Fold modulating function: bacterial toxins to functional amyloids.

abstract：:The complexity of the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) has led to the quest of empirically drug therapies, combining immunosuppressant agents, biological therapy and modulators of the microbiota. Helminth parasites have been proposed as an alternative treatment of the...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Roig J,Saiz ML,Galiano A,Trelis M,Cantalapiedra F,Monteagudo C,Giner E,Giner RM,Recio MC,Bernal D,Sánchez-Madrid F,Marcilla A

更新日期：2018-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Straw returns to the soil is an effective way to improve soil organic carbon and reduce air pollution by straw burning, but this may increase CH4 and N2O emissions risks in paddy soils. Biochar has been used as a soil amendment to improve soil fertility and mitigate CH4 and N2O emissions. However, little is known abou...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang YQ,Bai R,Di HJ,Mo LY,Han B,Zhang LM,He JZ

更新日期：2018-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil microbial communities are intricately linked to ecosystem functioning because they play important roles in carbon and nitrogen cycling. Still, we know little about how soil microbial communities will be affected by disturbances expected with climate change. This is a significant gap in understanding, as the stabi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： de Vries FT,Shade A

更新日期：2013-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The amendment of crop residues produced under elevated CO2 (eCO2) may alter soil microbial community structure and their functions on residue decomposition and carbon (C) cycling in soil. The key to understanding this process is to elucidate the structure of prokaryotic communities that metabolize crop residues derive...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang Y,Yu Z,Li Y,Wang G,Tang C,Liu X,Liu J,Xie Z,Jin J

更新日期：2019-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic disorders associated with obesity and cardiometabolic disorders are worldwide epidemic. Among the different environmental factors, the gut microbiota is now considered as a key player interfering with energy metabolism and host susceptibility to several non-communicable diseases. Among the next-generation be...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Cani PD,de Vos WM

更新日期：2017-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Acinetobacter baumannii, a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen, is known to cause multidrug resistant infections. This organism has primarily been isolated from clinical environments and its environmental reservoirs remain largely unknown. In the present study, we recovered seven isolates of A. baumannii growing unde...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fernando DM,Khan IU,Patidar R,Lapen DR,Talbot G,Topp E,Kumar A

更新日期：2016-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural products have traditionally been discovered through the screening of culturable microbial isolates from diverse environments. The sequencing revolution allowed the identification of dozens of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) within single bacterial genomes, either from cultured or uncultured strains. However,...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Iglesias A,Latorre-Pérez A,Stach JEM,Porcar M,Pascual J

更新日期：2020-04-15 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：:Some terrestrial cyanobacteria can acclimate to and then utilize far-red light (FRL; λ = 700-800 nm) to perform oxygenic photosynthesis through a process called Far-Red Light Photoacclimation (FaRLiP). During FaRLiP, cells synthesize chlorophylls (Chl) d and Chl f and extensively remodel their photosynthetic apparatus...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ho MY,Bryant DA

更新日期：2019-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Aquatic environments are reservoirs of the human pathogen Vibrio cholerae O1, which causes the acute diarrheal disease cholera. Upon low temperature or limited nutrient availability, the cells enter a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state. Characteristic of this state are an altered morphology, low metabolic activity...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Brenzinger S,van der Aart LT,van Wezel GP,Lacroix JM,Glatter T,Briegel A

更新日期：2019-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Internal bacterial concentration of Mg2+, the most abundant divalent cation in living cells, is estimated to be in the single millimolar range. However, many bacteria will thrive in media with only micromolars of Mg2+, by using a range of intensely studied and highly efficient import mechanisms, as well as in media wi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Armitano J,Redder P,Guimarães VA,Linder P

更新日期：2016-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The rise of antibiotic resistance is not only a challenge for human and animal health treatments, but is also posing the risk of spreading among bacterial populations in foodstuffs. Farmed fish-related foodstuffs, the food of animal origin most consumed worldwide, are suspected to be a reservoir of antibiotic resistan...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Helsens N,Calvez S,Prevost H,Bouju-Albert A,Maillet A,Rossero A,Hurtaud-Pessel D,Zagorec M,Magras C

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli O157:H7 is regarded as one of the most harmful pathogenic microorganisms related to foodborne diseases. This paper proposes a rapid-detection biosensor for the sensitive and quantitative analysis of E. coli O157:H7 in biological samples by surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based lateral flow im...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Shi L,Xu L,Xiao R,Zhou Z,Wang C,Wang S,Gu B

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The claimed role of gene reservoir of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) could be contradicted by estimates that CRISPR/Cas systems are found in the genomes of 40-50% of bacteria, as these systems interfere with plasmid uptake in staphylococci. To further correlate this role with presence of CRISPR, we analyzed, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rossi CC,Souza-Silva T,Araújo-Alves AV,Giambiagi-deMarval M

更新日期：2017-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:High dispersal rates are known to homogenize host's population genetic structure in panmictic species and to disrupt host local adaptation to the environment. Long-distance dispersal might also spread micro-organisms across large geographical areas. However, so far, to which extent selection mechanisms that shape host...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gillingham MAF,Béchet A,Cézilly F,Wilhelm K,Rendón-Martos M,Borghesi F,Nissardi S,Baccetti N,Azafzaf H,Menke S,Kayser Y,Sommer S

更新日期：2019-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterotrophic bacterioplankton communities play an important role in organic matter processing in the oceans worldwide. In order to investigate the significance of distinct phylogenetic bacterial groups it is not only important to assess their quantitative abundance but also their growth dynamics in relation to the en...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bakenhus I,Dlugosch L,Billerbeck S,Giebel HA,Milke F,Simon M

更新日期：2017-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Thawing of permafrost soils is expected to stimulate microbial decomposition and respiration of sequestered carbon. This could, in turn, increase atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gasses, such as carbon dioxide and methane, and create a positive feedback to climate warming. Recent metagenomic studies suggest th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Coolen MJ,Orsi WD

更新日期：2015-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Measles virus (MV) is an enveloped negative strand RNA virus belonging to the family of Paramyxoviridae, genus Morbillivirus, and causes one of the most contagious diseases in humans. Experimentally infected non-human primates are used as animal models for studies of the pathogenesis of human measles. We established a...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kato SI,Nagata K,Takeuchi K

更新日期：2012-01-30 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：:Babesia species are tick-borne intraerythrocytic protozoa that cause babesiosis in humans worldwide. No vaccine has yet proven effective against Babesia infection. Surface antigens of merozoites are involved in the invasion of erythrocytes by Babesia. Surface antigens may be presented by both babesial sporozoites and ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Man S,Fu Y,Guan Y,Feng M,Qiao K,Li X,Gao H,Cheng X

更新日期：2017-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow cytometric analysis is a reliable and convenient method for investigating molecules at the single cell level. Previously, recombinant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) strains were constructed that express a fluorescent reporter, either enhanced green fluorescent protein, or DsRed, which allow the monit...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Terahara K,Yamamoto T,Mitsuki YY,Shibusawa K,Ishige M,Mizukoshi F,Kobayashi K,Tsunetsugu-Yokota Y

更新日期：2012-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous human γ-herpes virus which establishes a life-long asymptomatic infection in immunocompetent hosts. In human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infected patients, the impaired immunosurveillance against EBV may favor the development of EBV-related diseases, ranging from lymp...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Petrara MR,Freguja R,Gianesin K,Zanchetta M,De Rossi A

更新日期：2013-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Fumarases (Fums) catalyze the reversible reaction converting fumarate to l-malate. There are two kinds of Fums: Class І and ІІ. Thermostable Class ІІ Fums, from mesophilic microorganisms, are utilized for industrial l-malate production. However, the low thermostability of these Fums is a limitation in industrial l-mal...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ito S,Iwazumi K,Sukigara H,Osanai T

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Methods: BALF samples of 72 patients with VAP were collected from August 2018 to May 2020. The diagnostic performance of c...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fang X,Mei Q,Fan X,Zhu C,Yang T,Zhang L,Geng S,Pan A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of antibiotics in farm management (growing crops and raising animals) has become a major area of concern. Its implications is the consequent emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and accordingly their access into the human food chain with passage of antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) to the normal hu...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Osman K,Badr J,Al-Maary KS,Moussa IM,Hessain AM,Girah ZM,Abo-Shama UH,Orabi A,Saad A

更新日期：2016-11-22 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：:Carbapenems are major antibiotics reserved to human medicine. This study aimed to investigate the mechanisms of carbapenem resistance of a selection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa veterinary strains from the French network Resapath. Thirty (5.7%) imipenem and/or meropenem non-susceptible P. aeruginosa of canine (n = 24), f...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Haenni M,Bour M,Châtre P,Madec JY,Plésiat P,Jeannot K

更新日期：2017-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To elucidate whether the genetic platforms of blaCTX-M contribute to the phenotypes of multi-drug-resistance (MDR) in the first carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae strains isolated in Chile. Method: Twenty-two carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae strains isolated from different Chilean patients and hospi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Carrasco-Anabalón S,Vera-Leiva A,Quezada-Aguiluz M,Morales-Rivera MF,Lima CA,Fernández J,Ulloa S,Domínguez M,González-Rocha G,Bello-Toledo H

更新日期：2018-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR) is a central enzyme in anaerobic microbial methane metabolism, which consists of methanogenesis and anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM). MCR catalyzes the final step of methanogenesis and the first step of AOM to achieve the production and oxidation of methane, respectively. Besi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen H,Gan Q,Fan C

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.03123.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Armistead B,Whidbey C,Iyer LM,Herrero-Foncubierta P,Quach P,Haidour A,Aravind L,Cuerva JM,Jaspan HB,Rajagopal L

更新日期：2020-02-25 00:00:00