Impact of Sample Preservation and Manipulation on Insect Gut Microbiome Profiling. A Test Case With Fruit Flies (Diptera, Tephritidae).

abstract：:β-Lactam antibiotics can increase the resistance and virulence of individual intestinal microorganisms, which may affect host physiology and health. Klebsiella, a crucial gut inhabitant, has been confirmed to be resistant to most β-lactam antibiotics and contributes to the etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)....

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lin H,Wang Q,Liu L,Chen Z,Das R,Zhao Y,Mao D,Luo Y

更新日期：2020-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to determine the antifungal activity of the metabolites from Streptomyces sp. 3-10, and to purify and identify the metabolites. Meanwhile, the taxonomic status of strain 3-10 was re-evaluated. The cultural filtrates of strain 3-10 in potato dextrose broth were extracted with ethyl acetate. The...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lyu A,Liu H,Che H,Yang L,Zhang J,Wu M,Chen W,Li G

更新日期：2017-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Reversible protein phosphorylation, regulated by protein kinases and phosphatases, mediates a switch between protein activity and cellular pathways that contribute to a large number of cellular processes. The Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome encodes 11 Serine/Threonine kinases (STPKs) which show close homology to euk...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fortuin S,Tomazella GG,Nagaraj N,Sampson SL,Gey van Pittius NC,Soares NC,Wiker HG,de Souza GA,Warren RM

更新日期：2015-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the mechanisms that precisely time initiation of chromosome replication in bacteria remain unclear, most clock models are based on accumulation of the active initiator protein, DnaA-ATP. During each cell division cycle, sufficient DnaA-ATP must become available to interact with a distinct set of low affinity ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rao P,Rozgaja TA,Alqahtani A,Grimwade JE,Leonard AC

更新日期：2018-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The aim of this study was to clarify the effect of 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) treatment on gut bacterial microbiota in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). Methods: A total of 57 UC patients, including 20 untreated and 37 5-ASA-treated, were recruited into an exploration cohort. We endoscopically coll...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Xu J,Chen N,Wu Z,Song Y,Zhang Y,Wu N,Zhang F,Ren X,Liu Y

更新日期：2018-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Singapore grouper iridovirus (SGIV) causes high mortality rates in mariculture, and effective treatments against SGIV infection are urgently required. Illicium verum Hook. f. (I. verum) is a well-known medicinal plant with a variety of biological activities. The natural ingredient quercetin isolated from I. verum coul...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liu M,Yu Q,Xiao H,Li M,Huang Y,Zhang Q,Li P

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Aeromonas hydrophila is responsible for aeromonad septicaemia in fish, and gastroenteritis and wound infections in humans. The type III secretion system (T3SS) is utilized by aeromonads to inject protein effectors directly into host cells. One of the major genetic regulators of the T3SS in several bacterial species is...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhao YH,Shaw JG

更新日期：2016-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins are a superfamily of secreted virulence factors that share structural and functional similarities and possess potent superantigenic activity causing disruptions in adaptive immunity. The enterotoxins can be separated into two groups; the classical (SEA-SEE) and the newer (SEG-SEl...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fisher EL,Otto M,Cheung GYC

更新日期：2018-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:To gain better understanding of the distributions of the culturable Lactobacillus species in the chicken intestinal tract, we collected ceca, and distal ileum from 10 3-weeks-old broiler chickens. Lactobacillus strains from cecal lumen contents (M-CL), and those associated with mucosa of ceca (M-CM) and ileum (M-IM) w...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Adhikari B,Kwon YM

更新日期：2017-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycerol is one of the most important by-products of alcohol fermentation, and depending on its concentration it can contribute to wine flavor intensity and aroma volatility. Here, we evaluated the potential of utilizing the natural genetic variation of non-coding regions in budding yeast to identify allelic variants ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tapia SM,Cuevas M,Abarca V,Delgado V,Rojas V,García V,Brice C,Martínez C,Salinas F,Larrondo LF,Cubillos FA

更新日期：2018-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The challenge in studying the surface architecture of different microbial pathogens is to integrate the most current biochemical, spectroscopic, microscopic, and processing techniques. Individually these methods have insufficient sensitivity to reveal complex structures, such as branched, large, viscous polymers with ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Frases S,Viana NB,Casadevall A

更新日期：2011-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Tecoma stans (yellow elder) has shown medicinal properties and antimicrobial activity. Previous reports on antifungal activity of T. stans preparations and presence of trypsin inhibitor activity from T. stans leaves stimulated the investigation reported here. In this work, we proceeded to the purification and characte...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Patriota LL,Procópio TF,de Souza MF,de Oliveira AP,Carvalho LV,Pitta MG,Rego MJ,Paiva PM,Pontual EV,Napoleão TH

更新日期：2016-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the diversity and composition of airborne fungi associated with particulate matters (PMs) in Beijing, China, a total of 81 PM samples were collected, which were derived from PM2.5, PM10 fractions, and total suspended particles during haze and non-haze days. The airborne fungal community in these samples was ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yan D,Zhang T,Su J,Zhao LL,Wang H,Fang XM,Zhang YQ,Liu HY,Yu LY

更新日期：2016-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA silencing, an evolutionarily conserved and sequence-specific gene-inactivation system, has a pivotal role in antiviral defense in most eukaryotic organisms. In plants, a class of exogenous small RNAs (sRNAs) originating from the infecting virus called virus-derived small interfering RNAs (vsiRNAs) are predominantl...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhang C,Wu Z,Li Y,Wu J

更新日期：2015-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungi are prominent components of most terrestrial ecosystems, both in terms of biomass and ecosystem functioning, but the hyper-diverse nature of most communities has obscured the search for unifying principles governing community organization. In particular, unlike plants and animals, observational studies provide l...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Crowther TW,Maynard DS,Crowther TR,Peccia J,Smith JR,Bradford MA

更新日期：2014-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus cereus is a Gram-positive pathogen that causes a wide variety of diseases in humans. It secretes into the extracellular milieu proteins that may contribute directly or indirectly to its virulence. EntD is a novel exoprotein identified by proteogenomics of B. cereus ATCC 14579. We constructed a ΔentD mutant an...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Omer H,Alpha-Bazin B,Brunet JL,Armengaud J,Duport C

更新日期：2015-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillus diseases are often caused by Aspergillus fumigatus. Azoles are the mainstay of therapy, but the management of aspergillosis is hampered by the emergence of azole resistance. Rapid detection of azole resistance might benefit treatment outcome by early treatment modifications. However, the yield of fungal cu...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Buil JB,Zoll J,Verweij PE,Melchers WJG

更新日期：2018-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternaria brassicicola is a necrotrophic fungus causing black spot disease and is an economically important seed-borne pathogen of cultivated brassicas. Seed transmission is a crucial component of its parasitic cycle as it promotes long-term survival and dispersal. Recent studies, conducted with the Arabidopsis thali...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： N'Guyen GQ,Raulo R,Marchi M,Agustí-Brisach C,Iacomi B,Pelletier S,Renou JP,Bataillé-Simoneau N,Campion C,Bastide F,Hamon B,Mouchès C,Porcheron B,Lemoine R,Kwasiborski A,Simoneau P,Guillemette T

更新日期：2019-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Soft Rot Pectobacteriaceae (SRP; Pectobacterium spp. and Dickeya spp., formerly known as pectinolytic Erwinia spp.) are necrotrophic bacterial pathogens infecting a large number of plant species worldwide, including agriculturally-important crops. Despite the SRP importance in agriculture, little is known about the ba...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Czajkowski R

更新日期：2019-02-14 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：:Phylogenetically deeply rooted methanogens belonging to the genus of Methanocaldococcus living in deep-sea hydrothermal vents derive energy exclusively from hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis, one of the oldest respiratory metabolisms on Earth. These hyperthermophilic, autotrophic archaea synthesize their biomolecules fr...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Susanti D,Frazier MC,Mukhopadhyay B

更新日期：2019-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Marseilleviruses comprise a family of large double-stranded DNA viruses belonging to the proposed order "Megavirales." These viruses have a circular genome of ∼370 kbp, coding hundreds of genes. Over a half of their genes are associated with AT-rich putative promoter motifs, which have been demonstrated to be importan...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rodrigues RAL,Louazani AC,Picorelli A,Oliveira GP,Lobo FP,Colson P,La Scola B,Abrahão JS

更新日期：2020-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) has become a major public health concern worldwide and a new challenge in the treatment of infectious diseases. The molecular characteristics of Enterobacter cloacae in Ningxia China are unknown. In this study, we reported 10 carbapenem-resistant E. cloaca...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Shi Z,Zhao H,Li G,Jia W

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Type IV secretion systems (T4SSs) play a central role in the pathogenicity of many important pathogens, including Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Helicobacter pylori, and Legionella pneumophila. The T4SSs are related to bacterial conjugation systems, and are classified into two subgroups, type IVA (T4ASS) and type IVB (T4B...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Nagai H,Kubori T

更新日期：2011-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Removal of carbon through the precipitation and burial of calcium carbonate in marine sediments constitutes over 70% of the total carbon on Earth and is partitioned between coastal and pelagic zones. The precipitation of authigenic calcium carbonate in seawater, however, has been hotly debated because despite being in...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lisle JT,Robbins LL

更新日期：2016-12-09 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：:Flor strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae are principal microbial agents responsible for biological wine aging used for production of sherry-like wines. The flor yeast velum formed on the surface of fortified fermented must is a major adaptive and technological characteristic of flor yeasts that helps them to withstand...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mardanov AV,Eldarov MA,Beletsky AV,Tanashchuk TN,Kishkovskaya SA,Ravin NV

更新日期：2020-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02612.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Treven P,Mahnič A,Rupnik M,Golob M,Pirš T,Matijašić BB,Lorbeg PM

更新日期：2020-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of seawater and marine microorganisms can represent a sustainable alternative to avoid large consumption of freshwater performing industrial bioprocesses. Debaryomyces hansenii, which is a known halotolerant yeast, possess metabolic traits appealing for developing such processes. For this purpose, we studied s...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Capusoni C,Arioli S,Donzella S,Guidi B,Serra I,Compagno C

更新日期：2019-01-29 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