Bacteria vs. Bacteriophages: Parallel Evolution of Immune Arsenals.

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：:The genus Macrococcus is a close relative of the genus Staphylococcus. Whilst staphylococci are widespread as human pathogens, macrococci have not yet been reported from human clinical specimens. Here we investigated Gram-positive and catalase-positive cocci recovered from human clinical material and identified as Mac...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mašlaňová I,Wertheimer Z,Sedláček I,Švec P,Indráková A,Kovařovic V,Schumann P,Spröer C,Králová S,Šedo O,Krištofová L,Vrbovská V,Füzik T,Petráš P,Zdráhal Z,Ružičková V,Doškař J,Pantuček R

更新日期：2018-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Parys Mountain or Mynydd Parys (Isle of Anglesey, United Kingdom) is a mine-impacted environment, which accommodates a variety of acidophilic organisms. Our previous research of water and sediments from one of the surface acidic streams showed a high proportion of archaea in the total microbial community. To understan...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Distaso MA,Bargiela R,Brailsford FL,Williams GB,Wright S,Lunev EA,Toshchakov SV,Yakimov MM,Jones DL,Golyshin PN,Golyshina OV

更新日期：2020-11-17 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：:Africa, Asia, and Latin America are regions highly affected by endemic diseases, such as Leishmaniasis, Malaria, and Chagas' disease. They are responsible for the death of 1000s of patients every year, as there is not yet a cure for them and the drugs used are inefficient against the pathogenic parasites. During the l...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lacerda AF,Pelegrini PB,de Oliveira DM,Vasconcelos ÉA,Grossi-de-Sá MF

更新日期：2016-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Coastal eutrophication is a key driver of shifts in bacterial communities on coral reefs. With fringing and patch reefs at varying distances from the coast the Spermonde Archipelago in southern Sulawesi, Indonesia offers ideal conditions to study the effects of coastal eutrophication along a spatially defined gradient...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kegler HF,Lukman M,Teichberg M,Plass-Johnson J,Hassenrück C,Wild C,Gärdes A

更新日期：2017-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterobacter sp. M4 and other bacterial strains were isolated from plant soft rot disease. Virulent phages such as EspM4VN isolated from soil are trending biological controls for plant disease. This phage has an icosahedral head (100 nm in diameter), a neck, and a contractile sheath (100 nm long and 18 nm wide). It be...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Thanh NC,Nagayoshi Y,Fujino Y,Iiyama K,Furuya N,Hiromasa Y,Iwamoto T,Doi K

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Eicosanoids are cellular metabolites, which shape the immune response, including inflammatory processes in macrophages. The effects of these lipid mediators on inflammation and bacterial pathogenesis are not clearly understood. Certain eicosanoids are suspected to act as molecular sensors for the recruitment of neutro...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sheppe AEF,Kummari E,Walker A,Richards A,Hui WW,Lee JH,Mangum L,Borazjani A,Ross MK,Edelmann MJ

更新日期：2018-10-31 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：:In the present study, the β-glucosidase positive strain Lactobacillus plantarum F3. 3 was used as starter during the fermentation of Sicilian table olives (Nocellara Etnea cultivar) at two different salt concentrations (5 and 8%), in order to accelerate the debittering process. The latter was monitored through the inc...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pino A,Vaccalluzzo A,Solieri L,Romeo FV,Todaro A,Caggia C,Arroyo-López FN,Bautista-Gallego J,Randazzo CL

更新日期：2019-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Cip1, a newly identified yeast analog of p21, is a Cln3-CDK inhibitor that negatively regulates cell-cycle START. However, its function remains poorly understood. In this study, we found that deletion of CLN3 did not result in bypass of G1-phase arrest caused by Cip1 overexpression. Cip1 depletion in cln3-null mutants...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li P,Liu X,Hao Z,Jia Y,Zhao X,Xie D,Dong J,Zeng F

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Kunu is a traditional fermented single or mixed cereals-based beverage popularly consumed in many parts of West Africa. Presently, the bacterial community and mycotoxin contamination profiles during processing of various kunu formulations have never been comprehensively studied. This study, therefore, investigated the...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ezekiel CN,Ayeni KI,Ezeokoli OT,Sulyok M,van Wyk DAB,Oyedele OA,Akinyemi OM,Chibuzor-Onyema IE,Adeleke RA,Nwangburuka CC,Hajšlová J,Elliott CT,Krska R

更新日期：2019-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic dyes, extensively used in various industries, act as pollutants in the aquatic environment, and pose a significant threat to living beings. In the present study, we assessed the potential of a halophilic bacterium Salinivibrio kushneri HTSP isolated from a saltpan for decolorization and bioremediation of syn...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： John J,Dineshram R,Hemalatha KR,Dhassiah MP,Gopal D,Kumar A

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The Eurasian or European beaver (Castor fiber) is the second-largest living rodent after the capybara. It is a semi-aquatic animal known for building dams and lodges. They strictly feed on lignocellulose-rich plants and correspondingly harbor cellulolytic microbial communities in their digestive tract. In this study, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pratama R,Schneider D,Böer T,Daniel R

更新日期：2019-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Beta-lactam antibiotics are an important class of antibiotics for treating bacterial infections. Despite prevalent β-lactam resistance in Campylobacter jejuni, the leading bacterial cause of human diarrhea in developed countries, molecular mechanism of β-lactam resistance in C. jejuni is still largely unknown. In this...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zeng X,Gillespie B,Lin J

更新日期：2015-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bacillus cereus group, also known as B. cereus sensu lato (s.l.), is a species complex comprising numerous closely related lineages, which vary in their ability to cause illness in humans and animals. The classification of B. cereus s.l. isolates into species-level taxonomic units is essential for facilitating com...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Carroll LM,Cheng RA,Kovac J

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus cereus is a gram-positive pathogen mainly known to evoke two types of foodborne poisonings. The diarrheal syndrome is caused by enterotoxins produced during growth in the intestine. In contrast, the emetic type is caused by the dodecadepsipeptide cereulide pre-formed in food. Usually, both diseases are self-l...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bauer T,Sipos W,Stark TD,Käser T,Knecht C,Brunthaler R,Saalmüller A,Hofmann T,Ehling-Schulz M

更新日期：2018-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungi are prominent components of most terrestrial ecosystems, both in terms of biomass and ecosystem functioning, but the hyper-diverse nature of most communities has obscured the search for unifying principles governing community organization. In particular, unlike plants and animals, observational studies provide l...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Crowther TW,Maynard DS,Crowther TR,Peccia J,Smith JR,Bradford MA

更新日期：2014-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to ocean acidification and global warming, surface seawater of the western Baltic Sea is expected to reach an average of ∼1100 μatm pCO2 and an increase of ∼5°C by the year 2100. In four consecutive experiments (spanning 10-11 weeks each) in all seasons within 1 year, the abiotic factors temperature (+5°C above in...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mensch B,Neulinger SC,Künzel S,Wahl M,Schmitz RA

更新日期：2020-06-26 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：:The larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato, resulting in cystic echinococcosis, a parasitic zoonosis, causes huge economic losses to the livestock industry and poses a threat to public health. Inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) is a class of endogenous anti-apoptotic family, which plays a significant f...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhan J,Song H,Wang N,Guo C,Shen N,Hua R,Shi Y,Angel C,Gu X,Xie Y,Lai W,Peng X,Yang G

更新日期：2020-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Oropharyngeal candidiasis is a common opportunistic mucosal infection of the oral cavity, mainly caused by an overgrowth of Candida albicans. This infection can inhibit nutritional intakes and strongly affect quality of life. To date, standard therapeutic strategies involving the administration of antifungal drugs can...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Roselletti E,Sabbatini S,Ballet N,Perito S,Pericolini E,Blasi E,Mosci P,Cayzeele Decherf A,Monari C,Vecchiarelli A

更新日期：2019-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA-based vaccine represents an irresistible and safe immunization strategy with decreasing theoretical risks of genomic integration and malignant cell transformation. To our knowledge, however, there is no report about development of RNA vaccine against Toxoplasma gondii infection. We have previously demonstrated tha...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Luo F,Zheng L,Hu Y,Liu S,Wang Y,Xiong Z,Hu X,Tan F

更新日期：2017-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:QepA is one of the genes that confer quinolone resistance in bacteria. The aim of this study was to analyze the genetic structures of plasmids that carry a qepA3, a recently discovered allele of qepA in Enterobacteriaceae clinical isolates. 656 non-redundant Enterobacteriaceae clinical isolates were screened for the q...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang D,Huang X,Chen J,Mou Y,Li H,Yang L

更新日期：2015-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pneumoniae (S.pneumoniae) is a major human pathogen causing morbidity and mortality worldwide. Efficiently acquiring iron from the environment is critical for S. pneumoniae to sustain growth and cause infection. There are only three known iron-uptake systems in Streptococcal species responsible for iron ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yang XY,He K,Du G,Wu X,Yu G,Pan Y,Zhang G,Sun X,He QY

更新日期：2016-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, predominantly as urea, is a major source of reactive N in the environment, with wide ranging effects including increased greenhouse gas accumulation in the atmosphere and aquatic eutrophication. The soil microbial community is the principal driver of soil N cycling; thus, impro...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Staley C,Breuillin-Sessoms F,Wang P,Kaiser T,Venterea RT,Sadowsky MJ

更新日期：2018-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The continental deep biosphere is suggested to contain a substantial fraction of the earth's total biomass and microorganisms inhabiting this environment likely have a substantial impact on biogeochemical cycles. However, the deep microbial community is still largely unknown and can be influenced by parameters such as...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lopez-Fernandez M,Åström M,Bertilsson S,Dopson M

更新日期：2018-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:NASA has made great strides in the past five years to develop a suite of instruments for the International Space Station in order to perform molecular biology in space. However, a key piece of equipment that has been lacking is an instrument that can extract nucleic acids from an array of complex human and environment...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Urbaniak C,Wong S,Tighe S,Arumugam A,Liu B,Parker CW,Wood JM,Singh NK,Skorupa DJ,Peyton BM,Jenson R,Karouia F,Dragon J,Venkateswaran K

更新日期：2020-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary tract infection is primarily caused by Escherichia coli. Multidrug resistance and their rapid dissemination in this pathogenic microbe complicate therapeutic strategies and threaten public health. Conjugation systems responsible for interbacterial transmission of antibiotic resistance are plasmid-encoded and c...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mukherjee SK,Mukherjee M

更新日期：2019-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial cells are surrounded by an exoskeleton-like structure, the cell wall, composed primarily of the peptidoglycan (PG) sacculus. This structure is made up of glycan strands cross-linked by short peptides generating a covalent mesh that shapes bacteria and prevents their lysis due to their high internal osmotic p...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yadav AK,Espaillat A,Cava F

更新日期：2018-08-31 00:00:00