Enzymatic Bioweathering and Metal Mobilization From Black Slate by the Basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune.

abstract：:We report the isolation, characterization, and development of a robust genetic system for a halophilic, Fe(II)-oxidizing bacterium isolated from a vertical borehole originating 714 m below the surface located in the Soudan Iron Mine in northern Minnesota, USA. Sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene places the isolate ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bonis BM,Gralnick JA

更新日期：2015-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Insects share an intimate relationship with their gut microflora and this symbiotic association has developed into an essential evolutionary outcome intended for their survival through extreme environmental conditions. While it has been clearly established that insects, with very few exceptions, associate with several...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gupta A,Nair S

更新日期：2020-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Human campylobacteriosis is the leading food-borne zoonosis in industrialized countries. This study characterized the clonal population structure, antimicrobial resistance profiles and occurrence of antimicrobial resistance determinants of a set of Campylobacter jejuni strains isolated from broiler carcasses in Belgiu...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Elhadidy M,Miller WG,Arguello H,Álvarez-Ordóñez A,Duarte A,Dierick K,Botteldoorn N

更新日期：2018-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetogens can fix carbon (CO or CO2) into acetyl-CoA via the Wood-Ljungdahl pathway (WLP) that also makes them attractive cell factories for the production of fuels and chemicals from waste feedstocks. Although most biochemical details of the WLP are well understood and systems-level characterization of acetogen metab...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： de Souza Pinto Lemgruber R,Valgepea K,Gonzalez Garcia RA,de Bakker C,Palfreyman RW,Tappel R,Köpke M,Simpson SD,Nielsen LK,Marcellin E

更新日期：2019-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Botrytis cinerea is an important plant pathogenic fungus with a wide range of host. It usually produces black-colored sclerotia (BS) due to deposition of 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene melanin in sclerotial melanogenesis. Our previous study (Zhou et al., 2018) reported six B. cinerea isolates producing orange-colored sclero...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhou Y,Yang L,Wu M,Chen W,Li G,Zhang J

更新日期：2017-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Human life expectancy is rapidly increasing with an associated increasing burden of chronic diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. However, there is limited progress in finding effective treatment for these conditions. For this reason, members of the genus Streptomyces have been explored extensively ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ser HL,Tan LT,Law JW,Chan KG,Duangjai A,Saokaew S,Pusparajah P,Ab Mutalib NS,Khan TM,Goh BH,Lee LH

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni CsrA is an mRNA-binding, post-transcriptional regulator that controls many metabolic- and virulence-related characteristics of this important pathogen. In contrast to E. coli CsrA, whose activity is modulated by binding to small non-coding RNAs (sRNAs), C. jejuni CsrA activity is controlled by bin...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bogacz M,El Abbar FM,Cox CA,Li J,Fiedler JS,Tran LKH,Tran PMH,Daugherty CL,Blake KH,Wang Z,Azadi P,Thompson SA

更新日期：2021-01-11 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：:In this study, we reconstructed for the first time a genome-scale metabolic model (GSMM) of Ganoderma lucidum strain CGMCC5.26, termed model iZBM1060, containing 1060 genes, 1202 metabolites, and 1404 reactions. Important findings based on model iZBM1060 and its predictions are as follows: (i) The extracellular polysa...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ma Z,Ye C,Deng W,Xu M,Wang Q,Liu G,Wang F,Liu L,Xu Z,Shi G,Ding Z

更新日期：2018-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been sparse in low- and middle-income countries, therefore, its population structure is unknown for many regions. We conducted a pilot surveillance of MRSA in the maternity ward of a teaching hospital in Armenia, to characterize th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jamrozy D,Misra R,Xu Z,Ter-Stepanyan MM,Kocharyan KS,Cave R,Hambardzumyan AD,Mkrtchyan HV

更新日期：2019-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Strain 212 of Penicillium rubens (PO212) is an effective fungal biological control agent against a broad spectrum of diseases of horticultural plants. A pyrimidine auxotrophic isolate of PO212, PO212_18.2, carrying an inactive pyrG gene, has been used as host for transformation by positive selection of vectors contain...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Villarino M,Espeso EA,Melgarejo P,Larena I

更新日期：2018-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Prions are molecules characterized by self-propagation, which can undergo a conformational switch leading to the creation of new prions. Prion proteins have originally been associated with the development of mammalian pathologies; however, recently they have been shown to contribute to the environmental adaptation in ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tetz G,Tetz V

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) and NK cells play a crucial role in the first phase of host defense against infections. Group B Streptococcus (GBS) and Streptococcus suis are encapsulated streptococci causing severe systemic inflammation, leading to septicemia and meningitis. Yet, the involvement of NK cells in the innate immun...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lemire P,Galbas T,Thibodeau J,Segura M

更新日期：2017-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil microbial diversity is huge and a few grams of soil contain more bacterial taxa than there are bird species on Earth. This high diversity often makes predicting the responses of soil bacteria to environmental change intractable and restricts our capacity to predict the responses of soil functions to global change...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Le Roux X,Bouskill NJ,Niboyet A,Barthes L,Dijkstra P,Field CB,Hungate BA,Lerondelle C,Pommier T,Tang J,Terada A,Tourna M,Poly F

更新日期：2016-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies showed differences in the regulatory response to C/N balance in Prochlorococcus with respect to other cyanobacteria, but no information was available about its causes, or the ecological advantages conferred to thrive in oligotrophic environments. We addressed the changes in key enzymes (glutamine synt...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Domínguez-Martín MA,López-Lozano A,Clavería-Gimeno R,Velázquez-Campoy A,Seidel G,Burkovski A,Díez J,García-Fernández JM

更新日期：2018-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia are highly evolved Gram-negative bacteria that primarily infect solipeds but are transmitted to humans by ingestion and cutaneous or aerosol exposures. Heightened concern over human infections of Burkholderia mallei and the very closely related species B. pseudomallei is due to the pathogens' proven effec...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Whitlock GC,Robida MD,Judy BM,Qazi O,Brown KA,Deeraksa A,Taylor K,Massey S,Loskutov A,Borovkov AY,Brown K,Cano JA,Torres AG,Estes DM,Sykes KF

更新日期：2011-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are essential effectors of the host innate immune system and they represent promising molecules for the treatment of multidrug resistant microbes. A better understanding of microbial resistance to these defense peptides is thus prerequisite for the control of infectious diseases. Here, us...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Attieh Z,Mouawad C,Rejasse A,Jehanno I,Perchat S,Hegna IK,Økstad OA,Kallassy Awad M,Sanchis-Borja V,El Chamy L

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Brettanomyces yeasts have gained popularity in many sectors of the biotechnological industry, specifically in the field of beer production, but also in wine and ethanol production. Their unique properties enable Brettanomyces to outcompete conventional brewer's yeast in industrially relevant traits such as production ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Colomer MS,Chailyan A,Fennessy RT,Olsson KF,Johnsen L,Solodovnikova N,Forster J

更新日期：2020-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The status of intestinal microbiota is a determinant of host health. However, the alteration of the gut microbiota caused by the innate immune response to virus infection is unclear. Caenorhabditis elegans and its natural virus Orsay provide an excellent model of host-virus interactions. We evaluated the intestinal mi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Guo Y,Xun Z,Coffman SR,Chen F

更新日期：2017-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulfoquinovose (SQ, 6-deoxy-6-sulfoglucose) is produced by plants and other phototrophs and its biodegradation is a relevant component of the biogeochemical carbon and sulfur cycles. SQ is known to be degraded by aerobic bacterial consortia in two tiers via C3-organosulfonates as transient intermediates to CO2, water ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Burrichter A,Denger K,Franchini P,Huhn T,Müller N,Spiteller D,Schleheck D

更新日期：2018-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinobacteria are important producers of bioactive compounds. Extreme ecosystems cause evolution of novel secondary metabolic pathways of Actinobacteria and increase the possible discovery of new biological functions of bioactive compounds. Here, we isolated 65 Actinobacteria from rhizosphere soil samples of Opuntia ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Qi D,Zou L,Zhou D,Chen Y,Gao Z,Feng R,Zhang M,Li K,Xie J,Wang W

更新日期：2019-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate gene expression at the epigenetic, transcriptional, or posttranscriptional level by interacting with protein, DNA, and RNA. Emerging evidence suggests that various lncRNAs are abnormally expressed and play indispensable roles in virus-triggered cancers. Besides, a growing number...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liu W,Zhang Y,Luo B

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In some filamentous fungi, the pathways related to the oxidative stress and oxylipins production are involved both in the process of host-recognition and in the pathogenic phase. In fact, recent studies have shown that the production of oxylipins in filamentous fungi, yeasts and chromists is also related to the develo...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Scarpari M,Punelli M,Scala V,Zaccaria M,Nobili C,Ludovici M,Camera E,Fabbri AA,Reverberi M,Fanelli C

更新日期：2014-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In smallholder farms of Côte d'Ivoire, particularly in the northeast of the country, Cajanus cajan (pigeonpea) has become an important crop because of its multiple beneficial facets. Pigeonpea seeds provide food to make ends meet, are sold on local markets, and aerial parts serve as forage for animals. Since it fixes ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fossou RK,Ziegler D,Zézé A,Barja F,Perret X

更新日期：2016-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is a viable and financially feasible tool for timely and comprehensive diagnosis of drug resistance in developed countries. With the increase in the incidence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), second-line anti-TB drugs are gaining importance. However, genetic resis...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen X,He G,Wang S,Lin S,Chen J,Zhang W

更新日期：2019-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The predatory bacterium B. bacteriovorus grows and divides inside the periplasm of Gram-negative bacteria, forming a structure known as a bdelloplast. Cell division of predators inside the dead prey cell is not by binary fission but instead by synchronous division of a single elongated filamentous cell into odd or eve...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Milner DS,Ray LJ,Saxon EB,Lambert C,Till R,Fenton AK,Sockett RE

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The LhrC family of small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) is known to be induced when the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes is exposed to infection-relevant conditions, such as human blood. Here we demonstrate that excess heme, the core component of hemoglobin in blood, leads to a strong induction of the LhrC family me...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Dos Santos PT,Menendez-Gil P,Sabharwal D,Christensen JH,Brunhede MZ,Lillebæk EMS,Kallipolitis BH

更新日期：2018-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Gut -associated microbes ('gut microbiota') impact the nutrition of their hosts, especially in ruminants and pseudoruminants that consume high-cellulose diets. Examples include the pseudoruminant alpaca. To better understand how body site and diet influence the alpaca microbiota, we performed three 16S rRNA gene surve...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Carroll C,Olsen KD,Ricks NJ,Dill-McFarland KA,Suen G,Robinson TF,Chaston JM

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The respiratory diseases caused by rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, and influenza virus represent a large social and financial burden on healthcare worldwide. Although all three viruses have distinctly unique properties in terms of infection and replication, they share the ability to exploit/manipulate the hos...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Caly L,Ghildyal R,Jans DA

更新日期：2015-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we investigated how the source of organic carbon (Corg) and nitrogen (Norg) affects the interactions between fungi of the genus Morchella and bacteria dispersing along their hyphae (fungal highways; FH). We demonstrated that bacteria using FH increase the hydrolysis of an organic nitrogen source that onl...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lohberger A,Spangenberg JE,Ventura Y,Bindschedler S,Verrecchia EP,Bshary R,Junier P

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00