Deletion of the Small RNA Chaperone Protein Hfq down Regulates Genes Related to Virulence and Confers Protection against Wild-Type Brucella Challenge in Mice.

abstract：:To assess the diversity and composition of airborne fungi associated with particulate matters (PMs) in Beijing, China, a total of 81 PM samples were collected, which were derived from PM2.5, PM10 fractions, and total suspended particles during haze and non-haze days. The airborne fungal community in these samples was ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yan D,Zhang T,Su J,Zhao LL,Wang H,Fang XM,Zhang YQ,Liu HY,Yu LY

更新日期：2016-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The new era of multidrug resistance of pathogens against frontline antibiotics has compromised the immense therapeutic gains of the 'golden age,' stimulating a resurgence in antimicrobial research focused on antimicrobial and immunomodulatory components of botanical, fungal or microbial origin. While much valuable inf...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sadgrove NJ,Jones GL

更新日期：2019-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Incompatibility group C (IncC) plasmids have received attention due to their broad host range and because they harbor key antibiotic resistance genes. Because these resistance genes can spread from food-producing animals to human, the proliferation of these plasmids represents a public health risk. In this study, a to...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhang Y,Lei CW,Chen X,Yao TG,Yu JW,Hu WL,Mao X,Wang HN

更新日期：2020-10-27 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：:Asperphenamate is a small peptide natural product that has gained much interest due to its antitumor activity. In the recent years numerous bioactive synthetic asperphenamate analogs have been reported, whereas only a handful of natural analogs either of microbial or plant origin has been discovered. Herein we describ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Subko K,Wang X,Nielsen FH,Isbrandt T,Gotfredsen CH,Ramos MC,Mackenzie T,Vicente F,Genilloud O,Frisvad JC,Larsen TO

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the antibacterial activity of the Copaifera duckei Dwyer oleoresin and two isolated compounds [eperu-8(20)-15,18-dioic acid and polyalthic acid] against bacteria involved in primary endodontic infections and dental caries and assesses the cytotoxic effect of these substances against a normal cell ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Abrão F,Alves JA,Andrade G,de Oliveira PF,Ambrósio SR,Veneziani RCS,Tavares DC,Bastos JK,Martins CHG

更新日期：2018-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of periodontitis has traditionally been associated to a consortium of three bacterial species-the so-called "red-complex" of periodontal disease-which has been the target for most diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. However, other species have also been found to correlate with disease severity. In addi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Camelo-Castillo AJ,Mira A,Pico A,Nibali L,Henderson B,Donos N,Tomás I

更新日期：2015-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrous oxide (N(2)O) is an environmentally important atmospheric trace gas because it is an effective greenhouse gas and it leads to ozone depletion through photo-chemical nitric oxide (NO) production in the stratosphere. Mitigating its steady increase in atmospheric concentration requires an understanding of the mec...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Schreiber F,Wunderlin P,Udert KM,Wells GF

更新日期：2012-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of additives in food products has become an important public health concern. In recent reports, dietary emulsifiers have been shown to affect the gut microbiota, contributing to a pro-inflammatory phenotype and metabolic syndrome. So far, it is not yet known whether similar microbiome shifts are observable for...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Miclotte L,De Paepe K,Rymenans L,Callewaert C,Raes J,Rajkovic A,Van Camp J,Van de Wiele T

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was aimed to determine the prevalence and characteristics of Salmonella isolated from meat samples of commercial broilers (CB) and spent hens (SH). Between March and June 2016, 200 retail raw chicken carcasses (100 from CB and 100 from SH) were obtained from local supermarkets in Tai'an city of China...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li S,Zhou Y,Miao Z

更新日期：2017-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections are a serious global health problem. This organism has developed disturbing levels of antibiotic resistance, resulting in the need for new approaches to prevent and treat gonorrhea. The genus Neisseria also includes several members of the human microbiome that live in close association...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Aho EL,Ogle JM,Finck AM

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Outbreaks of foodborne illnesses linked to fresh fruits and vegetables have been key drivers behind a wide breadth of research aiming to fill data gaps in our understanding of the total ecology of agricultural water sources such as ponds and wells and the relationship of this ecology to foodborne pathogens such as Sal...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gu G,Strawn LK,Ottesen AR,Ramachandran P,Reed EA,Zheng J,Boyer RR,Rideout SL

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical characteristics of individual bacterial cells of natural communities can be measured with flow cytometry (FCM) in high throughput. The resulting data are visualized in cytometric histograms. These histograms represent individual cytometric fingerprints of microbial communities, e.g., at certain time points or ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Koch C,Harnisch F,Schröder U,Müller S

更新日期：2014-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate comparisons of DNA and cDNA libraries from complex environments require methods for co-extraction of DNA and RNA due to the inherent heterogeneity of such samples, or risk bias caused by variations in lysis and extraction efficiencies. Still, there are few methods and kits allowing simultaneous extraction of ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lim NY,Roco CA,Frostegård Å

更新日期：2016-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:This study identified the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) biota and the volatilome profile of 28 typical sourdoughs of Irpinia-a large area of the Campania region of Southern Italy where numerous breads are produced, even today, following the ancient procedures of sourdough fermentation and for which information on the mic...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Reale A,Di Renzo T,Boscaino F,Nazzaro F,Fratianni F,Aponte M

更新日期：2019-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Lentinula edodes mycelia (LEM) solid culture extracts contain many bioactive compounds with diverse pharmacological activities such as antitumor, antiviral, and immunopotentiating effects. In this study, we examined the anti-influenza virus activity of LEM in vitro and in vivo. LEM directly inhibited influenza virus g...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kuroki T,Lee S,Hirohama M,Taku T,Kumakura M,Haruyama T,Nagata K,Kawaguchi A

更新日期：2018-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological wastewater treatment plants (BWWTPs) based on the activated sludge (AS) process have dramatically improved worldwide water sanitation despite increased urbanization and industrialization. However, current AS-based operations are considered economically and environmentally unsustainable. In this Perspective,...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sheik AR,Muller EE,Wilmes P

更新日期：2014-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:This study deals with the effects of hydrodynamic functioning of hard-rock aquifers on microbial communities. In hard-rock aquifers, the heterogeneous hydrologic circulation strongly constrains groundwater residence time, hydrochemistry, and nutrient supply. Here, residence time and a wide range of environmental facto...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ben Maamar S,Aquilina L,Quaiser A,Pauwels H,Michon-Coudouel S,Vergnaud-Ayraud V,Labasque T,Roques C,Abbott BW,Dufresne A

更新日期：2015-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Although canine adenovirus (CAdV) is highly prevalent in dogs, there is currently a lack of a quick diagnostic method. In this study, we developed a rapid immunochromatographic strip (ICS) assay using colloidal gold coupled to CAdV-2-specific monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). BALB/c mice were immunized with a purified CAd...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang S,Wen Y,An T,Duan G,Sun M,Ge J,Li X,Yang K,Cai X

更新日期：2019-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis japonica is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases in China. The scarcity of effective diagnostic tools is a major factor that contributes to the high prevalence of schistosomiasis japonica. SjSP-13 is a promising serological diagnostic biomarker of the disease. However, it is unclear whether pol...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Xu X,Cui X,Zhu L,Li Z,Zhang Y,Ma L,Pan W

更新日期：2018-07-25 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：:An extended multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) scheme applicable to the Brucella, an expanding genus that includes zoonotic pathogens that severely impact animal and human health across large parts of the globe, was developed. The scheme, which extends a previously described nine locus scheme by examining sequences a...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Whatmore AM,Koylass MS,Muchowski J,Edwards-Smallbone J,Gopaul KK,Perrett LL

更新日期：2016-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we investigated how the source of organic carbon (Corg) and nitrogen (Norg) affects the interactions between fungi of the genus Morchella and bacteria dispersing along their hyphae (fungal highways; FH). We demonstrated that bacteria using FH increase the hydrolysis of an organic nitrogen source that onl...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lohberger A,Spangenberg JE,Ventura Y,Bindschedler S,Verrecchia EP,Bshary R,Junier P

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:White shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, is a widely farmed species. In China, shrimp postlarvae (PL) are frequently subjected to salinity reduction treatment to meet end growers' needs. However, although this treatment effectively reduces vibrio counts, its impact on gut microbiota health is still unknown. In this study, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Cao Q,Najnine F,Han H,Wu B,Cai J

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Current anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) regimen do not meet ideal result due to emerging resistance strains, cytotoxicity, and unfavorable adverse effects. In chronic HBV infection, high rates of sub-viral particles (SVPs) bearing HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) is a major obstacle regarding to raise effective immune respons...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mohebbi A,Lorestani N,Tahamtan A,Kargar NL,Tabarraei A

更新日期：2018-04-05 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：: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：:Although being a common aim of many microbial ecology studies, measuring individual physiological conditions of a microbial group or species within a complex consortium is still a challenge. Here, we propose a novel approach that is based on the quantification of sequentially extracted extracellular (exDNA) and intrac...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Nagler M,Podmirseg SM,Mayr M,Ascher-Jenull J,Insam H

更新日期：2020-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, nuclear localization signals (NLSs) that target proteins to nuclei in oomycetes have not been defined, but have been assumed to be the same as in higher eukaryotes. Here, we use the soybean pathogen Phytophthora sojae as a model to investigate these sequences in oomycetes. By establishing a reliable in vivo N...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fang Y,Jang HS,Watson GW,Wellappili DP,Tyler BM

更新日期：2017-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) are the main cause of cold-like illnesses, and currently no vaccine or antiviral therapies against HRVs are available to prevent or mitigate HRV infection. There are more than 150 antigenically heterogeneous HRV serotypes, with ∼90 HRVs belonging to major group species A and B. Development of...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Patel MC,Pletneva LM,Boukhvalova MS,Vogel SN,Kajon AE,Blanco JCG

更新日期：2017-08-31 00:00:00