Modelling the effects of lactic acid, sodium benzoate and temperature on the growth of Candida maltosa.

abstract：:A lead-resistant bacteria isolated from soil contaminated with car battery waste were identified as Providencia alcalifaciens based on biochemical characteristics, FAME profile and 16S rRNA sequencing and designated as strain 2EA. It resists lead nitrate up to 0·0014 mol l(-1) by precipitating soluble lead as insolubl...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Naik MM,Khanolkar D,Dubey SK

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Samples were collected from 148 adult cats, processed for isolation of Staphylococcus species and tested for susceptibility to penicillin G, gentamicin, oxacillin, amoxycillin, ampicillin, cephalexin and rifampin. Methicillin resistance was also determined. Ninety-eight isolates were obtained (66% of samples). Coagula...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lilenbaum W,Nunes EL,Azeredo MA

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To explore the effect of Lactobacillus on redox state of colon chyme. METHODS AND RESULTS:Nine Lactobacillus strains were studied for the inhibition of lipid peroxide formation in Fe(2+)/ascorbate system and for their ability to chelate 'free' ferrous ion. The result shows both properties were strain specific and...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Sun J,Hu XL,Le GW,Shi YH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the effect of protective agents upon survival of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus during freeze-drying and storage, and selective amino acids on cell membrane fluidity. METHODS AND RESULTS:The protective effect of amino-acids and sugars at different concentrations was studied by determining t...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Martos GI,Minahk CJ,de Valdez GF,Morero R

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reagent-derived contamination can compromise the integrity of microbiome data, particularly in low microbial biomass samples. This contamination has recently been attributed to the 'kitome' (contamination introduced by the DNA extraction kit), prior to which attention was mostly paid to potential contamination introdu...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Stinson LF,Keelan JA,Payne MS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental air sampling was evaluated as a method to detect the presence of M. bovis in the vicinity of infected badgers and their setts. Airborne particles were collected on gelatine filters using a commercially available air sampling instrument and tested for the presence of M. bovis using bacteriological culture...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Jones RM,Ashford R,Cork J,Palmer S,Wood E,Spyvee P,Parks S,Bennett A,Brewer J,Delahay R,Chambers M,Sawyer J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to undertake a microbiological survey of foods, animal faeces and wastewater samples for Clostridium difficile, and determine the genotypes and antimicrobial susceptibilities of isolates. A total of 211 samples were tested for C. difficile using culture methods. Thirteen toxigenic C. di...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rivas L,Dupont PY,Gilpin BJ,Cornelius AJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:AIMIS: Draft WHO guidance is likely to suggest a calculated 95th percentile method, rather than percentage exceedence, in assessing compliance of bathing waters with microbiological standards. This study set out to determine whether this was an appropriate development. METHODS AND RESULTS:A series of Monte ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Hunter PR

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the growth of salmonellae on sprouting alfalfa seeds as affected by the inoculum size, microbial load and Pseudomonas fluorescens 2-79. METHODS AND RESULTS:Alfalfa seeds pre-inoculated with < or =10(1)-10(3) CFU g(-1) of salmonellae and with or without Ps. fluorescens 2-79 were sprouted in glass ja...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Liao CH

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Acetic acid is considered an important preservative in tropical grass ensiling. The objective of the current experiments was to follow the ensiling fermentation of low dry matter (DM) tropical grass as a model to study changes in bacterial communities during acetic acid fermentation. METHODS AND RESULTS:Direct-cu...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Nishino N,Li Y,Wang C,Parvin S

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phorate [O,O-diethyl-S-(ethylthio)methyl phosphoradiothioate] degrading bacteria were isolated from agricultural soil and characterized based on their morphological and biochemical characteristics. The selected isolates PS-1, PS-2 and PS-3 were presumptively identified as Rhizobium, Pseudomonas and Proteous species, r...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Bano N,Musarrat J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was made of the incidence of Campylobacter upsaliensis among dogs and cats suffering from acute or chronic diarrhoea; 225 dogs and cats were examined and 51 strains were identified, 16 (7%) of which were Camp. upsaliensis. When rectal swabs were taken from a control group of 126 dogs and cats without clinical ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Steinhauserova I,Fojtikova K,Klimes J

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoaggregation was frequently encountered among intestinal lactobacilli isolated from weaned pigs. The aggregation mechanism was shown to be mediated by the production of a proteinaceous aggregation-promoting factor in two strains of Lactobacillus reuteri. A 32 kDa aggregation-promoting protein was detected in these ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Kmet V,Callegari ML,Bottazzi V,Morelli L

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In this study, a capillary polymerase chain reaction (cPCR) was applied for Salmonella detection from poultry meat. METHODS AND RESULTS:Salmonella detection limits of the optimized cPCR were determined with DNA templates from the samples of tetrathionate broth (TTB), Rappaport Vassiliadis broth (RVB) and selenite...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Gunaydin E,Eyigor A,Carli KT

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the spatial organization of endogenous and exogenously applied Lactobacillus communities at specific locations in the adult gastrointestinal tract of different hosts. METHODS AND RESULTS:Samples of the human, murine and avian gastrointestinal tract of subjects that received or not received a Lactob...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lebeer S,Verhoeven TL,Claes IJ,De Hertogh G,Vermeire S,Buyse J,Van Immerseel F,Vanderleyden J,De Keersmaecker SC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of high-pressure homogenization (HPH) against Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris. METHODS AND RESULTS:The susceptibility of three different strains of A. acidoterrestris (DSMZ 2498, Gamma4 and c8) to HPH (500-1700 bar) was studied. The experiments were performed...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Bevilacqua A,Cibelli F,Corbo MR,Sinigaglia M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An efficient method is described for the purification of Ti plasmid DNA from Agrobacterium. The procedure is based on the relative binding capacity of ethidium bromide to supercoiled plasmid DNA and linear DNA and on the high solubility of ethidium bromide in phenol. Following treatment with ethidium bromide, more tha...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Zhang L,Kerr A

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) affect 5-10% of acute hospital admissions. Environmental decontamination is an important component of all strategies to prevent HCAI as many bacterial causes survive and persist in the environment, which serve as ongoing reservoirs of infection. Current approaches such...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Galvin S,Cahill O,O'Connor N,Cafolla AA,Daniels S,Humphreys H

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Staphylococcus aureus LZ-01 was isolated from the Yellow River upstream from Lanzhou which can resist and reduce chromium (VI) to chromium (III). In this study, strain LZ-01's uranium (VI) resistance and adsorption abilities were investigated. Our results showed that it can resist 2 mmol l(-1) U(VI) and adso...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Zou L,Chen Z,Zhang X,Liu P,Li X

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate if one hypothetical protein from Chlamydophila pneumoniae AR39 exerts UbiG-like function by complementary experiments. METHODS AND RESULTS:Proteins UbiG have a signature S-adenosylmethionine-binding motif compared with other methyltransferases. Probing with the conserved motif, one hypothetical pro...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Liu J,Zhang X,Liu J

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine factors affecting faecal shedding of the foodborne pathogens Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in dairy cattle and evaluate antimicrobial susceptibility of these isolates. METHODS:Faecal samples were obtained in replicate from lactating (LAC; n = 60) and non-lactating (NLAC; n = 60) Holstein catt...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Fitzgerald AC,Edrington TS,Looper ML,Callaway TR,Genovese KJ,Bischoff KM,McReynolds JL,Thomas JD,Anderson RC,Nisbet DJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Catfishes of the genus Panaque are known for their ability to feed on wood and hence to process cellulose fibres in their digestive systems. The paper industry uses cellulose fibres and thus has an interest in exploiting this property biomimetically: it could be employed as a pretreatment to lessen the energ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Di Maiuta N,Schwarzentruber P,Schenker M,Schoelkopf J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A strain of Bacillus thuringiensis, STB-1, toxic against Spodoptera exigua, was isolated. Bacillus thuringiensis STB-1 produced bipyramidal inclusions and reacted with the H antiserum of B. thuringiensis ssp. kurstaki. The plasmid and protein profiles of B. thuringiensis STB-1 were compared with those of its reference...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Chang JH,Roh JY,Je YH,Park HW,Jin BR,Woo SD,Kang SK

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and one of the major causes of disability and dependency in older people. Accumulating evidences link gut microbiota with different diseases and its relationship with neurodegenerative diseases is becoming most intriguing. This study was aimed to compare the...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Bäuerl C,Collado MC,Diaz Cuevas A,Viña J,Pérez Martínez G

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antimicrobial activities of bovine lactoferrin (bLF), its pepsin hydrolysate (bLFH) and the active peptide lactoferricin B (LFcinB) against four clinical isolates of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 were studied. The MICs against these isolates were 3 mg ml-1 for bLF, 0.1-0.2 mg ml-1 for bLFH and 8-10 m...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Shin K,Yamauchi K,Teraguchi S,Hayasawa H,Tomita M,Otsuka Y,Yamazaki S

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new ultrasonic apparatus operating at a frequency of 40 kHz was developed to dislodge biofilms from food processing equipment in order to assess the effectiveness of cleaning protocols. Sonication conditions to remove biofilms and quantification by ATP-bioluminescence are described. An industrial meat process was de...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Oulahal-Lagsir N,Martial-Gros A,Boistier E,Blum LJ,Bonneau M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate whether intranasal Lactobacillus administration protects host animals from influenza virus (IFV) infection by enhancing respiratory immune responses in a mouse model. METHODS AND RESULTS:After 3 days of intranasal exposure to Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG), BALB/c mice were infected with IFV A/PR...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Harata G,He F,Hiruta N,Kawase M,Kubota A,Hiramatsu M,Yausi H

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used after a short pre-enrichment culture to detect Salmonella subspecies in chicken fillets. A direct PCR assay performed with chicken meat inoculated with Salmonella Typhimurium produced no PCR products. Six different DNA extraction protocols were tested to recover efficiently Sal...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Soumet C,Ermel G,Fach P,Colin P

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate a new dual priming oligonucleotide (DPO)-based multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for detection of six sexually transmitted pathogens, including Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and Trichomonas vaginalis. METHO...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Horii T,Ohtsuka H,Osaki M,Ohkuni H

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To survey for hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) contamination in edible bivalve shellfish. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 213 shellfish (52 oysters, 69 cockles and 92 mussels) collected from a culture farm and two retailed markets were investigated for HAV and HEV contamination by reverse transc...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Namsai A,Louisirirotchanakul S,Wongchinda N,Siripanyaphinyo U,Virulhakul P,Puthavathana P,Myint KS,Gannarong M,Ittapong R

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00