Genetic Analysis of Virulence Potential of Escherichia coli O104 Serotypes Isolated From Cattle Feces Using Whole Genome Sequencing.

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

abstract：:Bacteria have a remarkable ability to sense environmental changes, swiftly regulating their transcriptional and posttranscriptional machinery as a response. Under conditions that cause growth to slow or stop, bacteria typically stabilize their transcriptomes in what has been shown to be a conserved stress response. In...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Vargas-Blanco DA,Shell SS

更新日期：2020-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Human gut bacteria contribute significantly to human health and several studies have evaluated the effects of dietary fibers on human gut bacterial ecology. However, the relationship between different degrees of fiber polymerization and human gut bacteria is unknown. Here, we analyzed three fiber substrates with diffe...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen M,Fan B,Liu S,Imam KMSU,Xie Y,Wen B,Xin F

更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of caves are formed within limestone rock and hence our understanding of cave microbiology comes from carbonate-buffered systems. In this paper, we describe the microbial diversity of Roraima Sur Cave (RSC), an orthoquartzite (SiO4) cave within Roraima Tepui, Venezuela. The cave contains a high level of m...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Barton HA,Giarrizzo JG,Suarez P,Robertson CE,Broering MJ,Banks ED,Vaishampayan PA,Venkateswaran K

更新日期：2014-11-26 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：:Mycoparasite Coniothyrium minitans parasitizes specifically the mycelia or sclerotia of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a worldwidely spread plant fungal pathogen causing serious diseases on crops. The interaction of C. minitans with S. sclerotiorum remains reciprocal and complex and little is known, especially on the side ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhao H,Zhou T,Xie J,Cheng J,Jiang D,Fu Y

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is crucial for controlling human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) infection. Recently, progress in identifying and characterizing highly potent broadly neutralizing antibodies has provided valuable templates for HIV-1 therapy and vaccine design. Nevertheless, HIV-1, like many RNA vir...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Harada S,Yoshimura K

更新日期：2017-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaerobic syntrophic acetate oxidation (SAO) is a thermodynamically unfavorable process involving a syntrophic acetate oxidizing bacterium (SAOB) that forms interspecies electron carriers (IECs). These IECs are consumed by syntrophic partners, typically hydrogenotrophic methanogenic archaea or sulfate reducing bacteri...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Timmers PHA,Vavourakis CD,Kleerebezem R,Damsté JSS,Muyzer G,Stams AJM,Sorokin DY,Plugge CM

更新日期：2018-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas microorganisms are used for bioremediation of soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. The overall remediation efficiency is largely dependent on the presence of macro- and micronutrients. Widely varying concentrations of available nitrogen and iron (Fe) in soils were shown to affect residual hydroc...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pozdnyakova-Filatova I,Petrikov K,Vetrova A,Frolova A,Streletskii R,Zakharova M

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Cronobacter sakazakii is an opportunistic pathogen that causes severe infections in neonates and infants through contaminated powdered infant formula (PIF). Therefore, the aim of this study was a large-scale study on determine the prevalence, molecular characterization and antibiotic susceptibility of C. sakazakii iso...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fei P,Jiang Y,Jiang Y,Yuan X,Yang T,Chen J,Wang Z,Kang H,Forsythe SJ

更新日期：2017-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria is an increasing health concern. The spread of AMR bacteria (AMRB) between animals and humans via the food chain and the exchange of AMR genes requires holistic approaches for risk mitigation. The AMRB exposure of humans via food is currently only poorly understoo...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jans C,Sarno E,Collineau L,Meile L,Stärk KDC,Stephan R

更新日期：2018-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas sp. BGI-2 is a psychrotrophic bacterium isolated from the ice sample collected from Batura glacier, Pakistan. This strain produces highly viscous colonies on agar media supplemented with glucose. In this study, we have optimized growth and production of exopolysaccharide (EPS) by the cold-adapted Pseudomon...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ali P,Shah AA,Hasan F,Hertkorn N,Gonsior M,Sajjad W,Chen F

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

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：: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：:Electron microscopy is a powerful tool in the field of microbiology. It has played a key role in the rapid diagnosis of viruses in patient samples and has contributed significantly to the clarification of virus structure and function, helping to guide the public health response to emerging viral infections. In the pre...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Brahim Belhaouari D,Fontanini A,Baudoin JP,Haddad G,Le Bideau M,Bou Khalil JY,Raoult D,La Scola B

更新日期：2020-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Litter decomposition is the key link between material circulation and energy flow in ecosystems, resulting from the activity of resident microbes and various enzymes. This study investigated enzyme activity in litter and associated microbial community characteristics to help clarify the internal mechanisms associated ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jia T,Wang Y,Chai B

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of foods fermented with lactic acid bacteria serve as dietary staples in many African communities; yet, their bacterial profiles are poorly characterized. The integration of health-promoting probiotics into naturally fermented milk products could make a profound impact on human health. Here, we characterize ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Parker M,Zobrist S,Donahue C,Edick C,Mansen K,Hassan Zade Nadjari M,Heerikhuisen M,Sybesma W,Molenaar D,Diallo AM,Milani P,Kort R

更新日期：2018-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylketones are broadly distributed in nature and perform a variety of functions. Most microorganisms are thought to produce methylketone by abortive β-oxidation of fatty acid catalytic metabolism. However, two methylketone synthetase genes in wild tomatoes are reported to synthesize methylketone using intermediates...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhu M,Xu X,Li Y,Wang P,Niu S,Zhang K,Huang X

更新日期：2019-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Odoribacter splanchnicus, belonging to the order Bacteroidales, is a common, short-chain fatty acid producing member of the human intestinal microbiota. A decreased abundance of Odoribacter has been linked to different microbiota-associated diseases, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, cystic fibrosis and infla...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hiippala K,Barreto G,Burrello C,Diaz-Basabe A,Suutarinen M,Kainulainen V,Bowers JR,Lemmer D,Engelthaler DM,Eklund KK,Facciotti F,Satokari R

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon monoxide (CO) is a potential energy and carbon source for thermophilic bacteria in geothermal environments. Geothermal sites ranging in temperature from 45 to 65°C were investigated for the presence and activity of anaerobic CO-oxidizing bacteria. Anaerobic CO oxidation potentials were measured at up to 48.9 μm...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Brady AL,Sharp CE,Grasby SE,Dunfield PF

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Eurasian or European beaver (Castor fiber) is the second-largest living rodent after the capybara. It is a semi-aquatic animal known for building dams and lodges. They strictly feed on lignocellulose-rich plants and correspondingly harbor cellulolytic microbial communities in their digestive tract. In this study, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pratama R,Schneider D,Böer T,Daniel R

更新日期：2019-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Food grade micro- or nano-carrier systems (NCS) are being developed to improve the controlled release of antimicrobial agents. To augment the stability of liposomal NCS and to overcome the limitations associated with the use of free bacteriocin (nisin) in the food system, multi-component colloidosomes (MCCS) were deve...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Niaz T,Shabbir S,Noor T,Abbasi R,Raza ZA,Imran M

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:As the highest place of the world, the Tibetan plateau is a fragile ecosystem. Given the importance of microbial communities in driving soil nutrient cycling, it is of interest to document the microbial biogeographic pattern here. We adopted a microarray-based tool named GeoChip 4.0 to investigate grassland microbial ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Qi Q,Zhao M,Wang S,Ma X,Wang Y,Gao Y,Lin Q,Li X,Gu B,Li G,Zhou J,Yang Y

更新日期：2017-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The knowledge on the host specificity of a pathogen underlying an interaction is becoming an urgent necessity for global warming. In this study, the gene expression profiles and the roles of effectors in host specificity were integrally characterized with two formae speciales, multigermtubi and monogermtubi, of a hemi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ren F,Yan DH,Wu G,Sun X,Song X,Li R

更新日期：2020-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterial catabolism of aromatic compounds has considerable promise to convert lignin depolymerization products to commercial chemicals. Alkylphenols are a key class of depolymerization products whose catabolism is not well-elucidated. We isolated Rhodococcus rhodochrous EP4 on 4-ethylphenol and applied genomic an...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Levy-Booth DJ,Fetherolf MM,Stewart GR,Liu J,Eltis LD,Mohn WW

更新日期：2019-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:B-vitamins are recognized as essential organic growth factors for many organisms, although little is known about their abundance and distribution in marine ecosystems. Despite their metabolic functions regulating important enzymatic reactions, the methodology to directly measure different B-vitamins in aquatic environ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Barada LP,Cutter L,Montoya JP,Webb EA,Capone DG,Sañudo-Wilhelmy SA

更新日期：2013-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of present study was the simulation of an oil spill accompanied by burial of significant amount of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHs) in coastal sediments. Approximately 1000 kg of sediments collected in Messina harbor were spiked with Bunker C furnace fuel oil (6500 ppm). The rapid consumption of oxygen by aero...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Genovese M,Crisafi F,Denaro R,Cappello S,Russo D,Calogero R,Santisi S,Catalfamo M,Modica A,Smedile F,Genovese L,Golyshin PN,Giuliano L,Yakimov MM

更新日期：2014-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Application of probiotics in the food industry has been hampered by their sensitivity to challenging conditions that reduce their vitality in food matrices. A lot of attempts have been made to promote the growth of these probiotics in the aspect of nutrition demands. Among the other adverse conditions, oxygen stress c...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yan M,Wang BH,Fu X,Gui M,Wang G,Zhao L,Li R,You C,Liu Z

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Invasive mold infections associated with Aspergillus species are a significant cause of mortality in immunocompromised patients. The most frequently occurring aetiological pathogens are members of the Aspergillus section Fumigati followed by members of the section Terrei. The frequency of Aspergillus terre...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zoran T,Sartori B,Sappl L,Aigner M,Sánchez-Reus F,Rezusta A,Chowdhary A,Taj-Aldeen SJ,Arendrup MC,Oliveri S,Kontoyiannis DP,Alastruey-Izquierdo A,Lagrou K,Cascio GL,Meis JF,Buzina W,Farina C,Drogari-Apiranthitou M,Gra

更新日期：2018-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To elucidate whether the genetic platforms of blaCTX-M contribute to the phenotypes of multi-drug-resistance (MDR) in the first carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae strains isolated in Chile. Method: Twenty-two carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae strains isolated from different Chilean patients and hospi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Carrasco-Anabalón S,Vera-Leiva A,Quezada-Aguiluz M,Morales-Rivera MF,Lima CA,Fernández J,Ulloa S,Domínguez M,González-Rocha G,Bello-Toledo H

更新日期：2018-03-06 00:00:00