Corrigendum: Bacterial Seed Endophytes of Domesticated Cucurbits Antagonize Fungal and Oomycete Pathogens Including Powdery Mildew.

abstract：:Reducing phenanthrene (PHE) in the environment is critical to ecosystem and human health. Biodegradation, biosorption, and the trans-membrane transport mechanism of PHE by a novel strain, Massilia sp. WF1, and an extensively researched model fungus, Phanerochaete chrysosporium were investigated in aqueous solutions. R...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gu H,Lou J,Wang H,Yang Y,Wu L,Wu J,Xu J

更新日期：2016-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) is a key physiological regulator in eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. It can cause a variety of biological effects by reacting with its targets or/and indirectly inducing oxidative stress. NO can also be produced by bacteria including the pathogenic Bacillus anthracis; however, its role in the in...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Popova TG,Teunis A,Vaseghi H,Zhou W,Espina V,Liotta LA,Popov SG

更新日期：2015-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) is an important forage grass with high yield and superior quality in temperate regions which is widely used in parks, sport field, and other places. However, perennial ryegrass is moderately tolerant to salinity stress compared to other commercial cultivars and salt stress reduces t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li X,Han S,Wang G,Liu X,Amombo E,Xie Y,Fu J

更新日期：2017-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunist fungal pathogen that causes meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised patients. During infection, this basidiomycete yeast has to adapt to several adverse conditions, especially nutrient availability. The interruption on various amino acid biosynthetic pathways and on amino aci...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Martho KF,Brustolini OJB,Vasconcelos AT,Vallim MA,Pascon RC

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the bacterial microbiomes lodged in the bronchial tree, oropharynx and nose of patients with early stage cystic fibrosis (CF) not using chronic antibiotics, determining their relationships with lung function and exacerbation frequency. CF patients were enrolled in a cohort study during stability and were c...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Garcia-Nuñez M,Garcia-Gonzalez M,Pomares X,Montón C,Millares L,Quero S,Prina E,Asensio O,Bosque M,Capilla S,Cuevas O,Monsó E

更新日期：2020-06-30 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：:Porcine circovirus-like virus P1 is an important pathogen of the current pig industry, the infection mechanism is not entirely clear. Wnt signaling pathway plays an important role in the growth of young animals and infection of some viruses. This study was designed to demonstrate the effects of P1 infection on the Wnt...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhu X,Wen L,Sheng S,Wang W,Xiao Q,Qu M,Hu Y,Liu C,He K

更新日期：2018-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Increasing resistance of microorganisms and particularly tolerance of bacterial biofilms against antibiotics require the need for alternative antimicrobial substances. S. aureus is the most frequent pathogen causing vascular graft infections. In order to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy, quantification ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Herten M,Bisdas T,Knaack D,Becker K,Osada N,Torsello GB,Idelevich EA

更新日期：2017-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Microorganisms possess enormous highly specific metabolic activities, which enable them to utilize and transform nearly every known chemical class present in crude oil. In this context, one of the most studied biocatalytic processes is the biodesulfurization (BDS) of thiophenic sulfur-containing compounds such as benz...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mohamed Mel-S,Al-Yacoub ZH,Vedakumar JV

更新日期：2015-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is a health threat to the global population. Anti-TB drugs and vaccines are key approaches for TB prevention and control. TB animal models are basic tools for developing biomarkers of diagnosis, drugs for therapy, vaccines for prevention and researching pathogenic mechanisms for identification of tar...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhan L,Tang J,Sun M,Qin C

更新日期：2017-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we showed that Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 can confer salt tolerance in plants by root inoculation under salt stress condition, and the FZB42 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) promoted plant growth and development under non-salt stress condition. In the present study, we investigated the mechanism tha...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liu S,Tian Y,Jia M,Lu X,Yue L,Zhao X,Jin W,Wang Y,Zhang Y,Xie Z,Wang R

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriophages are highly specific predators that drive bacterial diversity through coevolution while striking tradeoffs among preserving host populations for long-term exploitation and increasing their virulence, structural stability, or host range. Escherichia coli and other coliform bacteria present in the microbio...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Molina F,Simancas A,Tabla R,Gómez A,Roa I,Rebollo JE

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Morganella morganii is a commensal bacterium and opportunistic pathogen often present in the gut of humans and animals. We report the 4.3 Mbp draft genome sequence of a M. morganii isolated in association with an Escherichia coli from broilers in Portugal that showed macroscopic lesions consistent with colisepticemia....

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jones-Dias D,Clemente L,Moura IB,Sampaio DA,Albuquerque T,Vieira L,Manageiro V,Caniça M

更新日期：2016-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Gaining a greater understanding of the plant microbiota and its interactions with its host plant heralds a new era of scientific discovery in agriculture. Different agricultural management practices influence soil microbial populations by changing a soil's physical, chemical and biological properties. However, the imp...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rathore R,Dowling DN,Forristal PD,Spink J,Cotter PD,Bulgarelli D,Germaine KJ

更新日期：2017-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The marine obligate hydrocarbonoclastic bacterium Thalassolituus oleivorans MIL-1 metabolizes a broad range of aliphatic hydrocarbons almost exclusively as carbon and energy sources. We used LC-MS/MS shotgun proteomics to identify proteins involved in aerobic alkane degradation during growth on medium- (n-C14) or long...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gregson BH,Metodieva G,Metodiev MV,Golyshin PN,McKew BA

更新日期：2018-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin C is a critical dietary nutrient in human which has a wide range of regulatory effects on gene expression and physiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that leads to a dormant drug-tolerant phenotype. In the presence of iron, vitamin C shows a high bactericidal activity even in the drug resistant phenotype of M...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mishra A,Sarkar D

更新日期：2015-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a predatory bacterium that feeds upon and proliferates inside other Gram-negative bacteria. Upon entry into the periplasmic space of the prey envelope, B. bacteriovorus initiates an exquisite developmental program in which it digests the host resources and grows as a filament, which event...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Laloux G

更新日期：2020-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Although once thought to be devoid of biology, recent studies have identified salt deposits as oases for life in the hyperarid Atacama Desert. To examine spatial patterns of microbial species and key nutrient sources, we genomically characterized 26 salt crusts from three sites along a fog gradient. The communities ar...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Finstad KM,Probst AJ,Thomas BC,Andersen GL,Demergasso C,Echeverría A,Amundson RG,Banfield JF

更新日期：2017-07-28 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：:Snow algae blooms contain bacteria, fungi, and other microscopic organisms. We surveyed 55 alpine snow algae blooms, collecting a total of 68 samples, from 12 mountains in the Coast Range of British Columbia, Canada. We used microscopy and rDNA metabarcoding to document biodiversity and query species and taxonomic ass...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yakimovich KM,Engstrom CB,Quarmby LM

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida haemulonii is an emerging opportunistic pathogen resistant to most antifungal drugs currently used in clinical arena. Metal complexes containing 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) chelating ligands have well-established anti-Candida activity against different medically relevant species. This study utilized larvae of G...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gandra RM,McCarron P,Viganor L,Fernandes MF,Kavanagh K,McCann M,Branquinha MH,Santos ALS,Howe O,Devereux M

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillus flavus is the main producer of carcinogenic aflatoxins in agricultural commodities such as maize. This fungus occurs naturally on crops, and produces aflatoxins when environmental conditions are favorable. The aim of this study is to analyse the genetic variability among 109 A. flavus isolates previously r...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Okoth S,De Boevre M,Vidal A,Diana Di Mavungu J,Landschoot S,Kyallo M,Njuguna J,Harvey J,De Saeger S

更新日期：2018-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, Taisui TS-2007S, a previously unidentified biological object discovered in soil in China, was identified. TS-2007S was shown to contain abundant carbohydrates but a scarcity of protein, fat, and minerals. The exopolymers of TS-2007S showed FT-IR spectra that were similar to those of xanthan gum (XG) but...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Su T,Liu H,Zhang C,Shang D,Wang C,Qiu L

更新日期：2020-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Itaconic acid, a C5-dicarboxylic acid, is a potential biobased building block for the polymer industry. It is obtained from the citric acid cycle by decarboxylation of cis-aconitic acid. This reaction is catalyzed by CadA in the native itaconic acid producer Aspergillus terreus. Recently, another enzyme encoded by the...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Vuoristo KS,Mars AE,van Loon S,Orsi E,Eggink G,Sanders JP,Weusthuis RA

更新日期：2015-08-18 00:00:00

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：:Putrescine is widely used in industrial production of bioplastics, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and surfactants. Although engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum has been successfully used to produce high levels of putrescine, the overall cellular physiological and metabolic changes caused by overproduction of putres...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li Z,Liu JZ

更新日期：2017-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The abundant and diverse microorganisms that inhabit aquatic systems are both determinants and indicators of aquatic health, providing essential ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling but also causing harmful blooms and disease in impacted habitats. Estuaries are among the most urbanized coastal ecosystems and as...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jeffries TC,Schmitz Fontes ML,Harrison DP,Van-Dongen-Vogels V,Eyre BD,Ralph PJ,Seymour JR

更新日期：2016-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) causes an acute and highly contagious enteric disease characterized by severe enteritis, vomiting, watery diarrhea, and a high mortality rate in seronegative neonatal piglets. In the last few years, PED had a large economic impact on the swine industries in Asia and the US, a...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bertasio C,Giacomini E,Lazzaro M,Perulli S,Papetti A,Lavazza A,Lelli D,Alborali G,Boniotti MB

更新日期：2016-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have revealed inconsistent correlations between fungal diversity and plant/soil properties from local to global scales. Here, we investigated the internal relationships between soil fungal diversity and plant/soil properties on the Loess Plateau following vegetation restoration, using Illumina sequenc...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yang Y,Dou Y,Huang Y,An S

更新日期：2017-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined fungal diversity and composition in conventional (CM) and desert farming (DE) systems in Oman. Fungal diversity in the rhizosphere of tomato was assessed using 454-pyrosequencing and culture-based techniques. Both techniques produced variable results in terms of fungal diversity, with 25% of the fu...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kazerooni EA,Maharachchikumbura SSN,Rethinasamy V,Al-Mahrouqi H,Al-Sadi AM

更新日期：2017-08-02 00:00:00