Anti-parasitic Peptides from Arthropods and their Application in Drug Therapy.

abstract：Background:Salvador, Bahia (northeastern Brazil), has been identified as the epicenter of Human T-cell leukemia virus Human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV) type 1 infection in the country. This study aims to estimate the rate of HTLV infection and the geographical distribution of this virus in this state. Methods:All HTL...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pereira FM,de Almeida MDCC,Santos FLN,Carreiro RP,Regis-Silva CG,Galvão-Castro B,Grassi MFR

更新日期：2019-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Background/objectives: Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has proven to be a powerful subtyping tool for foodborne pathogenic bacteria like L. monocytogenes. The interests of genome-scale analysis for national surveillance, outbreak detection or source tracking has been largely documented. The genomic data however can be e...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Henri C,Leekitcharoenphon P,Carleton HA,Radomski N,Kaas RS,Mariet JF,Felten A,Aarestrup FM,Gerner Smidt P,Roussel S,Guillier L,Mistou MY,Hendriksen RS

更新日期：2017-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Many cystic fibrosis (CF) airway infections are considered to be polymicrobial and microbe-microbe interactions may play an important role in disease pathology. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Aspergillus fumigatus are the most prevalent bacterial and fungal pathogens isolated from the CF airway, respectively. We have prev...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Reece E,Doyle S,Greally P,Renwick J,McClean S

更新日期：2018-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogens have evolved mechanisms to modulate host cell functions and avoid recognition and destruction by the host damage response. For many years, researchers have focused on proteins as the main effectors used by pathogens to hijack host cell pathways, but only recently with the development of deep RNA sequencing t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bayer-Santos E,Marini MM,da Silveira JF

更新日期：2017-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Approximately 5% of women suffer from recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC). It has been hypothesized that genetic factors play an important role in the susceptibility to RVVC. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of genetic variants of genes encoding for pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) on ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rosentul DC,Delsing CE,Jaeger M,Plantinga TS,Oosting M,Costantini I,Venselaar H,Joosten LA,van der Meer JW,Dupont B,Kullberg BJ,Sobel JD,Netea MG

更新日期：2014-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The naturally occurring nitrogen (N) isotopes, 15N and 14N, exhibit different reaction rates during many microbial N transformation processes, which results in N isotope fractionation. Such isotope effects are critical parameters for interpreting natural stable isotope abundances as proxies for biological process rate...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mooshammer M,Alves RJE,Bayer B,Melcher M,Stieglmeier M,Jochum L,Rittmann SKR,Watzka M,Schleper C,Herndl GJ,Wanek W

更新日期：2020-07-28 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：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are evolutionary conserved, small non-coding RNA with size ranging from 19 to 24 nucleotides. They endogenously regulate the gene expression at the post transcriptional level either through translation repression or mRNA degradation. MiRNAs have shown the potential to be used as a biomarker for the ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Verma P,Pandey RK,Prajapati P,Prajapati VK

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Extremely cold environments are a challenge for all organisms. They are mostly inhabited by psychrophilic and psychrotolerant bacteria, which employ various strategies to cope with the cold. Such harsh environments are often highly vulnerable to the influence of external factors and may undergo frequent dynamic change...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Dziewit L,Bartosik D

更新日期：2014-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular toxoplasmosis (OT) is one of the most common causes of posterior uveitis. The signaling of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (TREM)-1 amplifies inflammation, whereas TREM-2 signaling is anti-inflammatory. IL-1β is a major driver of inflammation during infection. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play impo...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhang Y,He J,Zheng H,Huang S,Lu F

更新日期：2019-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Algal cultures are generally co-cultures of algae and bacteria, especially when considering outdoor cultivation. However, the effects of associated bacteria on algal growth remain largely unexplored, particularly in the context of Isochrysis galbana. In the present study, we investigated the effects of antibiotic on t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Cao JY,Kong ZY,Zhang YF,Ling T,Xu JL,Liao K,Zhou CX,Yan XJ

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In the fast-growing Escherichia coli cells, RNA polymerase (RNAP) molecules are concentrated and form foci at clusters of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) operons resembling eukaryotic nucleolus. The bacterial nucleolus-like organization, spatially compartmentalized at the surface of the compact bacterial chromosome (nucleoid), s...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mata Martin C,Sun Z,Zhou YN,Jin DJ

更新日期：2018-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common causes of zoonotic agent in the world, which are attributable to the contamination of food with enterotoxins. In this study, a total of 1,150 S. aureus isolates were cultured from 27,000 retail foods items from 203 cities of 24 provinces in China in 2015 and were test fo...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang W,Baloch Z,Jiang T,Zhang C,Peng Z,Li F,Fanning S,Ma A,Xu J

更新日期：2017-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Acidithiobacillus caldus is an extremely acidophilic sulfur-oxidizer with specialized characteristics, such as tolerance to low pH and heavy metal resistance. To gain novel insights into its genetic complexity, we chosen six A. caldus strains for comparative survey. All strains analyzed in this study differ in geograp...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhang X,Liu X,He Q,Dong W,Zhang X,Fan F,Peng D,Huang W,Yin H

更新日期：2016-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Initially thought as being non-immunogenic, recombinant AAVs have emerged as efficient vector candidates for treating monogenic diseases. It is now clear however that they induce potent immune responses against transgene products which can lead to destruction of transduced cells. Therefore, developing strategies to ci...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Adriouch S,Franck E,Drouot L,Bonneau C,Jolinon N,Salvetti A,Boyer O

更新日期：2011-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of microorganisms exerting resistance to biocides is a challenge to meat-processing environments. Bacteria can be intrinsically resistant to biocides but resistance can also be acquired by adaptation to their sub-lethal concentrations. Moreover, the presence of biocide resistance determinants, which is c...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Conficoni D,Losasso C,Cortini E,Di Cesare A,Cibin V,Giaccone V,Corno G,Ricci A

更新日期：2016-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) disease is an international health concern caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Evolution of multi-drug-resistant strains may cause bacterial persistence, rendering existing antibiotics ineffective. Hence, development of new or repurposing of currently approved drugs to fight Mtb ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Naicker N,Sigal A,Naidoo K

更新日期：2020-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotic treatment of sick dairy cattle is critical for the sustainability of this production system which is vital for food security and societal prosperity in many low and middle-income countries. Given the increasingly high levels of antibiotic resistance worldwide and the challenge this presents for the treatmen...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mainda G,Lupolova N,Sikakwa L,Richardson E,Bessell PR,Malama SK,Kwenda G,Stevens MP,Bronsvoort BMD,Muma JB,Gally DL

更新日期：2019-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The eastern China marginal seas (ECMS) are prominent examples of river-dominated ocean margins, whose most characteristic feature is the existence of isolated mud patches on sandy sediments. Ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes play a crucial role in the nitrogen cycles of many marine environments, including marginal seas. H...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yu S,Yao P,Liu J,Zhao B,Zhang G,Zhao M,Yu Z,Zhang XH

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cichlid fishes, with their repeated colonization of lakes and subsequent radiations at different scales of phylogenetic and ecological diversification, offer an excellent model system to understand the factors shaping the host-gut microbiota association in nature. Here, we characterized the gut microbiota of the Amphi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Baldo L,Riera JL,Salzburger W,Barluenga M

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Panax ginseng rusty root rot caused by the Ilyonectria species complex is a devastating disease, and it is one of the main factors contributing to the difficulty in continual cropping. Rusty root rot occurs in all ginseng fields, but little is known about the taxonomy of the fungal pathogen complex, especially Ilyonec...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Guan YM,Ma YY,Jin Q,Wang QX,Liu N,Fu YP,Zhang YY,Li Y

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbes play crucial roles in various biogeochemical processes in the ocean, including carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) cycling. Functional gene diversity and the structure of the microbial community determines its metabolic potential and therefore its ecological function in the marine ecosystem. However,...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang Y,Zhang R,He Z,Van Nostrand JD,Zheng Q,Zhou J,Jiao N

更新日期：2017-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bay of Bengal (BoB) is the largest bay in the world and presents a unique marine environment that is subjected to severe weather, a distinct hydrographic regime and a large anthropogenic footprint. Despite these features and the BoB's overall economic significance, this ecosystem and its microbiome remain among th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Angelova AG,Ellis GA,Wijesekera HW,Vora GJ

更新日期：2019-12-06 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：:High-throughput sequencing (HTS) techniques are of great value for the investigation of microbial communities, and have been extensively used to study the gut microbiome. While most studies focus on the human gut, many others have investigated insects. However, because of the rapid spread of HTS techniques, a lot of v...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： De Cock M,Virgilio M,Vandamme P,Augustinos A,Bourtzis K,Willems A,De Meyer M

更新日期：2019-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a fluorometric method for determining ABC transporter activity in the pathogenic fungus C. albicans during different growth phases and in response to glucose. The carbocyanine dye diS-C3(3) was previously used to monitor plasma membrane potentials and test the influence of surface-active compounds in membra...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Szczepaniak J,Łukaszewicz M,Krasowska A

更新日期：2015-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) is a linear polymer of orthophosphate residues. It is reported to be present in all life forms. Experimental studies showed that polyP plays important roles in bacterial durability and virulence. Here we investigated the relationships of polyP with bacterial durability and virulence the...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang L,Yan J,Wise MJ,Liu Q,Asenso J,Huang Y,Dai S,Liu Z,Du Y,Tang D

更新日期：2018-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) is a metabolite produced primarily by marine phytoplankton and is the main precursor to the climatically important gas dimethylsulfide (DMS). DMS is released upon bacterial catabolism of DMSP, but it is not the only possible fate of DMSP sulfur. An alternative demethylation/demethiola...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Reisch CR,Moran MA,Whitman WB

更新日期：2011-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria is an increasing health concern. The spread of AMR bacteria (AMRB) between animals and humans via the food chain and the exchange of AMR genes requires holistic approaches for risk mitigation. The AMRB exposure of humans via food is currently only poorly understoo...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jans C,Sarno E,Collineau L,Meile L,Stärk KDC,Stephan R

更新日期：2018-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Aflatoxins (AF) are highly detrimental to human and animal health. We recently demonstrated that the Aspergillus flavus caleosin, AfPXG, had peroxygenase activity and mediated fungal development and AF accumulation. We now report the characterization of an AfPXG-deficient line using reference strain NRRL3357. The resu...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hanano A,Alkara M,Almousally I,Shaban M,Rahman F,Hassan M,Murphy DJ

更新日期：2018-02-06 00:00:00