Prokaryotic Genome Expansion Is Facilitated by Phages and Plasmids but Impaired by CRISPR.

abstract：:In this study, we integrated geochemical measurements, microbial diversity surveys and physiological characterization of laboratory strains to investigate substrate-attached filamentous microbial biofilms at Tor Caldara, a shallow-water gas vent in the Tyrrhenian Sea. At this site, the venting gases are mainly compose...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Patwardhan S,Foustoukos DI,Giovannelli D,Yücel M,Vetriani C

更新日期：2018-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia SeITE02 and Ochrobactrum sp. MPV1 were isolated from the rhizosphere soil of the selenium-hyperaccumulator legume Astragalus bisulcatus and waste material from a dumping site for roasted pyrites, respectively. Here, these bacterial strains were studied as cell factories to generate seleniu...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Piacenza E,Presentato A,Ambrosi E,Speghini A,Turner RJ,Vallini G,Lampis S

更新日期：2018-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Divergence of paralogous pairs, resulting from gene duplication, plays an important role in the evolution of specialized or novel gene functions. Analysis of selected duplicated pairs has elucidated some of the mechanisms underlying the functional diversification of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae) paralogous ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Aguirre-López B,Escalera-Fanjul X,Hersch-González J,Rojas-Ortega E,El-Hafidi M,Lezama M,González J,Bianchi MM,López G,Márquez D,Scazzocchio C,Riego-Ruiz L,González A

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The U. S. Gulf of Mexico is experiencing a dramatic increase in tidal marsh restoration actions, which involves planting coastal areas with smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) and black needlerush (Juncus roemerianus) for erosion control and to provide habitat for fish and wildlife. It can take decades for sedime...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mavrodi OV,Jung CM,Eberly JO,Hendry SV,Namjilsuren S,Biber PD,Indest KJ,Mavrodi DV

更新日期：2018-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of viral and bacterial organisms are responsible for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) which contributes to substantial burden on health management. A new resequencing microarray (RPM-IVDC1) associated with targeted multiplex PCR was recently developed and validated for multiple respiratory viruses det...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Shen H,Zhu B,Wang S,Mo H,Wang J,Li J,Zhang C,Zeng H,Guan L,Shi W,Zhang Y,Ma X

更新日期：2015-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The changes of gastric microbiome across stages of neoplastic progression remain poorly understood, especially for intraepithelial neoplasia (IN) which has been recognized as a phenotypic bridge between atrophic/intestinal metaplastic lesions and invasive cancer. The gastric microbiota was investigated in 30 healthy c...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang Z,Gao X,Zeng R,Wu Q,Sun H,Wu W,Zhang X,Sun G,Yan B,Wu L,Ren R,Guo M,Peng L,Yang Y

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) is a ubiquitous, persistent, and carcinogenic pollutant that belongs to the large family of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Population exposure primarily occurs via contaminated food products, which introduces the pollutant to the digestive tract. Although the metabolism of B[a]P by host cells...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Defois C,Ratel J,Denis S,Batut B,Beugnot R,Peyretaillade E,Engel E,Peyret P

更新日期：2017-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacteriosis is the most frequently reported bacterial food-borne illness in the European Union and contaminated broiler meat is considered the most important source of infection in humans. The aim of the present study was to evaluate real-time PCR (qPCR) and digital PCR (dPCR) for quantification of Campylobacte...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Papić B,Pate M,Henigman U,Zajc U,Gruntar I,Biasizzo M,Ocepek M,Kušar D

更新日期：2017-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:White shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, is a widely farmed species. In China, shrimp postlarvae (PL) are frequently subjected to salinity reduction treatment to meet end growers' needs. However, although this treatment effectively reduces vibrio counts, its impact on gut microbiota health is still unknown. In this study, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Cao Q,Najnine F,Han H,Wu B,Cai J

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study used a combination of 16S rRNA MiSeq sequencing strategy and gas chromatograph time of flight mass spectrometer (GC-TOF/MS) technique to investigate the effects of starch sources on the colonic microbiota and their metabolites in finishing pigs. A total of 72 crossbred barrows were allocated to three...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yu M,Li Z,Chen W,Rong T,Wang G,Ma X

更新日期：2019-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel Podoviridae lytic phage AJO2, specifically infecting Acinetobacter johnsonii, was isolated from bulking activated sludge. The one-step growth experiment showed that the latent period and burst size of AJO2 were estimated to be 30 min and 78.1 phages per infected cell, respectively. The viability test indicated...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fan N,Yang M,Jin R,Qi R

更新日期：2019-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Gut microbiota (GM) modifies the intrahepatic immune microenvironment, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Liver fibrosis-associated imprinting is predicted to be reflected in GM. This study investigated the link between GM and the intrahepatic T cell receptor (TCR) immune repertoire (IR), and whet...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liang Q,Zhang M,Hu Y,Zhang W,Zhu P,Chen Y,Xue P,Li Q,Wang K

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Pichia pastoris (Komagataella sp.) is broadly used for the production of secreted recombinant proteins. Due to the high rate of protein production, incorrectly folded proteins may accumulate in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). To restore their proper folding, the cell triggers the unfolded protein response (UPR); howev...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Raschmanová H,Zamora I,Borčinová M,Meier P,Weninger A,Mächler D,Glieder A,Melzoch K,Knejzlík Z,Kovar K

更新日期：2019-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium tuberculosis adapts to stress conditions by responding to the signals from its external environment. M. tuberculosis genome encodes 11 eukaryotic like serine/threonine protein kinases (STPK) and their importance in regulating the physiology and virulence of the bacteria are being explored. Previous study...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Venkatesan A,Palaniyandi K,Sharma D,Bisht D,Narayanan S

更新日期：2016-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmaceutical contaminants (PCs) have been recognized as emerging contaminants causing unexpected consequences to environment and humans. There is an urgent need for development of efficient technologies to treat these PCs from water. The current study has investigated the removal capacity of a green microalgal speci...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Xiong JQ,Cui P,Ru S

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillus exists commonly in many crops and any process of crop growth, harvest, storage, and processing can be polluted by this fungus. Once it forms a biofilm, Aspergillus can produce many toxins, such as aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), ochratoxin, zearalenone, fumonisin, and patulin. Among these toxins, AFB1 possesses the h...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang Q,Yang Q,Wu W

更新日期：2020-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Laccase is widely used in several industrial applications and co-culture is a common method for enhancing laccase production in submerged fermentation. In this study, the co-culture of four yeasts with Pleurotus eryngii var. ferulae was found to enhance laccase production. An analysis of sterilization temperatures and...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Guo C,Zhao L,Wang F,Lu J,Ding Z,Shi G

更新日期：2017-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to evaluate the protection mechanism of oral administration of Clostridium butyricum against Salmonella enteritidis (SE) colonization in broilers. In the current study, 180 one-day-old healthy Arbor Acres (AA) broilers were meanly grouped into three, with three replicates of 20 birds each. An n...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhao X,Yang J,Wang L,Lin H,Sun S

更新日期：2017-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil microbial communities modulate soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics by catalyzing litter decomposition. However, our understanding of how litter-derived carbon (C) flows through the microbial portion of the soil food web is far from comprehensive. This information is necessary to facilitate reliable predictions of ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Heijboer A,de Ruiter PC,Bodelier PLE,Kowalchuk GA

更新日期：2018-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophomina phaseolina is the most devastating pathogen which causes charcoal rot and root rot diseases in various economically important crops. Three strains M. phaseolina 1156, M. phaseolina 1160, and M. phaseolina PCMC/F1 were tested for their virulence on sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) and chickpea (Cicer ariet...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Khan AN,Shair F,Malik K,Hayat Z,Khan MA,Hafeez FY,Hassan MN

更新日期：2017-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between biofilm-forming microorganisms and prosthetic joint infection influences all aspect of management including approaches to diagnosis, management and prevention. This article will provide an overview of new anti-biofilm strategies for management of prosthetic joint infection. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Peel TN

更新日期：2019-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA-based vaccine represents an irresistible and safe immunization strategy with decreasing theoretical risks of genomic integration and malignant cell transformation. To our knowledge, however, there is no report about development of RNA vaccine against Toxoplasma gondii infection. We have previously demonstrated tha...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Luo F,Zheng L,Hu Y,Liu S,Wang Y,Xiong Z,Hu X,Tan F

更新日期：2017-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The High Arctic is dominated by polar desert habitats whose microbial communities are poorly understood. In this study, we used next generation sequencing to describe the α- and β-diversity of microbial communities in polar desert soils from the Kongsfjorden region of Svalbard. Ten phyla dominated the soils and accoun...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： McCann CM,Wade MJ,Gray ND,Roberts JA,Hubert CR,Graham DW

更新日期：2016-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycotoxins, as microbial secondary metabolites, frequently contaminate cereal grains and pose a serious threat to human and animal health around the globe. Deoxynivalenol (DON), a commonly detected Fusarium mycotoxin, has drawn utmost attention due to high exposure levels and contamination frequency in the food chain....

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tian Y,Tan Y,Liu N,Liao Y,Sun C,Wang S,Wu A

更新日期：2016-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a tick-borne viral disease affecting hundreds of people in China each year. To better understand the epidemiological characteristics and environmental risk factors associated with the incidence of SFTS in Hubei Province, China, we conducted a retrospective epidemio...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang T,Li XL,Liu M,Song XJ,Zhang H,Wang YB,Tian BP,Xing XS,Li SY

更新日期：2017-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Planctomycetes are part of the complex microbial biofilm community of a wide range of macroalgae. Recently, some studies began to unveil the great diversity of Planctomycetes present in this microenvironment and the interactions between the two organisms. Culture dependent and independent methods revealed the existenc...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lage OM,Bondoso J

更新日期：2014-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The aqueous leaf extract of Jatropha curcas was used for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Jc-AgNps) which were further evaluated for its antibacterial potential against food borne pathogens. J. curcas leaf extract could synthesize stable silver nanoparticles (Zeta potential: -23.4 mV) with absorption band at 430...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chauhan N,Tyagi AK,Kumar P,Malik A

更新日期：2016-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Agricultural intensification accelerates the degradation of cropland, and restoration has been managed by changing its vegetation. However, the keystone microbiome that drives the decomposition of plant-associated organic matter in the restoration is poorly understood. In this study, we established a 14-year field res...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhang Z,Han X,Yan J,Zou W,Wang E,Lu X,Chen X

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimycotic chemosensitization and its mode of action are of growing interest. Currently, use of antifungal agents in agriculture and medicine has a number of obstacles. Foremost of these is development of resistance or cross-resistance to one or more antifungal agents. The generally high expense and negative impact, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Campbell BC,Chan KL,Kim JH

更新日期：2012-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study the efficacy of two different methods for extracting lipopeptides produced by five Bacillus strains-ethyl acetate extraction, and acid precipitation followed by methanol extraction-was investigated using mass spectrometry. High performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) was also used for the simultane...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Dimkić I,Stanković S,Nišavić M,Petković M,Ristivojević P,Fira D,Berić T

更新日期：2017-05-23 00:00:00