Surfactants tailored by the class Actinobacteria.

abstract：:Enterobacteria phage vB_PcaM_CBB is a "jumbo" phage belonging to the family Myoviridae. It possesses highly atypical whisker-like structures along the length of its contractile tail. It has a broad host range with the capability of infecting species of the genera Erwinia, Pectobacterium, and Cronobacter. With a genome...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Buttimer C,Hendrix H,Oliveira H,Casey A,Neve H,McAuliffe O,Ross RP,Hill C,Noben JP,O'Mahony J,Lavigne R,Coffey A

更新日期：2017-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The human gut is inhabited by diverse microorganisms that play crucial roles in health and disease. Gut microbiota dysbiosis is increasingly considered as a vital factor in the etiopathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder with a high incidence all over the ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gu Y,Zhou G,Qin X,Huang S,Wang B,Cao H

更新日期：2019-08-21 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：:The marine bacterium Microbulbifer sp. A4B-17 produces secondary metabolites such as 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (4HBA) and esters of 4HBA (parabens). 4HBA is a useful material in the synthesis of the liquid crystal. Parabens are man-made compounds that have been extensively used since the 1920s in the cosmetic, pharmaceuti...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tian J,Zhu L,Wang W,Zhang L,Li Z,Zhao Q,Xing K,Feng Z,Peng X

更新日期：2018-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Guanylate kinases (GKs), which convert guanosine monophosphate into guanosine diphosphate (GDP), are important for growth and mannose outer chain elongation of cell wall N-linked glycoproteins in yeast. Here, we identified the ortholog of Saccharomyces cerevisiae GK Guk1, named MoGuk1 and a novel family of fungal GKs ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Cai X,Zhang X,Li X,Liu M,Liu X,Wang X,Zhang H,Zheng X,Zhang Z

更新日期：2017-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:To gain better understanding of the distributions of the culturable Lactobacillus species in the chicken intestinal tract, we collected ceca, and distal ileum from 10 3-weeks-old broiler chickens. Lactobacillus strains from cecal lumen contents (M-CL), and those associated with mucosa of ceca (M-CM) and ileum (M-IM) w...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Adhikari B,Kwon YM

更新日期：2017-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) are opportunistic pathogens that colonize the small intestine, produce enterotoxins and induce diarrhea. Some aquaporins (AQPs), such as AQP3 and AQP8, have been reported to participate in diarrhea by decreasing cellular influx in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. AQP4 is another...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhang D,Yang L,Su W,Zhao Y,Ma X,Zhou H,Xu B,Zhang K,Ma H

更新日期：2018-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The cheese-derived strains Streptococcus thermophilus 84C isolated from Nostrano cheese, and Lactobacillus brevis DSM 32386 isolated from Traditional Mountain Malga cheese have been previously reported as γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-producers in vitro. In the present study, the ability of these strains to produce GABA ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Carafa I,Stocco G,Nardin T,Larcher R,Bittante G,Tuohy K,Franciosi E

更新日期：2019-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas microorganisms are used for bioremediation of soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. The overall remediation efficiency is largely dependent on the presence of macro- and micronutrients. Widely varying concentrations of available nitrogen and iron (Fe) in soils were shown to affect residual hydroc...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pozdnyakova-Filatova I,Petrikov K,Vetrova A,Frolova A,Streletskii R,Zakharova M

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Anopheles mosquito midgut harbors a diverse group of endogenous bacteria that grow extensively after the blood feeding and help in food digestion and nutrition in many ways. Although, the growth of endogenous bacteria is regulated by various factors, however, the robust antibacterial immune reactions are generally sup...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kajla M,Choudhury TP,Kakani P,Gupta K,Dhawan R,Gupta L,Kumar S

更新日期：2016-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of environmental and dispersal processes on macrofungi community assembly remain unclear. Further, it is not well understood if community assembly differs for different functional guilds of macrofungi, e.g., soil and rotten-wood macrofungi. In this study, using 2433 macrofungi sporocarps belonging to 217 s...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen Y,Svenning JC,Wang X,Cao R,Yuan Z,Ye Y

更新日期：2018-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Two nearly identical unicyanobacterial consortia (UCC) were previously isolated from benthic microbial mats that occur in a heliothermal saline lake in northern Washington State. Carbohydrates are a primary source of carbon and energy for most heterotrophic bacteria. Since CO2 is the only carbon source provided, the c...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Leyn SA,Maezato Y,Romine MF,Rodionov DA

更新日期：2017-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In Belize, shallow populations (10 and 16 m) of the coral species Montastraea cavernosa from the back reef and reef crest are genetically differentiated from deeper populations on the fore reef and reef wall (25 and 35 m). Like many species of scleractinian corals, M. cavernosa has an obligate symbiosis with dinoflage...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Eckert RJ,Reaume AM,Sturm AB,Studivan MS,Voss JD

更新日期：2020-04-09 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：:The pathogenic bacterium Helicobacter pylori is genetically highly diverse and a major risk factor for the development of peptic ulcer disease and gastric adenocarcinoma in humans. During evolution, H. pylori has acquired multiple type IV secretion systems (T4SSs), and then adapted for various purposes. These T4SSs re...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fischer W,Tegtmeyer N,Stingl K,Backert S

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the globally observed increase in antibiotic resistance of bacterial pathogens and the simultaneous decline in new antibiotic developments, the need for alternative inactivation approaches is growing. This is especially true for the treatment of infections with the problematic ESKAPE pathogens, which include En...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hoenes K,Bauer R,Meurle T,Spellerberg B,Hessling M

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungi represent a rich source of bioactive metabolites and some are marketed as alternatives to synthetic agrochemicals against plant pathogens. However, the culturability of fungal strains in artificial laboratory conditions is still limited and the standard mono-cultures do not reflect their full spectrum chemical d...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Oppong-Danquah E,Parrot D,Blümel M,Labes A,Tasdemir D

更新日期：2018-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni has been reported as a major cause of bacterial food-borne enteritides in developed countries during the last decade. Despite its fastidious growth requirements, including low level of oxygen and high level of CO2, this pathogen is able to persist in the environment without permanent loss of its v...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Turonova H,Haddad N,Hernould M,Chevret D,Pazlarova J,Tresse O

更新日期：2017-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas disease is one of the prevalent neglected tropical diseases, affecting at least 6-7 million individuals in Latin America. It is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to vertebrate hosts by blood-sucking insects. After infection, the parasite invades and multiplies in the myoca...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Watanabe Costa R,da Silveira JF,Bahia D

更新日期：2016-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) resistance, considered a dilemma for the clinical treatment of this bacterial infection, is becoming increasingly intractable. Novel anti-virulence strategies will undoubtedly provide a path forward in combating these resistant bacterial infections. Sortase A (SrtA), an enzyme responsi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhang B,Teng Z,Li X,Lu G,Deng X,Niu X,Wang J

更新日期：2017-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Random transposon mutagenesis is a powerful technique used to generate libraries of genetic insertions in many different bacterial strains. Here we develop a system facilitating random transposon mutagenesis in a range of different Gram-negative bacterial strains, including Pectobacterium atrosepticum, Citrobacter rod...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Monson R,Smith DS,Matilla MA,Roberts K,Richardson E,Drew A,Williamson N,Ramsay J,Welch M,Salmond GP

更新日期：2015-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous member of marine biofilm, and reduces thiosulfate to produce toxic hydrogen sulfide gas. In this study, lytic bacteriophages were isolated and applied to inhibit the growth of P. aeruginosa in planktonic mode at different temperature, pH, and salinity. Bacteriophages showed optim...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Scarascia G,Yap SA,Kaksonen AH,Hong PY

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The granular sludge process is an effective, low-footprint alternative to conventional activated sludge wastewater treatment. The architecture of the microbial granules allows the co-existence of different functional groups, e.g., nitrifying and denitrifying communities, which permits compact reactor design. However, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Szabó E,Liébana R,Hermansson M,Modin O,Persson F,Wilén BM

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genome sequences of several giant marine sulfur-oxidizing bacteria present evidence of a possible post-transcriptional regulatory network that may have been transmitted to or from two distantly related bacteria lineages. The draft genome of a Cand. "Maribeggiatoa" filament from the Guaymas Basin (Gulf of Californi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： MacGregor BJ

更新日期：2015-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Active volcanoes in Antarctica contrast with their predominantly cold surroundings, resulting in environmental conditions capable of selecting for versatile and extremely diverse microbial communities. This is especially true on Deception Island, where geothermal, marine, and polar environments combine to create an ex...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bendia AG,Signori CN,Franco DC,Duarte RTD,Bohannan BJM,Pellizari VH

更新日期：2018-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel strain, Streptomyces antioxidans MUSC 164(T) was recovered from mangrove forest soil located at Tanjung Lumpur, Malaysia. The Gram-positive bacterium forms yellowish-white aerial and brilliant greenish yellow substrate mycelium on ISP 2 agar. A polyphasic approach was used to determine the taxonomy status of s...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ser HL,Tan LT,Palanisamy UD,Abd Malek SN,Yin WF,Chan KG,Goh BH,Lee LH

更新日期：2016-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increasing amount of evidence linking certain disorders of the human body to a disturbed gut microbiota, there is a growing interest for compounds that positively influence its composition and activity through diet. Besides the consumption of probiotics to stimulate favorable bacterial communities in the huma...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rivière A,Selak M,Lantin D,Leroy F,De Vuyst L

更新日期：2016-06-28 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：:Pathogenic marine bacteria are found in environments and food sources with high salt concentrations, which the bacteria must effectively manage for their survival. Several mechanisms, such as the transport of ions and compatible solutes as well as changes in aerobic and anaerobic respiration, confer salt tolerance to ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fu X,Zhang J,Li T,Zhang M,Li J,Kan B

更新日期：2018-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The human gastric lumen is one of the most hostile environments of the human body suspected to be sterile until the discovery of Helicobacter pylori (H.p.). State of the art next generation sequencing technologies multiply the knowledge on H.p. functional genomics as well as on the colonization of supposed sterile hum...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Klymiuk I,Bilgilier C,Stadlmann A,Thannesberger J,Kastner MT,Högenauer C,Püspök A,Biowski-Frotz S,Schrutka-Kölbl C,Thallinger GG,Steininger C

更新日期：2017-12-14 00:00:00