Colistin Resistance Gene mcr-1 Mediates Cell Permeability and Resistance to Hydrophobic Antibiotics.

abstract：:Macaque monkeys serve as important animal models for understanding the pathogenesis of lentiviral infections. Since human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) hardly replicates in macaque cells, simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) or chimeric viruses between HIV-1 and SIV (SHIV) have been used as challenge viruses in...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Saito A,Akari H

更新日期：2013-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The colon is inhabited by a dense population of microorganisms, the so-called "gut microbiota," able to ferment carbohydrates and proteins that escape absorption in the small intestine during digestion. This microbiota produces a wide range of metabolites, including short chain fatty acids (SCFA). These compounds are ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ríos-Covián D,Ruas-Madiedo P,Margolles A,Gueimonde M,de Los Reyes-Gavilán CG,Salazar N

更新日期：2016-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-dose tolerance using heat-killed mycobacteria has been tested as a means of stopping progression toward active tuberculosis (TB) lesions in a human-like murine model using C3HeB/FeJ mice. In the present study, we studied the effect of different treatment schedules with heat-killed non-tuberculous-mycobacteria (NTM...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Cardona P,Marzo-Escartín E,Tapia G,Díaz J,García V,Varela I,Vilaplana C,Cardona PJ

更新日期：2016-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Low energy electron beam (LEEB) treatment is an emerging non-thermal technology that performs surface decontamination with a minimal influence on food quality. Bacterial spore resistance toward LEEB treatment and its influencing factors were investigated in this study. Spores from Geobacillus and Bacillus species were...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhang Y,Moeller R,Tran S,Dubovcova B,Akepsimaidis G,Meneses N,Drissner D,Mathys A

更新日期：2018-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil dwelling Streptomyces species are faced with large variations in carbon or nitrogen sources, phosphate, oxygen, iron, sulfur, and other nutrients. These drastic changes in key nutrients result in an unbalanced metabolism that have undesirable consequences for growth, cell differentiation, reproduction, and second...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Martín JF,Liras P

更新日期：2020-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707 is a soil bacterium which is known for its capacity to aerobically degrade harmful organic compounds such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) using biphenyl as co-metabolite. Here we provide the first genetic and functional analysis of the KF707 respiratory terminal oxidases in cell...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sandri F,Fedi S,Cappelletti M,Calabrese FM,Turner RJ,Zannoni D

更新日期：2017-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Melioidosis is a common infectious disease in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. In Hainan, several cases have been reported, but no systematic study has yet been done on the molecular epidemiology profiles of the organism. An investigation of the molecular epidemiology links and population structure of Burkholder...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhu X,Chen H,Li S,Wang LC,Wu DR,Wang XM,Chen RS,Li ZJ,Liu ZG

更新日期：2020-05-07 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：Background:Black shank, caused by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora nicotianae, is responsible for huge economic losses worldwide. Research has focused on biocontrol to prevent disease and to minimize the use of synthetic fungicides. Methods:We explored and compared the efficacy of suppressive microflora cultured fro...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liu T,Xiao Y,Yin J,Yi T,Zhou Z,Hsiang T,Tang Q,Chen W

更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The alarming spread of bacterial resistance to traditional antibiotics has warranted the study of alternative antimicrobial agents. Quorum sensing (QS) is a chemical cell-to-cell communication mechanism utilized by bacteria to coordinate group behaviors and establish infections. QS is integral to bacterial survival, a...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Miller KP,Wang L,Chen YP,Pellechia PJ,Benicewicz BC,Decho AW

更新日期：2015-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, compound microbial inoculants, including three Bacillus strains and one Yeast strain, were inoculated into swine manure composting to explore the effects on antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and mobile genetic elements (MGEs), microbial community structure, and pathogenic bacteria. The results indicate...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li K,Cao R,Mo S,Yao R,Ren Z,Wu J

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotic resistance is a problem for human health, and consequently, its study had been traditionally focused toward its impact for the success of treating human infections in individual patients (individual health). Nevertheless, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes are not confined only to...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hernando-Amado S,Coque TM,Baquero F,Martínez JL

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Cobamides are a family of enzyme cofactors that include vitamin B12 (cobalamin) and are produced solely by prokaryotes. Structural variability in the lower axial ligand has been observed in cobamides produced by diverse organisms. Of the three classes of lower ligands, the benzimidazoles are uniquely found in cobamide...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Crofts TS,Men Y,Alvarez-Cohen L,Taga ME

更新日期：2014-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:There is considerable interest in studying the function of Bacteroides species resident in the human gastrointestinal (GI)-tract and the contribution they make to host health. Reverse genetics and protein expression techniques, such as those developed for well-characterized Escherichia coli cannot be applied to Bacter...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Horn N,Carvalho AL,Overweg K,Wegmann U,Carding SR,Stentz R

更新日期：2016-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The deadwood mycobiome, also known as wood-inhabiting fungi (WIF), are among the key players in wood decomposition, having a large impact on nutrient cycling in forest soils. However, our knowledge of WIF richness and distribution patterns in different forest biomes is limited. Here, we used pyrotag sequencing of the ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Purahong W,Pietsch KA,Lentendu G,Schöps R,Bruelheide H,Wirth C,Buscot F,Wubet T

更新日期：2017-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of an antisense Open Reading Frame (ORF) that encodes a putative AntiSense Protein (ASP) on the proviral genome of Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) was a source of debate for 30 years. During the last years, some progresses have been made to characterize the cellular immune response against AS...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Savoret J,Chazal N,Moles JP,Tuaillon E,Boufassa F,Meyer L,Lecuroux C,Lambotte O,Van De Perre P,Mesnard JM,Gross A

更新日期：2020-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately four billion years ago, the first microorganisms to thrive on earth were anaerobic chemoautotrophic thermophiles, a specific group of extremophiles that survive and operate at temperatures ∼50 - 125°C and do not use molecular oxygen (O2) for respiration. Instead, these microorganisms performed respiratio...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lusk BG

更新日期：2019-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Kunu is a traditional fermented single or mixed cereals-based beverage popularly consumed in many parts of West Africa. Presently, the bacterial community and mycotoxin contamination profiles during processing of various kunu formulations have never been comprehensively studied. This study, therefore, investigated the...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ezekiel CN,Ayeni KI,Ezeokoli OT,Sulyok M,van Wyk DAB,Oyedele OA,Akinyemi OM,Chibuzor-Onyema IE,Adeleke RA,Nwangburuka CC,Hajšlová J,Elliott CT,Krska R

更新日期：2019-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial contamination has been a pervasive issue during the rice storage and triggers extensive researches. The metabolism of microorganisms was proved as an indicator to mirror the degree of microbial contamination. It is necessary to develop a scientific method to analyze the metabolism of rice microbial communiti...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ge Z,Du H,Gao Y,Qiu W

更新日期：2018-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The four serotypes of dengue virus (DENV) are the leading cause of arboviral diseases in humans. Decades of efforts have made remarkable progress in dengue vaccine development. Despite the first dengue vaccine (dengvaxia from Sanofi Pasteur), a live-attenuated tetravalent chimeric yellow fever-dengue vaccine, has been...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tsai WY,Lin HE,Wang WK

更新日期：2017-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:KPC-3-producing bacteria are endemic in many countries but only recently became apparent their wide distribution in different Portuguese hospitals. The aim of this study is to characterize genetic backgrounds associated with bla KPC-3 among Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates recently identified on non-hospitalized patient...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rodrigues C,Bavlovič J,Machado E,Amorim J,Peixe L,Novais Â

更新日期：2016-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Sterile attenuation of Plasmodium parasites at the liver-stage either by irradiation or genetic modification, or at the blood-stage by chemoprophylaxis, has been shown to induce immune responses that can protect against subsequent wild-type infection. However, following certain interventions, parasite attenuation can ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fernandes P,Frank R,Lewis MD,Mueller AK

更新日期：2014-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:At different stages throughout their life cycle, plants often encounter several pathogenic microbes that challenge plant growth and development. The sophisticated innate plant immune system prevents the growth of harmful microbes via two interconnected defense strategies based on pathogen perception. These strategies ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Nishad R,Ahmed T,Rahman VJ,Kareem A

更新日期：2020-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Panax ginseng rusty root rot caused by the Ilyonectria species complex is a devastating disease, and it is one of the main factors contributing to the difficulty in continual cropping. Rusty root rot occurs in all ginseng fields, but little is known about the taxonomy of the fungal pathogen complex, especially Ilyonec...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Guan YM,Ma YY,Jin Q,Wang QX,Liu N,Fu YP,Zhang YY,Li Y

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Similar to other CTX-M family enzymes, KLUC is a recently identified and emerging determinant of cefotaxime resistance that has been recovered from at least three Enterobacteriaceae species, including Kluyvera cryocrescens, Escherichia coli, and Enterobacter cloacae. Whether this extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) h...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li P,Shen K,Zhang Y,Ying J,Zhu T,Liu Y,Xu L,Lin C,Zhang K,Li P,Lu J,Li K,Yi H,Bao Q,Xu T

更新日期：2018-08-15 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：:Mycoparasite Coniothyrium minitans parasitizes specifically the mycelia or sclerotia of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a worldwidely spread plant fungal pathogen causing serious diseases on crops. The interaction of C. minitans with S. sclerotiorum remains reciprocal and complex and little is known, especially on the side ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhao H,Zhou T,Xie J,Cheng J,Jiang D,Fu Y

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Current human immunodeficiency virus type 1 pandemic is believed to originate from cross-species transmission of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) into human population. Such cross-species transmission, however, is not efficient in general, because viral replication is modulated by host cell factors, with the specie...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sakuma R,Takeuchi H

更新日期：2012-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, controllable, targeted proteolysis has emerged as one of the most promising new strategies to study essential genes and otherwise toxic mutations. One of the principal limitations preventing the wider adoption of this approach is due to the lack of easily identifiable species-specific degrons that can be use...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liu N,Chaudhry MT,Xie Z,Kreth J,Merritt J

更新日期：2017-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serovars have been isolated from Colombian broilers and broiler meat. The aim of this study was to investigate the diversity of ESBL/pAmpC genes in extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistant Salmonella enterica and the phylogeny of ESBL/pAmpC-carrying Salmonella using Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS). ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Castellanos LR,van der Graaf-van Bloois L,Donado-Godoy P,León M,Clavijo V,Arévalo A,Bernal JF,Mevius DJ,Wagenaar JA,Zomer A,Hordijk J

更新日期：2018-10-26 00:00:00