A Novel Tightly Regulated Gene Expression System for the Human Intestinal Symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron.

abstract：:In smallholder farms of Côte d'Ivoire, particularly in the northeast of the country, Cajanus cajan (pigeonpea) has become an important crop because of its multiple beneficial facets. Pigeonpea seeds provide food to make ends meet, are sold on local markets, and aerial parts serve as forage for animals. Since it fixes ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fossou RK,Ziegler D,Zézé A,Barja F,Perret X

更新日期：2016-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Microorganisms play a significant role in the evolution and functioning of the eukaryotes with which they interact. Much of our understanding of beneficial host-microbe interactions stems from studying already established associations; we often infer the genotypic and environmental conditions that led to the existing ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hoang KL,Morran LT,Gerardo NM

更新日期：2016-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycotoxins, as microbial secondary metabolites, frequently contaminate cereal grains and pose a serious threat to human and animal health around the globe. Deoxynivalenol (DON), a commonly detected Fusarium mycotoxin, has drawn utmost attention due to high exposure levels and contamination frequency in the food chain....

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tian Y,Tan Y,Liu N,Liao Y,Sun C,Wang S,Wu A

更新日期：2016-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergence of multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium strains, especially the ACSSuT and nalidixic acid R types, has significantly compromised the effectiveness of current strategies to control Salmonella infections, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. Clinical S. typhimurium isolates recovered in Hong K...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wong MH,Chan EW,Liu LZ,Chen S

更新日期：2014-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida haemulonii is an emerging opportunistic pathogen resistant to most antifungal drugs currently used in clinical arena. Metal complexes containing 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) chelating ligands have well-established anti-Candida activity against different medically relevant species. This study utilized larvae of G...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gandra RM,McCarron P,Viganor L,Fernandes MF,Kavanagh K,McCann M,Branquinha MH,Santos ALS,Howe O,Devereux M

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The response of methanogens to thawing permafrost is an important factor for the global greenhouse gas budget. We tracked methanogenic community structure, activity, and abundance along the degradation of sub-Arctic palsa peatland permafrost. We observed the development of pronounced methane production, release, and a...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liebner S,Ganzert L,Kiss A,Yang S,Wagner D,Svenning MM

更新日期：2015-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Gut microbiota regulates host metabolism and immunity. The phylogenetic composition of gut microbiota is influenced by diverse factors that include host gender. In this study, the effects of gender on gut microbial composition and its subsequent influence on serum metabolites in pigs were evaluated. The bacterial comp...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： He M,Gao J,Wu J,Zhou Y,Fu H,Ke S,Yang H,Chen C,Huang L

更新日期：2019-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In Agrobacterium-mediated transformation (AMT) of plants, a single-strand (ss) T-DNA covalently linked with a VirD2 protein moves through a bacterial type IV secretion channel called VirB/D4. This transport system originates from conjugal plasmid transfer systems of bacteria. The relaxase VirD2 and its equivalent prot...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ohmine Y,Kiyokawa K,Yunoki K,Yamamoto S,Moriguchi K,Suzuki K

更新日期：2018-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2006 several yeast-like fungi were isolated from apples that showed a postharvest disorder named "white haze." These strains were morphologically and molecularly assigned to the genus Tilletiopsis. Following the recent reclassification of yeasts in Ustilaginomycotina and the genus Tilletiopsis in particular, specie...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Richter C,Yurkov AM,Boekhout T,Stadler M

更新日期：2019-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Pullulanase plays an important role as a starch hydrolysis enzyme in the production of bio-fuels and animal feed, and in the food industry. Compared to the methods currently used for pullulanase production, synthesis by Bacillus subtilis would be safer and easier. However, the current yield of pullulanase from B. subt...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Meng F,Zhu X,Nie T,Lu F,Bie X,Lu Y,Trouth F,Lu Z

更新日期：2018-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Reducing phenanthrene (PHE) in the environment is critical to ecosystem and human health. Biodegradation, biosorption, and the trans-membrane transport mechanism of PHE by a novel strain, Massilia sp. WF1, and an extensively researched model fungus, Phanerochaete chrysosporium were investigated in aqueous solutions. R...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gu H,Lou J,Wang H,Yang Y,Wu L,Wu J,Xu J

更新日期：2016-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:After the first outbreak in China in 2006, human adenovirus type 55 (HAdV-B55) has become a common pathogen causing life threatening pneumonia in northern China. However, HAdV-B55 infection has been rarely reported in southern China. Here, we collected throat swabs from 3,192 hospitalized children with acute respirato...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen SY,Liu W,Xu Y,Qiu S,Chen Y,Tian X,Zhou R

更新日期：2020-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Composed of trillions of individual microbes, the human gut microbiota has adapted to the uniquely diverse environments found in the human intestine. Quickly responding to the variances in the ingested food, the microbiota interacts with the host via reciprocal biochemical signaling to coordinate the exchange of nutri...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Selber-Hnatiw S,Rukundo B,Ahmadi M,Akoubi H,Al-Bizri H,Aliu AF,Ambeaghen TU,Avetisyan L,Bahar I,Baird A,Begum F,Ben Soussan H,Blondeau-Éthier V,Bordaries R,Bramwell H,Briggs A,Bui R,Carnevale M,Chancharoen M,Chevass

更新日期：2017-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Drought directly affects sugarcane production. Plant growth-promoting bacteria have gained attention as growth promoters of plants under abiotic stresses. The present study focused on genome assessment of the plant-beneficial endophyte Streptomyces chartreusis WZS021 and its vital role in sugarcane plants under drough...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang Z,Solanki MK,Yu ZX,Yang LT,An QL,Dong DF,Li YR

更新日期：2019-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus canis is an animal pathogen which occasionally causes infections in humans. The S. canis M-like protein (SCM) encoded by the scm gene, is its best characterized virulence factor but previous studies suggested it could be absent in a substantial fraction of isolates. We studied the distribution and variab...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pinho MD,Foster G,Pomba C,Machado MP,Baily JL,Kuiken T,Melo-Cristino J,Ramirez M,Portuguese Group for the Study of Streptococcal Infections.

更新日期：2019-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the immediate antibacterial effect of two application methods (passive immersion and active mouthwash) of two antiseptic solutions on the in situ oral biofilm. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A randomized observer-masked crossover study was conducted. Fifteen healthy volunteers wore a specific intraoral device for...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Prada-López I,Quintas V,Casares-De-Cal MA,Suárez-Quintanilla JA,Suárez-Quintanilla D,Tomás I

更新日期：2015-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Mobile genetic elements, including plasmids, drive the evolution of prokaryotic genomes through the horizontal transfer of genes allowing genetic exchange between bacteria. Moreover, plasmids carry accessory genes, which encode functions that may offer an advantage to the host. Thus, it is expected that in a certain e...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Perez MF,Kurth D,Farías ME,Soria MN,Castillo Villamizar GA,Poehlein A,Daniel R,Dib JR

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterobacteria phage vB_PcaM_CBB is a "jumbo" phage belonging to the family Myoviridae. It possesses highly atypical whisker-like structures along the length of its contractile tail. It has a broad host range with the capability of infecting species of the genera Erwinia, Pectobacterium, and Cronobacter. With a genome...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Buttimer C,Hendrix H,Oliveira H,Casey A,Neve H,McAuliffe O,Ross RP,Hill C,Noben JP,O'Mahony J,Lavigne R,Coffey A

更新日期：2017-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria adopt alternative cell fates during development. In Bacillus subtilis, the transition from planktonic growth to biofilm formation and sporulation is controlled by a complex regulatory circuit, in which the most important event is activation of Spo0A, a transcription factor and a master regulator for genes inv...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yan F,Yu Y,Wang L,Luo Y,Guo JH,Chai Y

更新日期：2016-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofilm represents a way of life that allows greater survival of microorganisms in hostile habitats. Campylobacter jejuni is able to form biofilms in vitro and on surfaces at several points in the poultry production chain. Genetic determinants related to their formation are expressed differently between strains and ex...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Melo RT,Mendonça EP,Monteiro GP,Siqueira MC,Pereira CB,Peres PABM,Fernandez H,Rossi DA

更新日期：2017-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to describe the distribution and characterization of fecal extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)- and AmpC-producing Escherichia coli isolates from healthy companion animals and cohabiting humans. A total of 968 rectal swab samples from 340 participants, including healthy companion animals and cohabiti...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hong JS,Song W,Park HM,Oh JY,Chae JC,Jeong S,Jeong SH

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Spices have been used since ancient times. Although they have been employed mainly as flavoring and coloring agents, their role in food safety and preservation have also been studied in vitro and in vivo. Spices have exhibited numerous health benefits in preventing and treating a wide variety of diseases such as cance...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gottardi D,Bukvicki D,Prasad S,Tyagi AK

更新日期：2016-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The rise of antibiotic resistance is not only a challenge for human and animal health treatments, but is also posing the risk of spreading among bacterial populations in foodstuffs. Farmed fish-related foodstuffs, the food of animal origin most consumed worldwide, are suspected to be a reservoir of antibiotic resistan...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Helsens N,Calvez S,Prevost H,Bouju-Albert A,Maillet A,Rossero A,Hurtaud-Pessel D,Zagorec M,Magras C

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00270.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Newberry EA,Ebrahim M,Timilsina S,Zlatković N,Obradović A,Bull CT,Goss EM,Huguet-Tapia JC,Paret ML,Jones JB,Potnis N

更新日期：2019-05-03 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：:Microbial communities inhabiting high-altitude spring ecosystems are subjected to extreme changes in solar irradiance and temperature throughout the diel cycle. Here, using 16S rRNA gene tag pyrosequencing (cDNA) we determined the composition of actively transcribing bacteria from spring waters experimentally exposed ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Molina V,Hernández K,Dorador C,Eissler Y,Hengst M,Pérez V,Harrod C

更新日期：2016-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:MraW is a 16S rRNA methyltransferase and plays a role in the fine-tuning of the ribosomal decoding center. It was recently found to contribute to the virulence of Staphylococcus aureus. In this study, we examined the function of MraW in Escherichia coli O157:H7 and found that the deletion of mraW led to decreased moti...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Xu X,Zhang H,Huang Y,Zhang Y,Wu C,Gao P,Teng Z,Luo X,Peng X,Wang X,Wang D,Pu J,Zhao H,Lu X,Lu S,Ye C,Dong Y,Lan R,Xu J

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the molecular mechanism of inflammasome activation in response to Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (SS2) infection and its contribution to the development of streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome (STSS). Methods: To verify the role of suilysin (SLY) in STSS, we infect...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Song L,Li X,Xiao Y,Huang Y,Jiang Y,Meng G,Ren Z

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Developments in industrial applications inevitably accelerate the discharge of enormous substances into the environment, whereas multi-component mixtures commonly cause joint toxicity which is distinct from the simple sum of independent effect. Thus, ecotoxicological assessment, by luminescent bioassays has recently b...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang D,Wang S,Bai L,Nasir MS,Li S,Yan W

更新日期：2020-07-31 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