Comparison of Quantitative Antifungal Testing Methods for Textile Fabrics.

abstract：:Effects of surface contamination and cleaning with hypochlorite wipes on the antibacterial activity of copper-alloyed stainless steel were studied. The antibacterial activity of copper alloyed stainless steel decreased with the increase in the amount of surface contaminant, and the bacterial counts from specimens cont...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Kawakami H,Hayashi T,Nishikubo H,Morikawa A,Suzuki S,Sato Y,Kikuchi Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hinokitiol, the major component of Aomori Hiba (Thujopsis dolabrata Sieb. et Zucc. var. hondai M(AKINO)) has already been found to show strong antibacterial activity. In this study, its mechanism of action was examined using Escherichia coli IFO 3301 and Staphylococcus aureus IFO 12732. As a result, it was suggested t...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Morita Y,Sakagami Y,Okabe T,Ohe T,Inamori Y,Ishida N

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) farming in the Mekong Delta Vietnam (MKDVN) importantly contributes to national aquaculture export. Currently, however, diseases occur more frequently across the entire MKDVN region. One of the most common types is hemorrhagic septicemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila. In ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Hoang A H,Tran T T X,LE P N,Dang T H O

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overproduction of enzymes was performed by manipulating the medium components. In our study, solvent-tolerant thermophilic lipase-producing Bacillus coagulans was isolated from soil samples and a stepwise optimization strategy was employed to increase the lipase production using coconut oil cake basal medium. In t...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Gowthami P,Muthukumar K,Velan M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antifungal activities of diglycerin monoester of fatty acids (DGCs), which have been employed as food emulsifiers, were examined against three yeasts, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida albicans and Candida utilis and were compared with those of sucrose monoester of palmitic acid (SC16) as another type of emulsifie...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Shimazaki A,Sakamoto JJ,Furuta M,Tsuchido T

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For microbial ecological analysis, 14 strains of Methylobacterium aquaticum isolated from water samples were subjected to clustering analysis on the basis of ribotyping and RAPD-PCR tests. The ribopatterns after digestion with EcoRI obtained from 14 strains of M. aquaticum were used to divide the strains into two grou...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Furuhata K,Banzai AU,Kawakami Y,Ishizaki N,Yoshida Y,Goto K,Fukuyama M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2017, 2 household washing machines which were used at a house in Saitama prefecture were tested for fungal flora sampling. The fungi were identified in detail via genetic analysis of the ITS region. The number of fungi which were isolated were 8.7×106～6.1×107 cfu/100cm2 and dematiaceous fungi such as Ochroconis mus...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Hashimoto K,Fujii H,Kawakami Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A biological indicator (BI) is a useful product to confirm sterility assurance after a sterilization procedure. In ISO 11138 and 14161, the concrete procedures regarding the use of BI are described for BI manufacturers and users, respectively. There are several problems involving BI use which must be addressed. These ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Royalty-Hann W

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chemiluminescence system, Milliflex Quantum (MFQ), to detect microcolonies, has been used in the pharmaceutical field. In this study, we investigated aquatic bacteria in hemodialysis solutions sampled from bioburden areas in 4 dialysis faculties. Using MFQ, microcolonies could be detected after a short incubation pe...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Osono E,Kobayashi E,Inoue Y,Honda K,Kumagai T,Negishi H,Okamatsu K,Ichimura K,Kamano C,Suzuki F,Norose Y,Takahashi M,Takaku S,Fujioka N,Hayama N,Takizawa H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth prediction of a four-strain cocktail of Salmonella Enteritidis in commercial products of pasteurized and unpasteurized liquid whole egg was studied with the new logistic model that we developed. The growth data of the pathogen in the liquid egg products at constant temperatures in our recent study (Sakha and Fu...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Sakha MZ,Fujikawa H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-VRE and anti-MRSA activities of new quinolone derivatives [The two quinolone derivatives are 8- [3-[(ethylamino) methyl]-1-pyrrodinyl] -7-fluoro-9, 1-[(N-methylimino)methano]-5-oxo-5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]quinolone-4-carboxylic acid (compound A) and 7-fluoro-8-morpholino-9,1-[(N-methylimino) methanol-5-oxo-5H-thiazolo ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Sakagami Y,Komemushi S,Tsukamoto G,Kondo H,Yoshikawa A,Muraoka O

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fate of Escherichia coli O157 cells was evaluated when inoculated into each step after production of lightly pickled Chinese cabbage. The efficacy of surface sterilization by 100 mg/L of chlorine water for 10 min on raw leaves (6.0 log CFU/g) was 2.2 log CFU/g reduction. No meaningful change of the population of E. co...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Inatsu Y,Ohata Y,Ananchaipattana C,Latiful Bari M,Hosotani Y,Kawasaki S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the properties of biofilms (BFs) formed by mono- and co-cultures of Listeria monocytogenes and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (L+P-BF) at low temperatures and examined their sensitivity to several antibacterial substances. L. monocytogenes viable counts comprised only 1-10% of total L+P-BF viable counts at 10℃ and...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Yamakawa T,Tomita K,Sawai J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thermal death of the spores of Bacillus subtilis 168 in oil-water systems including emulsions and separated layers consisting of phosphate buffer and soybean oil or n-hexadecane was investigated. The resultant survivor curve consisted of two phases, an initial rapid reduction followed by a slow reduction, possibly...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Shigemoto M,Nakagawa K,Sakamoto JJ,Tsuchidoi T

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sporicidal activity of an improved iodide formulation based on a previously reported agent (Kida et al., 2004, tentatively designated as the KMT reagent) which is composed of 50 mM EDTA-2Na, 50 mM ferric chloride hexahydrate (FeCl3.6H2O), 50 mM potassium iodide (KI) and 50% ethanol in 0.85% NaCl solution at pH 0.3...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Kida N

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Arthrospira is a nonheterocystous filamentous cyanobacterium inhabiting diverse environments including those of high salinity. In the present study, Arthrospira strains were isolated from freshwater and brackish lakes in Myanmar, and their osmoprotective adaptation was investigated as it was for the genus Sy...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Yoshikawa T,Ikeda Y,Sakata T,Maeda H

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lethal effects of shock pressure treatment on suspended Vibrio sp. cells were examined. Lethality of shock pressures to the Vibrio sp. cells increased with the increase in the values of maximum shock pressures generated in the cell suspension. When the value was around 114 MPa, the total number of colony-forming c...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Mimura H,Abe A,Katakura R,Kawasaki H,Yoshida K,Ishida H

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth of black mold (Aspergillus brasiliensis) in black-colored samples such as hair color and mascara was measured with an automatic count system based on time-lapse shadow image analysis (TSIA). A. brasiliensis suspended in a lecithin and polysorbate (LP) solution of each sample (hair color or mascara) was spre...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Ogawa H,Matsuoka H,Saito M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The simplex real-time PCR assays based on the TaqMan probe and SYBR green I， which target cereulide synthetase genes (ces genes) were used for rapidly, reliably and sensitively identifying the emetic strains from among Bacillus cereus strains isolated from different sources. Only the emetic strains showed positive rea...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Ueda S,Yamaguchi M,Iwase M,Kuwabara Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio cholerae isolates from environmental and clinical origins in the Bengal region in which epidemics of cholera break out periodically were analyzed with particular emphasis on the molecular epidemiological features. The presence of the virulence genes (ctxA, tcpA and toxR) in the isolates was analyzed by the PCR ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Shinoda S,Nakagawa T,Hirakawa N,Miyoshi S,Arakawa E,Ramamurthy T,Dutta B,Faruque SM,Nair GB

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactic Acid Bacteria （LAB） are generally recognized as safe. It has been used to increase the shelf-life of fermented products, and its antimicrobial action is based on the metabolites secretions, such as lactic acid, hydrogen peroxide, reuterin, bacteriocins and the like-bacteriocins substances. It has been proven th...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Hernández-Aquino S,Miranda-Romero LA,Fujikawa H,Maldonado-Simán EJ,Alarcón-Zuñiga B

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mathematical models are essentially needed to quantitatively predict microbial growth in food products during their production and distribution. Recently we developed a new logistic model for microbial growth. The model is an extended logistic model, which shows a sigmoid curve on a semi-log plot. The model could prec...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Fujikawa H

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested treatement with UV irradiation for controlling the growth of bread mold. First, we analyzed the sterilizing effect of a dose of approximately 25 mJ/cm2 radiation on nine Penicillium and two Talaromyces strains that were isolated from a bread-manufacturing plant. The P. chermesinum and P. paneum strains were ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Kawaguchi M,Kani A,Takatori K

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antifungal activity of scallop-shell powder heated at 1000 degrees C for 1 h against Trichophyton was kinetically investigated and the possibility of applying the powder to the treatment of dermatophytosis was examined. The death rate of T. mentagrophytes NBRC5466 in the heated shell powder slurry increased with p...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Sawai J,Shiga H

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antimicrobial activity of isothiocyanates (ITCs) extracted from horseradish root was investigated against oral microorganisms: 6 strains of facultative anaerobic bacteria, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sobrinus, Lactobacillus casei, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis and Aggregatibacter actinomycet...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Park HW,Choi KD,Shin IS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains were isolated from 45 of 370 (12.2%) cockroaches captured in hospitals. By cockroach species, the bacterial strains were isolated from 39 of 181 (21.5%) Periplaneta fuliginosa and 6 of 183 (3.3%) Blattella germanica, showing a significant difference (p<0.01). Many P. aeruginosa-carrying ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Saitou K,Furuhata K,Kawakami Y,Fukuyama M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:　Exact evaluation of the performance of surgical masks and biohazard protective clothing materials against pathogens is important because it can provide helpful information that healthcare workers can use to select suitable materials to reduce infection risk. Currently, to evaluate the protective performance of nonwov...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Shimasaki N,Okaue A,Kikuno R,Shinohara K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio vulnificus is a halophilic estuarine bacterium, but this species causes fatal septicemia in humans. V. vulnificus may encounter many kinds of stresses either in the natural environment or in the human body. One of the striking stresses is the exposure to the reactive oxygen species including nitric oxide (NO). ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Elgaml A,Miyoshi S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found that an additive for a resin, which was comprised of collagen and aluminum (Al), showed a strong and stable antibacterial effect against various bacterium under certain conditions. We tried to clarify its mechanism of action, and investigated optimum conditions for its effects. This additive (Al cross-linked ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Ohmoto T,Yamashita K,Moriyoshi K,Yamanaka H,Koma D,Kawano H,Sakai K

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To design new antimicrobial peptides, we have focused on various proteins which are not essential for self-defense but carry important responsibilities for biosystems. Previously, we reported that highly efficient antimicrobial properties or antiviral properties are inherent in the nuclear translocation signals and bi...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Kobayashi N,Masuda J,Kudoh J,Shimizu N,Yoshida T

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00