Removal of Foodborne Pathogen Biofilms by Acidic Electrolyzed Water.

abstract：:The Nanhai No. 1 shipwreck is a Chinese merchant ship in the Southern Song Dynasty, and now it is stored in a huge enclosed glass warehouse in Maritime Silk Road Museum in Guangdong Province. At present, the hull of the Nanhai No. 1 shipwreck is still being excavated, and a small part of the hull wood is soaked in a s...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Han Y,Huang X,Wang Y,Du J,Ma K,Chen Y,Li N,Zhang Z,Pan J

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A Burkholderia cenocepacia infection usually leads to reduced survival and fatal cepacia syndrome in cystic fibrosis patients. The identification of B. cenocepacia essential genes for in vivo survival is key to designing new anti-infectives therapies. We used the Transposon-Directed Insertion Sequencing (TraDIS) appro...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wong YC,Abd El Ghany M,Ghazzali RNM,Yap SJ,Hoh CC,Pain A,Nathan S

更新日期：2018-05-29 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：:The search for novel renewable products over synthetics hallmarked this decade and those of the recent past. Most economies that are prospecting on biodiversity for improved bio-economy favor renewable resources over synthetics for the potential opportunity they hold. However, this field is still nascent as the bulk o...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Nnolim NE,Udenigwe CC,Okoh AI,Nwodo UU

更新日期：2020-12-18 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：:Candida albicans can form biofilms composed of yeast, hyphal, and pseudohyphal elements, and C. albicans cells in the hyphal stage could be a virulence factor. The present study describes the chemical composition, antibiofilm, and antihyphal activities of cedar leaf essential oil (CLEO), which was found to possess rem...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Manoharan RK,Lee JH,Lee J

更新日期：2017-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections due to meropenem-nonsusceptible bacterial strains (MNBSs) with meropenem minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) ≥ 16 mg/L have become an urgent problem. Currently, the optimal treatment strategy for these cases remains uncertain due to some limitations of currently available mono- and combination therapy ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Song X,Wu Y,Cao L,Yao D,Long M

更新日期：2019-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced treatment facilities for potable water reuse of wastewater are designed to achieve high removal levels of specific pathogens, as well as many other constituents. However, changes to the microbial community throughout treatment, storage, and distribution of this water have not been well characterized. We appli...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kantor RS,Miller SE,Nelson KL

更新日期：2019-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Emerging evidence suggests that antibodies against merozoite proteins involved in Plasmodium falciparum invasion into the red blood cell (RBC) play an important role in clinical immunity to malaria. The protein family of parasite antigens known as P. falciparum reticulocyte binding protein-like homolog (PfRh) is requi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chiu CY,Healer J,Thompson JK,Chen L,Kaul A,Savergave L,Raghuwanshi A,Li Wai Suen CS,Siba PM,Schofield L,Mueller I,Cowman AF,Hansen DS

更新日期：2014-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Although complete genome sequences hold particular value for an accurate description of core genomes, the identification of strain-specific genes, and as the optimal basis for functional genomics studies, they are still largely underrepresented in public repositories. Based on an assessment of the genome assembly comp...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Schmid M,Muri J,Melidis D,Varadarajan AR,Somerville V,Wicki A,Moser A,Bourqui M,Wenzel C,Eugster-Meier E,Frey JE,Irmler S,Ahrens CH

更新日期：2018-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Trait-based approaches provide a mechanistic framework to understand and predict the structure and functioning of microbial communities. Resource utilization traits and trade-offs are among key microbial traits that describe population dynamics and competition among microbes. Several important trade-offs have been ide...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Litchman E,Edwards KF,Klausmeier CA

更新日期：2015-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Nowadays, contamination of agricultural commodities with fungi and their mycotoxins is one of the most annoying with regard to food safety and pose serious health risk. Therefore, there is a requisite to propose suitable mitigation strategies to reduce the contamination of fungi and mycotoxins in agricultural commodit...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kalagatur NK,Kamasani JR,Siddaiah C,Gupta VK,Krishna K,Mudili V

更新日期：2018-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:In bacteria, transfer-messenger RNA (tmRNA) and SmpB comprise the most common and effective system for rescuing stalled ribosomes. Ribosomes stall on mRNA transcripts lacking stop codons and are rescued as the defective mRNA is swapped for the tmRNA template in a process known as trans-translation. The tmRNA-SmpB comp...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Miller MR,Buskirk AR

更新日期：2014-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The study evaluated the in vitro antimicrobial and antibiofilm efficacy of an antimicrobial peptide (AMP), lactoferricin (17-30) [Lfcin (17-30)], against biofilm-forming multi-drug-resistant (MDR) strains of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC), and subsequently, the in vivo antimicrobial efficacy was assessed in...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Vergis J,Malik SS,Pathak R,Kumar M,Ramanjaneya S,Kurkure NV,Barbuddhe SB,Rawool DB

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:DsrAB-type dissimilatory sulfite reductase is a key enzyme of microbial sulfur-dependent energy metabolism. Sulfur oxidizers also contain DsrL, which is essential for sulfur oxidation in Allochromatium vinosum. This NAD(P)H oxidoreductase acts as physiological partner of oxidative-type rDsrAB. Recent analyses uncovere...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Löffler M,Wallerang KB,Venceslau SS,Pereira IAC,Dahl C

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Brown macroalgae are an essential component of temperate coastal ecosystems and a growing economic sector. They harbor diverse microbial communities that regulate algal development and health. This algal holobiont is dynamic and achieves equilibrium via a complex network of microbial and host interactions. We now repo...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tourneroche A,Lami R,Hubas C,Blanchet E,Vallet M,Escoubeyrou K,Paris A,Prado S

更新日期：2019-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymerase basic protein 1 (PB1), the catalytic core of the influenza A virus RNA polymerase complex, is essential for viral transcription and replication. Dendritic cells (DCs) possess important antigen presenting ability and a crucial role in recognizing and clearing virus. MicroRNA (miRNA) influence the development...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lin J,Xia J,Tu CZ,Zhang KY,Zeng Y,Yang Q

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A microbe is a microscopic organism which may exists in its single-celled form or in a colony of cells. In recent years, accumulating researchers have been engaged in the field of uncovering microbe-disease associations since microbes are found to be closely related to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of many ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： He BS,Peng LH,Li Z

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nisin, an important bacteriocin from Lactococcus lactis subsp., is primarily active against various Gram-positive bacteria. Leucocin C, produced by Leuconostoc carnosum 4010, is a class IIa bacteriocin used to inhibit the growth of Listeria monocytogenes. Because two bacteriocins have different modes of action, the co...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fu Y,Mu D,Qiao W,Zhu D,Wang X,Liu F,Xu H,Saris P,Kuipers OP,Qiao M

更新日期：2018-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria carrying antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are naturally prevalent in lotic ecosystems such as rivers. Their ability to spread in anthropogenic waters could lead to the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria of clinical importance. For this study, three regions of the Isabela river, an important urban riv...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Calderón VV,Bonnelly R,Del Rosario C,Duarte A,Baraúna R,Ramos RT,Perdomo OP,Rodriguez de Francisco LE,Franco EF

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate and predict the transmission dynamics of respiratory viruses, the estimation of the basic reproduction number, R0, is essential. Recently, approximate Bayesian computation methods have been used as likelihood free methods to estimate epidemiological model parameters, particularly R0. In this paper, we expl...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tessmer HL,Ito K,Omori R

更新日期：2018-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The contamination of maize with fungi and subsequent mycotoxins is a pivotal and long-standing safety concern in the maize industry. In this study, the inhibitory effects of the complex essential oils (cinnamaldehyde, citral, eugenol, and menthol, 3:3:2:2, v/v) on fungal growth and mycotoxins production in stored maiz...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang L,Liu B,Jin J,Ma L,Dai X,Pan L,Liu Y,Zhao Y,Xing F

更新日期：2019-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Several Bacillus strains exert beneficial effects on the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis and host health. However, whether Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (BA) can improve gut microbial dysbiosis and ameliorate colitis is unknown. Therefore, we conducted the present study to investigate the effects of BA administrati...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Cao G,Wang K,Li Z,Tao F,Xu Y,Lan J,Chen G,Yang C

更新日期：2019-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional oligosaccharides, known as prebiotics, and ordinary dietary fiber have important roles in modulating the structure of intestinal microbiota. To investigate their effects on the intestinal microecosystem, three kinds of diets containing different prebiotics were used to feed mice for 3 weeks, as follows: GI ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Cheng W,Lu J,Li B,Lin W,Zhang Z,Wei X,Sun C,Chi M,Bi W,Yang B,Jiang A,Yuan J

更新日期：2017-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Abortive infection is an anti-phage mechanism employed by a bacterium to initiate its own death upon phage infection. This reduces, or eliminates, production of viral progeny and protects clonal siblings in the bacterial population by an act akin to an "altruistic suicide." Abortive infection can be mediated by a Type...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen B,Akusobi C,Fang X,Salmond GPC

更新日期：2017-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas disease (Cd) or American human trypanosomiasis is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and affects ~7 million people, mostly in Latin America. The infective trypomastigote forms of the parasite can invade several human blood cell populations, including monocytes and dendritic cells (DC). Although these cells display a w...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lonien SCH,Malvezi AD,Suzukawa HT,Yamauchi LM,Yamada-Ogatta SF,Rizzo LV,Bordignon J,Pinge-Filho P

更新日期：2017-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Probiotics are functional foods that can effectively regulate lipid reduction and maintain body health. In this study, a strain of Lactobacillus fermentum CQPC04 (LF-CQPC04) isolated from traditional naturally fermented vegetables (Sichuan pickles) was studied, and its effects on lipid reduction in mice, as well as it...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yi R,Tan F,Zhou X,Mu J,Li L,Du X,Yang Z,Zhao X

更新日期：2020-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:High dispersal rates are known to homogenize host's population genetic structure in panmictic species and to disrupt host local adaptation to the environment. Long-distance dispersal might also spread micro-organisms across large geographical areas. However, so far, to which extent selection mechanisms that shape host...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gillingham MAF,Béchet A,Cézilly F,Wilhelm K,Rendón-Martos M,Borghesi F,Nissardi S,Baccetti N,Azafzaf H,Menke S,Kayser Y,Sommer S

更新日期：2019-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Many bacteria regulate gene expression in response to phosphate availability using a two-component signal transduction system, the activity of which is controlled by interaction with the Pst phosphate specific transporter and a cytoplasmic protein PhoU. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Brokaw AM,Eide BJ,Muradian M,Boster JM,Tischler AD

更新日期：2017-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular vesicles secreted by Gram-negative bacteria have proven to be important in bacterial defense, communication and host-pathogen relationships. They resemble smaller versions of the bacterial mother cell, with similar contents of proteins, LPS, DNA, and RNA. Vesicles can elicit a protective immune response ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Langlete P,Krabberød AK,Winther-Larsen HC

更新日期：2019-11-22 00:00:00