Ff-nano, short functionalized nanorods derived from Ff (f1, fd, or M13) filamentous bacteriophage.

abstract：:Maintenance of Borrelia burgdorferi within its enzootic cycle requires a complex regulatory pathway involving the alternative σ factors RpoN and RpoS and two ancillary trans-acting factors, BosR and Rrp2. Activation of this pathway occurs within ticks during the nymphal blood meal when RpoS, the effector σ factor, tra...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Caimano MJ,Groshong AM,Belperron A,Mao J,Hawley KL,Luthra A,Graham DE,Earnhart CG,Marconi RT,Bockenstedt LK,Blevins JS,Radolf JD

更新日期：2019-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we found that our isolate Shewanella decolorationis NTOU1 is able to degrade acetate under anaerobic condition with concomitant implementation of extracellular electron transfer (EET). With +0.63 V (vs. SHE) poised on the anode, in a 72-h experiment digesting acetate, only 2 mM acetate was consum...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li SL,Wang YJ,Chen YC,Liu SM,Yu CP

更新日期：2019-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA and RNA-based sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and transcripts were used to assess the phylogenetic diversity of microbial communities at assets experiencing corrosion in an oil production facility. The complementary methodological approach, coupled with extensive bioinformatics analysis, allowed to visualize diffe...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Salgar-Chaparro SJ,Machuca LL

更新日期：2019-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon intracellular cues, bacterial mRNA leaders often form secondary structures that determine expression of a downstream protein-coding region(s), thereby providing bacteria with a mechanism to control the amounts of necessary proteins in the right locales. Here we describe a polycistronic mRNA leader that secures ba...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Park M,Kim H,Nam D,Kweon DH,Shin D

更新日期：2019-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:While photosynthetic processes have become increasingly understood in cyanobacterial model strains, differences in the spatial distribution of thylakoid membranes among various lineages have been largely unexplored. Cyanobacterial cells exhibit an intriguing diversity in thylakoid arrangements, ranging from simple par...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mareš J,Strunecký O,Bučinská L,Wiedermannová J

更新日期：2019-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis is still a major threat to global public health. Here, a novel diagnosis assay, termed as multiple cross displacement amplification combined with nanoparticle-based lateral flow biosensor (MCDA-LFB), was developed to simultaneously detect IS6110 and IS1081 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in DNA extrac...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jiao WW,Wang Y,Wang GR,Wang YC,Xiao J,Sun L,Li JQ,Wen SA,Zhang TT,Ma Q,Huang HR,Shen AD

更新日期：2019-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Marine microorganisms, particularly those residing in coastal areas, may come in contact with any number of chemicals of environmental or xenobiotic origin. The sensitivity and response of marine cyanobacteria to such chemicals is, at present, poorly understood. We have looked at the transcriptional response of well c...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tetu SG,Johnson DA,Varkey D,Phillippy K,Stuart RK,Dupont CL,Hassan KA,Palenik B,Paulsen IT

更新日期：2013-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Ticks transmit a variety of human pathogens, including Borrelia burgdorferi, the etiological agent of Lyme disease. Multiple pathogens that are transmitted simultaneously, termed "coinfections," are of increasing importance and can affect disease outcome in a host. Arthropod immunity is central to pathogen acquisition...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Oliva Chávez AS,Shaw DK,Munderloh UG,Pedra JH

更新日期：2017-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The shallow-sea hydrothermal vents at White Point (WP) in Palos Verdes on the southern California coast support microbial mats and provide easily accessed settings in which to study chemolithoautotrophic sulfur cycling. Previous studies have cultured sulfur-oxidizing bacteria from the WP mats; however, almost nothing ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Miranda PJ,McLain NK,Hatzenpichler R,Orphan VJ,Dillon JG

更新日期：2016-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The mycorrhizal symbiosis between soil fungi and plant roots is a ubiquitous mutualism that plays key roles in plant nutrition, soil health, and carbon cycling. The symbiosis evolved repeatedly and independently as multiple morphotypes [e.g., arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM), ectomycorrhizal (ECM)] in multiple fungal clade...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kuo A,Kohler A,Martin FM,Grigoriev IV

更新日期：2014-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid molecular techniques that evaluate eggs for the presence of foodborne pathogens is an essential component to poultry food safety monitoring. Interestingly, it is not just table eggs that contribute to outbreaks of foodborne disease. Broiler layer production actively contributes to sustaining of foodborne pathoge...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rothrock MJ Jr,Feye KM,Kim SA,Park SH,Locatelli A,Hiett KL,Gamble J,Sellers H,Ricke SC

更新日期：2018-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter concisus is a bacterium that is associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Immunosuppressive drugs including azathioprine (AZA) and mercaptopurine (MP), and anti-inflammatory drug such as 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) are commonly used to treat patients with IBD. This study aimed to examine the ef...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liu F,Ma R,Riordan SM,Grimm MC,Liu L,Wang Y,Zhang L

更新日期：2017-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Probiotic bacteria are recognized for their health-promoting properties, including maintenance of gut epithelial integrity and host immune system homeostasis. Taking into account the beneficial health-promoting effects of GABA, the presence of the gadB gene, encoding glutamate decarboxylase that converts L-glutamate t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sokovic Bajic S,Djokic J,Dinic M,Veljovic K,Golic N,Mihajlovic S,Tolinacki M

更新日期：2019-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine strains of livestock-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) have been recognized in many countries and have been shown to be able to cause human infection. Resistance to non-beta lactam antibiotics has been reported but non-susceptibility to vancomycin, which is known to occur in huma...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kwok GM,O'Donoghue MM,Doddangoudar VC,Ho J,Boost MV

更新日期：2013-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Coastal zones are transitional areas between land and sea where large amounts of organic and inorganic carbon compounds are recycled by microbes. Especially shallow zones near land have been shown to be the main source for oceanic methane (CH4) emissions. Water depth has been predicted as the best explanatory variable...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Broman E,Sun X,Stranne C,Salgado MG,Bonaglia S,Geibel M,Jakobsson M,Norkko A,Humborg C,Nascimento FJA

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The cell surface is the primary recognition site between the bacterium and the host. An operon of three genes, LSEI_0219 (cwaR), LSEI_0220 (cwaS), and LSEI_0221 (ldcA), has been previously identified as required for the establishment of Lactobacillus paracasei in the gut. The genes cwaR and cwaS encode a predicted two...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Scornec H,Palud A,Pédron T,Wheeler R,Petitgonnet C,Boneca IG,Cavin JF,Sansonetti PJ,Licandro H

更新日期：2020-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Human life expectancy is rapidly increasing with an associated increasing burden of chronic diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. However, there is limited progress in finding effective treatment for these conditions. For this reason, members of the genus Streptomyces have been explored extensively ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ser HL,Tan LT,Law JW,Chan KG,Duangjai A,Saokaew S,Pusparajah P,Ab Mutalib NS,Khan TM,Goh BH,Lee LH

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The threat of bioterrorism and pandemics has highlighted the urgency for rapid and reliable bioaerosol detection in different environments. Safeguarding against such threats requires continuous sampling of the ambient air for pathogen detection. In this study we investigated the efficacy of the Airborne Sample Analysi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sharma A,Clark E,McGlothlin JD,Mittal SK

更新日期：2015-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial decomposition of organic matter is an essential process in the global carbon cycle. The soil bacteria Pseudopedobacter saltans and Flavobacterium johnsoniae are both able to degrade complex organic molecules, but it is not fully known how their membrane structures are adapted to their environmental niche. Th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Moore EK,Hopmans EC,Rijpstra WI,Sánchez-Andrea I,Villanueva L,Wienk H,Schoutsen F,Stams AJ,Sinninghe Damsté JS

更新日期：2015-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Invertebrate immune priming is a growing field in immunology. This phenomenon refers to the ability of invertebrates to generate a more vigorous immune response to a second encounter with a specific pathogen and can occur within and across generations. Although the precise mechanism has not been elucidated, it has bee...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Castro-Vargas C,Linares-López C,López-Torres A,Wrobel K,Torres-Guzmán JC,Hernández GA,Wrobel K,Lanz-Mendoza H,Contreras-Garduño J

更新日期：2017-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor-targeting bacteria elicit anticancer effects by infiltrating hypoxic regions, releasing toxic agents and inducing immune responses. Although current research has largely focused on the influence of chemical and immunological aspects on the mechanisms of bacterial therapy, the impact of physical effects is still ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mascheroni P,Meyer-Hermann M,Hatzikirou H

更新日期：2020-06-04 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

abstract：:Ocean iron fertilization is an approach to increase CO2 sequestration. The Indo-German iron fertilization experiment "LOHAFEX" was carried out in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica in 2009 to monitor changes in bacterial community structure following iron fertilization-induced phytoplankton bloom of the seawate...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Singh SK,Kotakonda A,Kapardar RK,Kankipati HK,Sreenivasa Rao P,Sankaranarayanan PM,Vetaikorumagan SR,Gundlapally SR,Nagappa R,Shivaji S

更新日期：2015-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Flavobacterium psychrophilum is a devastating bacterial pathogen of salmonids reared in freshwater worldwide. So far, serological diversity between isolates has been described but the underlying molecular factors remain unknown. By combining complete genome sequence analysis and the serotyping method proposed by Loren...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rochat T,Fujiwara-Nagata E,Calvez S,Dalsgaard I,Madsen L,Calteau A,Lunazzi A,Nicolas P,Wiklund T,Bernardet JF,Duchaud E

更新日期：2017-09-12 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：:Lipid droplets (LDs) are endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-related dynamic organelles that store and regulate fatty acids and neutral lipids. They play a central role in cellular energy storage, lipid metabolism and cellular homeostasis. It has become evident that viruses have co-evolved in order to exploit host lipid metabo...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhang J,Lan Y,Sanyal S

更新日期：2017-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Rickettsiae are obligate intracellular parasitic bacteria that cause febrile exanthematous illnesses such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Mediterranean spotted fever, epidemic, and murine typhus, etc. Although the vector ranges of each Rickettsia species are rather restricted; i.e., ticks belonging to Arachnida and l...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Uchiyama T

更新日期：2012-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Ubiquitination plays key roles in eukaryotic growth, stress adaptation, and metabolic regulation. In our previous work, ubiquitin was found to be secreted in the hypovirus-infected strain of Cryphonectria parasitica, a phytopathogenic filamentous fungus responsible for the chestnut blight. Here we report the functiona...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen Q,Li Y,Wang J,Li R,Chen B

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decades, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been recognized as one of the most serious threats to public health. Although originally considered a problem to human health, the emerging crisis of AMR requires a "One Health" approach, considering human, animal, and environmental reservoirs. In this regard, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rubiola S,Chiesa F,Dalmasso A,Di Ciccio P,Civera T

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Shewanella oneidensis strain MR-1 is a facultative anaerobic bacterium capable of respiring a multitude of electron acceptors, many of which require the Mtr respiratory pathway. The core Mtr respiratory pathway includes a periplasmic c-type cytochrome (MtrA), an integral outer-membrane β-barrel protein (MtrB), and an ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Coursolle D,Gralnick JA

更新日期：2012-02-21 00:00:00