The giant ciliate Zoothamnium niveum and its thiotrophic epibiont Candidatus Thiobios zoothamnicoli: a model system to study interspecies cooperation.

abstract：:Integrative conjugative elements (ICEs) are a class of bacterial mobile elements that have the ability to mediate their own integration, excision, and transfer from one host genome to another by a mechanism of site-specific recombination, self-circularisation, and conjugative transfer. Members of the SXT/R391 ICE fami...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ryan MP,Armshaw P,Pembroke JT

更新日期：2016-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The acquisition of multiple genes from long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons occurred in mammals. Genes belonging to a sushi-ichi-related retrotransposon homologs (SIRH) family emerged around the time of the establishment of two viviparous mammalian groups, marsupials and eutherians. These genes encode proteins ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kaneko-Ishino T,Ishino F

更新日期：2012-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) is an adaptive immune system that resists foreign genes through nuclease targeting in bacteria and archaea. In this study, we analyzed 68 strains of Lactobacillus casei group from the NCBI GenBank database, and bioinformatic tools were used to investig...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yang L,Li W,Ujiroghene OJ,Yang Y,Lu J,Zhang S,Pang X,Lv J

更新日期：2020-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Increasing resistance of microorganisms and particularly tolerance of bacterial biofilms against antibiotics require the need for alternative antimicrobial substances. S. aureus is the most frequent pathogen causing vascular graft infections. In order to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy, quantification ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Herten M,Bisdas T,Knaack D,Becker K,Osada N,Torsello GB,Idelevich EA

更新日期：2017-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited data are available on the contribution of wildlife to the spread of antibacterial resistance. We determined the prevalence of resistance to antibiotics in Escherichia coli isolates collected from wild animals in 2013 and 2014 and the genetic basis for resistance to third-generation cephalosporin in Guadeloupe....

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Guyomard-Rabenirina S,Reynaud Y,Pot M,Albina E,Couvin D,Ducat C,Gruel G,Ferdinand S,Legreneur P,Le Hello S,Malpote E,Sadikalay S,Talarmin A,Breurec S

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Probiotic bacteria are recognized for their health-promoting properties, including maintenance of gut epithelial integrity and host immune system homeostasis. Taking into account the beneficial health-promoting effects of GABA, the presence of the gadB gene, encoding glutamate decarboxylase that converts L-glutamate t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sokovic Bajic S,Djokic J,Dinic M,Veljovic K,Golic N,Mihajlovic S,Tolinacki M

更新日期：2019-03-18 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：:Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi confer heavy metal tolerance to plants, but this characteristic differs between different AM fungal strains. We tested the hypotheses if acclimatization of an AM fungus to Zn stress is possible and if this leads also to higher Zn tolerance of mycorrhizal plants. The AM fungus Rhizopha...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bui VC,Franken P

更新日期：2018-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:A Gram-positive, coccoid, motile, aerobic bacterium, designated strain B12T was isolated from a Jet Propulsion Laboratory spacecraft assembly cleanroom, Pasadena, CA, United States. Strain B12T was resistant to chloramphenicol (100 μg/mL), and is a relatively slow grower (3-5 days optimal). Strain B12T was found to gr...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mhatre S,Singh NK,Wood JM,Parker CW,Pukall R,Verbarg S,Tindall BJ,Neumann-Schaal M,Venkateswaran K

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal microecology has been shown to participate in the pathogenesis of many diseases through different pathways, and the intestinal microecology of premature infants is significantly different from full-term infants. Intestinal microecology in premature infants is affected by various factors such as gestational ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen C,Yin Q,Wu H,Cheng L,Kwon JI,Jin J,Han T,Che H

更新日期：2020-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria degrading algal polysaccharides are key players in the global carbon cycle and in algal biomass recycling. Yet the water column, which has been studied largely by metagenomic approaches, is poor in such bacteria and their algal-polysaccharide-degrading enzymes. Even more surprisingly, the few published studie...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Martin M,Barbeyron T,Martin R,Portetelle D,Michel G,Vandenbol M

更新日期：2015-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Microorganisms are able to adapt to different environments and evolve rapidly, allowing them to cope with their new environments. Such adaptive response and associated protections toward other lethal stresses, is a crucial survival strategy for a wide spectrum of microorganisms, including food spoilage bacteria, patho...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Desriac N,Broussolle V,Postollec F,Mathot AG,Sohier D,Coroller L,Leguerinel I

更新日期：2013-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Indole is a signal molecule derived from the conversion of tryptophan, and it is present in bacterial respiratory gas. Besides influencing bacterial growth, indole exhibits effects on human health, including a positive effect on inflammation and protection against pathogens. However, a high fecal indole concentration ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Koga N,Hosomi T,Zwama M,Jirayupat C,Yanagida T,Nishino K,Yamasaki S

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, the most utilized antimicrobial in processing facilities is peracetic acid, PAA; however, this chemical is increasingly recognized as a hazard to human health. Preliminary evidence suggests that ozone, when introduced in a specific manner, can reduce the noxious nature of PAA. Therefore, the objective of th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Dittoe DK,Feye KM,Peyton B,Worlie D,Draper MJ,Ricke SC

更新日期：2019-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate gene expression at the epigenetic, transcriptional, or posttranscriptional level by interacting with protein, DNA, and RNA. Emerging evidence suggests that various lncRNAs are abnormally expressed and play indispensable roles in virus-triggered cancers. Besides, a growing number...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liu W,Zhang Y,Luo B

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The phytopathogen Xylella fastidiosa causes economic losses in important agricultural crops. Xylem vessel occlusion caused by biofilm formation is the major mechanism underlying the pathogenicity of distinct strains of X. fastidiosa. Here, we provide a detailed in vitro characterization of the extracellular proteins o...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mendes JS,Santiago AS,Toledo MA,Horta MA,de Souza AA,Tasic L,de Souza AP

更新日期：2016-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis japonica is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases in China. The scarcity of effective diagnostic tools is a major factor that contributes to the high prevalence of schistosomiasis japonica. SjSP-13 is a promising serological diagnostic biomarker of the disease. However, it is unclear whether pol...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Xu X,Cui X,Zhu L,Li Z,Zhang Y,Ma L,Pan W

更新日期：2018-07-25 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：:Avibacterium paragallinarum, the causative agent of infectious coryza, is known to release outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). In the present study, we investigated the composition, bioactivities, and functional properties of the OMVs of A. paragallinarum. Following extraction and purification, the OMVs were observed to b...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mei C,Sun AH,Blackall PJ,Xian H,Li SF,Gong YM,Wang HJ

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Gut microbiota plays a critical role in maintaining human intestinal homeostasis and host health. Bacterial extracellular vesicles are key players in bacteria-host communication, as they allow delivery of effector molecules into the host cells. Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) released by Gram-negative bacteria carry ma...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Cañas MA,Fábrega MJ,Giménez R,Badia J,Baldomà L

更新日期：2018-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio parahaemolyticus, the leading cause of seafood-associated gastroenteritis, harbors two separate T6SSs on chromosomes 1 and 2, i.e., T6SS1 (VP1386-1420) and T6SS2 (VPA1025-1046). T6SS1 contains at least 7 putative operons: VP1386-1387, VP1388-1390, VP1392-1391, VP1393-1406, VP1400-1406, VP1409-1407, and VP1410-1...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhang Y,Gao H,Osei-Adjei G,Zhang Y,Yang W,Yang H,Yin Z,Huang X,Zhou D

更新日期：2017-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungi are prominent components of most terrestrial ecosystems, both in terms of biomass and ecosystem functioning, but the hyper-diverse nature of most communities has obscured the search for unifying principles governing community organization. In particular, unlike plants and animals, observational studies provide l...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Crowther TW,Maynard DS,Crowther TR,Peccia J,Smith JR,Bradford MA

更新日期：2014-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillus flavus is the main producer of carcinogenic aflatoxins in agricultural commodities such as maize. This fungus occurs naturally on crops, and produces aflatoxins when environmental conditions are favorable. The aim of this study is to analyse the genetic variability among 109 A. flavus isolates previously r...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Okoth S,De Boevre M,Vidal A,Diana Di Mavungu J,Landschoot S,Kyallo M,Njuguna J,Harvey J,De Saeger S

更新日期：2018-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The metataxonomic approach combining 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing using the PacBio Technology with the application of the operational phylogenetic unit (OPU) approach, has been used to analyze the fecal microbial composition of the high-altitude and herbivorous Tibetan antelopes. The fecal samples of the antelope...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bai X,Lu S,Yang J,Jin D,Pu J,Díaz Moyá S,Xiong Y,Rossello-Mora R,Xu J

更新日期：2018-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Dental caries and periodontitis are the most common oral disease of all age groups, affecting billions of people worldwide. These oral diseases are mostly associated with microbial biofilms in the oral cavity. Streptococcus gordonii, an early tooth colonizing bacterium and Candida albicans, an opportunistic pathogenic...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Veerapandian R,Vediyappan G

更新日期：2019-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Insect tea is a unique beverage that is native to Southwestern China and traditionally produced by local farmers in an elaborate process. It consists of insect larvae excrements that are commonly obtained from meal moths (Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus 1758) reared on a specific plant-based diet. We have reconstructed the...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Mao X,Kusstatscher P,Li H,Chen X,Berg G,Yang M,Cernava T

更新日期：2020-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Submarine mud volcanoes (SMVs) are formed by muddy sediments and breccias extruded to the seafloor from a source in the deep subseafloor and are characterized by the discharge of methane and other hydrocarbon gasses and deep-sourced fluids into the overlying seawater. Although SMVs act as a natural pipeline connecting...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hoshino T,Toki T,Ijiri A,Morono Y,Machiyama H,Ashi J,Okamura K,Inagaki F

更新日期：2017-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) genes in Escherichia coli isolated from post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) piglets in Heilongjiang province, China. METHODS:Of 458 E. coli isolated from 589 fecal samples from PWD piglets, a total of 198 isolates we...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Xu G,An W,Wang H,Zhang X

更新日期：2015-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins are a superfamily of secreted virulence factors that share structural and functional similarities and possess potent superantigenic activity causing disruptions in adaptive immunity. The enterotoxins can be separated into two groups; the classical (SEA-SEE) and the newer (SEG-SEl...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Fisher EL,Otto M,Cheung GYC

更新日期：2018-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria sense their own population size, tune the expression of responding genes, and behave accordingly to environmental stimuli by secreting signaling molecules. This phenomenon is termed as quorum sensing (QS). By exogenously manipulating the signal transduction bacterial population behaviors could be controlled, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chan KG,Liu YC,Chang CY

更新日期：2015-10-19 00:00:00