Crystal Structure of Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase from the Gram-Positive Bacterial Pathogen A. vaginae, an Immunoevasive Factor that Interacts with the Human C5a Anaphylatoxin.

abstract：:Woodchip bioreactor technology removes nitrate from agricultural subsurface drainage by using denitrifying microorganisms. Although woodchip bioreactors have demonstrated success in many field locations, low water temperature can significantly limit bioreactor efficiency and performance. To improve bioreactor performa...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jang J,Anderson EL,Venterea RT,Sadowsky MJ,Rosen CJ,Feyereisen GW,Ishii S

更新日期：2019-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The ubiquitous Gram-negative bacterium Legionella pneumophila parasitizes environ mental amoebae and, upon inhalation, replicates in alveolar macrophages, thus causing a life-threatening pneumonia called "Legionnaires' disease." The opportunistic pathogen employs a bi-phasic life cycle, alternating between a replicati...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hochstrasser R,Hilbi H

更新日期：2017-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Shewanella oneidensis strain MR-1 is a facultative anaerobic bacterium capable of respiring a multitude of electron acceptors, many of which require the Mtr respiratory pathway. The core Mtr respiratory pathway includes a periplasmic c-type cytochrome (MtrA), an integral outer-membrane β-barrel protein (MtrB), and an ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Coursolle D,Gralnick JA

更新日期：2012-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a potent pro-inflammatory cytokine, which mediates the regulation of diverse cellular functions. It is produced by extravillous trophoblastic cells and has been found to be involved in the pathogenesis of diseases caused by some protozoa, including Toxoplasma gondii. Pre...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Milian ICB,Silva RJ,Manzan-Martins C,Barbosa BF,Guirelli PM,Ribeiro M,de Oliveira Gomes A,Ietta F,Mineo JR,Silva Franco P,Ferro EAV

更新日期：2019-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A library of 14 minimally cytotoxic diterpenoid-like compounds (CC50 > 70 μM on HepG2 human liver cells) was screened against Mycobacterium smegmatis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli to determine antimicrobial activity. Some compounds with a phenethyl alcohol (PE) core substituted with a β-cyclocitral deri...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Crusco A,Baptista R,Bhowmick S,Beckmann M,Mur LAJ,Westwell AD,Hoffmann KF

更新日期：2019-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficiency of horizontal gene transfer, which contributes to acquisition and spread of antibiotic resistance and pathogenicity traits, depends on nucleotide sequence and different mismatch-repair (MMR) proteins participate in this process. To study how MutL and MutS MMR proteins regulate recombination across speci...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Carrasco B,Serrano E,Martín-González A,Moreno-Herrero F,Alonso JC

更新日期：2019-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently microorganisms are best identified using 16S rRNA and 18S rRNA gene sequencing. However, in recent years matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has emerged as a potential tool for microbial identification and diagnosis. During the MALDI-TOF MS process, mic...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Singhal N,Kumar M,Kanaujia PK,Virdi JS

更新日期：2015-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea (AOB and AOA, respectively) to the net oxidation of ammonia varies greatly between terrestrial environments. To better understand, predict and possibly manage terrestrial nitrogen turnover, we need to develop a conceptual understanding of ammonia oxidation as ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Daebeler A,Abell GC,Bodelier PL,Bodrossy L,Frampton DM,Hefting MM,Laanbroek HJ

更新日期：2012-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background:Tyrophagus putrescentiae is a ubiquitous mite species in soil, stored products and house dust and infests food and causes allergies in people. T. putrescentiae populations harbor different bacterial communities, including intracellular symbionts and gut bacteria. The spread of microorganisms via the fecal p...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hubert J,Nesvorna M,Sopko B,Smrz J,Klimov P,Erban T

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) is based on self-granulated flocs forming mobile biofilms with a gel-like consistence. Bacterial and structural dynamics from flocs to granules were followed in anaerobic-aerobic sequencing batch reactors (SBR) fed with synthetic wastewater, namely a bubble column (BC-SBR) operated under ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Weissbrodt DG,Neu TR,Kuhlicke U,Rappaz Y,Holliger C

更新日期：2013-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Food contamination by staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) is responsible for many food poisoning outbreaks (FPOs) each year, and they represent the third leading cause of FPOs in Europe. SEs constitute a protein family with 27 proteins. However, enzyme immunoassays can only detect directly in food the five classical SEs...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Merda D,Felten A,Vingadassalon N,Denayer S,Titouche Y,Decastelli L,Hickey B,Kourtis C,Daskalov H,Mistou MY,Hennekinne JA

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to investigate and compare the complete nucleotide sequences of the multidrug resistance plasmids pVb0267 and pVb0499, which were recovered from foodborne Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolates, and analyze the genetic environment of blaCTX-M-55 to provide insight into the dissemination mechanisms of this re...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zheng Z,Li R,Ye L,Wai-Chi Chan E,Xia X,Chen S

更新日期：2019-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of next generation sequencing (NGS) has enabled investigations of the gut microbiome with unprecedented resolution and throughput. This has stimulated the development of sophisticated bioinformatics tools to analyze the massive amounts of data generated. Researchers therefore need a clear understanding of t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jovel J,Patterson J,Wang W,Hotte N,O'Keefe S,Mitchel T,Perry T,Kao D,Mason AL,Madsen KL,Wong GK

更新日期：2016-04-20 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：:Avibacterium paragallinarum, the causative agent of infectious coryza, is known to release outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). In the present study, we investigated the composition, bioactivities, and functional properties of the OMVs of A. paragallinarum. Following extraction and purification, the OMVs were observed to b...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mei C,Sun AH,Blackall PJ,Xian H,Li SF,Gong YM,Wang HJ

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial symbionts account for survival, development, fitness and evolution of eukaryotic hosts. These microorganisms together with their host form a biological unit known as holobiont. Recent studies have revealed that the holobiont of agaves and cacti comprises a diverse and structured microbiome, which might be im...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Flores-Núñez VM,Fonseca-García C,Desgarennes D,Eloe-Fadrosh E,Woyke T,Partida-Martínez LP

更新日期：2020-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Removal of carbon through the precipitation and burial of calcium carbonate in marine sediments constitutes over 70% of the total carbon on Earth and is partitioned between coastal and pelagic zones. The precipitation of authigenic calcium carbonate in seawater, however, has been hotly debated because despite being in...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lisle JT,Robbins LL

更新日期：2016-12-09 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：:As a natural severe contaminant of stored grains and other crops worldwide, Aspergillus flavus can produce aflatoxins (AFs), the most powerful naturally producing toxic and hepatocarcinogenic compounds. AFs production is regulated by diverse factors including AFs cluster genes, transcription factors, regulators, and e...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li X,Jiang Y,Ma L,Ma X,Liu Y,Shan J,Ma K,Xing F

更新日期：2020-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Gaining a greater understanding of the plant microbiota and its interactions with its host plant heralds a new era of scientific discovery in agriculture. Different agricultural management practices influence soil microbial populations by changing a soil's physical, chemical and biological properties. However, the imp...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rathore R,Dowling DN,Forristal PD,Spink J,Cotter PD,Bulgarelli D,Germaine KJ

更新日期：2017-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Root exudates mediate soil microbiome composition and diversity, which might further influence plant development and health. Vanillic acid from root exudates is usually referred as autotoxin of cucumber, however, how vanillic acid affect soil microbial community diversities and abundances remains unclear. In this stud...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen S,Yu H,Zhou X,Wu F

更新日期：2018-09-18 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：:Clostridium difficile is a common cause of health-care acquired diarrhea, resulting in a spectrum of disease from mild diarrhea to life-threatening illness. Sixty Lactobacillus strains were screened for anti-C. difficile activity using a co-culture method. Based on their ability to inhibit C. difficile, L. gasseri APC...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Quigley L,Coakley M,Alemayehu D,Rea MC,Casey PG,O'Sullivan Ó,Murphy E,Kiely B,Cotter PD,Hill C,Ross RP

更新日期：2019-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Yeasts play an important role in the food and beverage industry, especially in products such as bread, wine, and beer, among many others. However, their use as a starter in table olive processing has not yet been studied in detail. The candidate yeast strains should be able to dominate fermentation, together with lact...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Arroyo-López FN,Romero-Gil V,Bautista-Gallego J,Rodríguez-Gómez F,Jiménez-Díaz R,García-García P,Querol A,Garrido-Fernández A

更新日期：2012-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunist fungal pathogen that causes meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised patients. During infection, this basidiomycete yeast has to adapt to several adverse conditions, especially nutrient availability. The interruption on various amino acid biosynthetic pathways and on amino aci...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Martho KF,Brustolini OJB,Vasconcelos AT,Vallim MA,Pascon RC

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrospective studies involving the screening of frozen stored collections of samples are commonplace when a new threat emerges, but it has been demonstrated that the freeze-thaw process can affect bacterial viability. The study of colistin-resistant bacteria in human and animal samples is an example of this issue. In...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Miguela-Villoldo P,Moreno MA,Hernández M,Rodríguez-Lázaro D,Gallardo A,Borge C,Quesada A,Domínguez L,Ugarte-Ruiz M

更新日期：2020-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Organic farming system and sustainable management of soil pathogens aim at reducing the use of agricultural chemicals in order to improve ecosystem health. Despite the essential role of microbial communities in agro-ecosystems, we still have limited understanding of the complex response of microbial diversity and comp...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lupatini M,Korthals GW,de Hollander M,Janssens TK,Kuramae EE

更新日期：2017-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:When one thinks of the Gram+ cell wall, the peptidoglycan (PG) scaffold in particular comes to mind. However, the cell wall also consists of many other components, for example those that are covalently linked to the PG: the wall teichoic acid and the cell wall proteins tethered by the sortase. In addition, there are c...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Nguyen MT,Matsuo M,Niemann S,Herrmann M,Götz F

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Gut microbiota play a key role in the development of metabolic disorders. Defining and correlating structural shifts in gut microbial assemblages with conditions related to metabolic syndrome have, however, been proven difficult. Results from 16S genomic DNA and 16S ribosomal RNA analyses of fecal samples may differ w...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ji Y,Park S,Park H,Hwang E,Shin H,Pot B,Holzapfel WH

更新日期：2018-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Seeds play key roles in the acquisition of plant pioneer microbiota, including the transmission of microbes from parent plants to offspring. However, the issues about seed microbial communities are mostly unknown, especially for their potential origins and the factors influencing the structure and composition. In this...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhou X,Wang JT,Zhang ZF,Li W,Chen W,Cai L

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00