Accurate Enumeration of Aspergillus brasiliensis in Hair Color and Mascara by Time-Lapse Shadow Image Analysis.

abstract：:The antifungal activities of diglycerin monoester of fatty acids (DGCs), which have been employed as food emulsifiers, were examined against three yeasts, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida albicans and Candida utilis and were compared with those of sucrose monoester of palmitic acid (SC16) as another type of emulsifie...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Shimazaki A,Sakamoto JJ,Furuta M,Tsuchido T

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fate of Escherichia coli O157 cells was evaluated when inoculated into each step after production of lightly pickled Chinese cabbage. The efficacy of surface sterilization by 100 mg/L of chlorine water for 10 min on raw leaves (6.0 log CFU/g) was 2.2 log CFU/g reduction. No meaningful change of the population of E. co...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Inatsu Y,Ohata Y,Ananchaipattana C,Latiful Bari M,Hosotani Y,Kawasaki S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antifungal activity of scallop-shell powder heated at 1000 degrees C for 1 h against Trichophyton was kinetically investigated and the possibility of applying the powder to the treatment of dermatophytosis was examined. The death rate of T. mentagrophytes NBRC5466 in the heated shell powder slurry increased with p...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Sawai J,Shiga H

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:　Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) and polyoxyethylene lauryl ether (POLE) are major surfactants contained in the laundry detergents. In the present study, the antibacterial activities of the surfactants to aquatic microorganisms were compared. When freshwater samples from a small river in Okayama city were treated ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Maehara Y,Miyoshi SI

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found that an additive for a resin, which was comprised of collagen and aluminum (Al), showed a strong and stable antibacterial effect against various bacterium under certain conditions. We tried to clarify its mechanism of action, and investigated optimum conditions for its effects. This additive (Al cross-linked ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Ohmoto T,Yamashita K,Moriyoshi K,Yamanaka H,Koma D,Kawano H,Sakai K

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thermal death of the spores of Bacillus subtilis 168 in oil-water systems including emulsions and separated layers consisting of phosphate buffer and soybean oil or n-hexadecane was investigated. The resultant survivor curve consisted of two phases, an initial rapid reduction followed by a slow reduction, possibly...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Shigemoto M,Nakagawa K,Sakamoto JJ,Tsuchidoi T

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio cholerae isolates from environmental and clinical origins in the Bengal region in which epidemics of cholera break out periodically were analyzed with particular emphasis on the molecular epidemiological features. The presence of the virulence genes (ctxA, tcpA and toxR) in the isolates was analyzed by the PCR ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Shinoda S,Nakagawa T,Hirakawa N,Miyoshi S,Arakawa E,Ramamurthy T,Dutta B,Faruque SM,Nair GB

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared the antifungal activities of bronopol and 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (MT) against members of the genus Saprolegnia in the family saprolegniaceae, which have the ability to infect fish. The minimum inhibitory concentration of bronopol was 100-200 mg/l but for MT it was 31 mg/l. Concerning fungici...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Oono H,Hatai K

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of an oxygen-releasing compound (ORC) magnesium peroxide (MgO(2)) on the changes in the bacterial community in organically polluted sediment of aquaculture farms was tested in a microcosm experiment. The sediment, to which fish feed was added, was treated with 1% or 5% MgO(2). The addition of fish feed indu...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Santander-De Leon SM,Okunishi S,Kihira M,Nakano M,Nuñal SN,Hidaka M,Yoshikawa T,Maeda H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chemiluminescence system, Milliflex Quantum (MFQ), to detect microcolonies, has been used in the pharmaceutical field. In this study, we investigated aquatic bacteria in hemodialysis solutions sampled from bioburden areas in 4 dialysis faculties. Using MFQ, microcolonies could be detected after a short incubation pe...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Osono E,Kobayashi E,Inoue Y,Honda K,Kumagai T,Negishi H,Okamatsu K,Ichimura K,Kamano C,Suzuki F,Norose Y,Takahashi M,Takaku S,Fujioka N,Hayama N,Takizawa H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To design new antimicrobial peptides, we have focused on various proteins which are not essential for self-defense but carry important responsibilities for biosystems. Previously, we reported that highly efficient antimicrobial properties or antiviral properties are inherent in the nuclear translocation signals and bi...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Kobayashi N,Masuda J,Kudoh J,Shimizu N,Yoshida T

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactic Acid Bacteria （LAB） are generally recognized as safe. It has been used to increase the shelf-life of fermented products, and its antimicrobial action is based on the metabolites secretions, such as lactic acid, hydrogen peroxide, reuterin, bacteriocins and the like-bacteriocins substances. It has been proven th...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Hernández-Aquino S,Miranda-Romero LA,Fujikawa H,Maldonado-Simán EJ,Alarcón-Zuñiga B

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overproduction of enzymes was performed by manipulating the medium components. In our study, solvent-tolerant thermophilic lipase-producing Bacillus coagulans was isolated from soil samples and a stepwise optimization strategy was employed to increase the lipase production using coconut oil cake basal medium. In t...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Gowthami P,Muthukumar K,Velan M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultraviolet-A (UV-A) can damage microbes by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS), singlet oxygen, superoxides, hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radicals. These species readily react with lipids, proteins, DNA and other constituents of cells, leading to oxidative deterioration and the eventual death of the microbe. H...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Shirai A,Onitsuka M,Maseda H,Omasa T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the properties of biofilms (BFs) formed by mono- and co-cultures of Listeria monocytogenes and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (L+P-BF) at low temperatures and examined their sensitivity to several antibacterial substances. L. monocytogenes viable counts comprised only 1-10% of total L+P-BF viable counts at 10℃ and...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Yamakawa T,Tomita K,Sawai J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of surface contamination and cleaning with hypochlorite wipes on the antibacterial activity of copper-alloyed stainless steel were studied. The antibacterial activity of copper alloyed stainless steel decreased with the increase in the amount of surface contaminant, and the bacterial counts from specimens cont...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Kawakami H,Hayashi T,Nishikubo H,Morikawa A,Suzuki S,Sato Y,Kikuchi Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tap water contamination is a growing concern in healthcare facilities, and despite chlorination, tap water in these facilities contains several pathogenic microorganisms causing healthcare-associated waterborne infections or nosocomial outbreaks. Shower units are particularly prone to contamination as they are conduci...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Sasahara T,Ogawa M,Fujimura I,Ae R,Kosami K,Morisawa Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains were isolated from 45 of 370 (12.2%) cockroaches captured in hospitals. By cockroach species, the bacterial strains were isolated from 39 of 181 (21.5%) Periplaneta fuliginosa and 6 of 183 (3.3%) Blattella germanica, showing a significant difference (p<0.01). Many P. aeruginosa-carrying ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Saitou K,Furuhata K,Kawakami Y,Fukuyama M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hinokitiol, the major component of Aomori Hiba (Thujopsis dolabrata Sieb. et Zucc. var. hondai M(AKINO)) has already been found to show strong antibacterial activity. In this study, its mechanism of action was examined using Escherichia coli IFO 3301 and Staphylococcus aureus IFO 12732. As a result, it was suggested t...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Morita Y,Sakagami Y,Okabe T,Ohe T,Inamori Y,Ishida N

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio vulnificus is a halophilic estuarine bacterium, but this species causes fatal septicemia in humans. V. vulnificus may encounter many kinds of stresses either in the natural environment or in the human body. One of the striking stresses is the exposure to the reactive oxygen species including nitric oxide (NO). ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Elgaml A,Miyoshi S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:　Malodorants in the human axilla are produced from human biogenic precursors by axillary bacterial enzymes. In the present study, we used pyrosequencing analysis to identify the axillary bacterial microbiota of 13 Japanese male subjects with cumin-like, spicy body odor (C type), and 9 with milky, skin-based body odor ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Okamoto H,Koizumi S,Shimizu H,Cho O,Sugita T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In August, 2010, strain HYMO-6 was isolated from a sample of hot spring water in Aomori, Japan. The 16S rDNA sequences (1,496bp) of this strain (accession number: AB597175) had a similarity of less than 96.6% to other Legionella species, prompting us to hypothesize that this strain might be a novel species belonging t...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Furuhata K,Edagawa A,Miyamoto H,Goto K,Yoshida S,Fukuyama M

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For microbial ecological analysis, 14 strains of Methylobacterium aquaticum isolated from water samples were subjected to clustering analysis on the basis of ribotyping and RAPD-PCR tests. The ribopatterns after digestion with EcoRI obtained from 14 strains of M. aquaticum were used to divide the strains into two grou...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Furuhata K,Banzai AU,Kawakami Y,Ishizaki N,Yoshida Y,Goto K,Fukuyama M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:　Exact evaluation of the performance of surgical masks and biohazard protective clothing materials against pathogens is important because it can provide helpful information that healthcare workers can use to select suitable materials to reduce infection risk. Currently, to evaluate the protective performance of nonwov...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Shimasaki N,Okaue A,Kikuno R,Shinohara K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) farming in the Mekong Delta Vietnam (MKDVN) importantly contributes to national aquaculture export. Currently, however, diseases occur more frequently across the entire MKDVN region. One of the most common types is hemorrhagic septicemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila. In ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Hoang A H,Tran T T X,LE P N,Dang T H O

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth characteristics of a four-strain cocktail of Salmonella Enteritidis in commercial products of pasteurized and unpasteurized liquid whole egg were studied with a growth model developed by us. The unpasteurized product contained total bacteria at 10(7.3) CFU/g, but no Salmonella. When the products were spiked wit...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Sakha MZ,Fujikawa H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-VRE and anti-MRSA activities of new quinolone derivatives [The two quinolone derivatives are 8- [3-[(ethylamino) methyl]-1-pyrrodinyl] -7-fluoro-9, 1-[(N-methylimino)methano]-5-oxo-5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]quinolone-4-carboxylic acid (compound A) and 7-fluoro-8-morpholino-9,1-[(N-methylimino) methanol-5-oxo-5H-thiazolo ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Sakagami Y,Komemushi S,Tsukamoto G,Kondo H,Yoshikawa A,Muraoka O

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth prediction of a four-strain cocktail of Salmonella Enteritidis in commercial products of pasteurized and unpasteurized liquid whole egg was studied with the new logistic model that we developed. The growth data of the pathogen in the liquid egg products at constant temperatures in our recent study (Sakha and Fu...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Sakha MZ,Fujikawa H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BD mCCDA Clear-HT (CCHT; Nippon Becton Dickinson Company, Ltd.) , a novel chromogenic selective medium was evaluated for its superior capacity to isolate Campylobacter jejuni/ coli. When CCHT was assessed using 142 microbes including 42 Campylobacter jejuni/ coli strains, all Campylobacter strains were found to form p...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Teramura H,Ogura A,Yasuda E,Furuhata K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 occurred due to the consumption of sweet dumplings in Japan. We examined the survival of E. coli O157:H7 inoculated into several types of sweet dumplings to evaluate the progress of the residual contaminating pathogens after the production or packing processes. For all 4 types o...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Inatsu Y,Ohata Y,Nakamura N,Hosotani Y,Ananchaipattana C,Bari ML,Kawasaki S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00