fbl-Typing of Staphylococcus lugdunensis: A Frontline Tool for Epidemiological Studies, but Not Predictive of Fibrinogen Binding Ability.

abstract：:Metabolic adaptation in various environmental niches is crucial for bacterial extracellular survival and intracellular replication during infection. However, the metabolism of carbon/nitrogen sources and related regulatory mechanisms in Laribacter hongkongensis, an asaccharolytic bacterium associated with invasive inf...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Xiong L,Chan E,Teng JLL,Liu S,Lau SKP,Woo PCY

更新日期：2019-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recent recognition of the ATP-binding cassette protein OptrA as an important mediator of linezolid resistance in Enterococcus faecalis worldwide, the mechanisms of optrA gene acquisition and transfer remain poorly understood. In this study, we performed comprehensive molecular and phenotypic profiling of 44 op...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zou J,Tang Z,Yan J,Liu H,Chen Y,Zhang D,Zhao J,Tang Y,Zhang J,Xia Y

更新日期：2020-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The yeasts belonging to the Wickerhamiella and Starmerella genera (W/S clade) share a distinctive evolutionary history marked by loss and subsequent reinstatement of alcoholic fermentation mediated by horizontal gene transfer events. Species in this clade also share unusual features of metabolism, namely the preferenc...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gonçalves C,Ferreira C,Gonçalves LG,Turner DL,Leandro MJ,Salema-Oom M,Santos H,Gonçalves P

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea (AOB and AOA, respectively) to the net oxidation of ammonia varies greatly between terrestrial environments. To better understand, predict and possibly manage terrestrial nitrogen turnover, we need to develop a conceptual understanding of ammonia oxidation as ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Daebeler A,Abell GC,Bodelier PL,Bodrossy L,Frampton DM,Hefting MM,Laanbroek HJ

更新日期：2012-10-04 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：:More than 10 million people worldwide are infected with the retrovirus human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). Infection phenotypes can range from asymptomatic to severe adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy. HTLV-1, like human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), is a blood...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Barski MS,Minnell JJ,Maertens GN

更新日期：2019-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:N6-methyladenosine (m6A) plays important roles in a branch of biological and physiological processes. Accurate identification of m6A sites is especially helpful for understanding their biological functions. Since the wet-lab techniques are still expensive and time-consuming, it's urgent to develop computational method...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhang J,Feng P,Lin H,Chen W

更新日期：2018-05-14 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：:Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in humans has been associated with congenital malformations and other neurological disorders, such as Guillain-Barré syndrome. The mechanism(s) of ZIKV intrauterine transmission, the cell types involved, the most vulnerable period of pregnancy for severe outcomes from infection and other ph...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： de Noronha L,Zanluca C,Burger M,Suzukawa AA,Azevedo M,Rebutini PZ,Novadzki IM,Tanabe LS,Presibella MM,Duarte Dos Santos CN

更新日期：2018-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The survival of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 at up to 1500 MPa was investigated by laboratory studies involving exposure to high pressure followed by evaluation of survivors as the number (N) of colony forming units (CFU) that could be cultured following recovery to ambient conditions. Exposing the wild type (WT) bacter...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hazael R,Foglia F,Kardzhaliyska L,Daniel I,Meersman F,McMillan P

更新日期：2014-11-17 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：:The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri (Kuwayama) (Hemiptera: Liviidae), is a notorious Rutaceae plant pest. Frequent and extensive use of pesticides has resulted in severe insecticide resistance in ACP populations. Fully understanding the mechanism of ACP resistance to pesticides is vital for us to control ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yi T,Lei L,He L,Yi J,Li L,Dai L,Hong Y

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Chrysene is a high molecular weight (HMW), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) known for its recalcitrance and carcinogenic properties and sparsely soluble (0.003 mg/L) in aqueous medium. Due to these refractory properties, bioavailability of chrysene is very low and therefore is persistence in the environment escap...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Vaidya S,Devpura N,Jain K,Madamwar D

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Verticillium wilts caused by Verticillium spp. are among the most challenging plant diseases to control and affect numerous hosts worldwide. Due to the lack of effective, conventional control methods, integrated control strategies provide a promising approach to manage these diseases. The non-pathogenic Fusarium oxysp...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mulero-Aparicio A,Cernava T,Turrà D,Schaefer A,Di Pietro A,López-Escudero FJ,Trapero A,Berg G

更新日期：2019-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Spread and persistence of antibiotic resistance pose a severe threat to human health, yet there is still lack of knowledge about reservoirs of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the environment. We took the opportunity of the Joint Danube Survey 3 (JDS3), the world's biggest river research expedition of its kind in 2013...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kittinger C,Lipp M,Baumert R,Folli B,Koraimann G,Toplitsch D,Liebmann A,Grisold AJ,Farnleitner AH,Kirschner A,Zarfel G

更新日期：2016-05-03 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：:Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of worldwide antibiotics-associated diarrhea. In this study, we report the construction and evaluation of a novel bacteriophage lysin-human defensin fusion protein targeting C. difficile. The fusion protein, designated LHD, is composed of two parts connected by a 3-repeati...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Peng Z,Wang S,Gide M,Zhu D,Lamabadu Warnakulasuriya Patabendige HM,Li C,Cai J,Sun X

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium abscessus infections are increasing worldwide. Current drug regimens are largely ineffective, yet the current development pipeline for M. abscessus is alarmingly sparse. Traditional discovery efforts for M. abscessus assess the capability of a new drug to inhibit bacterial growth under nutrient-rich grow...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Berube BJ,Castro L,Russell D,Ovechkina Y,Parish T

更新日期：2018-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Gut microbiota play a key role in the development of metabolic disorders. Defining and correlating structural shifts in gut microbial assemblages with conditions related to metabolic syndrome have, however, been proven difficult. Results from 16S genomic DNA and 16S ribosomal RNA analyses of fecal samples may differ w...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ji Y,Park S,Park H,Hwang E,Shin H,Pot B,Holzapfel WH

更新日期：2018-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulfate-reducing prokaryotes (SRP) are ubiquitous and quantitatively important members in many ecosystems, especially in marine sediments. However their abundance and diversity in subsurface marine sediments is poorly understood. In this study, the abundance and diversity of the functional genes for the enzymes adenos...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Blazejak A,Schippers A

更新日期：2011-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:IncI-complex plasmids can be divided into seven subgroups IncI1, IncI2, IncIγ, IncB/O, IncK1, IncK2, and IncZ. In this study, a replicon-based scheme was proposed for typing IncI-complex plasmids into four separately clustering subgroups IncI2, IncI1/B/O, IncIγ/K1 and IncK2/Z, the last three of which were combined fro...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhang D,Zhao Y,Feng J,Hu L,Jiang X,Zhan Z,Yang H,Yang W,Gao B,Wang J,Li J,Yin Z,Zhou D

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogen-pathogen interactions in polymicrobial infections are known to directly impact, often to worsen, disease outcomes. For example, co-infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Aspergillus fumigatus, respectively the most common bacterial and fungal pathogens isolated from cystic fibrosis (CF) airways, leads to a...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Scott J,Sueiro-Olivares M,Ahmed W,Heddergott C,Zhao C,Thomas R,Bromley M,Latgé JP,Krappmann S,Fowler S,Bignell E,Amich J

更新日期：2019-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious agents are common companions of humans and since ancient times they follow human migration on their search for a better place to live. The study of paleomicrobiology was significantly improved in its accuracy of measurement with the constant development of better methods to detect and analyze nucleic acids....

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ishak R,Machado LFA,Cayres-Vallinoto I,Guimarães Ishak MO,Vallinoto ACR

更新日期：2017-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The facultative intracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophila replicates in free-living amoebae and macrophages within a distinct compartment, the "Legionella-containing vacuole" (LCV). LCV formation involves phosphoinositide (PI) glycerolipids, which are key factors controlling vesicle trafficking pathways and membra...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hilbi H,Weber S,Finsel I

更新日期：2011-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Probiotic bacteria have been associated with various health benefits and included in overwhelming number of foods. Today, probiotic supplements are consumed with increasing regularity and record a rapidly growing economic value. With billions of heterogeneous populations of probiotics per serving, probiotic supplement...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang Y,Jiang Y,Deng Y,Yi C,Wang Y,Ding M,Liu J,Jin X,Shen L,He Y,Wu X,Chen X,Sun C,Zheng M,Zhang R,Ye H,An H,Wong A

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:It was reported that exopolysaccharides (EPSs) from lactobacilli are able to differentially modulate mucosal antiviral immunity. Although research has described the ability of EPSs derived from Streptococcus thermophilus to modulate the mucosal immune system, their impact on antiviral immunity was less explored. In th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mizuno H,Tomotsune K,Islam MA,Funabashi R,Albarracin L,Ikeda-Ohtsubo W,Aso H,Takahashi H,Kimura K,Villena J,Sasaki Y,Kitazawa H

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Methods: BALF samples of 72 patients with VAP were collected from August 2018 to May 2020. The diagnostic performance of c...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fang X,Mei Q,Fan X,Zhu C,Yang T,Zhang L,Geng S,Pan A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Weaning is one of the most stressful challenges in the pig's life, which contributes to dysfunctions of intestinal and immune system, disrupts the gut microbial ecosystem, and therefore compromises the growth performance and health of piglets. To mitigate the negative impact of the stress on early-weaned piglets, effe...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Xu J,Li Y,Yang Z,Li C,Liang H,Wu Z,Pu W

更新日期：2018-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous human γ-herpes virus which establishes a life-long asymptomatic infection in immunocompetent hosts. In human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infected patients, the impaired immunosurveillance against EBV may favor the development of EBV-related diseases, ranging from lymp...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Petrara MR,Freguja R,Gianesin K,Zanchetta M,De Rossi A

更新日期：2013-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections that result in natural or manmade spread of lethal biological agents are a concern and require national and focused preparedness. In this manuscript, as part of an early diagnostics and pathogen treatment strategy, we have focused on extracellular vesicles (EVs) that arise following infections. Although the...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Schwab A,Meyering SS,Lepene B,Iordanskiy S,van Hoek ML,Hakami RM,Kashanchi F

更新日期：2015-10-20 00:00:00