Genomic Characterization of Flavobacterium psychrophilum Serotypes and Development of a Multiplex PCR-Based Serotyping Scheme.

abstract：:The colon is inhabited by a dense population of microorganisms, the so-called "gut microbiota," able to ferment carbohydrates and proteins that escape absorption in the small intestine during digestion. This microbiota produces a wide range of metabolites, including short chain fatty acids (SCFA). These compounds are ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ríos-Covián D,Ruas-Madiedo P,Margolles A,Gueimonde M,de Los Reyes-Gavilán CG,Salazar N

更新日期：2016-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial biofilms in gravity-driven membrane (GDM) filtration systems can efficiently degrade the cyanotoxin microcystin (MC), but it is unclear if this function depends on the presence of MC-producing cyanobacteria in the source water habitat. We assessed the removal of MC from added Microcystis aeruginosa biomass i...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Silva MOD,Desmond P,Derlon N,Morgenroth E,Pernthaler J

更新日期：2019-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus (A/H5N1) of clade 2.2.1 is endemic in poultry in Egypt where the highest number of human infections worldwide was reported. During the last 12 years the Egyptian A/H5N1 evolved into several genotypes. In 2007-2014 vaccinated poultry suffered from antigenic drift variants of...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Salaheldin AH,Kasbohm E,El-Naggar H,Ulrich R,Scheibner D,Gischke M,Hassan MK,Arafa AA,Hassan WM,Abd El-Hamid HS,Hafez HM,Veits J,Mettenleiter TC,Abdelwhab EM

更新日期：2018-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoroquinolone resistance can cause major clinical problems. Here, we investigated fluoroquinolone resistance mechanisms in a clinical Escherichia coli isolate, HUE1, which had no mutations quinolone resistance-determining regions (QRDRs) of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV. HUE1 demonstrated MICs that exceeded the br...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sato T,Yokota S,Uchida I,Okubo T,Usui M,Kusumoto M,Akiba M,Fujii N,Tamura Y

更新日期：2013-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Singapore grouper iridovirus (SGIV) causes high mortality rates in mariculture, and effective treatments against SGIV infection are urgently required. Illicium verum Hook. f. (I. verum) is a well-known medicinal plant with a variety of biological activities. The natural ingredient quercetin isolated from I. verum coul...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liu M,Yu Q,Xiao H,Li M,Huang Y,Zhang Q,Li P

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Cronobacter are an important group of foodborne pathogens that has been linked to life-threatening infections in both infants and adults. The major infections associated with Cronobacter species are neonatal meningitis, necrotizing enterocolitis, and septicaemia. There are seven species in the Cronobacter genus, of wh...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Aldubyan MA,Almami IS,Benslimane FM,Alsonosi AM,Forsythe SJ

更新日期：2017-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Coccoid green algae can be divided in two groups based on their cell wall structure. One group has a highly chemical resistant cell wall (HR-cell wall) containing algaenan. The other group is more susceptible to chemicals (LR-cell wall - Low resistant cell wall). Algaenan is considered as important molecule to explain...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Dunker S,Wilhelm C

更新日期：2018-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, 25 times more efficient at trapping heat than carbon dioxide. Ruminant methane emissions contribute almost 30% to anthropogenic sources of global atmospheric methane levels and a reduction in methane emissions would significantly contribute to slowing global temperature rises. Here ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Altermann E,Schofield LR,Ronimus RS,Beatty AK,Reilly K

更新日期：2018-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriocins are proteinaceous antibacterial compounds, produced by diverse bacteria, which have been successfully used as: (i) food biopreservative; (ii) anti-biofilm agents; and (iii) additives or alternatives to the currently existing antibiotics, to minimize the risk of emergence of resistant strains. However, the...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fahim HA,Khairalla AS,El-Gendy AO

更新日期：2016-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The ocean is considered to be a great reservoir of biodiversity. Microbial communities in marine environments are ecologically relevant as intermediaries of energy, and play an important role in nutrient regeneration cycles as decomposers of dead and decaying organic matter. In this sense, marine-derived fungi can be ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bonugli-Santos RC,Dos Santos Vasconcelos MR,Passarini MR,Vieira GA,Lopes VC,Mainardi PH,Dos Santos JA,de Azevedo Duarte L,Otero IV,da Silva Yoshida AM,Feitosa VA,Pessoa A Jr,Sette LD

更新日期：2015-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotides (NAD(H)) play a vital role in various biological processes, including keeping the cellular redox balance. In this study, we investigate the regulatory responses of Streptococcus pneumoniae D39 to NADH and characterize the role of the Rex protein as a transcriptional repressor of the ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Afzal M,Shafeeq S,Kuipers OP

更新日期：2018-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Similar to other CTX-M family enzymes, KLUC is a recently identified and emerging determinant of cefotaxime resistance that has been recovered from at least three Enterobacteriaceae species, including Kluyvera cryocrescens, Escherichia coli, and Enterobacter cloacae. Whether this extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) h...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li P,Shen K,Zhang Y,Ying J,Zhu T,Liu Y,Xu L,Lin C,Zhang K,Li P,Lu J,Li K,Yi H,Bao Q,Xu T

更新日期：2018-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular agents produced by newly isolated bacterial strains were able to catalyze the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The most effective isolates were identified as Bacillus pumilus, B. persicus, and Bacillus licheniformis using molecular identification. DLS analysis revealed that the AgNPs synthesize...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Elbeshehy EK,Elazzazy AM,Aggelis G

更新日期：2015-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Gut microbiota (GM) modifies the intrahepatic immune microenvironment, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Liver fibrosis-associated imprinting is predicted to be reflected in GM. This study investigated the link between GM and the intrahepatic T cell receptor (TCR) immune repertoire (IR), and whet...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liang Q,Zhang M,Hu Y,Zhang W,Zhu P,Chen Y,Xue P,Li Q,Wang K

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni is the major cause of human bacterial diarrhea worldwide. Its pathogenic mechanism remains poorly understood. cj0371 is a novel gene that was uncovered using immunoscreening. There have been no previous reports regarding its function. In this study, we constructed an insertion mutant and complemen...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Du X,Wang N,Ren F,Tang H,Jiao X,Huang J

更新日期：2016-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) relies heavily on the host cellular machinery for production of viral progeny. To exploit cellular proteins for replication and to overcome host factors with antiviral activity, HIV has evolved a set of regulatory and accessory proteins to shape an optimized environment for its repli...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen L,Keppler OT,Schölz C

更新日期：2018-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:To produce lignocellulosic biofuels economically, the complete release of monomers from the plant cell wall components, cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, through pre-treatment and hydrolysis (both enzymatic and chemical), and the efficient utilization of these monomers as carbon sources, is crucial. In addition, t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang W,Yang S,Hunsinger GB,Pienkos PT,Johnson DK

更新日期：2014-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the efficacy of the essential oil from Mentha spicata L. (MSEO) and M. × villosa Huds. (MVEO) to inactivate Candida albicans, C. tropicalis, Pichia anomala and Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Sabouraud dextrose broth and cashew, guava, mango, and pineapple juices during 72 h of refrigerated storage. T...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： da Cruz Almeida ET,de Medeiros Barbosa I,Tavares JF,Barbosa-Filho JM,Magnani M,de Souza EL

更新日期：2018-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) is threatened by the introduced ascomycete Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, the causal agent of ash dieback. Endophytic fungi are known to modulate their host's resistance against pathogens. To understand possible consequences of ash dieback on the endophytic mycobiome, F. excelsior leave...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Schlegel M,Queloz V,Sieber TN

更新日期：2018-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:H7N9 influenza virus was first isolated in 2013 and has caused five epidemic waves among humans to date. Treatment opinions are currently limited. Previously, we characterized a human neutralizing antibody, HNIgGA6, by isolating rearranged heavy- and light-chain genes from convalescent patients. The mAb disrupts viral...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen C,Liu Z,Liu L,Wang J,Jin Q

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction:Aspergillus can cause different allergic diseases including allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) and allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS). ABPA is allergic pulmonary disease against Aspergillus antigens. AFRS is a type of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) presented as hypersensitivity reactions to t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Barac A,Ong DSY,Jovancevic L,Peric A,Surda P,Tomic Spiric V,Rubino S

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Formate dehydrogenase H (FDH-H) and [NiFe]-hydrogenase 3 (Hyd-3) form the catalytic components of the hydrogen-producing formate hydrogenlyase (FHL) complex, which disproportionates formate to H2 and CO2 during mixed acid fermentation in enterobacteria. FHL comprises minimally seven proteins and little is understood a...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pinske C

更新日期：2018-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of antibiotics on a mass scale, particularly in farming, and their release into the environment has led to a rapid emergence of resistant bacteria. Once emerged, resistance determinants are spread by horizontal gene transfer among strains of the same as well as disparate bacterial species. Their accumulation i...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bukowski M,Piwowarczyk R,Madry A,Zagorski-Przybylo R,Hydzik M,Wladyka B

更新日期：2019-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to decipher the nature of the slowly growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tuberculosis) lineage 7, the differentially abundant proteins in strains of M. tuberculosis lineage 7 and lineage 4 were defined. Comparative proteomic analysis by mass spectrometry was employed to identify, quantitate and compare the ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yimer SA,Birhanu AG,Kalayou S,Riaz T,Zegeye ED,Beyene GT,Holm-Hansen C,Norheim G,Abebe M,Aseffa A,Tønjum T

更新日期：2017-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-17A (IL-17A) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine produced by TH17 cells that participates and contributes in host defense and autoimmune disease. We have recently reported antitumor properties of the probiotic strain of Lactobacillus casei BL23 in mice and TH17 cells was shown to play an important role in this ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jacouton E,Torres Maravilla E,Boucard AS,Pouderous N,Pessoa Vilela AP,Naas I,Chain F,Azevedo V,Langella P,Bermúdez-Humarán LG

更新日期：2019-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungi play a critical role in the degradation of organic matter. Because different combinations of fungi result in different rates of decomposition, determining how climate change will affect microbial composition and function is fundamental to predicting future environments. Fungal response to global change is patter...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Amend AS,Matulich KL,Martiny JB

更新日期：2015-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Viruses and plasmids can introduce novel DNA into bacterial cells, thereby creating an opportunity for genome expansion; conversely, CRISPR, the prokaryotic adaptive immune system, which targets and eliminates foreign DNAs, may impair genome expansions. Recent studies presented conflicting results over the impact of C...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gao NL,Chen J,Wang T,Lercher MJ,Chen WH

更新日期：2019-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The family Reoviridae is one of the largest virus families with genomes composed of 9-12 double-stranded RNA segments. It includes members infecting organisms from protists to humans. It is well known that reovirus genomes are prone to various types of genome alterations including intragenic rearrangement and reassort...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tanaka T,Eusebio-Cope A,Sun L,Suzuki N

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interferon (IFN) system is one of the most important defensive responses of mammals against viruses, and is rapidly evoked when the pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) of viruses are sensed. Non-self, virus-derived RNA species have been identified as the PAMPs of RNA viruses. In the present study, we co...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yoshida A,Kawabata R,Honda T,Tomonaga K,Sakaguchi T,Irie T

更新日期：2015-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Microorganisms are capable of synthesizing a plethora of secondary metabolites including the long-overlooked volatile organic compounds. Little knowledge has been accumulated regarding the regulation of the biosynthesis of such mVOCs. The emission of the unique compound sodorifen of Serratia plymuthica isolates was si...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Magnus N,Weise T,Piechulla B

更新日期：2017-12-19 00:00:00