Intestinal Microbiota as a Host Defense Mechanism to Infectious Threats.

abstract：:Photo-receptors are widely present in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, which serves as the foundation of tuning cell behaviors with light. While practices in eukaryotic cells have been relatively established, trials in bacterial cells have only been emerging in the past few years. A number of light sensors have ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liu Z,Zhang J,Jin J,Geng Z,Qi Q,Liang Q

更新日期：2018-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Soybean (Glycine max) is an important leguminous crop that is grown throughout the United States and around the world. In 2016, soybean was valued at $41 billion USD in the United States alone. Increasingly, soybean farmers are adopting alternative management strategies to improve the sustainability and profitability ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Longley R,Noel ZA,Benucci GMN,Chilvers MI,Trail F,Bonito G

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Submarine mud volcanoes (SMVs) are formed by muddy sediments and breccias extruded to the seafloor from a source in the deep subseafloor and are characterized by the discharge of methane and other hydrocarbon gasses and deep-sourced fluids into the overlying seawater. Although SMVs act as a natural pipeline connecting...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hoshino T,Toki T,Ijiri A,Morono Y,Machiyama H,Ashi J,Okamura K,Inagaki F

更新日期：2017-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbapenem resistance among strains of the nosocomial pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae is increasing worldwide, causing serious clinical infections and higher mortality rates. Polymyxins are some of the few "last resort" options for treatment of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, including K. pneumoniae, however, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhou Y,Wang T,Guo Y,Liu S,Wang J,Shen Y,Tang S,Wang Y,Deng X

更新日期：2018-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated elongate spore-like cells present in the >1600 Ma-old Salkhan Limestone of the Semri Group, Vindhayan Supergroup, India are considered akinetes of the heterocystous cyanobacteria. Small to large size, and young (single walled) to mature (double walled) akinetes - namely, Archaeoellipsoides bactroformis, A. co...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sharma M,Shukla B

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus cereus is a Gram-positive spore-forming bacterium causing food poisoning and serious opportunistic infections. These infections are characterized by bacterial accumulation in the host despite the induction of inflammation. To circumvent inflammation, bacteria must resist the bactericidal activity of professio...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Haydar A,Tran SL,Guillemet E,Darrigo C,Perchat S,Lereclus D,Coquet L,Jouenne T,Ramarao N

更新日期：2018-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary dark tea is used as raw material for compressed dark tea, such as Fu brick tea, Hei brick tea, Hua brick tea, and Qianliang tea. Pile-fermentation is the key process for the formation of the characteristic properties of primary dark tea, during which the microorganism plays an important role. In this study, th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li Q,Chai S,Li Y,Huang J,Luo Y,Xiao L,Liu Z

更新日期：2018-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Ubiquitination plays key roles in eukaryotic growth, stress adaptation, and metabolic regulation. In our previous work, ubiquitin was found to be secreted in the hypovirus-infected strain of Cryphonectria parasitica, a phytopathogenic filamentous fungus responsible for the chestnut blight. Here we report the functiona...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen Q,Li Y,Wang J,Li R,Chen B

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteus mirabilis is an important etiological agent of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) owing to its efficient crystalline biofilm formation and virulence enzyme production. Hence, the present study explicated the antibiofilm and antivirulence efficacies of 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde (HMB) ag...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Durgadevi R,Abirami G,Alexpandi R,Nandhini K,Kumar P,Prakash S,Veera Ravi A

更新日期：2019-12-10 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：:Biofilms are assemblages of microorganisms attached to each other, or to a surface, and encased in a protective, self-produced matrix. Such associations are now recognized as the predominant microbial growth mode. The physiology of cells in biofilms differs from that of the planktonic cells on which most research has ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Penesyan A,Paulsen IT,Gillings MR,Kjelleberg S,Manefield MJ

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Modified cyclic dipeptides represent a diverse family of microbial secondary metabolites. They display a broad variety of biological and pharmacological activities and have long been recognized as privileged structures with the ability to bind to a wide range of receptors. This is due to their conformationally constra...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Giessen TW,Marahiel MA

更新日期：2015-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Storm events impact freshwater microbial communities by transporting terrestrial viruses and other microbes to freshwater systems, and by potentially resuspending microbes from bottom sediments. The magnitude of these impacts on freshwater ecosystems is unknown and largely unexplored. Field studies carried out at two ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Williamson KE,Harris JV,Green JC,Rahman F,Chambers RM

更新日期：2014-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Human campylobacteriosis is considered one of the most common foodborne diseases worldwide with poultry identified as the main source of infection accounting for 50-80% of human cases. Highly virulent Campylobacter spp., positive for the Type VI secretion system (T6SS), which have an increased ability to adhere to and...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sima F,Stratakos AC,Ward P,Linton M,Kelly C,Pinkerton L,Stef L,Gundogdu O,Lazar V,Corcionivoschi N

更新日期：2018-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), also called human herpesvirus 8, belongs to the gamma herpesviruses and is the etiological agent of Kaposi's sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma, and some types of multicentric Castleman's disease. In vivo, KSHV mainly infects B cells and endothelial cells. The interactio...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liang D,Lin X,Lan K

更新日期：2012-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated levels of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in soil and water have been linked to livestock farms and in some cases feed antibiotics may select for antibiotic resistant gut microbiota. The purpose of this study was to examine the establishment of ARGs in the feces of calves receiving milk replacer containing...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Thames CH,Pruden A,James RE,Ray PP,Knowlton KF

更新日期：2012-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Acidithiobacillus caldus is an extremely acidophilic sulfur-oxidizer with specialized characteristics, such as tolerance to low pH and heavy metal resistance. To gain novel insights into its genetic complexity, we chosen six A. caldus strains for comparative survey. All strains analyzed in this study differ in geograp...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhang X,Liu X,He Q,Dong W,Zhang X,Fan F,Peng D,Huang W,Yin H

更新日期：2016-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of excess conventional Phosphorus (P) fertilizers to improve agricultural productivity, in order to meet constantly increasing global food demand, potentially causes surface and ground water pollution, waterway eutrophication, soil fertility depletion, and accumulation of toxic elements such as high concentrat...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Alori ET,Glick BR,Babalola OO

更新日期：2017-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of antibiotics in farm management (growing crops and raising animals) has become a major area of concern. Its implications is the consequent emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and accordingly their access into the human food chain with passage of antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) to the normal hu...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Osman K,Badr J,Al-Maary KS,Moussa IM,Hessain AM,Girah ZM,Abo-Shama UH,Orabi A,Saad A

更新日期：2016-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Insect tea is a unique beverage that is native to Southwestern China and traditionally produced by local farmers in an elaborate process. It consists of insect larvae excrements that are commonly obtained from meal moths (Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus 1758) reared on a specific plant-based diet. We have reconstructed the...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mao X,Kusstatscher P,Li H,Chen X,Berg G,Yang M,Cernava T

更新日期：2020-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio cholerae belonging to serogroups other than O1 and O139 are opportunistic pathogens which cause infections with a variety of clinical symptoms. Due to the increasing number of V. cholerae non-O1/non-O139 infections in association with recreational waters in the past two decades, they have received increasing at...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lepuschitz S,Baron S,Larvor E,Granier SA,Pretzer C,Mach RL,Farnleitner AH,Ruppitsch W,Pleininger S,Indra A,Kirschner AKT

更新日期：2019-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Complications arising from malaria are a concern for public health authorities worldwide, since the annual caseload in humans usually exceeds millions. Of more than 160 species of Plasmodium, only 4 infect humans, with the most severe cases ascribed to Plasmodium falciparum and the most prevalent to Plasmodium vivax. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gomes PS,Feijó DF,Morrot A,Freire-de-Lima CG

更新日期：2017-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Lower and upper respiratory infections are the fourth highest cause of global mortality (Lozano et al., 2012). Epidemic and pandemic outbreaks of respiratory infection are a major medical concern, often causing considerable disease and a high death toll, typically over a relatively short period of time. Influenza is a...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Morris DE,Cleary DW,Clarke SC

更新日期：2017-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Aquatic environments are reservoirs of the human pathogen Vibrio cholerae O1, which causes the acute diarrheal disease cholera. Upon low temperature or limited nutrient availability, the cells enter a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state. Characteristic of this state are an altered morphology, low metabolic activity...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Brenzinger S,van der Aart LT,van Wezel GP,Lacroix JM,Glatter T,Briegel A

更新日期：2019-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Host population density is positively associated with the strength of social interactions or the frequency of physical contacts, and thus potentially influences microbial transmission among individuals. However, the relationship between host density and gut microbiota remains unknown. Here, we characterized the gut mi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li H,Qu J,Li T,Li J,Lin Q,Li X

更新日期：2016-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:107 bacterial isolates with Gram positive staining and negative catalase activity, presumably assumed as lactic acid bacteria, were isolated from samples of meconium of 6 donors at Roubaix hospital, in the north of France. All these bacterial isolates were identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry as Enterococcus faec...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Al Atya AK,Drider-Hadiouche K,Ravallec R,Silvain A,Vachee A,Drider D

更新日期：2015-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Many insect species establish mutualistic symbiosis with intracellular bacteria that complement their unbalanced diets. The betaproteobacterium "Candidatus Tremblaya" maintains an ancient symbiosis with mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), which are classified in subfamilies Phenacoccinae and Pseudococcinae. Most Ph...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： López-Madrigal S,Latorre A,Moya A,Gil R

更新日期：2015-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Ebolavirus (EBOV) is an enveloped, non-segmented, negative-stranded RNA virus, which consists of five species: Zaire ebolavirus, Sudan ebolavirus, Tai Forest ebolavirus, Bundibugyo ebolavirus, and Reston ebolavirus. EBOV causes a lethal hemorrhagic fever in both humans and non-human primates. The EBOV RNA genome encod...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yasuda J

更新日期：2012-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia muridarum, an obligate intracellular pathogen, was used to establish a murine model of female upper genital tract infection by Chlamydia trachomatis. TC0668 in C. muridarum is a hypothetical chromosomal virulence protein that is involved in upper genital tract pathogenesis. The infection of mice with the C. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang Y,Arthur EW,Liu N,Li X,Xiang W,Maxwell A,Li Z,Zhou Z

更新日期：2019-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Aquilaria malaccensis Lam, commonly known as Agarwood, is a highly valuable species used in production of agar oil from its infected wood, which is utilized in pharmaceutical and perfumery industry. Agar oil formation in agarwood takes years through the natural process which is induced by natural or artificial injury ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chhipa H,Kaushik N

更新日期：2017-07-11 00:00:00