新日期：2020-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterococci are Gram-positive bacteria that are found in plants, soil and as commensals of the gastrointestinal tract of humans, mammals, and insects. Despite their commensal nature, they have also become globally important nosocomial pathogens. Within the genus Enterococcus, Enterococcus faecium, and Enterococcus fae...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Guzman Prieto AM,van Schaik W,Rogers MR,Coque TM,Baquero F,Corander J,Willems RJ

更新日期：2016-05-26 00:00:00