Immune Protection of Rhoptry Protein 21 (ROP21) of Toxoplasma gondii as a DNA Vaccine Against Toxoplasmosis.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the management of staphylococcal abscesses (boils) by general practitioners (GPs) in the context of rising antibiotic resistance in community strains of Staphylococcus aureus. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS:We analyzed patient-reported management of 66 cases of uncomplicated skin abscesses fr...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Parrott C,Wood G,Bogatyreva E,Coombs GW,Johnson PD,Bennett CM

更新日期：2016-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Invertebrate immune priming is a growing field in immunology. This phenomenon refers to the ability of invertebrates to generate a more vigorous immune response to a second encounter with a specific pathogen and can occur within and across generations. Although the precise mechanism has not been elucidated, it has bee...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Castro-Vargas C,Linares-López C,López-Torres A,Wrobel K,Torres-Guzmán JC,Hernández GA,Wrobel K,Lanz-Mendoza H,Contreras-Garduño J

更新日期：2017-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:While multicellular magnetotactic prokaryotes (MMPs) are ubiquitous in marine environments, the diversity of MMPs in sediments of coral reef ecosystems has rarely been reported. In this study, we made an investigation on the diversity and characteristics of MMPs in sediments at 11 stations in coral reef habitats of th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Teng Z,Zhang Y,Zhang W,Pan H,Xu J,Huang H,Xiao T,Wu LF

更新日期：2018-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a study to (i) investigate efficacy of an Escherichia coli/Salmonella spp./Listeria monocytogenes-targeting bacteriophage cocktail (tentatively named F.O.P.) to reduce a human pathogenic E. coli strain O157:H7 in experimentally infected mice, and (ii) determine how bacteriophages impact the normal gut mic...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Dissanayake U,Ukhanova M,Moye ZD,Sulakvelidze A,Mai V

更新日期：2019-09-10 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：:Cyanobacteria are major contributors to global biogeochemical cycles. The genetic diversity among Cyanobacteria enables them to thrive across many habitats, although only a few studies have analyzed the association of phylogenomic clades to specific environmental niches. In this study, we adopted an ecogenomics strate...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Walter JM,Coutinho FH,Dutilh BE,Swings J,Thompson FL,Thompson CC

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, four strains of Lactobacillus casei, as viable cells or cell-free extracts (CFE), were added to elderberry juice in order to evaluate their effect on phenolic and aromatic profile. Two of them were able to grow in juice while the others showed zero-growth. The same strains were lysed and added as extrac...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ricci A,Levante A,Cirlini M,Calani L,Bernini V,Del Rio D,Galaverna G,Neviani E,Lazzi C

更新日期：2018-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological nitrogen fixation plays a crucial role in the nitrogen cycle. An ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, reducing it to ammonium, was described for multiple species of Bacteria and Archaea. The transcriptional regulatory network for nitrogen fixation was extensively studied in several representatives of the cl...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tsoy OV,Ravcheev DA,Čuklina J,Gelfand MS

更新日期：2016-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an urgent need for new antibiotics and alternative strategies to combat multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens, which are a growing clinical issue. Repurposing existing approved drugs with known pharmacology and toxicology is an alternative strategy to accelerate antimicrobial research and development. In th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Thangamani S,Younis W,Seleem MN

更新日期：2015-07-28 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：: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：:Salmonella enterica is the leading foodborne pathogen associated with outbreaks involving low-moisture foods (LMFs). However, the genes involved in Salmonella's long-term survival on LMFs remain poorly characterized. In this study, in-shell pistachios were inoculated with Tn5-based mutant libraries of S. Enteritidis P...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jayeola V,McClelland M,Porwollik S,Chu W,Farber J,Kathariou S

更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we explore the virulence of vesicular stomatitis New Jersey virus (VSNJV) in pigs and its potential relationship with the virus's ability to modulate innate responses. For this purpose, we developed a mutant of the highly virulent strain NJ0612NME6, containing a single amino acid substitution in the mat...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Velazquez-Salinas L,Pauszek SJ,Holinka LG,Gladue DP,Rekant SI,Bishop EA,Stenfeldt C,Verdugo-Rodriguez A,Borca MV,Arzt J,Rodriguez LL

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:This study addresses a major issue in microbial food safety, the elucidation of correlations between acid stress and changes in membrane fluidity of the pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. In order to assess the possible role that membrane fluidity changes play in L. monocytogenes tolerance to antimicrobial acids (acetic...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Diakogiannis I,Berberi A,Siapi E,Arkoudi-Vafea A,Giannopoulou L,Mastronicolis SK

更新日期：2013-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The undesired sulfur cycle derived by microbial population can ultimately causes the serious problems of sewerage systems. However, the microbial community characters under dynamic environment factors in actual sewerage system is still not enough. This current study aimed to character the distributions and composition...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Dong Q,Shi H,Liu Y

更新日期：2017-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Arginine-aspartate-aspartate (RDD) family, representing a category of transmembrane proteins containing one highly conserved arginine and two highly conserved aspartates, has been functionally uncharacterized as yet. Here we present the characterization of a member of this family designated RDD from the moderate halop...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Shao L,Abdel-Motaal H,Chen J,Chen H,Xu T,Meng L,Zhang Z,Meng F,Jiang J

更新日期：2018-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is an endemic mycosis in Latin American caused by the thermodimorphic fungi of the genus Paracoccidioides spp. Notably, a Th1 immune response is required to control PCM. In this context, dendritic cells (DCs) seem to be essential players in capture, processing and presentation of Paracocci...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Silva LBR,Taira CL,Dias LS,Souza ACO,Nosanchuk JD,Travassos LR,Taborda CP

更新日期：2019-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:For tolerating extreme desiccation, cyanobacteria are known to produce both compatible solutes at intracellular level and a copious amount of exopolysaccharides as a protective coat. However, these molecules make cyanobacterial cells refractory to a broad spectrum of cell disruption methods, hindering genome sequencin...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Urrejola C,Alcorta J,Salas L,Vásquez M,Polz MF,Vicuña R,Díez B

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Three chemical epigenetic modifiers [5-azacytidine, nicotinamide, and suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA)] were applied to induce the metabolites of Penicillium mallochii CCH01, a fungus isolated from the gut of Ectropis oblique. Metabolite profiles of P. mallochii CCH01 were obviously changed by SAHA treatment. Fo...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhang S,Fang H,Yin C,Wei C,Hu J,Zhang Y

更新日期：2019-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Current anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) regimen do not meet ideal result due to emerging resistance strains, cytotoxicity, and unfavorable adverse effects. In chronic HBV infection, high rates of sub-viral particles (SVPs) bearing HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) is a major obstacle regarding to raise effective immune respons...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mohebbi A,Lorestani N,Tahamtan A,Kargar NL,Tabarraei A

更新日期：2018-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a re-emerging zoonotic viral disease prevalent in many parts of Asia, Europe, and Africa. The causative agent, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever orthonairovirus (CCHFV), is transmitted through hard ticks. Tick vectors especially belonging to the Hyalomma species serve as the res...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Shrivastava N,Shrivastava A,Ninawe SM,Sharma S,Kumar JS,Alam SI,Kanani A,Sharma SK,Dash PK

更新日期：2019-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of periodontitis has traditionally been associated to a consortium of three bacterial species-the so-called "red-complex" of periodontal disease-which has been the target for most diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. However, other species have also been found to correlate with disease severity. In addi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Camelo-Castillo AJ,Mira A,Pico A,Nibali L,Henderson B,Donos N,Tomás I

更新日期：2015-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased association of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) with veal calves has led the United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service to report results of veal meat contaminated with the Top 7 serogroups separately from beef cattle. However, detection methods that can also prov...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Luedtke BE,Bosilevac JM

更新日期：2015-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmids are autonomous, self-replicating, extrachromosomal genetic elements that are typically not essential for growth of their host. They may encode metabolic capabilities, which promote the maintenance of these genetic elements, and may allow adaption to specific ecological niches and consequently enhance survival...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kelleher P,Mahony J,Bottacini F,Lugli GA,Ventura M,van Sinderen D

更新日期：2019-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungi represent a rich source of bioactive metabolites and some are marketed as alternatives to synthetic agrochemicals against plant pathogens. However, the culturability of fungal strains in artificial laboratory conditions is still limited and the standard mono-cultures do not reflect their full spectrum chemical d...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Oppong-Danquah E,Parrot D,Blümel M,Labes A,Tasdemir D

更新日期：2018-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Pockmarks are crater-like depression on the seafloor associated with hydrocarbon ascent through muddy sediments in continental shelves around the world. In this study, we examine the diversity and distribution of benthic microbial communities at shallow-water pockmarks adjacent to the Middle Adriatic Ridge. We integra...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Giovannelli D,d'Errico G,Fiorentino F,Fattorini D,Regoli F,Angeletti L,Bakran-Petricioli T,Vetriani C,Yücel M,Taviani M,Manini E

更新日期：2016-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Spatial patterns of marine Synechococcus diversity across ocean domains have been reported on extensively. However, much less is known of seasonal and multiannual patterns of change in Synechococcus community composition. Here we report on the genotypic diversity of Synechococcus populations in the Gulf of Aqaba, Nort...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Post AF,Penno S,Zandbank K,Paytan A,Huse SM,Welch DM

更新日期：2011-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The safety of healthcare workers (HCWs) against severe acute respiratory syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission is an important aspect of managing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In the South Korea, highly stringent infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines are implemented, and reports of...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ko JH,Lee JY,Kim HA,Kang SJ,Baek JY,Park SJ,Hyun M,Jo IJ,Chung CR,Kim YJ,Kang ES,Choi YK,Chang HH,Jung SI,Peck KR

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In the environment, bacteria live in complex multispecies communities. These communities span in scale from small, multicellular aggregates to billions or trillions of cells within the gastrointestinal tract of animals. The dynamics of bacterial communities are determined by pairwise interactions that occur between di...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Stubbendieck RM,Vargas-Bautista C,Straight PD

更新日期：2016-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent findings provide evidence that fungal structures can be detected in brain tissue from Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients using rabbit polyclonal antibodies raised against whole fungal cells. In the present work, we have developed and tested specific antibodies that recognize the fungal proteins, enolase and β-tu...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pisa D,Alonso R,Rábano A,Horst MN,Carrasco L

更新日期：2016-11-07 00:00:00