Global Emergence and Dissemination of Enterococci as Nosocomial Pathogens: Attack of the Clones?

abstract：:Microorganisms have a wonderful ability to adapt rapidly to new or altered environmental conditions. Enzymes are the basis of metabolism in all living organisms and, therefore, enzyme adaptation plays a crucial role in the adaptation of microorganisms. Comparisons of homology and parallel beneficial mutations in an en...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Suenaga H

更新日期：2015-09-22 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：:The wide spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Enterobacteriaceae is great threat to public health in China. Plasmids are among the major factors mediating blaKPC gene dissemination. A total of 156 carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) isolates were identified in a tertiary hospital in ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Huang J,Ding H,Shi Y,Zhao Y,Hu X,Ren J,Huang G,Wu R,Zhao Z

更新日期：2018-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Lower and upper respiratory infections are the fourth highest cause of global mortality (Lozano et al., 2012). Epidemic and pandemic outbreaks of respiratory infection are a major medical concern, often causing considerable disease and a high death toll, typically over a relatively short period of time. Influenza is a...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Morris DE,Cleary DW,Clarke SC

更新日期：2017-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Guanylate kinases (GKs), which convert guanosine monophosphate into guanosine diphosphate (GDP), are important for growth and mannose outer chain elongation of cell wall N-linked glycoproteins in yeast. Here, we identified the ortholog of Saccharomyces cerevisiae GK Guk1, named MoGuk1 and a novel family of fungal GKs ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Cai X,Zhang X,Li X,Liu M,Liu X,Wang X,Zhang H,Zheng X,Zhang Z

更新日期：2017-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Storm events impact freshwater microbial communities by transporting terrestrial viruses and other microbes to freshwater systems, and by potentially resuspending microbes from bottom sediments. The magnitude of these impacts on freshwater ecosystems is unknown and largely unexplored. Field studies carried out at two ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Williamson KE,Harris JV,Green JC,Rahman F,Chambers RM

更新日期：2014-03-14 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：:Modified cyclic dipeptides represent a diverse family of microbial secondary metabolites. They display a broad variety of biological and pharmacological activities and have long been recognized as privileged structures with the ability to bind to a wide range of receptors. This is due to their conformationally constra...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Giessen TW,Marahiel MA

更新日期：2015-07-30 00:00:00

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：:Human gut bacteria metabolize dietary components such as choline and carnitine to trimethylamine (TMA) that is subsequently oxidized to trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) by hepatic enzymes. Increased plasma levels of TMAO are associated with the development of cardiovascular and renal disease. In this study, we applied ge...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rath S,Rud T,Pieper DH,Vital M

更新日期：2020-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectroscopy (MALDI-TOF MS) has been used routinely over the past decade in clinical microbiology laboratories to rapidly characterize diverse microorganisms of medical importance both at the genus and species levels. Currently, there is keen interest in ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tuohy JM,Mueller-Spitz SR,Albert CM,Scholz-Ng SE,Wall ME,Noutsios GT,Gutierrez AJ,Sandrin TR

更新日期：2018-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been demonstrated for their involvement in virus biology and pathogenesis, including functioning as key determinants of virally-induced cancers. As an important oncogenic α-herpesvirus affecting poultry health, Marek's disease virus serotype 1 [Gallid alphaherpesvirus 2 (GaHV-2)] induces rapid-...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhu ZJ,Teng M,Li HZ,Zheng LP,Liu JL,Chai SJ,Yao YX,Nair V,Zhang GP,Luo J

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The environment of Lake Baikal is a well-known source of microbial diversity. The strain Streptomyces sp. IB2014/011-12, isolated from samples collected at Lake Baikal, was found to exhibit potent activity against Gram-positive bacteria. Here, we report isolation and characterization of linear polyketide alpiniamide A...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Paulus C,Rebets Y,Zapp J,Rückert C,Kalinowski J,Luzhetskyy A

更新日期：2018-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Shewanella oneidensis is one of the best-understood model organisms for extracellular electron transfer. Endogenously produced and exported flavin molecules seem to play an important role in this process and mediate the connection between respiratory enzymes on the cell surface and the insoluble substrate by acting as...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Arinda T,Philipp LA,Rehnlund D,Edel M,Chodorski J,Stöckl M,Holtmann D,Ulber R,Gescher J,Sturm-Richter K

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of digestive disorders has increased globally, as countries have adopted a more "Westernized" diet pattern. A Western diet, characterized as high in fat and refined carbohydrates, can also be defined as a product of increased technology and industrialization. Modern farmers rely on agrochemicals to meet...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Barnett JA,Gibson DL

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Bifidobacterium represents a genus within the phylum Actinobacteria which is one of the major phyla in the healthy intestinal tract of humans. Bifidobacterium is one of the most abundant genera in adults, but its predominance is even more pronounced in infants, especially during lactation, when they can constitute the...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ruiz L,Delgado S,Ruas-Madiedo P,Sánchez B,Margolles A

更新日期：2017-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is a Gram-positive bacterium found as a member of the normal microbiota of the upper respiratory tract. It was suggested that C. pseudodiphtheriticum may be potentially used as a next-generation probiotic for nasal application, although no deep studies were performed in this regard...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kanmani P,Clua P,Vizoso-Pinto MG,Rodriguez C,Alvarez S,Melnikov V,Takahashi H,Kitazawa H,Villena J

更新日期：2017-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study explored the possible prebiotic application of potato peel and bamboo shoot extracts for the proliferation of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from diverse niches and their tolerance ability to simulated gastrointestinal tract (GIT) conditions was also examined. Initially, the complete 16S rDNA sequencing ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Thakur K,Xu GY,Zhang JG,Zhang F,Hu F,Wei ZJ

更新日期：2018-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) has become a major public health concern worldwide and a new challenge in the treatment of infectious diseases. The molecular characteristics of Enterobacter cloacae in Ningxia China are unknown. In this study, we reported 10 carbapenem-resistant E. cloaca...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Shi Z,Zhao H,Li G,Jia W

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Listeria monocytogenes can contaminate various foods via food processing environments and contamination of raw materials. There is a limited understanding of L. monocytogenes transmission in retail market and the role of insects in L. monocytogenes transmission in the retail environments. To better understand the risk...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li H,Wang P,Lan R,Luo L,Cao X,Wang Y,Wang Y,Li H,Zhang L,Ji S,Ye C

更新日期：2018-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The knowledge on the host specificity of a pathogen underlying an interaction is becoming an urgent necessity for global warming. In this study, the gene expression profiles and the roles of effectors in host specificity were integrally characterized with two formae speciales, multigermtubi and monogermtubi, of a hemi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ren F,Yan DH,Wu G,Sun X,Song X,Li R

更新日期：2020-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Mining industries produce vast waste streams that pose severe environmental pollution challenge. Conventional techniques of treatment are usually inefficient and unsustainable. Biological technique employing the use of microorganisms is a competitive alternative to treat mine wastes and recover toxic heavy metals. Mic...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ayangbenro AS,Olanrewaju OS,Babalola OO

更新日期：2018-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV co-infections is often complicated by drug-to-drug interactions between anti-mycobacterial and anti-retroviral agents. Rifabutin (RFB) is an alternative to rifampin (RIF) for TB regimens and is recommended for HIV patients concurrently receiving protease inhibitors because of red...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rukasha I,Said HM,Omar SV,Koornhof H,Dreyer AW,Musekiwa A,Moultrie H,Hoosen AA,Kaplan G,Fallows D,Ismail N

更新日期：2016-12-05 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：:A multidisciplinary, collaborative project was conducted to determine the prevalence and distribution of soil-borne zoonotic pathogens in Lahore district of Pakistan and ascertain its Public Health Significance. Using a grid-based sampling strategy, soil samples (n = 145) were collected from villages (n = 29, 5 sample...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Shabbir MZ,Jamil T,Ali AA,Ahmad A,Naeem M,Chaudhary MH,Bilal M,Ali MA,Muhammad K,Yaqub T,Bano A,Mirza AI,Shabbir MA,McVey WR,Patel K,Francesconi S,Jayarao BM,Rabbani M

更新日期：2015-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are innate immune cells characterized by their ability to suppress T-cell responses. Recently, we demonstrated that the human-pathogenic fungi Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus induced a distinct subset of neutrophilic MDSCs. To dissect Candida-mediated MDSC induction ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Singh A,Lelis F,Braig S,Schäfer I,Hartl D,Rieber N

更新日期：2016-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevational gradients are associated not only with variations in temperature and precipitation, but also with shifts in vegetation types and changes in soil physicochemical properties. While large-scale elevational patterns of soil microbial diversity, such as monotonic declines and hump-shaped models, have been repor...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ni Y,Yang T,Zhang K,Shen C,Chu H

更新日期：2018-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter is one of the most commonly reported foodborne human bacterial gastrointestinal pathogens. Campylobacter is the etiological agent of campylobacteriosis, which is generally a self-limited illness and therefore does not require treatment. However, when patients are immunocompromised or have other co-morbid...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yang Y,Feye KM,Shi Z,Pavlidis HO,Kogut M,J Ashworth A,Ricke SC

更新日期：2019-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonies are an abundant form of bacterial multicellularity; however, relatively little is known about the initial stages of their construction. We have previously described that colony development of the soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis is a highly ordered process, typically initiating with the formation of extending...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mamou G,Fiyaksel O,Sinai L,Ben-Yehuda S

更新日期：2017-10-24 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