Gene polymorphisms in pattern recognition receptors and susceptibility to idiopathic recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis.

abstract：:Pigs are one of the most important economic livestock. Gut microbiota is not only critical to the health but also the production efficiency of pigs. Manipulating gut microbiota relies on the full view of gut microbiome and the understanding of drive forces shaping microbial communities. 16s rDNA sequencing was used to...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhang L,Wu W,Lee YK,Xie J,Zhang H

更新日期：2018-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to eliminate the widespread use of antibiotics in livestock production, the research for alternatives has increased lately. This study examined the safety of 40 lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from bovine feedlot environment and previously selected as potential probiotics. A high sensitivity prevalence to...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Aristimuño Ficoseco C,Mansilla FI,Maldonado NC,Miranda H,Fátima Nader-Macias ME,Vignolo GM

更新日期：2018-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Cefquinome is a fourth generation cephalosporin with antimicrobial activity against gram negative and gram positive bacterial species, including Staphylococcus aureus. The aim of our study was to observe the ex-vivo activity of cefquinome against Staphylococcus aureus strains by using bovine serum from intravenously t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ahmad I,Hao H,Huang L,Sanders P,Wang X,Chen D,Tao Y,Xie S,Xiuhua K,Li J,Dan W,Yuan Z

更新日期：2015-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoroquinolone resistance can cause major clinical problems. Here, we investigated fluoroquinolone resistance mechanisms in a clinical Escherichia coli isolate, HUE1, which had no mutations quinolone resistance-determining regions (QRDRs) of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV. HUE1 demonstrated MICs that exceeded the br...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sato T,Yokota S,Uchida I,Okubo T,Usui M,Kusumoto M,Akiba M,Fujii N,Tamura Y

更新日期：2013-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Arginine-aspartate-aspartate (RDD) family, representing a category of transmembrane proteins containing one highly conserved arginine and two highly conserved aspartates, has been functionally uncharacterized as yet. Here we present the characterization of a member of this family designated RDD from the moderate halop...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Shao L,Abdel-Motaal H,Chen J,Chen H,Xu T,Meng L,Zhang Z,Meng F,Jiang J

更新日期：2018-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Gaining a greater understanding of the plant microbiota and its interactions with its host plant heralds a new era of scientific discovery in agriculture. Different agricultural management practices influence soil microbial populations by changing a soil's physical, chemical and biological properties. However, the imp...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rathore R,Dowling DN,Forristal PD,Spink J,Cotter PD,Bulgarelli D,Germaine KJ

更新日期：2017-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:It is reported that a wide range of bacterial infections are polymicrobial, and the members in a local microcommunity can influence the growth of neighbors through physical and chemical interactions. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important opportunistic pathogen that normally causes a variety of acute and chronic infec...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhao K,Du L,Lin J,Yuan Y,Wang X,Yue B,Wang X,Guo Y,Chu Y,Zhou Y

更新日期：2018-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The understanding of the response of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) community composition to fertilization is of great significance in sustainable agriculture. However, how fertilization influences AMF diversity and composition is not well-established yet. A field experiment located in northeast China in typical b...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhu C,Ling N,Guo J,Wang M,Guo S,Shen Q

更新日期：2016-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:β-Lactam antibiotics can increase the resistance and virulence of individual intestinal microorganisms, which may affect host physiology and health. Klebsiella, a crucial gut inhabitant, has been confirmed to be resistant to most β-lactam antibiotics and contributes to the etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)....

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lin H,Wang Q,Liu L,Chen Z,Das R,Zhao Y,Mao D,Luo Y

更新日期：2020-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Copper membrane monooxygenases (CuMMOs) oxidize ammonia, methane and some short-chain alkanes and alkenes. They are encoded by three genes, usually in an operon of xmoCAB. We aligned xmo operons from 66 microbial genomes, including members of the Alpha-, Beta-, and Gamma-proteobacteria, Verrucomicrobia, Actinobacteria...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Khadka R,Clothier L,Wang L,Lim CK,Klotz MG,Dunfield PF

更新日期：2018-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of worldwide antibiotics-associated diarrhea. In this study, we report the construction and evaluation of a novel bacteriophage lysin-human defensin fusion protein targeting C. difficile. The fusion protein, designated LHD, is composed of two parts connected by a 3-repeati...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Peng Z,Wang S,Gide M,Zhu D,Lamabadu Warnakulasuriya Patabendige HM,Li C,Cai J,Sun X

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungi transcriptionally upregulate expression of azole efflux pumps and ergosterol biosynthesis pathway genes when exposed to antifungal agents that target ergosterol biosynthesis. To date, these transcriptional responses have been shown to be dependent on the presence of the azoles and/or depletion of ergosterol. Usi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hu C,Zhou M,Wang W,Sun X,Yarden O,Li S

更新日期：2018-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Climate change is affecting the amount and complexity of plant inputs to tropical forest soils. This is likely to influence the carbon (C) balance of these ecosystems by altering decomposition processes e.g., "positive priming effects" that accelerate soil organic matter mineralization. However, the mechanisms determi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Whitaker J,Ostle N,McNamara NP,Nottingham AT,Stott AW,Bardgett RD,Salinas N,Ccahuana AJ,Meir P

更新日期：2014-12-18 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：:The development of antibiotic resistance poses an increasing threat to global health. Understanding how resistance develops in bacteria is critical for the advancement of new strategies to combat antibiotic resistance. In the 1980s, it was discovered that certain antibiotics induce elevated rates of mutation in bacter...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Revitt-Mills SA,Robinson A

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The rhizosphere hosts a complex web of prokaryotes interacting with one another that may modulate crucial functions related to plant growth and health. Identifying the key factors structuring the prokaryotic community of the plant rhizosphere is a necessary step toward the enhancement of plant production and crop yiel...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Floc'h JB,Hamel C,Lupwayi N,Harker KN,Hijri M,St-Arnaud M

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Xylenes are considered one of the most common hazardous sources of environmental contamination. The biodegradation of these compounds has been often reported, rarer the ability to oxidize the ortho-isomer. Among few o-xylene-degrading bacteria, Rhodococcus opacus R7 is well known for its capability to degrade diverse ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zampolli J,Di Canito A,Manconi A,Milanesi L,Di Gennaro P,Orro A

更新日期：2020-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The Formyl-peptide receptor-2 (FPR2) is a seven transmembrane G protein-coupled receptor, which plays an important role in sensing of bacteria and modulation of immune responses. FPR2 is also used by viruses for their own profit. Annexin A1, one of the multiple ligands of FPR2, is incorporated in the budding virus mem...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Alessi MC,Cenac N,Si-Tahar M,Riteau B

更新日期：2017-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Site-directed mutagenesis enables researchers to switch a gene of interest off for functional characterization of the gene. In the pathogenic yeasts, Cryptococcus neoformans and sister species C. deneoformans, this is almost exclusively achieved by introducing DNA into cells through either biolistic transformation or ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： du Plooy LM,Sebolai OM,Pohl CH,Albertyn J

更新日期：2018-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Ubiquitination is a post-translational modification in which one or more ubiquitin molecules are covalently linked to lysine residues of target proteins. The ubiquitin system plays a key role in the regulation of protein degradation, which contributes to cell signaling, vesicular trafficking, apoptosis, and immune reg...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ashizawa A,Higashi C,Masuda K,Ohga R,Taira T,Fujimuro M

更新日期：2012-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Human gut bacteria contribute significantly to human health and several studies have evaluated the effects of dietary fibers on human gut bacterial ecology. However, the relationship between different degrees of fiber polymerization and human gut bacteria is unknown. Here, we analyzed three fiber substrates with diffe...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen M,Fan B,Liu S,Imam KMSU,Xie Y,Wen B,Xin F

更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Intertidal microbial mats are comprised of distinctly colored millimeter-thick layers whose communities organize in response to environmental gradients such as light availability, oxygen/sulfur concentrations, and redox potential. Here, slight changes in depth correspond to sharp niche boundaries. We explore the patte...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Armitage DW,Gallagher KL,Youngblut ND,Buckley DH,Zinder SH

更新日期：2012-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Similar to the increased number of studies on invasive plants and animals in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, many reports were recently published on the invasion of Nostocales (cyanobacteria) to freshwater environments worldwide. Invasion and proliferation of Nostocales in new habitats have the potential to signif...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sukenik A,Hadas O,Kaplan A,Quesada A

更新日期：2012-03-09 00:00:00

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：Objectives:Serological tests for COVID-19 have been instrumental in studying the epidemiology of the disease. However, the performance of the currently available tests is plagued by the problem of variability. We have developed a high-throughput serological test capable of simultaneously detecting total immunoglobulins...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kubo S,Ohtake N,Miyakawa K,Jeremiah SS,Yamaoka Y,Murohashi K,Hagiwara E,Mihara T,Goto A,Yamazaki E,Ogura T,Kaneko T,Yamanaka T,Ryo A

更新日期：2021-01-15 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：:Leishmania are transmitted by the bite of their sand fly vector and this has a significant influence on the virulence of the resulting infection. From our studies into the interaction between parasite, vector, and host we have uncovered an important missing ingredient during Leishmania transmission. Leishmania activel...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rogers ME

更新日期：2012-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, mixed starter cultures of yeast and lactobacilli were used for type I sourdough bread making to evaluate their ability to improve bread quality and increase the amount of flavor volatiles. Kazachstania humilis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Wickerhamomyces anomalus, and Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis DSM204...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Xu D,Zhang Y,Tang K,Hu Y,Xu X,Gänzle MG

更新日期：2019-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the organohalide-respiring bacteria (OHRB) and the supporting microbial populations operating in a pilot scale plant employing poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB), a biodegradable polymer produced by bacteria from waste streams, for the in situ bioremediation of groundwater contaminated by chlorinated...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Matturro B,Pierro L,Frascadore E,Petrangeli Papini M,Rossetti S

更新日期：2018-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The microbiome within a poultry production house influences the attainment of physiologically strong birds and thus food safety and public health. Yet little is known about the microbial communities within the house and the effects on the soil microbes onto which the houses are placed; nor the effects of management pr...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Crippen TL,Sheffield CL,Singh B,Byrd JA,Beier RC

更新日期：2019-09-13 00:00:00