Lipoprotein SPD_1609 of Streptococcus pneumoniae Promotes Adherence and Invasion to Epithelial Cells Contributing to Bacterial Virulence.

abstract：:The habitability of Mars is determined by the physical and chemical environment. The effect of low water availability, temperature, low atmospheric pressure and strong UV radiation has been extensively studied in relation to the survival of microorganisms. In addition to these stress factors, it was recently found tha...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bak EN,Larsen MG,Moeller R,Nissen SB,Jensen LR,Nørnberg P,Jensen SJK,Finster K

更新日期：2017-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a fluorometric method for determining ABC transporter activity in the pathogenic fungus C. albicans during different growth phases and in response to glucose. The carbocyanine dye diS-C3(3) was previously used to monitor plasma membrane potentials and test the influence of surface-active compounds in membra...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Szczepaniak J,Łukaszewicz M,Krasowska A

更新日期：2015-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Common saprophytic fungi are seldom present in Protea infructescences, which is strange given the abundance of mainly dead plant tissue in this moist protected environment. We hypothesized that the absence of common saprophytic fungi in Protea infructescences could be due to a special symbiosis where the presence of m...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Human ZR,Moon K,Bae M,de Beer ZW,Cha S,Wingfield MJ,Slippers B,Oh DC,Venter SN

更新日期：2016-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi survives in its tick vector, Ixodes scapularis, or within various hosts. To transition between and survive in these distinct niches, B. burgdorferi changes its gene expression in response to environmental cues, both biochemical and physiological. Exposure of B. burgdorferi to weak m...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Dulebohn DP,Richards CL,Su H,Lawrence KA,Gherardini FC

更新日期：2017-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphatidylglycerol (PG) is an indispensable phospholipid class with photosynthetic function in plants and cyanobacteria. However, its biosynthesis in eukaryotic green microalgae is poorly studied. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of two homologs (CrPGP1 and CrPGP2) of phosphatidylglycerophosphate s...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hung CH,Endo K,Kobayashi K,Nakamura Y,Wada H

更新日期：2015-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectroscopy (MALDI-TOF MS) has been used routinely over the past decade in clinical microbiology laboratories to rapidly characterize diverse microorganisms of medical importance both at the genus and species levels. Currently, there is keen interest in ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tuohy JM,Mueller-Spitz SR,Albert CM,Scholz-Ng SE,Wall ME,Noutsios GT,Gutierrez AJ,Sandrin TR

更新日期：2018-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymerase basic protein 1 (PB1), the catalytic core of the influenza A virus RNA polymerase complex, is essential for viral transcription and replication. Dendritic cells (DCs) possess important antigen presenting ability and a crucial role in recognizing and clearing virus. MicroRNA (miRNA) influence the development...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lin J,Xia J,Tu CZ,Zhang KY,Zeng Y,Yang Q

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The Chlamydiaceae comprise a group of highly adapted bacterial pathogens sharing a unique intracellular lifestyle. Three Chlamydia species are pathogenic to humans: Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Chlamydia psittaci. C. trachomatis is the leading bacterial cause of sexually-transmitted infections and ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Panzetta ME,Valdivia RH,Saka HA

更新日期：2018-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) offers a collection of water storage and storage options that have been used by resource managers to mitigate the reduced availability of fresh water. One of these technologies is aquifer storage and recovery (ASR), where surface water is treated then recharged into a storage zone within...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lisle JT

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant rhizospheres encompass a dynamic zone of interactions between microorganisms and their respective plant hosts. For decades, researchers have worked to understand how these complex interactions influence different aspects of plant growth, development, and evolution. Studies of plant-microbial interactions in the ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Garcia J,Kao-Kniffin J

更新日期：2018-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of mycobiota remains relatively unexplored due to the lack of sufficient available reference strains and databases compared to those of bacterial microbiome studies. Deep sequencing of Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) regions is the de facto standard for fungal diversity analysis. However, results are often...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Motooka D,Fujimoto K,Tanaka R,Yaguchi T,Gotoh K,Maeda Y,Furuta Y,Kurakawa T,Goto N,Yasunaga T,Narazaki M,Kumanogoh A,Horii T,Iida T,Takeda K,Nakamura S

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue poses a serious public health risk to nearly half the global population. It causes ~400 million infections annually and is considered to be one of the fastest spreading vector-borne diseases. Four distinct serotypes of dengue viruses (DENV-1, -2, -3, and -4) cause dengue disease, which may be either mild or ext...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tripathi L,Mani S,Raut R,Poddar A,Tyagi P,Arora U,de Silva A,Swaminathan S,Khanna N

更新日期：2015-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Giardia duodenalis is an intestinal parasite that causes 200-300 million episodes of diarrhoea annually. Metronidazole (Mtz) is a front-line anti-giardial, but treatment failure is common and clinical resistance has been demonstrated. Mtz is thought to be activated within the parasite by oxidoreductase enzymes, and to...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ansell BR,Baker L,Emery SJ,McConville MJ,Svärd SG,Gasser RB,Jex AR

更新日期：2017-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to understand the biofilm formation mechanism of Propionibacterium acnes by analyzing the components and structure of the biofilms. P. acnes strains were isolated from the surface of explanted cardiac pacemaker devices that exhibited no clinical signs of infection. Culture tests using a simple ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Okuda KI,Nagahori R,Yamada S,Sugimoto S,Sato C,Sato M,Iwase T,Hashimoto K,Mizunoe Y

更新日期：2018-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternally inherited endosymbionts inhabit a variety of arthropods. Some of them can protect the arthropod host against a wide range of pathogens. However, very little is known about the association between endosymbionts and pathogen susceptibility in ticks. The present study investigated the effect of endosymbionts o...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li LH,Zhang Y,Zhu D,Zhou XN

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Mining industries produce vast waste streams that pose severe environmental pollution challenge. Conventional techniques of treatment are usually inefficient and unsustainable. Biological technique employing the use of microorganisms is a competitive alternative to treat mine wastes and recover toxic heavy metals. Mic...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ayangbenro AS,Olanrewaju OS,Babalola OO

更新日期：2018-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study, was to characterize the extended-spectrum-β-lactamases (ESBLs) producing clinical strains of Escherichia coli isolated between January 2009 and June 2012 from Algerian hospitals and to determine the prevalence of 16S rRNA methylase among them. Sixty-seven ESBL-producers were detected among the 2...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ayad A,Drissi M,de Curraize C,Dupont C,Hartmann A,Solanas S,Siebor E,Amoureux L,Neuwirth C

更新日期：2016-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Acinetobacter baumannii, a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen, is known to cause multidrug resistant infections. This organism has primarily been isolated from clinical environments and its environmental reservoirs remain largely unknown. In the present study, we recovered seven isolates of A. baumannii growing unde...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fernando DM,Khan IU,Patidar R,Lapen DR,Talbot G,Topp E,Kumar A

更新日期：2016-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Litter decomposition is the key link between material circulation and energy flow in ecosystems, resulting from the activity of resident microbes and various enzymes. This study investigated enzyme activity in litter and associated microbial community characteristics to help clarify the internal mechanisms associated ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jia T,Wang Y,Chai B

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most prevalent endemic mycosis in Latin America. The disease is caused by fungi of the genus Paracoccidioides and mainly affects low-income rural workers after inhalation of fungal conidia suspended in the air. The current arsenal of chemotherapeutic agents requires long-term admini...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： de Oliveira AA,Neves BJ,Silva LDC,Soares CMA,Andrade CH,Pereira M

更新日期：2019-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the organohalide-respiring bacteria (OHRB) and the supporting microbial populations operating in a pilot scale plant employing poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB), a biodegradable polymer produced by bacteria from waste streams, for the in situ bioremediation of groundwater contaminated by chlorinated...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Matturro B,Pierro L,Frascadore E,Petrangeli Papini M,Rossetti S

更新日期：2018-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) relies heavily on the host cellular machinery for production of viral progeny. To exploit cellular proteins for replication and to overcome host factors with antiviral activity, HIV has evolved a set of regulatory and accessory proteins to shape an optimized environment for its repli...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen L,Keppler OT,Schölz C

更新日期：2018-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioremediation is the degradation potential of microorganisms to dissimilate the complex chemical compounds from the surrounding environment. The genetics and biochemistry of biodegradation processes in datasets opened the way of systems biology. Systemic biology aid the study of interacting parts involved in the syst...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jaiswal S,Singh DK,Shukla P

更新日期：2019-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial conjugation is one of the most important mechanisms for spread of antibiotic resistance among bacteria. We have previously demonstrated that cefotaxime (CTX) exposure up-regulates expression of Type-IV conjugation transfer genes, and that this leads to increased transfer of a blaCTX-M-1 encoding IncI1 resist...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liu G,Olsen JE,Thomsen LE

更新日期：2019-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The marine bacterium Microbulbifer sp. A4B-17 produces secondary metabolites such as 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (4HBA) and esters of 4HBA (parabens). 4HBA is a useful material in the synthesis of the liquid crystal. Parabens are man-made compounds that have been extensively used since the 1920s in the cosmetic, pharmaceuti...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tian J,Zhu L,Wang W,Zhang L,Li Z,Zhao Q,Xing K,Feng Z,Peng X

更新日期：2018-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The abundance of methane in shale gas and of other gases such as carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide as chemical process byproducts has motivated the use of gas fermentation for bioproduction. Recent advances in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology allow for engineering of microbes metabolizing a vari...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Nazem-Bokaee H,Maranas CD

更新日期：2018-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Filamentous fungi asymptomatically colonize the inner tissues of macroalgae, yet their ecological roles remain largely underexplored. Here, we tested if metabolites produced by fungal endophytes might protect their host against a phylogenetically broad spectrum of protistan pathogens. Accordingly, the cultivable funga...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Vallet M,Strittmatter M,Murúa P,Lacoste S,Dupont J,Hubas C,Genta-Jouve G,Gachon CMM,Kim GH,Prado S

更新日期：2018-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We introduce a manually constructed and curated regulatory network model that describes the current state of knowledge of transcriptional regulation of Bacillus subtilis. The model corresponds to an updated and enlarged version of the regulatory model of central metabolism originally proposed in 2008. We extended the ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Faria JP,Overbeek R,Taylor RC,Conrad N,Vonstein V,Goelzer A,Fromion V,Rocha M,Rocha I,Henry CS

更新日期：2016-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:EspF is a central effector protein of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), and Citrobacter rodentium (CR) that is secreted through the type III secretion system to host cells. The interaction between EspF and host proteins plays an important role in bacterial pathogenesis. EspF p...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hua Y,Yan K,Wan C

更新日期：2018-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:CapB2 is recognized as a tyrosine kinase and is likely a vital factor in extracellular polysaccharide synthesis in Staphylococcus aureus, but its pathogenicity function and regulatory mechanism remain obscure. Here, we demonstrate that CapB2 enhances bacterial virulence in a murine model. Mice infected with the wild t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li D,Guo Y,Wang S,Lv J,Qi X,Chen Z,Han L,Zhang X,Wang L,Yu F

更新日期：2017-02-10 00:00:00