Chemical strategies for the covalent modification of filamentous phage.

abstract：:This study aims to investigate and compare the complete nucleotide sequences of the multidrug resistance plasmids pVb0267 and pVb0499, which were recovered from foodborne Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolates, and analyze the genetic environment of blaCTX-M-55 to provide insight into the dissemination mechanisms of this re...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zheng Z,Li R,Ye L,Wai-Chi Chan E,Xia X,Chen S

更新日期：2019-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Achromobacter phage phiAxp-3, an N4-like bacteriophage, specifically recognize Achromobacter xylosoxidans lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as its receptor. PhiAxp-3 tail sheath protein (TSP, ORF69) shares 54% amino acid sequence identity with the TSP of phage N4 (gp65); the latter functions as a receptor binding protein and i...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhang Z,Tian C,Zhao J,Chen X,Wei X,Li H,Lin W,Feng R,Jiang A,Yang W,Yuan J,Zhao X

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The time-to-result for culture-based microorganism recovery and phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing necessitates initial use of empiric (frequently broad-spectrum) antimicrobial therapy. If the empiric therapy is not optimal, this can lead to adverse patient outcomes and contribute to increasing antibiotic...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pesesky MW,Hussain T,Wallace M,Patel S,Andleeb S,Burnham CD,Dantas G

更新日期：2016-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Aquatic ecosystems are frequently considered as the final receiving environments of anthropogenic pollutants such as pharmaceutical residues or antibiotic resistant bacteria, and as a consequence tend to form reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes. Considering the global threat posed by the antibiotic resistance, t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： De la Cruz Barrón M,Merlin C,Guilloteau H,Montargès-Pelletier E,Bellanger X

更新日期：2018-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:107 bacterial isolates with Gram positive staining and negative catalase activity, presumably assumed as lactic acid bacteria, were isolated from samples of meconium of 6 donors at Roubaix hospital, in the north of France. All these bacterial isolates were identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry as Enterococcus faec...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Al Atya AK,Drider-Hadiouche K,Ravallec R,Silvain A,Vachee A,Drider D

更新日期：2015-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:As two central issues of global climate change, the continuous increase of both atmospheric CO2 concentrations and global temperature has profound effects on various terrestrial ecosystems. Microbial communities play pivotal roles in these ecosystems by responding to environmental changes through regulation of soil bi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yu H,Deng Y,He Z,Van Nostrand JD,Wang S,Jin D,Wang A,Wu L,Wang D,Tai X,Zhou J

更新日期：2018-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the high incidence of nosocomial Candida albicans infection, the first-line drugs for C. albicans infection have been heavily used, and the emergence of drug-resistant strains has gradually increased. Thus, a new antifungal drug or therapeutic method is needed. Chitosan, a product of chitin deacetylation, is co...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Shih PY,Liao YT,Tseng YK,Deng FS,Lin CH

更新日期：2019-03-26 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：:Previous studies on vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) have mainly focused on drug resistance, the evolution of differences in virulence between VISA and vancomycin-sensitive S. aureus (VSSA) requires further investigation. To address this issue, in this study, we compared the virulence and toxin pro...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jin Y,Yu X,Zhang S,Kong X,Chen W,Luo Q,Zheng B,Xiao Y

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Human breast milk is widely recognized as the best source of nutrients for healthy growth and development of infants; it contains a diverse microbiota. Here, we characterized the diversity of the microbiota in the breast milk of East Asian women and assessed whether delivery mode influenced the microbiota in the milk ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li SW,Watanabe K,Hsu CC,Chao SH,Yang ZH,Lin YJ,Chen CC,Cao YM,Huang HC,Chang CH,Tsai YC

更新日期：2017-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The interferon (IFN) system is one of the most important defensive responses of mammals against viruses, and is rapidly evoked when the pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) of viruses are sensed. Non-self, virus-derived RNA species have been identified as the PAMPs of RNA viruses. In the present study, we co...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yoshida A,Kawabata R,Honda T,Tomonaga K,Sakaguchi T,Irie T

更新日期：2015-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The outer potato periderm layer consists of dead suberized cells. Suberin, a protective biopolymer, is made of a polyaliphatic portion covalently linked to polyaromatic moieties. Evidence accumulates that Streptomyces scabies, the main causal agent of potato common scab, can degrade the suberin aliphatic part but its ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Khalil M,Lerat S,Beaudoin N,Beaulieu C

更新日期：2019-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The human enteric pathogen Salmonella enterica leads a cross-kingdom lifestyle, actively colonizing and persisting on plants in between animal hosts. One of the questions that arises from this dual lifestyle is how S. enterica is able to adapt to such divergent hosts. Metabolic pathways required for S. enterica animal...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kwan G,Plagenz B,Cowles K,Pisithkul T,Amador-Noguez D,Barak JD

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02507.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Khan N,Zandi P,Ali S,Mehmood A,Adnan Shahid M,Yang J

更新日期：2019-09-27 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：:Anaerobic sporeformers, specifically spoilage and pathogenic members of the genus Clostridium, are a concern for producers of dairy products, and of powdered dairy products in particular. As an alternative to testing for individual species, the traditional, and still current, approach to detecting these sporeformers, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Doyle CJ,O'Toole PW,Cotter PD

更新日期：2018-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:MraW is a 16S rRNA methyltransferase and plays a role in the fine-tuning of the ribosomal decoding center. It was recently found to contribute to the virulence of Staphylococcus aureus. In this study, we examined the function of MraW in Escherichia coli O157:H7 and found that the deletion of mraW led to decreased moti...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Xu X,Zhang H,Huang Y,Zhang Y,Wu C,Gao P,Teng Z,Luo X,Peng X,Wang X,Wang D,Pu J,Zhao H,Lu X,Lu S,Ye C,Dong Y,Lan R,Xu J

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a predatory bacterium that feeds upon and proliferates inside other Gram-negative bacteria. Upon entry into the periplasmic space of the prey envelope, B. bacteriovorus initiates an exquisite developmental program in which it digests the host resources and grows as a filament, which event...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Laloux G

更新日期：2020-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Although currently available model organisms such as Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) have significantly contributed to our understanding of tuberculosis (TB) biology, these models have limitations such as differences in genome size, growth rates and virulence. However, at...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mouton JM,Heunis T,Dippenaar A,Gallant JL,Kleynhans L,Sampson SL

更新日期：2019-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological stability of drinking water refers to the concept of providing consumers with drinking water of same microbial quality at the tap as produced at the water treatment facility. However, uncontrolled growth of bacteria can occur during distribution in water mains and premise plumbing, and can lead to hygienic ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Prest EI,Hammes F,van Loosdrecht MC,Vrouwenvelder JS

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tyrophagus putrescentiae colonizes different human-related habitats and feeds on various post-harvest foods. The microbiota acquired by these mites can influence the nutritional plasticity in different populations. We compared the bacterial communities of five populations of T. putrescentiae and one mixed po...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Erban T,Klimov PB,Smrz J,Phillips TW,Nesvorna M,Kopecky J,Hubert J

更新日期：2016-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriophages are highly specific predators that drive bacterial diversity through coevolution while striking tradeoffs among preserving host populations for long-term exploitation and increasing their virulence, structural stability, or host range. Escherichia coli and other coliform bacteria present in the microbio...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Molina F,Simancas A,Tabla R,Gómez A,Roa I,Rebollo JE

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Available data on the incidence and outcome of invasive fungal diseases (IFD) in children with hematological malignancies or after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are mostly based on monocenter, retrospective studies or on studies performed prior to the availability of newer triazol...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lehrnbecher T,Schöning S,Poyer F,Georg J,Becker A,Gordon K,Attarbaschi A,Groll AH

更新日期：2019-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Formate dehydrogenase H (FDH-H) and [NiFe]-hydrogenase 3 (Hyd-3) form the catalytic components of the hydrogen-producing formate hydrogenlyase (FHL) complex, which disproportionates formate to H2 and CO2 during mixed acid fermentation in enterobacteria. FHL comprises minimally seven proteins and little is understood a...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pinske C

更新日期：2018-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant defensins are active against plant and human pathogenic fungi (such as Candida albicans) and baker's yeast. However, they are non-toxic to human cells, providing a possible source for treatment of fungal infections. In this study, we characterized the mode of action of the antifungal plant defensin HsAFP1 from c...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Aerts AM,Bammens L,Govaert G,Carmona-Gutierrez D,Madeo F,Cammue BP,Thevissen K

更新日期：2011-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA)-peptide conjugates targeting essential bacterial genes are showing promise as antisense antimicrobials in drug discovery. Optimization has focused on selection of target genes and exact localization around the ribosome binding site, but surprisingly a length optimum around 10-12 nucleobases ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Goltermann L,Yavari N,Zhang M,Ghosal A,Nielsen PE

更新日期：2019-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Salicylic acid (SA) plays an important role in regulating plant defense responses against pathogens. However, pathogens have evolved ways to manipulate plant SA-mediated defense signaling. Fusarium graminearum causes Fusarium head blight (FHB) and reduces crop yields and quality by producing various mycotoxins. In thi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hao G,Naumann TA,Vaughan MM,McCormick S,Usgaard T,Kelly A,Ward TJ

更新日期：2019-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Common saprophytic fungi are seldom present in Protea infructescences, which is strange given the abundance of mainly dead plant tissue in this moist protected environment. We hypothesized that the absence of common saprophytic fungi in Protea infructescences could be due to a special symbiosis where the presence of m...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Human ZR,Moon K,Bae M,de Beer ZW,Cha S,Wingfield MJ,Slippers B,Oh DC,Venter SN

更新日期：2016-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Besides intrinsic and extrinsic factors such as antagonism for organic substrates or temperature, the storage atmosphere of meat has a high influence on the development of its initial microbiota. Specific modified atmospheres (MAs) selectively suppress growth of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, thus reshaping the initi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kolbeck S,Ludwig C,Meng C,Hilgarth M,Vogel RF

更新日期：2020-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 carries the wssABCDEFGHI operon for the synthesis of acetylated cellulose, whose production is stimulated by increasing the intracellular levels of the second messenger c-di-GMP. This enhances air-liquid biofilm formation and generates a wrinkly colony morphotype in solid media. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Pérez-Mendoza D,Felipe A,Ferreiro MD,Sanjuán J,Gallegos MT

更新日期：2019-04-17 00:00:00