Evaluation of the biodegradation of Alaska North Slope oil in microcosms using the biodegradation model BIOB.

abstract：:Burkholderia are highly evolved Gram-negative bacteria that primarily infect solipeds but are transmitted to humans by ingestion and cutaneous or aerosol exposures. Heightened concern over human infections of Burkholderia mallei and the very closely related species B. pseudomallei is due to the pathogens' proven effec...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Whitlock GC,Robida MD,Judy BM,Qazi O,Brown KA,Deeraksa A,Taylor K,Massey S,Loskutov A,Borovkov AY,Brown K,Cano JA,Torres AG,Estes DM,Sykes KF

更新日期：2011-11-21 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：:[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

abstract：:Parasites are key drivers of phytoplankton bloom dynamics and related aquatic ecosystem processes. Yet, the dearth of morphological and molecular information hinders the assessment of their diversity and ecological role. Using single-cell techniques, we characterise morphologically and molecularly, intracellular paras...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Garvetto A,Nézan E,Badis Y,Bilien G,Arce P,Bresnan E,Gachon CMM,Siano R

更新日期：2018-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:In some filamentous fungi, the pathways related to the oxidative stress and oxylipins production are involved both in the process of host-recognition and in the pathogenic phase. In fact, recent studies have shown that the production of oxylipins in filamentous fungi, yeasts and chromists is also related to the develo...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Scarpari M,Punelli M,Scala V,Zaccaria M,Nobili C,Ludovici M,Camera E,Fabbri AA,Reverberi M,Fanelli C

更新日期：2014-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysine-porphyrin conjugate 4i has potent photosensitive antibacterial effect on clinical isolated bacterial strains such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The mechanism of photodynamic antibacterial chemotherapy of 4i (4i-PACT) in vitro and the treatme...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Xu Z,Gao Y,Meng S,Yang B,Pang L,Wang C,Liu T

更新日期：2016-03-02 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：:Introduction: Antibiotic resistant bacteria are a growing concern worldwide. Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) represent the most common resistance mechanism of Gram-negative bacteria against β-lactams, underlining the need for adequate diagnostic methods that provide reliable information in the shortest time poss...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Correa-Martínez CL,Idelevich EA,Sparbier K,Kostrzewa M,Becker K

更新日期：2019-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been sparse in low- and middle-income countries, therefore, its population structure is unknown for many regions. We conducted a pilot surveillance of MRSA in the maternity ward of a teaching hospital in Armenia, to characterize th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jamrozy D,Misra R,Xu Z,Ter-Stepanyan MM,Kocharyan KS,Cave R,Hambardzumyan AD,Mkrtchyan HV

更新日期：2019-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida haemulonii is an emerging opportunistic pathogen resistant to most antifungal drugs currently used in clinical arena. Metal complexes containing 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) chelating ligands have well-established anti-Candida activity against different medically relevant species. This study utilized larvae of G...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gandra RM,McCarron P,Viganor L,Fernandes MF,Kavanagh K,McCann M,Branquinha MH,Santos ALS,Howe O,Devereux M

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological disease models can be difficult and costly to develop and use on a routine basis. Particularly, in vivo lung infection models performed to study lung pathologies use to be laborious, demand a great time and commonly are associated with ethical issues. When infections in experimental animals are used, they n...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： López Hernández Y,Yero D,Pinos-Rodríguez JM,Gibert I

更新日期：2015-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) is part of the group of retroviruses that share similar routes of transmission to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Coinfection of these viruses can affect the clinical course of both infections, and reports have shown a quicker progression to AIDS and the development of HIV...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Alencar SP,Souza MC,Fonseca RRS,Menezes CR,Azevedo VN,Ribeiro ALR,Lima SS,Laurentino RV,Barbosa MDAAP,Freitas FB,Oliveira-Filho AB,Machado LFA

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that can cause severe disease in susceptible humans. This microorganism has the ability to adapt to hostile environmental conditions such as the low temperatures used by the food industry for controlling microorganisms. Bacteria are able to adjust their transcriptional re...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Quesille-Villalobos AM,Parra A,Maza F,Navarrete P,González M,Latorre M,Toro M,Reyes-Jara A

更新日期：2019-03-28 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 Azerbaijan State Veterinary Control Service (SVCS) has conducted active serological surveillance for avian influenza (AI) in poultry since 2006, when the first outbreak of AI H5N1 occurred in Azerbaijan. Samples are collected from September to May annually and tested using a hemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zeynalova S,Guliyev F,Vatani M,Abbasov B

更新日期：2015-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) represents one of the most challenging pathogens in clinical settings. Colistin is routinely used for treatment of infections by this pathogen, but increasing colistin resistance has been reported. We obtained 122 CRAB isolates from nine Greek hospitals between 2015 ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Palmieri M,D'Andrea MM,Pelegrin AC,Perrot N,Mirande C,Blanc B,Legakis N,Goossens H,Rossolini GM,van Belkum A

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The methanogenic biodegradation of crude oil involves the conversion of hydrocarbons to methanogenic substrates by syntrophic bacteria and subsequent methane production by methanogens. Assessing the metabolic roles played by various microbial species in syntrophic communities remains a challenge, but such information ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fowler SJ,Toth CR,Gieg LM

更新日期：2016-04-22 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 use of antibiotics on a mass scale, particularly in farming, and their release into the environment has led to a rapid emergence of resistant bacteria. Once emerged, resistance determinants are spread by horizontal gene transfer among strains of the same as well as disparate bacterial species. Their accumulation i...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bukowski M,Piwowarczyk R,Madry A,Zagorski-Przybylo R,Hydzik M,Wladyka B

更新日期：2019-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA-based vaccine represents an irresistible and safe immunization strategy with decreasing theoretical risks of genomic integration and malignant cell transformation. To our knowledge, however, there is no report about development of RNA vaccine against Toxoplasma gondii infection. We have previously demonstrated tha...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Luo F,Zheng L,Hu Y,Liu S,Wang Y,Xiong Z,Hu X,Tan F

更新日期：2017-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophilus parasuis is known as a commensal organism discovered in the upper respiratory tract of swine where the pathogenic bacteria survive in various adverse environmental stress. QseC, a histidine protein kinase of the two-component regulatory systems CheY/QseC, is involved in the environmental adaptation in bact...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： He L,Dai K,Wen X,Ding L,Cao S,Huang X,Wu R,Zhao Q,Huang Y,Yan Q,Ma X,Han X,Wen Y

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Wallemia ichthyophaga is a highly specialized basidiomycetous fungus. It is one of the most halophilic fungi ever described, only able to grow at low water activity. This specialization is thought to explain why it is only rarely isolated from nature. Results:Genomes of 21 W. ichthyophaga strains were seque...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gostinčar C,Sun X,Zajc J,Fang C,Hou Y,Luo Y,Gunde-Cimerman N,Song Z

更新日期：2019-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Macrococcus is a close relative of the genus Staphylococcus. Whilst staphylococci are widespread as human pathogens, macrococci have not yet been reported from human clinical specimens. Here we investigated Gram-positive and catalase-positive cocci recovered from human clinical material and identified as Mac...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mašlaňová I,Wertheimer Z,Sedláček I,Švec P,Indráková A,Kovařovic V,Schumann P,Spröer C,Králová S,Šedo O,Krištofová L,Vrbovská V,Füzik T,Petráš P,Zdráhal Z,Ružičková V,Doškař J,Pantuček R

更新日期：2018-06-13 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：: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：:The intestinal microbiota is a complex microbial community, with diverse and stable populations hosted by the gastrointestinal tract since birth. This ecosystem holds multiple anti-infectious, anti-inflammatory, and immune modulating roles decisive for intestinal homeostasis. Among these, colonization resistance refer...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Iacob S,Iacob DG,Luminos LM

更新日期：2019-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Divergence of paralogous pairs, resulting from gene duplication, plays an important role in the evolution of specialized or novel gene functions. Analysis of selected duplicated pairs has elucidated some of the mechanisms underlying the functional diversification of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae) paralogous ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Aguirre-López B,Escalera-Fanjul X,Hersch-González J,Rojas-Ortega E,El-Hafidi M,Lezama M,González J,Bianchi MM,López G,Márquez D,Scazzocchio C,Riego-Ruiz L,González A

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The growing human population is currently facing an unprecedented challenge regarding global food sustainability. Thus, it is of paramount to maintain food production and quality while avoiding a negative impact on climate change and the environment at large. Along the food chain, several practices could compromise fu...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gutiérrez D,Fernández L,Rodríguez A,García P

更新日期：2019-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Low moisture content ready-to-eat foods vended in Nigerian markets could be pre-packaged or packaged at point of sale. These foods are widely and frequently consumed across Nigeria as quick foods. Despite their importance in the daily diets of Nigerians, a comprehensive study on the diversity of fungi, fungal metaboli...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ezekiel CN,Oyedele OA,Kraak B,Ayeni KI,Sulyok M,Houbraken J,Krska R

更新日期：2020-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Azole-resistant (azole-R) Aspergillus is an increasing challenge worldwide. Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are at risk of Aspergillus colonization and disease due to a favorable lung environment for microorganisms. We performed a nationwide study in 2018 of azole-non-susceptible Aspergillus in CF patients and comp...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Risum M,Hare RK,Gertsen JB,Kristensen L,Johansen HK,Helweg-Larsen J,Abou-Chakra N,Pressler T,Skov M,Jensen-Fangel S,Arendrup MC

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00