The Two-Component System RsrS-RsrR Regulates the Tetrathionate Intermediate Pathway for Thiosulfate Oxidation in Acidithiobacillus caldus.

abstract：:Bacterial pathogens cause a number of lethal diseases. Opportunistic bacterial pathogens grouped into ESKAPE pathogens that are linked to the high degree of morbidity, mortality and increased costs as described by Infectious Disease Society of America. Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the ESKAPE pathogens which cause...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tiwari V,Roy R,Tiwari M

更新日期：2015-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The diversity of fungi in grape must and during wine fermentation was investigated in this study by culture-dependent and culture-independent techniques. Carignan and Grenache grapes were harvested from three vineyards in the Priorat region (Spain) in 2012, and nine samples were selected from the grape must after crus...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang C,García-Fernández D,Mas A,Esteve-Zarzoso B

更新日期：2015-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Adaptation to changes in osmolarity is fundamental for the survival of living cells, and has implications in food and industrial biotechnology. It has been extensively studied in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, where the Hog1 stress activated protein kinase was discovered about 20 years ago. Hog1 is the core of th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gonzalez R,Morales P,Tronchoni J,Cordero-Bueso G,Vaudano E,Quirós M,Novo M,Torres-Pérez R,Valero E

更新日期：2016-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Many bacteria produce cytolytic toxins that target host cells or other competing microbes. It is well known that environmental factors control toxin expression, however, recent work suggests that some bacteria manipulate the fold of these protein toxins to control their function. The β-sheet rich amyloid fold is a hig...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Syed AK,Boles BR

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria in nature are usually found in complex multicellular structures, called biofilms. One common form of a biofilm is pellicle-a floating mat of bacteria formed in the water-air interphase. So far, our knowledge on the basic mechanisms underlying the formation of biofilms at air-liquid interfaces is not complete....

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Steinberg N,Rosenberg G,Keren-Paz A,Kolodkin-Gal I

更新日期：2018-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Both intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms regulating bacterial expression have been elucidated and described, however, such studies have mainly focused on local effects on the two-dimensional structure of the prokaryote genome while long-range as well as spatial interactions influencing gene expression are still only po...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Krogh TJ,Franke A,Møller-Jensen J,Kaleta C

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-two oenological strains of Lb. plantarum were assessed for their response to ethanol and pH values generally encountered in wines. Strains showed a higher variability in the survival when exposed to low pH (3.5 or 3.0) than when exposed to ethanol (10 or 14%). The study allowed to individuate the highest ethanol...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Succi M,Pannella G,Tremonte P,Tipaldi L,Coppola R,Iorizzo M,Lombardi SJ,Sorrentino E

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogenic bacterial persisters are responsible for the recalcitrance of chronic and persistent infections to antimicrobial therapy. Although the mechanisms of persister formation and survival have been widely studied in Escherichia coli, persistence mechanisms in Staphylococcus aureus remain largely unknown. Here, we...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang W,Chen J,Chen G,Du X,Cui P,Wu J,Zhao J,Wu N,Zhang W,Li M,Zhang Y

更新日期：2015-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and Aim: The circulating recombinant form 02_AG (CRF02_AG) is the predominant clade among the human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) non-Bs with a prevalence of 5.97% (95% Confidence Interval-CI: 5.41-6.57%) across Spain. Our aim was to estimate the levels of regional clustering for CRF02_AG and the sp...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kostaki EG,Flampouris A,Karamitros T,Chueca N,Alvarez M,Casas P,Alejos B,Hatzakis A,Garcia F,Paraskevis D,CoRIS.

更新日期：2019-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is characterized by a dynamic process and highly variable progression. Although extensive comparisons have been reported between the minority of non-progressors (NPGs) and the majority of progressors (PGs), the underlying mechanism is still unclear. One reason for this is t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Cong Z,Tong L,Wang Y,Su A,Chen T,Wei Q,Xue J,Qin C

更新日期：2020-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite being one of the most important human fungal pathogens, Candida albicans has not been studied extensively at the level of protein-protein interactions (PPIs) and data on PPIs are not readily available in online databases. In January 2018, the database called "Biological General Repository for Interaction Datas...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Schoeters F,Van Dijck P

更新日期：2019-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic disorders associated with obesity and cardiometabolic disorders are worldwide epidemic. Among the different environmental factors, the gut microbiota is now considered as a key player interfering with energy metabolism and host susceptibility to several non-communicable diseases. Among the next-generation be...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Cani PD,de Vos WM

更新日期：2017-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Trachomatous trichiasis (TT) caused by repeated or chronic ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis is the result of a pro-fibrotic ocular immune response. At the conjunctiva, the increased expression of both inflammatory (IL1B, TNF) and regulatory cytokines (IL10) have been associated with adverse clinical outcome...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gall A,Horowitz A,Joof H,Natividad A,Tetteh K,Riley E,Bailey RL,Mabey DC,Holland MJ

更新日期：2011-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Current human immunodeficiency virus type 1 pandemic is believed to originate from cross-species transmission of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) into human population. Such cross-species transmission, however, is not efficient in general, because viral replication is modulated by host cell factors, with the specie...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sakuma R,Takeuchi H

更新日期：2012-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial dissimilatory sulfate reduction to sulfide is a predominant terminal pathway of organic matter mineralization in the anoxic seabed. Chemical or microbial oxidation of the produced sulfide establishes a complex network of pathways in the sulfur cycle, leading to intermediate sulfur species and partly back to ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jørgensen BB,Findlay AJ,Pellerin A

更新日期：2019-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:As a bacterial resistance strategy, serine β-lactamases have evolved from cell wall synthesizing enzymes known as penicillin-binding proteins (PBP), by not only covalently binding β-lactam antibiotics but, also acquiring mechanisms of deacylating these antibiotics. This critical deacylation step leads to release of hy...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： van den Akker F,Bonomo RA

更新日期：2018-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study the efficacy of two different methods for extracting lipopeptides produced by five Bacillus strains-ethyl acetate extraction, and acid precipitation followed by methanol extraction-was investigated using mass spectrometry. High performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) was also used for the simultane...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Dimkić I,Stanković S,Nišavić M,Petković M,Ristivojević P,Fira D,Berić T

更新日期：2017-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Agricultural ponds have a great potential as a means of capture and storage of water for irrigation. However, pond topography (small size, shallow depth) leaves them susceptible to environmental, agricultural, and anthropogenic exposures that may influence microbial dynamics. Therefore, the aim of this project was to ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chopyk J,Allard S,Nasko DJ,Bui A,Mongodin EF,Sapkota AR

更新日期：2018-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological wastewater treatment plants (BWWTPs) based on the activated sludge (AS) process have dramatically improved worldwide water sanitation despite increased urbanization and industrialization. However, current AS-based operations are considered economically and environmentally unsustainable. In this Perspective,...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sheik AR,Muller EE,Wilmes P

更新日期：2014-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Measles virus (MV) is an enveloped negative strand RNA virus belonging to the family of Paramyxoviridae, genus Morbillivirus, and causes one of the most contagious diseases in humans. Experimentally infected non-human primates are used as animal models for studies of the pathogenesis of human measles. We established a...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kato SI,Nagata K,Takeuchi K

更新日期：2012-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrile hydratases have received significant interest both in the large-scale industrial production of acrylamide and nicotinamide, and the remediation of environmental contamination with nitrile-containing pollutants. Almost all known nitrile hydratases include an α-subunit (AnhA) and β-subunit (AnhB), and a specific...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Guo L,Cheng X,Jiang HY,Dai YJ

更新日期：2020-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01394.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Agarwal P,Combes TW,Shojaee-Moradie F,Fielding B,Gordon S,Mizrahi V,Martinez FO

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:F-specific filamentous phage of Escherichia coli (Ff: f1, M13, or fd) are long thin filaments (860 nm × 6 nm). They have been a major workhorse in display technologies and bionanotechnology; however, some applications are limited by the high length-to-diameter ratio of Ff. Furthermore, use of functionalized Ff outside...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sattar S,Bennett NJ,Wen WX,Guthrie JM,Blackwell LF,Conway JF,Rakonjac J

更新日期：2015-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimycotic chemosensitization and its mode of action are of growing interest. Currently, use of antifungal agents in agriculture and medicine has a number of obstacles. Foremost of these is development of resistance or cross-resistance to one or more antifungal agents. The generally high expense and negative impact, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Campbell BC,Chan KL,Kim JH

更新日期：2012-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence that eukaryotic miRNAs (hereafter called host miRNAs) play a role in the replication and propagation of viruses. Expression or targeting of host miRNAs can be involved in cellular antiviral responses. Most times host miRNAs play a role in viral life-cycles and promote infection through complex regula...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bruscella P,Bottini S,Baudesson C,Pawlotsky JM,Feray C,Trabucchi M

更新日期：2017-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (SS2) is an emerging human pathogen worldwide. A large outbreak occurred in the summer of 2005 in China. Serum samples from this outbreak revealed that levels of the main proinflammatory cytokines were significantly higher in patients with streptococcal toxic-shock-like syndrome (STSLS) t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bi L,Pian Y,Chen S,Ren Z,Liu P,Lv Q,Zheng Y,Zhang S,Hao H,Yuan Y,Jiang Y

更新日期：2015-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Obese individuals more frequently suffer from infections, as a result of increased susceptibility to a number of bacterial pathogens. Furthermore, obesity can alter antibiotic treatment efficacy due to changes in drug pharmacokinetics which can result in under-dosing. However, studies on the treatment of bacterial inf...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pětrošová H,Eshghi A,Anjum Z,Zlotnikov N,Cameron CE,Moriarty TJ

更新日期：2017-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Deoxynivalenol (DON), a common mycotoxin of type B trichothecene, is produced mainly by several Fusarium species. DON causes great losses in farming and poses severe safety risks to human and animal health. Thus, DON contamination in cereals and DON toxicity are of worldwide concern. In this study, we screened the bac...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang Y,Wang G,Dai Y,Wang Y,Lee YW,Shi J,Xu J

更新日期：2020-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The rumen contains a multi-kingdom, commensal microbiome, including protozoa, bacteria, archaea, fungi and viruses, which enables ruminant herbivores to ferment and utilize plant feedstuffs that would be otherwise indigestible. Within the rumen, virus populations are diverse and highly abundant, often out-numbering th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gilbert RA,Townsend EM,Crew KS,Hitch TCA,Friedersdorff JCA,Creevey CJ,Pope PB,Ouwerkerk D,Jameson E

更新日期：2020-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Leaf-cutter ants in the genus Atta are dominant herbivores in the Neotropics. While most species of Atta cut dicots to incorporate into their fungus gardens, some species specialize on grasses. Here we examine the bacterial community associated with the fungus gardens of grass- and dicot-cutter ants to examine how cha...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Khadempour L,Fan H,Keefover-Ring K,Carlos-Shanley C,Nagamoto NS,Dam MA,Pupo MT,Currie CR

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00