Expanding genomics of mycorrhizal symbiosis.

abstract：:The abundant and diverse microorganisms that inhabit aquatic systems are both determinants and indicators of aquatic health, providing essential ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling but also causing harmful blooms and disease in impacted habitats. Estuaries are among the most urbanized coastal ecosystems and as...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jeffries TC,Schmitz Fontes ML,Harrison DP,Van-Dongen-Vogels V,Eyre BD,Ralph PJ,Seymour JR

更新日期：2016-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state, as well as sublethal injury of microorganisms pose a distinct threat to food safety, as the use of traditional, culture-based microbiological analyses might lead to an underestimation or a misinterpretation of the product's microbial status and recovery phenomena of microorg...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Schottroff F,Fröhling A,Zunabovic-Pichler M,Krottenthaler A,Schlüter O,Jäger H

更新日期：2018-11-20 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：:The lumenal surfaces of human body are lined by a monolayer of epithelia that together with mucus secreting cells and specialized immune cells form the mucosal barrier. This barrier is one of the most fundamental components of the innate immune system, protecting organisms from the vast environmental microbiota. The m...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Engel J,Eran Y

更新日期：2011-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Soft Rot Pectobacteriaceae (SRP; Pectobacterium spp. and Dickeya spp., formerly known as pectinolytic Erwinia spp.) are necrotrophic bacterial pathogens infecting a large number of plant species worldwide, including agriculturally-important crops. Despite the SRP importance in agriculture, little is known about the ba...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Czajkowski R

更新日期：2019-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: BCG protection is suboptimal and there is significant interest to develop new tuberculosis (TB) vaccines. However, there are significant limitations of the current vaccine evaluation systems in the mouse model. Here, we developed a BCG-challenge rabbit skin model as a new way to evaluate the protective eff...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen H,Liu X,Ma X,Wang Q,Yang G,Niu H,Li S,He B,He S,Dannenberg AM Jr,Zhu B,Zhang Y

更新日期：2017-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:During the diauxic shift, Escherichia coli exhausts glucose and adjusts its expression pattern to grow on a secondary carbon source. Transcriptional profiling studies of glucose-lactose diauxic transitions reveal a key role for ppGpp. The amount of ppGpp depends on RelA synthetase and the balance between a strong SpoT...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fernández-Coll L,Cashel M

更新日期：2018-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Late blight, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, is the most devastating disease of potato. In organic farming, late blight is controlled by repeated applications of copper-based products, which negatively impact the environment. To find alternative solutions for late blight management, we have previously i...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Guyer A,De Vrieze M,Bönisch D,Gloor R,Musa T,Bodenhausen N,Bailly A,Weisskopf L

更新日期：2015-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) infection has been associated with ATL and inflammatory diseases but remains a neglected health problem. HTLV-1 associated diseases were originally described as sporadic entities, but family aggregations have been reported. Viral, genetic, immunological and behavioral factors were...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Vallinoto ACR,Santana BB,Queiroz MAF,da Silva ANMR,Cayres-Vallinoto IMV,da Costa CA,de Sousa MS,Ishak R

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The polymyxin antibiotic colistin shows in vitro activity against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. However, an increased incidence of colistin-resistant isolates has been recently observed. In addition, in vitro evaluation of colistin susceptibility for this organism has been problematic. The aims of this study were to i...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Martínez-Servat S,Yero D,Huedo P,Marquez R,Molina G,Daura X,Gibert I

更新日期：2018-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Hot desert surface soils are characterized by extremely low water activities for large parts of any annual cycle. It is widely assumed that microbial processes in such soils are very limited. Here we present the first metatranscriptomic survey of microbial community function in a low water activity hyperarid desert so...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： León-Sobrino C,Ramond JB,Maggs-Kölling G,Cowan DA

更新日期：2019-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Modulation of gene expression through RNA interference is well conserved in eukaryotes and is involved in many cellular processes. In the oomycete Phytophthora, research on the small RNA machinery and function has started to reveal potential roles in the pathogen, but much is still unknown. We examined Argonaute (AGO)...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bollmann SR,Press CM,Tyler BM,Grünwald NJ

更新日期：2018-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Viruses and plasmids can introduce novel DNA into bacterial cells, thereby creating an opportunity for genome expansion; conversely, CRISPR, the prokaryotic adaptive immune system, which targets and eliminates foreign DNAs, may impair genome expansions. Recent studies presented conflicting results over the impact of C...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gao NL,Chen J,Wang T,Lercher MJ,Chen WH

更新日期：2019-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Sphingomonas wittichii RW1 is a bacterium isolated for its ability to degrade the xenobiotic compounds dibenzodioxin and dibenzofuran (DBF). A number of genes involved in DBF degradation have been previously characterized, such as the dxn cluster, dbfB, and the electron transfer components fdx1, fdx3, and redA2. Here ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Coronado E,Roggo C,Johnson DR,van der Meer JR

更新日期：2012-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically filamentous bacteriophage have been known to be the workhorse of phage display due to their ability to link genotype to phenotype. More recently, the filamentous phage scaffold has proven to be powerful outside the realm of phage display technology in fields such as molecular imaging, cancer research and ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bernard JM,Francis MB

更新日期：2014-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Chironomids (Diptera; Chironomidae), also known as non-biting midges, are one of the most abundant insects in freshwater habitats. Our aim was to understand whether the metamorphosis developmental stages affect the endogenous microbiota composition of Chironomus transvaalensis. Toward our objective, we analyzed the en...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sela R,Laviad-Shitrit S,Halpern M

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain intestinal bifidobacteria have the ability to synthesize folates. In vitro experiments revealed a high production, cellular accumulation, and release of reduced folate vitamers like 5-methyltetrahydrofolate and tetrahydrofolate in folate-free medium (FFM). However, it is still unclear to which extent synthesiz...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kopp M,Dürr K,Steigleder M,Clavel T,Rychlik M

更新日期：2017-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The Escherichia coli CrfC protein is an important regulator of nucleoid positioning and equipartition. Previously we revealed that CrfC homo-oligomers bind the clamp, a DNA-binding subunit of the DNA polymerase III holoenzyme, promoting colocalization of the sister replication forks, which ensures the nucleoid equipar...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Taniguchi S,Kasho K,Ozaki S,Katayama T

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Fruits are vital portion of healthy diet owed to rich source of vitamins, minerals, and dietary fibers, which are highly favorable in keeping individual fit. Unfortunately, these days, one-third of fruits were infested with fungi and their toxic metabolites called mycotoxins, which is most annoying and pose significan...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kalagatur NK,Kamasani JR,Mudili V

更新日期：2018-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Phage therapy requires libraries of well-characterized phages. Here we describe the generation of phage libraries for three target species: Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter cloacae. The basic phage characteristics on the isolation host, sequence analysis, growth properties, and host range and...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gibson SB,Green SI,Liu CG,Salazar KC,Clark JR,Terwilliger AL,Kaplan HB,Maresso AW,Trautner BW,Ramig RF

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The aquatic bird, egret, could carry antibiotic resistance (AR) from a contaminated waterway (Jin River, Chengdu, China) into the surrounding environment (Wangjianglou Park). A systematic study was carried out on the unique environmental dissemination mode of AR mediated by birds. The minimum inhibitory concentrations...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wu J,Huang Y,Rao D,Zhang Y,Yang K

更新日期：2018-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Klebsiella pneumoniae pose an important threat of infection with increased morbidity and mortality, especially for immunocompromised patients. Here, we use the rise of multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae in a German neurorehabilitation center from April 2015 to April 2016 t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Becker L,Fuchs S,Pfeifer Y,Semmler T,Eckmanns T,Korr G,Sissolak D,Friedrichs M,Zill E,Tung ML,Dohle C,Kaase M,Gatermann S,Rüssmann H,Steglich M,Haller S,Werner G

更新日期：2018-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The human gut microbiome harbors a diverse array of metabolic pathways contributing to its development and homeostasis via a complex web of diet-dependent metabolic interactions within the microbial community and host. Genomics-based reconstruction and predictive modeling of these interactions would provide a framewor...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rodionov DA,Arzamasov AA,Khoroshkin MS,Iablokov SN,Leyn SA,Peterson SN,Novichkov PS,Osterman AL

更新日期：2019-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are the leading indication for antibacterial prescriptions despite a viral etiology in the majority of cases. The lack of available diagnostics to discriminate viral and bacterial etiologies contributes to this discordance. Recent efforts have focused on the host respons...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Poore GD,Ko ER,Valente A,Henao R,Sumner K,Hong C,Burke TW,Nichols M,McClain MT,Huang ES,Ginsburg GS,Woods CW,Tsalik EL

更新日期：2018-12-11 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：:In the present study, 217 rhizobacterial isolates were obtained from six different tea estates of Assam, India and subjected to preliminary in vitro plant growth promotion (PGP) screening for indole acetic acid (IAA) production, phosphate solubilization, siderophore production and ammonia production. Fifty isolates sh...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Dutta J,Handique PJ,Thakur D

更新日期：2015-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic adaptation in various environmental niches is crucial for bacterial extracellular survival and intracellular replication during infection. However, the metabolism of carbon/nitrogen sources and related regulatory mechanisms in Laribacter hongkongensis, an asaccharolytic bacterium associated with invasive inf...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Xiong L,Chan E,Teng JLL,Liu S,Lau SKP,Woo PCY

更新日期：2019-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Controlling aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxins (AFs) in grains and food during storage is a great challenge to humans worldwide. Alcaligenes faecalis N1-4 isolated from tea rhizosphere soil can produce abundant antifungal volatiles, and greatly inhibited the growth of A. flavus in un-contacted face-to-fac...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gong AD,Wu NN,Kong XW,Zhang YM,Hu MJ,Gong SJ,Dong FY,Wang JH,Zhao ZY,Liao YC

更新日期：2019-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli O157: H7 (EHEC) is a major foodborne pathogen largely transmitted to humans through the consumption of undercooked ground beef. This study investigated the efficacy of two food-grade, plant-derived antimicrobials, namely rutin (RT), and resveratrol (RV) with or without chitosan (CH) in enhancing EHEC ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Surendran Nair M,Lau P,Belskie K,Fancher S,Chen CH,Karumathil DP,Yin HB,Liu Y,Ma F,Upadhyaya I,Upadhyay A,Mancini R,Venkitanarayanan K

更新日期：2016-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium tuberculosis adapts to stress conditions by responding to the signals from its external environment. M. tuberculosis genome encodes 11 eukaryotic like serine/threonine protein kinases (STPK) and their importance in regulating the physiology and virulence of the bacteria are being explored. Previous study...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Venkatesan A,Palaniyandi K,Sharma D,Bisht D,Narayanan S

更新日期：2016-10-21 00:00:00