The role of genes domesticated from LTR retrotransposons and retroviruses in mammals.

abstract：:Background/objectives: Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has proven to be a powerful subtyping tool for foodborne pathogenic bacteria like L. monocytogenes. The interests of genome-scale analysis for national surveillance, outbreak detection or source tracking has been largely documented. The genomic data however can be e...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Henri C,Leekitcharoenphon P,Carleton HA,Radomski N,Kaas RS,Mariet JF,Felten A,Aarestrup FM,Gerner Smidt P,Roussel S,Guillier L,Mistou MY,Hendriksen RS

更新日期：2017-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections due to Vibrio cholerae are rarely documented in Israel. Here we report a case of recurrent otitis media in a young male, caused by V. cholerae non-O1/O139. This extra-intestinal infection was caused by V. cholerae O100 and has been associated with freshwater exposure and travel. Symptoms of chronic periodic...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kechker P,Senderovich Y,Ken-Dror S,Laviad-Shitrit S,Arakawa E,Halpern M

更新日期：2017-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the resident (16S rDNA) and the active (16S rRNA) members of soil archaeal and bacterial communities during rice plant development by sampling three growth stages (vegetative, reproductive and maturity) under field conditions. Additionally, the microbial community was investigated in two non-flooded fields ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Breidenbach B,Conrad R

更新日期：2015-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-dose tolerance using heat-killed mycobacteria has been tested as a means of stopping progression toward active tuberculosis (TB) lesions in a human-like murine model using C3HeB/FeJ mice. In the present study, we studied the effect of different treatment schedules with heat-killed non-tuberculous-mycobacteria (NTM...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Cardona P,Marzo-Escartín E,Tapia G,Díaz J,García V,Varela I,Vilaplana C,Cardona PJ

更新日期：2016-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Oropharyngeal candidiasis is a common opportunistic mucosal infection of the oral cavity, mainly caused by an overgrowth of Candida albicans. This infection can inhibit nutritional intakes and strongly affect quality of life. To date, standard therapeutic strategies involving the administration of antifungal drugs can...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Roselletti E,Sabbatini S,Ballet N,Perito S,Pericolini E,Blasi E,Mosci P,Cayzeele Decherf A,Monari C,Vecchiarelli A

更新日期：2019-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial community composition and stability affect pollutant removal for biological/granular activated carbon (BAC/GAC) processes. Here, we pre-loaded the organic carbon substrates sucrose, lactose, and Lysogeny Broth (LB) medium onto new GAC prior to use and then tested whether this substrate pre-loading promoted d...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Qin W,Hammes F

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of human enteric pathogens to colonize plants and use them as alternate hosts is now well established. Salmonella, similarly to phytobacteria, appears to be capable of producing the plant hormone auxin via an indole-3-pyruvate decarboxylase (IpdC), a key enzyme of the IPyA pathway. A deletion of the Salmon...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Cox CE,Brandl MT,de Moraes MH,Gunasekera S,Teplitski M

更新日期：2018-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii is responsible for causing toxoplasmosis, one of the most prevalent zoonotic parasitoses worldwide. The mechanisms that mediate T. gondii infection of pigs (the most common source of human infection) and renal tissues are still unknown. To identify the critical alterations that take place in the tran...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhou CX,Elsheikha HM,Zhou DH,Liu Q,Zhu XQ,Suo X

更新日期：2016-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) is an important forage grass with high yield and superior quality in temperate regions which is widely used in parks, sport field, and other places. However, perennial ryegrass is moderately tolerant to salinity stress compared to other commercial cultivars and salt stress reduces t...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li X,Han S,Wang G,Liu X,Amombo E,Xie Y,Fu J

更新日期：2017-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple carlaviruses infect various ornamental plants, often having limited host ranges and causing minor symptoms, yet often reducing yield or quality. In this study we have identified a mixed infection of butterbur mosaic virus (ButMV) and helenium virus S (HelVS) from a plant of veronica (Veronica sp.) showing fol...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hammond J,Reinsel M,Grinstead S,Lockhart B,Jordan R,Mollov D

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Nature is the major reservoir of biologically active molecules. The urgent need of finding novel molecules for pharmaceutical application is prompting the research of underexplored environments, such as marine ecosystems. Here, we investigated cultivable actinobacteria associated with the macroalgae Laminaria ochroleu...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Girão M,Ribeiro I,Ribeiro T,Azevedo IC,Pereira F,Urbatzka R,Leão PN,Carvalho MF

更新日期：2019-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen years after transfer to hops, hop stunt viroid-grapevine (HSVd-g) was replaced by HSVd-hop (HSVd-h), a sequence variant that contains changes at five different positions. HSVd-g54 is a laboratory mutant derived from HSVd-g that differs from its progenitor by a single G to A substitution at position 54. While i...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Xia C,Li S,Hou W,Fan Z,Xiao H,Lu M,Sano T,Zhang Z

更新日期：2017-12-12 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：:In Pseudomonas aeruginosa the Gac signaling system and the second messenger cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) participate in the control of the switch between planktonic and biofilm lifestyles, by regulating the production of the two exopolysaccharides Pel and Psl. The Gac and c-di-GMP regulatory networks also coordinatel...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Visaggio D,Pasqua M,Bonchi C,Kaever V,Visca P,Imperi F

更新日期：2015-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The mycorrhizal symbiosis between soil fungi and plant roots is a ubiquitous mutualism that plays key roles in plant nutrition, soil health, and carbon cycling. The symbiosis evolved repeatedly and independently as multiple morphotypes [e.g., arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM), ectomycorrhizal (ECM)] in multiple fungal clade...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kuo A,Kohler A,Martin FM,Grigoriev IV

更新日期：2014-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate and predict the transmission dynamics of respiratory viruses, the estimation of the basic reproduction number, R0, is essential. Recently, approximate Bayesian computation methods have been used as likelihood free methods to estimate epidemiological model parameters, particularly R0. In this paper, we expl...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tessmer HL,Ito K,Omori R

更新日期：2018-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The claudin family protein Fig1 is a unique fungal protein that is involved in pheromone-induced calcium influx and membrane fusion during the mating of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans. Whether and how Fig1 regulates Ca2+ homeostasis in response to extracellular stimuli is poorly understood. Previously, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Qian H,Chen Q,Zhang S,Lu L

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1) is an important pathogen with a worldwide epidemic trend that affects populations of various ages. It has a high morbidity, particularly in juveniles, but a successful HSV1 vaccine is not currently available. Thus, our study systematically observed the immune responses induced in mice imm...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Xu X,Fan S,Wang X,Hu Y,Feng M,Wang L,Zhang Y,Liao Y,Zhang X,Li Q

更新日期：2017-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:As a natural severe contaminant of stored grains and other crops worldwide, Aspergillus flavus can produce aflatoxins (AFs), the most powerful naturally producing toxic and hepatocarcinogenic compounds. AFs production is regulated by diverse factors including AFs cluster genes, transcription factors, regulators, and e...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li X,Jiang Y,Ma L,Ma X,Liu Y,Shan J,Ma K,Xing F

更新日期：2020-07-14 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：:Guanylate kinases (GKs), which convert guanosine monophosphate into guanosine diphosphate (GDP), are important for growth and mannose outer chain elongation of cell wall N-linked glycoproteins in yeast. Here, we identified the ortholog of Saccharomyces cerevisiae GK Guk1, named MoGuk1 and a novel family of fungal GKs ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Cai X,Zhang X,Li X,Liu M,Liu X,Wang X,Zhang H,Zheng X,Zhang Z

更新日期：2017-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined fungal diversity and composition in conventional (CM) and desert farming (DE) systems in Oman. Fungal diversity in the rhizosphere of tomato was assessed using 454-pyrosequencing and culture-based techniques. Both techniques produced variable results in terms of fungal diversity, with 25% of the fu...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kazerooni EA,Maharachchikumbura SSN,Rethinasamy V,Al-Mahrouqi H,Al-Sadi AM

更新日期：2017-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:This research uses inteins, a type of mobile genetic element, to infer patterns of gene transfer within the Halobacteria. We surveyed 118 genomes representing 26 genera of Halobacteria for intein sequences. We then used the presence-absence profile, sequence similarity and phylogenies from the inteins recovered to exp...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Soucy SM,Fullmer MS,Papke RT,Gogarten JP

更新日期：2014-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Panax ginseng rusty root rot caused by the Ilyonectria species complex is a devastating disease, and it is one of the main factors contributing to the difficulty in continual cropping. Rusty root rot occurs in all ginseng fields, but little is known about the taxonomy of the fungal pathogen complex, especially Ilyonec...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Guan YM,Ma YY,Jin Q,Wang QX,Liu N,Fu YP,Zhang YY,Li Y

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Agricultural ponds have a great potential as a means of capture and storage of water for irrigation. However, pond topography (small size, shallow depth) leaves them susceptible to environmental, agricultural, and anthropogenic exposures that may influence microbial dynamics. Therefore, the aim of this project was to ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chopyk J,Allard S,Nasko DJ,Bui A,Mongodin EF,Sapkota AR

更新日期：2018-04-24 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：:Previously, we showed that Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 can confer salt tolerance in plants by root inoculation under salt stress condition, and the FZB42 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) promoted plant growth and development under non-salt stress condition. In the present study, we investigated the mechanism tha...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liu S,Tian Y,Jia M,Lu X,Yue L,Zhao X,Jin W,Wang Y,Zhang Y,Xie Z,Wang R

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Abortive infection is an anti-phage mechanism employed by a bacterium to initiate its own death upon phage infection. This reduces, or eliminates, production of viral progeny and protects clonal siblings in the bacterial population by an act akin to an "altruistic suicide." Abortive infection can be mediated by a Type...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen B,Akusobi C,Fang X,Salmond GPC

更新日期：2017-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Trachomatous trichiasis (TT) caused by repeated or chronic ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis is the result of a pro-fibrotic ocular immune response. At the conjunctiva, the increased expression of both inflammatory (IL1B, TNF) and regulatory cytokines (IL10) have been associated with adverse clinical outcome...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gall A,Horowitz A,Joof H,Natividad A,Tetteh K,Riley E,Bailey RL,Mabey DC,Holland MJ

更新日期：2011-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was aimed to determine the prevalence and characteristics of Salmonella isolated from meat samples of commercial broilers (CB) and spent hens (SH). Between March and June 2016, 200 retail raw chicken carcasses (100 from CB and 100 from SH) were obtained from local supermarkets in Tai'an city of China...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li S,Zhou Y,Miao Z

更新日期：2017-10-31 00:00:00