The Association between Invasive Group A Streptococcal Diseases and Viral Respiratory Tract Infections.

abstract：:Methane and methanol are common industrial by-products that can be used as feedstocks for the production of value-added products by methylotrophic bacteria. Alphaproteobacterial methanotrophs are known to produce and accumulate the biopolymer polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) under conditions of nutrient starvation. The prese...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zaldívar Carrillo JA,Stein LY,Sauvageau D

更新日期：2018-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The demand for rapid methods for the quantification of pathogens is increasing. Among these methods, those based on nucleic acids amplification (quantitative PCRs) are the most widespread worldwide. Together with the qPCR, a new approach named digital PCR (dPCR), has rapidly gained importance. The aim of our study was...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ricchi M,Bertasio C,Boniotti MB,Vicari N,Russo S,Tilola M,Bellotti MA,Bertasi B

更新日期：2017-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Submarine mud volcanoes (SMVs) are formed by muddy sediments and breccias extruded to the seafloor from a source in the deep subseafloor and are characterized by the discharge of methane and other hydrocarbon gasses and deep-sourced fluids into the overlying seawater. Although SMVs act as a natural pipeline connecting...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hoshino T,Toki T,Ijiri A,Morono Y,Machiyama H,Ashi J,Okamura K,Inagaki F

更新日期：2017-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Most microbes can produce surface-associated or suspended aggregates called biofilms, which are encased within a biopolymer-rich matrix. The biofilm matrix provides structural integrity to the aggregates and shields the resident cells against environmental stressors, including antibiotic treatment. Microscopy permits ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Reichhardt C,Parsek MR

更新日期：2019-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In the environment, bacteria live in complex multispecies communities. These communities span in scale from small, multicellular aggregates to billions or trillions of cells within the gastrointestinal tract of animals. The dynamics of bacterial communities are determined by pairwise interactions that occur between di...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Stubbendieck RM,Vargas-Bautista C,Straight PD

更新日期：2016-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 42 in vol. 9, PMID: 29459850.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Khalaf EM,Raizada MN

更新日期：2018-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Through the expression of the accessory gene regulator quorum sensing cascade, Staphylococcus aureus is able to produce an extensive array of enzymes, hemolysins and immunomodulators essential to its ability to spread through the host tissues and cause disease. Many have argued for the discovery and development of quo...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Quave CL,Horswill AR

更新日期：2014-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate effects of intravenous infusion with sodium butyrate (SB) on colonic microbiota, intestinal mucosal immune and intestinal development in normal growing pigs. Twelve crossbred barrows (Duroc × Landrace × Large White) fitted with a medical polyethylene cannula via internal jugular vein we...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen X,Xu J,Su Y,Zhu W

更新日期：2018-07-20 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：:Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of worldwide antibiotics-associated diarrhea. In this study, we report the construction and evaluation of a novel bacteriophage lysin-human defensin fusion protein targeting C. difficile. The fusion protein, designated LHD, is composed of two parts connected by a 3-repeati...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Peng Z,Wang S,Gide M,Zhu D,Lamabadu Warnakulasuriya Patabendige HM,Li C,Cai J,Sun X

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Helminth-derived molecules have the ability to modulate the host immune system. Our previous study identified a tetradecapeptide derived from Trichinella spiralis paramyosin (Ts-pmy) that could bind to human complement component C9 to inhibit its polymerization, making the peptide a candidate therapeutic agent for com...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen Y,Shao S,Huang J,Gu Y,Cheng Y,Zhu X

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia muridarum, an obligate intracellular pathogen, was used to establish a murine model of female upper genital tract infection by Chlamydia trachomatis. TC0668 in C. muridarum is a hypothetical chromosomal virulence protein that is involved in upper genital tract pathogenesis. The infection of mice with the C. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang Y,Arthur EW,Liu N,Li X,Xiang W,Maxwell A,Li Z,Zhou Z

更新日期：2019-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we have explored the impact of ascorbic acid on the transcriptome of Streptococcus pneumoniae D39. The expression of several genes and operons, including the ula operon (which has been previously shown to be involved in ascorbic acid utilization), the AdcR regulon (which has been previously shown to be ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Afzal M,Shafeeq S,Kuipers OP

更新日期：2015-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:EspF is a central effector protein of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), and Citrobacter rodentium (CR) that is secreted through the type III secretion system to host cells. The interaction between EspF and host proteins plays an important role in bacterial pathogenesis. EspF p...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hua Y,Yan K,Wan C

更新日期：2018-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited data are available on the contribution of wildlife to the spread of antibacterial resistance. We determined the prevalence of resistance to antibiotics in Escherichia coli isolates collected from wild animals in 2013 and 2014 and the genetic basis for resistance to third-generation cephalosporin in Guadeloupe....

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Guyomard-Rabenirina S,Reynaud Y,Pot M,Albina E,Couvin D,Ducat C,Gruel G,Ferdinand S,Legreneur P,Le Hello S,Malpote E,Sadikalay S,Talarmin A,Breurec S

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Rice false smut fungus (teleomorph: Villosiclava virens; anamorph: Ustilaginoidea virens) can generate chlamydospores and survive winter under field conditions. The chlamydospore is considered as an important infection source of the disease. However, little is known about the regulatory mechanism of the chlamydospore ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yu J,Yu M,Song T,Cao H,Pan X,Yong M,Qi Z,Du Y,Zhang R,Yin X,Liu Y

更新日期：2019-06-20 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：:The effects of nodulation properties of legumes on the rhizosphere bacterial community are still not clear. To determine the effects of nodulation phenotypes on bacterial communities in the rhizosphere of soybean plants, we performed high-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene to estimate the rhizosphere bacterial...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang H,Gu C,Liu X,Yang C,Li W,Wang S

更新日期：2020-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout resulted in oil transport, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to the Gulf of Mexico shoreline. The microbial communities of these shorelines are thought to be responsible for the intrinsic degradation of PAHs. To investigate the Gulf Coast beach microbial community re...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kappell AD,Wei Y,Newton RJ,Van Nostrand JD,Zhou J,McLellan SL,Hristova KR

更新日期：2014-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellulolytic enzyme hydrolysis of lignocellulose biomass to release fermentable sugars is one of the key steps in biofuel refining. Gene expression of fungal cellulolytic enzymes is tightly controlled at the transcriptional level. Key transcription factors such as activator ClrB/CLR2 and XlnR/XYR1, as well as represso...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li Y,Zheng X,Zhang X,Bao L,Zhu Y,Qu Y,Zhao J,Qin Y

更新日期：2016-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the discovery 2-3 decades ago that viruses of microbes are abundant in marine ecosystems, viral ecology has grown increasingly to reach the status of a full scientific discipline in environmental sciences. A dedicated ISVM society, the International Society for Viruses of Microorganisms, (http://www.isvm.org/) w...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sime-Ngando T

更新日期：2014-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Food-associated microbes can reach the gut as viable cells and interact with the human host providing potential health benefits. In this study, we evaluated the impact on cell viability and the adhesion ability of 22 Lactobacillus plantarum strains, mainly isolated from fermented foods, on a Normal-derived Colon Mucos...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Garcia-Gonzalez N,Prete R,Battista N,Corsetti A

更新日期：2018-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:My effort to use synchronously dividing cultures to examine the Escherichia coli cell cycle involved a 10-year struggle with failure after failure punctuated by a few gratifying successes, especially at the end. In this essay, I recount my personal journey in this obsessive experimental pursuit. That narrative is foll...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Helmstetter CE

更新日期：2015-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious agents are common companions of humans and since ancient times they follow human migration on their search for a better place to live. The study of paleomicrobiology was significantly improved in its accuracy of measurement with the constant development of better methods to detect and analyze nucleic acids....

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ishak R,Machado LFA,Cayres-Vallinoto I,Guimarães Ishak MO,Vallinoto ACR

更新日期：2017-08-31 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：:The environmental fate and potential impacts of nanopesticides on agroecosystems under realistic agricultural conditions are poorly understood. As a result, the benefits and risks of these novel formulations compared to the conventional products are currently unclear. Here, we examined the effects of repeated realisti...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Simonin M,Colman BP,Tang W,Judy JD,Anderson SM,Bergemann CM,Rocca JD,Unrine JM,Cassar N,Bernhardt ES

更新日期：2018-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Acinetobacter baumannii often causes serious nosocomial infections. Because of its serious drug resistance problems, complex drug resistance mechanism, and rapid adaptation to antibiotics, it often shows pan-drug resistance and high fatality rates, which represent great challenges for clinical treatment. Therefore, id...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Huang W,Zhang Q,Li W,Chen Y,Shu C,Li Q,Zhou J,Ye C,Bai H,Sun W,Yang X,Ma Y

更新日期：2019-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary dark tea is used as raw material for compressed dark tea, such as Fu brick tea, Hei brick tea, Hua brick tea, and Qianliang tea. Pile-fermentation is the key process for the formation of the characteristic properties of primary dark tea, during which the microorganism plays an important role. In this study, th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li Q,Chai S,Li Y,Huang J,Luo Y,Xiao L,Liu Z

更新日期：2018-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibronectin is a multidomain glycoprotein found ubiquitously in human body fluids and extracellular matrices of a variety of cell types from all human tissues and organs, including intestinal epithelial cells. Fibronectin plays a major role in the regulation of cell migration, tissue repair, and cell adhesion. Importa...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hymes JP,Klaenhammer TR

更新日期：2016-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing evidence that volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play an important role in the interactions between fungi and bacteria, two major groups of soil inhabiting microorganisms. Yet, most of the research has been focused on effects of bacterial volatiles on suppression of plant pathogenic fungi whereas li...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Schmidt R,Etalo DW,de Jager V,Gerards S,Zweers H,de Boer W,Garbeva P

更新日期：2016-01-05 00:00:00