HIV-1 Tat and Viral Latency: What We Can Learn from Naturally Occurring Sequence Variations.

abstract：:Bacillus pumilus 64-1, a bacterial strain isolated from the marine sponge Plakina cyanorosea, which exhibits antimicrobial activity against both pathogenic and drug-resistant Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. This study aimed to conduct an in-depth genomic analysis of this bioactive sponge-derived strain. The ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Freitas-Silva J,de Oliveira BFR,Vigoder FM,Muricy G,Dobson ADW,Laport MS

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Ever since the publication of the seminal paper by Lynn Margulis in 1967 proposing the theory of the endosymbiotic origin of organelles, the study of the symbiotic relationships between unicellular eukaryotes and prokaryotes has received ever-growing attention by microbiologists and evolutionists alike. While the evol...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Henriquez FL,Mooney R,Bandel T,Giammarini E,Zeroual M,Fiori PL,Margarita V,Rappelli P,Dessì D

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Particle-associated bacteria (PAB) and free-living bacteria (FLB) from aquatic environments during phytoplankton blooms differ in their physical distance from algae. Both the interactions within PAB and FLB community fractions and their relationship with the surrounding environmental properties are largely unknown. He...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yang C,Wang Q,Simon PN,Liu J,Liu L,Dai X,Zhang X,Kuang J,Igarashi Y,Pan X,Luo F

更新日期：2017-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The phytopathogen Xylella fastidiosa causes economic losses in important agricultural crops. Xylem vessel occlusion caused by biofilm formation is the major mechanism underlying the pathogenicity of distinct strains of X. fastidiosa. Here, we provide a detailed in vitro characterization of the extracellular proteins o...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mendes JS,Santiago AS,Toledo MA,Horta MA,de Souza AA,Tasic L,de Souza AP

更新日期：2016-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The oral cavity is a complex environment harboring diverse microbial species that often co-exist within biofilms formed on oral surfaces. Within a biofilm, inter-species interactions can be synergistic in that the presence of one organism generates a niche for another enhancing colonization. Among these species are th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Khoury ZH,Vila T,Puthran TR,Sultan AS,Montelongo-Jauregui D,Melo MAS,Jabra-Rizk MA

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We characterized the mechanism of fluoroquinolone-resistance in two isolates of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae having fluoroquinolone-efflux as unique mechanism of resistance. Whole genome sequencing and genetic transformation experiments were performed together with phenotypic determinations of the efflux mechanism. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Alvarado M,Martín-Galiano AJ,Ferrándiz MJ,Zaballos Á,de la Campa AG

更新日期：2017-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal microbiota is a complex microbial community, with diverse and stable populations hosted by the gastrointestinal tract since birth. This ecosystem holds multiple anti-infectious, anti-inflammatory, and immune modulating roles decisive for intestinal homeostasis. Among these, colonization resistance refer...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Iacob S,Iacob DG,Luminos LM

更新日期：2019-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The bipolar flagella of the foodborne bacterial pathogen Campylobacter jejuni confer motility, which is essential for virulence. The flagella of C. jejuni are post-translationally modified, but how this process is controlled is not well understood. In this work, we have identified a novel PAS-domain containing regulat...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Reuter M,Periago PM,Mulholland F,Brown HL,van Vliet AH

更新日期：2015-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:It is reported that a wide range of bacterial infections are polymicrobial, and the members in a local microcommunity can influence the growth of neighbors through physical and chemical interactions. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important opportunistic pathogen that normally causes a variety of acute and chronic infec...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhao K,Du L,Lin J,Yuan Y,Wang X,Yue B,Wang X,Guo Y,Chu Y,Zhou Y

更新日期：2018-10-11 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：:The study of inorganic nutrients dynamics in shallow sediments usually focuses on two main pools: porewater (PW) nutrients and exchangeable (EX) ammonium and phosphate. Recently, it has been found that microphytobenthos (MPB) and other microorganisms can accumulate large amounts of nutrients intracellularly (IC), high...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Garcia-Robledo E,Bohorquez J,Corzo A,Jimenez-Arias JL,Papaspyrou S

更新日期：2016-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Antibiotic resistant bacteria are a growing concern worldwide. Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) represent the most common resistance mechanism of Gram-negative bacteria against β-lactams, underlining the need for adequate diagnostic methods that provide reliable information in the shortest time poss...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Correa-Martínez CL,Idelevich EA,Sparbier K,Kostrzewa M,Becker K

更新日期：2019-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a wide epidemiological study of 499 E. coli isolates recovered from 179 outbreaks of enteric colibacillosis from pig production farms in Spain during a period of 10 years. Most samples were of diarrheagenic cases occurred during the post-wean period (PWD) which showed to be significantly associated with ETEC (...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： García-Meniño I,García V,Mora A,Díaz-Jiménez D,Flament-Simon SC,Alonso MP,Blanco JE,Blanco M,Blanco J

更新日期：2018-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of antibiotic resistance poses an increasing threat to global health. Understanding how resistance develops in bacteria is critical for the advancement of new strategies to combat antibiotic resistance. In the 1980s, it was discovered that certain antibiotics induce elevated rates of mutation in bacter...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Revitt-Mills SA,Robinson A

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The microbial processes of denitrification and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) are two important nitrate reducing mechanisms in soil, which are responsible for the loss of nitrate ([Formula: see text]) and production of the potent greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide (N(2)O). A number of factors are known ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Giles M,Morley N,Baggs EM,Daniell TJ

更新日期：2012-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungi have increased tolerance to environmental stress (also related to the access of pollutants, e.g., trace elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAHs). The aim of the study was to evaluate the mycobiome and functional diversity of fungi in long-term crude-oil contaminated soils as the potential bioremediato...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gałązka A,Grządziel J,Gałązka R,Gawryjołek K,Ukalska-Jaruga A,Smreczak B

更新日期：2020-09-17 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：:Microbial eukaryotes can play prominent roles in the Arctic marine ecosystem, but their diversity and variability is not well known in the ice-covered ecosystems. We determined the community composition of microbial eukaryotes in an Arctic under-ice spring bloom north of Svalbard using metabarcoding of DNA and RNA fro...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Meshram AR,Vader A,Kristiansen S,Gabrielsen TM

更新日期：2017-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) is a chronic and progressive condition with a series of vulvovaginal, sexual, and lower urinary tract discomforts, mainly due to hypoestrogenism. Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) has generally been considered as the most effective treatment for GSM. In addition, vaginal microb...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Geng L,Huang W,Jiang S,Zheng Y,Zhou Y,Zhou Y,Hu J,Li P,Tao M

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella pneumophila is a natural intracellular bacterial parasite of free-living freshwater protozoa and an accidental human pathogen that causes Legionnaires' disease. L. pneumophila differentiates, and does it in style. Recent experimental data on L. pneumophila's differentiation point at the existence of a compl...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Robertson P,Abdelhady H,Garduño RA

更新日期：2014-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Parvoviruses are a diverse group of viruses that are capable of infecting a wide range of animals. In this study, we report the discovery of a novel parvovirus, tilapia parvovirus HMU-HKU, in the fecal samples of crocodiles and intestines of tilapia in Hainan Province, China. The novel parvovirus was firstly identifie...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Du J,Wang W,Chan JF,Wang G,Huang Y,Yi Y,Zhu Z,Peng R,Hu X,Wu Y,Zeng J,Zheng J,Cui X,Niu L,Zhao W,Lu G,Yuen KY,Yin F

更新日期：2019-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica causes substantial morbidity and mortality in humans and animals. Infection and intestinal colonization by S. enterica require virulence factors that mediate bacterial binding and invasion of enterocytes and innate immune cells. Some S. enterica colonization factors and their alleles are host restr...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yue M,Schifferli DM

更新日期：2014-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Edaphic cyanobacteria and algae have been extensively studied in dryland soils because they play key roles in the formation of biological soil crusts and the stabilization of soil surfaces. Yet, in temperate agricultural crop soils, little is understood about the functional significance of indigenous photosynthetic mi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Crouzet O,Consentino L,Pétraud JP,Marrauld C,Aguer JP,Bureau S,Le Bourvellec C,Touloumet L,Bérard A

更新日期：2019-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Newborns and unvaccinated infants, compared to other age groups, are more susceptible to pertussis infection, manifesting severe symptoms leading to a higher mortality. The recent increase in pertussis cases demands more effective strategies to overcome this major health problem. In parallel with maternal-immunization...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Martin Aispuro P,Ambrosis N,Zurita ME,Gaillard ME,Bottero D,Hozbor DF

更新日期：2020-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Black shank, caused by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora nicotianae, is responsible for huge economic losses worldwide. Research has focused on biocontrol to prevent disease and to minimize the use of synthetic fungicides. Methods:We explored and compared the efficacy of suppressive microflora cultured fro...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liu T,Xiao Y,Yin J,Yi T,Zhou Z,Hsiang T,Tang Q,Chen W

更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Site-directed mutagenesis enables researchers to switch a gene of interest off for functional characterization of the gene. In the pathogenic yeasts, Cryptococcus neoformans and sister species C. deneoformans, this is almost exclusively achieved by introducing DNA into cells through either biolistic transformation or ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： du Plooy LM,Sebolai OM,Pohl CH,Albertyn J

更新日期：2018-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Pockmarks are crater-like depression on the seafloor associated with hydrocarbon ascent through muddy sediments in continental shelves around the world. In this study, we examine the diversity and distribution of benthic microbial communities at shallow-water pockmarks adjacent to the Middle Adriatic Ridge. We integra...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Giovannelli D,d'Errico G,Fiorentino F,Fattorini D,Regoli F,Angeletti L,Bakran-Petricioli T,Vetriani C,Yücel M,Taviani M,Manini E

更新日期：2016-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria often exist in polymicrobial communities where they compete for limited resources. Intrinsic to this competition is the ability of some species to inhibit or kill their competitors. This phenomenon is pervasive throughout the human body where commensal bacteria block the colonization of incoming microorganism...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hardy BL,Bansal G,Hewlett KH,Arora A,Schaffer SD,Kamau E,Bennett JW,Merrell DS

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01776.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lemieux-Labonté V,Dorville NAS,Willis CKR,Lapointe FJ

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02612.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Treven P,Mahnič A,Rupnik M,Golob M,Pirš T,Matijašić BB,Lorbeg PM

更新日期：2020-01-29 00:00:00