Molecular and Functional Characterization of Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins (IAP, BIRP) in Echinococcus granulosus.

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most important contagious mastitis pathogens in dairy cattle. Due to its zoonotic potential, control of S. aureus is not only of great economic importance in the dairy industry but also a significant public health concern. The aim of this study was to decipher the potential of bovin...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kümmel J,Stessl B,Gonano M,Walcher G,Bereuter O,Fricker M,Grunert T,Wagner M,Ehling-Schulz M

更新日期：2016-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Indole is a signal molecule derived from the conversion of tryptophan, and it is present in bacterial respiratory gas. Besides influencing bacterial growth, indole exhibits effects on human health, including a positive effect on inflammation and protection against pathogens. However, a high fecal indole concentration ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Koga N,Hosomi T,Zwama M,Jirayupat C,Yanagida T,Nishino K,Yamasaki S

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Aquatic environments are reservoirs of the human pathogen Vibrio cholerae O1, which causes the acute diarrheal disease cholera. Upon low temperature or limited nutrient availability, the cells enter a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state. Characteristic of this state are an altered morphology, low metabolic activity...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Brenzinger S,van der Aart LT,van Wezel GP,Lacroix JM,Glatter T,Briegel A

更新日期：2019-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Azole-resistant (azole-R) Aspergillus is an increasing challenge worldwide. Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are at risk of Aspergillus colonization and disease due to a favorable lung environment for microorganisms. We performed a nationwide study in 2018 of azole-non-susceptible Aspergillus in CF patients and comp...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Risum M,Hare RK,Gertsen JB,Kristensen L,Johansen HK,Helweg-Larsen J,Abou-Chakra N,Pressler T,Skov M,Jensen-Fangel S,Arendrup MC

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Tuberculosis (TB) and non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis are serious threats to health worldwide. A simple non-sequencing method is needed for rapid diagnosis, especially in less experienced hospitals, but there is no specific biomarker commonly used for all mycobacteria. The ku gene of the prokaryotic error-pr...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhou L,Ma C,Xiao T,Li M,Liu H,Zhao X,Wan K,Wang R

更新日期：2019-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:During cystic fibrosis (CF) chronic lung infections, bacteria of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) are exposed for several years to a stressful and changing environment. These environmental challenges results in genetic changes of the initial infecting strain with the consequent diversification of genotypes and p...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Moreira AS,Lourenço AB,Sá-Correia I

更新日期：2016-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was carried out to understand the adaptive strategies developed by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia for chronic colonization of the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung. For this purpose, 13 temporally isolated strains from a single CF patient chronically infected over a 10-year period were systematically character...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pompilio A,Crocetta V,Ghosh D,Chakrabarti M,Gherardi G,Vitali LA,Fiscarelli E,Di Bonaventura G

更新日期：2016-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterobacter cloacae has emerged as an opportunistic pathogen in healthcare-associated infections. Analysis of the genomic sequences of several E. cloacae strains revealed the presence of genes that code for expression of at least one type VI secretion system (T6SS). Here, we report that E. cloacae strain ATCC 13047 c...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Soria-Bustos J,Ares MA,Gómez-Aldapa CA,González-Y-Merchand JA,Girón JA,De la Cruz MA

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucuronoyl esterases are a novel type of enzymes believed to catalyze the hydrolysis of ester linkages between lignin and glucuronoxylan in lignocellulosic biomass, linkages known as lignin carbohydrate complexes. These complexes contribute to the recalcitrance of lignocellulose. Glucuronoyl esterases are a part of t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Agger JW,Busk PK,Pilgaard B,Meyer AS,Lange L

更新日期：2017-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been sparse in low- and middle-income countries, therefore, its population structure is unknown for many regions. We conducted a pilot surveillance of MRSA in the maternity ward of a teaching hospital in Armenia, to characterize th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jamrozy D,Misra R,Xu Z,Ter-Stepanyan MM,Kocharyan KS,Cave R,Hambardzumyan AD,Mkrtchyan HV

更新日期：2019-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated levels of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in soil and water have been linked to livestock farms and in some cases feed antibiotics may select for antibiotic resistant gut microbiota. The purpose of this study was to examine the establishment of ARGs in the feces of calves receiving milk replacer containing...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Thames CH,Pruden A,James RE,Ray PP,Knowlton KF

更新日期：2012-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus amyloliquefaciens SQR9 exhibited predominantly antagonistic activities against a broad range of soilborne pathogens. The fungi-induced SQR9 extracts possess stronger antifungal activities compared with SQR9 monoculture extracts. To investigate how SQR9 fine-tunes lipopeptides (LPs) and a siderophore bacilliba...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li B,Li Q,Xu Z,Zhang N,Shen Q,Zhang R

更新日期：2014-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of digestive disorders has increased globally, as countries have adopted a more "Westernized" diet pattern. A Western diet, characterized as high in fat and refined carbohydrates, can also be defined as a product of increased technology and industrialization. Modern farmers rely on agrochemicals to meet...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Barnett JA,Gibson DL

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Filamentous fungi are an abundant source of bioactive secondary metabolites (SMs). In many cases, the biosynthetic processes of SMs are not well understood. This work focuses on a group of SMs, the alkylcitric acids, each of which contains a saturated alkyl "tail," and a citrate-derived "head." We initially identified...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Palys S,Pham TTM,Tsang A

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Sea star wasting (SSW) disease describes a condition affecting asteroids that resulted in significant Northeastern Pacific population decline following a mass mortality event in 2013. The etiology of SSW is unresolved. We hypothesized that SSW is a sequela of microbial organic matter remineralization near respiratory ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Aquino CA,Besemer RM,DeRito CM,Kocian J,Porter IR,Raimondi PT,Rede JE,Schiebelhut LM,Sparks JP,Wares JP,Hewson I

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) is a chronic and progressive condition with a series of vulvovaginal, sexual, and lower urinary tract discomforts, mainly due to hypoestrogenism. Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) has generally been considered as the most effective treatment for GSM. In addition, vaginal microb...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Geng L,Huang W,Jiang S,Zheng Y,Zhou Y,Zhou Y,Hu J,Li P,Tao M

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The status of intestinal microbiota is a determinant of host health. However, the alteration of the gut microbiota caused by the innate immune response to virus infection is unclear. Caenorhabditis elegans and its natural virus Orsay provide an excellent model of host-virus interactions. We evaluated the intestinal mi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Guo Y,Xun Z,Coffman SR,Chen F

更新日期：2017-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful inter-kingdom relationships are based upon a dynamic balance between defense and cooperation. A certain degree of competition is necessary to guarantee life spread and development. On the other hand, cooperation is a powerful tool to ensure a long lasting adaptation to changing environmental conditions and ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pessione E

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.03247.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gupta S,Fečkaninová A,Lokesh J,Koščová J,Sørensen M,Fernandes J,Kiron V

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Radix pseudostellariae L. is a common and popular Chinese medication. However, continuous monoculture has increased its susceptibility to severe diseases. We identified two pathogenic microorganisms, Talaromyces helicus M. (KU355274) and Kosakonia sacchari W. (KU324465), and their antagonistic bacterium, Bacillus pumi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wu H,Wu L,Wang J,Zhu Q,Lin S,Xu J,Zheng C,Chen J,Qin X,Fang C,Zhang Z,Azeem S,Lin W

更新日期：2016-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient element for the growth of phytoplankton. How P deficiency affects population growth and the cell division cycle in dinoflagellates has only been studied in some species, and how it affects photosynthesis and cell growth remains poorly understood. In the present study, we investi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li M,Shi X,Guo C,Lin S

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia muridarum, an obligate intracellular pathogen, was used to establish a murine model of female upper genital tract infection by Chlamydia trachomatis. TC0668 in C. muridarum is a hypothetical chromosomal virulence protein that is involved in upper genital tract pathogenesis. The infection of mice with the C. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang Y,Arthur EW,Liu N,Li X,Xiang W,Maxwell A,Li Z,Zhou Z

更新日期：2019-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：Rationale:Although frequently retrieved in tracheal secretions of critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation, the existence of pneumonia caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) remains controversial. Objective:To assess whether Staphylococcus haemolyticus (S. haemolyticus) inoculated in mice's trachea...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Shi MM,Monsel A,Rouby JJ,Xu YP,Zhu YG,Qu JM

更新日期：2019-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Low phosphorus soils are thought to constitute the majority of soils worldwide and cannot support intensive agriculture without high fertilizer inputs. Rhizobacteria are well-known to modify P dynamics and an increased bacterial diversity normally has a positive impact on various process rates. However, it is not know...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Irshad U,Yergeau E

更新日期：2018-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The two main pillars of clinical microbiological diagnostics are the identification of potentially pathogenic microorganisms from patient samples and the testing for antibiotic susceptibility (AST) to allow efficient treatment with active antimicrobial agents. While routine microbial species identification is increasi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Welker M,van Belkum A

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Pigs are one of the most important economic livestock. Gut microbiota is not only critical to the health but also the production efficiency of pigs. Manipulating gut microbiota relies on the full view of gut microbiome and the understanding of drive forces shaping microbial communities. 16s rDNA sequencing was used to...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhang L,Wu W,Lee YK,Xie J,Zhang H

更新日期：2018-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:As a bacterial resistance strategy, serine β-lactamases have evolved from cell wall synthesizing enzymes known as penicillin-binding proteins (PBP), by not only covalently binding β-lactam antibiotics but, also acquiring mechanisms of deacylating these antibiotics. This critical deacylation step leads to release of hy...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： van den Akker F,Bonomo RA

更新日期：2018-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Dairy goat and sheep farms suffer severe economic losses due to intramammary infections, with Staphylococcus aureus representing the main cause of clinical mastitis in small ruminants. In addition, S. aureus contamination of goat and sheep milk may cause staphylococcal food poisoning, as many traditional caprine and o...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Merz A,Stephan R,Johler S

更新日期：2016-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the microbial community composition in the rumen of yaks under different feeding regimes. Microbial communities were assessed by sequencing bacterial and archaeal 16S ribosomal RNA gene fragments obtained from yaks (Bos grunniens) from Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China. Samples were...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhou Z,Fang L,Meng Q,Li S,Chai S,Liu S,Schonewille JT

更新日期：2017-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread across the globe mainly due to long-term anthropogenic sources of pollution. The inherent properties of PAHs such as heterocyclic aromatic ring structures, hydrophobicity, and thermostability have made them recalcitrant and highly persistent in the environment. PA...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Patel AB,Shaikh S,Jain KR,Desai C,Madamwar D

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00