A Replisome's journey through the bacterial chromosome.

abstract：:Previously we reported the biosynthesis of intracellular cadmium sulfide quantum dots (CdS QDs) at low temperatures by the Antarctic strain Pseudomonas fragi GC01. Here we studied the role of volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) in the biosynthesis of CdS QDs by P. fragi GC01. The biosynthesis of nanoparticles was evaluat...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gallardo-Benavente C,Carrión O,Todd JD,Pieretti JC,Seabra AB,Durán N,Rubilar O,Pérez-Donoso JM,Quiroz A

更新日期：2019-08-13 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

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：:Successful inter-kingdom relationships are based upon a dynamic balance between defense and cooperation. A certain degree of competition is necessary to guarantee life spread and development. On the other hand, cooperation is a powerful tool to ensure a long lasting adaptation to changing environmental conditions and ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pessione E

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) affects humans and other animals and is caused by bacteria from the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Previous studies have shown that there are at least nine members of the MTBC infecting animals other than humans; these have also been referred to as ecotypes. However, the ecology and the e...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Brites D,Loiseau C,Menardo F,Borrell S,Boniotti MB,Warren R,Dippenaar A,Parsons SDC,Beisel C,Behr MA,Fyfe JA,Coscolla M,Gagneux S

更新日期：2018-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The contamination of maize with fungi and subsequent mycotoxins is a pivotal and long-standing safety concern in the maize industry. In this study, the inhibitory effects of the complex essential oils (cinnamaldehyde, citral, eugenol, and menthol, 3:3:2:2, v/v) on fungal growth and mycotoxins production in stored maiz...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang L,Liu B,Jin J,Ma L,Dai X,Pan L,Liu Y,Zhao Y,Xing F

更新日期：2019-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the complete genome of Cyanothece ATCC 51142, the oriCs of both the circular and linear chromosomes in Cyanothece ATCC 51142 have been predicted by utilizing a web-based system Ori-Finder. Here, we provide experimental support for the results of Ori-Finder to identify the replication origins of Cyanothece ATC...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Huang H,Song CC,Yang ZL,Dong Y,Hu YZ,Gao F

更新日期：2015-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The utilisation of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste as feedstock for bioethanol production could reduce the need for disposal of the ever-increasing amounts of municipal solid waste, especially in developing countries, and fits with the integrated goals of climate change mitigation and transport energy se...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Carrillo-Barragan P,Bowler B,Dolfing J,Sallis P,Gray ND

更新日期：2019-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The current understanding of human gut microbial community is mainly limited to taxonomic features at the genus level. Here, we examined the human gut microbial community at the species level by metataxonomics. To achieve this purpose, a high-throughput approach involving operational phylogenetic unit analysis of the ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yang J,Pu J,Lu S,Bai X,Wu Y,Jin D,Cheng Y,Zhang G,Zhu W,Luo X,Rosselló-Móra R,Xu J

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of an antisense Open Reading Frame (ORF) that encodes a putative AntiSense Protein (ASP) on the proviral genome of Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) was a source of debate for 30 years. During the last years, some progresses have been made to characterize the cellular immune response against AS...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Savoret J,Chazal N,Moles JP,Tuaillon E,Boufassa F,Meyer L,Lecuroux C,Lambotte O,Van De Perre P,Mesnard JM,Gross A

更新日期：2020-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased use of vancomycin has led to the emergence of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA). To investigate the mechanism of VISA development, 39 methicillin-susceptible strains and 3 MRSA strains were treated with vancomycin to induce non-susceptibility, and mutations in six genes were analyzed. All ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang Y,Li X,Jiang L,Han W,Xie X,Jin Y,He X,Wu R

更新日期：2017-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Using different Sinorhizobium meliloti strains as hosts, we isolated eight new virulent phages from the rhizosphere of the coastal legume Medicago marina. Half of the isolated phages showed a very narrow host range while the other half exhibited a wider host range within the strains tested. Electron microscopy studies...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Cubo MT,Alías-Villegas C,Balsanelli E,Mesa D,de Souza E,Espuny MR

更新日期：2020-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant rhizospheres encompass a dynamic zone of interactions between microorganisms and their respective plant hosts. For decades, researchers have worked to understand how these complex interactions influence different aspects of plant growth, development, and evolution. Studies of plant-microbial interactions in the ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Garcia J,Kao-Kniffin J

更新日期：2018-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-1 is an RNA enveloped virus that preferentially infects CD4(+) T lymphocytes and also macrophages. In CD4(+) T cells, HIV-1 mainly buds from the host cell plasma membrane. The viral Gag polyprotein targets the plasma membrane and is the orchestrator of the HIV assembly as its expression is sufficient to promote th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mariani C,Desdouits M,Favard C,Benaroch P,Muriaux DM

更新日期：2014-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusarium graminearum virus 1 (FgV1) is a positive-sense ssRNA virus that confers hypovirulence in its fungal host, Fusarium graminearum. Like most mycoviruses, FgV1 exists in fungal cells, lacks an extracellular life cycle, and is therefore transmitted during sporulation or hyphal anastomosis. To understand FgV1 evolu...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Heo JI,Yu J,Choi H,Kim KH

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Communities of methanogens, anaerobic methanotrophic archaea and aerobic methanotrophic bacteria (MOB) were compared by profiling polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplified products of mcrA and pmoA genes encoded by methyl-coenzyme M reductase alpha subunit and particulate methane monooxygenase alpha subunit, respectiv...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhou Z,Chen J,Cao H,Han P,Gu JD

更新日期：2015-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Styrene is one of the most produced and processed chemicals worldwide and is released into the environment during widespread processing. But, it is also produced from plants and microorganisms. The natural occurrence of styrene led to several microbiological strategies to form and also to degrade styrene. One pathway ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Oelschlägel M,Zimmerling J,Tischler D

更新日期：2018-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Simultaneous use of both heterotrophic and autotrophic metabolism ("mixotrophy") is common among protists. Strombidium rassoulzadegani is a planktonic mixotrophic marine ciliate that saves chloroplasts from its algal food and obtains a nutritional subsidy via photosynthesis. Cultures from the northeast, northwest, and...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： McManus GB,Schoener DM,Haberlandt K

更新日期：2012-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Grapevine leafroll disease (GLD) is one of the most important grapevine viral diseases affecting grapevines worldwide. The impact on vine health, crop yield, and quality is difficult to assess due to a high number of variables, but significant economic losses are consistently reported over the lifespan of a vineyard i...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Maree HJ,Almeida RP,Bester R,Chooi KM,Cohen D,Dolja VV,Fuchs MF,Golino DA,Jooste AE,Martelli GP,Naidu RA,Rowhani A,Saldarelli P,Burger JT

更新日期：2013-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 36.7 million people were living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at the end of 2016 according to UNAIDS, representing a global prevalence rate of 0.8%. In Brazil, an HIV prevalence of 0.24% has been estimated, which represents approximately 830,000 individuals living with the virus. As a touri...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Alves BM,Siqueira JD,Prellwitz IM,Botelho OM,Da Hora VP,Sanabani S,Recordon-Pinson P,Fleury H,Soares EA,Soares MA

更新日期：2019-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The respiratory diseases caused by rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, and influenza virus represent a large social and financial burden on healthcare worldwide. Although all three viruses have distinctly unique properties in terms of infection and replication, they share the ability to exploit/manipulate the hos...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Caly L,Ghildyal R,Jans DA

更新日期：2015-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Microorganisms are able to adapt to different environments and evolve rapidly, allowing them to cope with their new environments. Such adaptive response and associated protections toward other lethal stresses, is a crucial survival strategy for a wide spectrum of microorganisms, including food spoilage bacteria, patho...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Desriac N,Broussolle V,Postollec F,Mathot AG,Sohier D,Coroller L,Leguerinel I

更新日期：2013-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Aluminum (Al)-resistant plant cultivars can recruit beneficial microbes to alleviate the stresses. However, the mechanism of how rhizobacterial communities strengthen Al tolerance of wild soybean has not been addressed. The aim of this study was to investigate the bacterial community structure in the rhizosphere of Al...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Shi Q,Jin J,Liu Y,Zhang Y,Cai Z,Ma Q,Cheng Y,Wen R,Nian H,Lian T

更新日期：2020-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of antibiotics on a mass scale, particularly in farming, and their release into the environment has led to a rapid emergence of resistant bacteria. Once emerged, resistance determinants are spread by horizontal gene transfer among strains of the same as well as disparate bacterial species. Their accumulation i...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bukowski M,Piwowarczyk R,Madry A,Zagorski-Przybylo R,Hydzik M,Wladyka B

更新日期：2019-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally, the shelf-life and safety of foods have been achieved by thermal processing. Low temperature long time and high temperature short time treatments are the most commonly used hurdles for the pasteurization of fluid foods and raw materials. However, the thermal treatments can reduce the product quality and...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Patrignani F,Lanciotti R

更新日期：2016-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased river loads are projected as one of the major consequences of climate change in the northern hemisphere, leading to elevated inputs of riverine dissolved organic matter (DOM) and inorganic nutrients to coastal ecosystems. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of elevated DOM on a coastal...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Traving SJ,Rowe O,Jakobsen NM,Sørensen H,Dinasquet J,Stedmon CA,Andersson A,Riemann L

更新日期：2017-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the prototypic beta-herpesvirus and widespread throughout the human population. While infection is asymptomatic in healthy individuals, it can lead to high morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised persons. Importantly, HCMV evolved multiple strategies to interfere with immune cell f...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Heilingloh CS,Grosche L,Kummer M,Mühl-Zürbes P,Kamm L,Scherer M,Latzko M,Stamminger T,Steinkasserer A

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although complete genome sequences hold particular value for an accurate description of core genomes, the identification of strain-specific genes, and as the optimal basis for functional genomics studies, they are still largely underrepresented in public repositories. Based on an assessment of the genome assembly comp...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Schmid M,Muri J,Melidis D,Varadarajan AR,Somerville V,Wicki A,Moser A,Bourqui M,Wenzel C,Eugster-Meier E,Frey JE,Irmler S,Ahrens CH

更新日期：2018-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a family of biopolyesters accumulated by a variety of microorganisms as carbon and energy storage under starvation conditions. We focused on marine purple non-sulfur photosynthetic bacteria as host microorganisms for PHA production and developed a method for their isolation from natura...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Higuchi-Takeuchi M,Morisaki K,Numata K

更新日期：2016-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio vulnificus (Vv) is a multi-host pathogenic species currently subdivided into three biotypes (Bts). The three Bts are human-pathogens, but only Bt2 is also a fish-pathogen, an ability that is conferred by a transferable virulence-plasmid (pVvbt2). Here we present a phylogenomic analysis from the core genome of 8...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Roig FJ,González-Candelas F,Sanjuán E,Fouz B,Feil EJ,Llorens C,Baker-Austin C,Oliver JD,Danin-Poleg Y,Gibas CJ,Kashi Y,Gulig PA,Morrison SS,Amaro C

更新日期：2018-01-05 00:00:00