Effects of UV Irradiation on Penicillium Strains Isolated from a Bread Plant and the Application to Bakery Products.

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains were isolated from 45 of 370 (12.2%) cockroaches captured in hospitals. By cockroach species, the bacterial strains were isolated from 39 of 181 (21.5%) Periplaneta fuliginosa and 6 of 183 (3.3%) Blattella germanica, showing a significant difference (p<0.01). Many P. aeruginosa-carrying ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Saitou K,Furuhata K,Kawakami Y,Fukuyama M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antifungal activities of diglycerin monoester of fatty acids (DGCs), which have been employed as food emulsifiers, were examined against three yeasts, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida albicans and Candida utilis and were compared with those of sucrose monoester of palmitic acid (SC16) as another type of emulsifie...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Shimazaki A,Sakamoto JJ,Furuta M,Tsuchido T

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chemiluminescence system, Milliflex Quantum (MFQ), to detect microcolonies, has been used in the pharmaceutical field. In this study, we investigated aquatic bacteria in hemodialysis solutions sampled from bioburden areas in 4 dialysis faculties. Using MFQ, microcolonies could be detected after a short incubation pe...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Osono E,Kobayashi E,Inoue Y,Honda K,Kumagai T,Negishi H,Okamatsu K,Ichimura K,Kamano C,Suzuki F,Norose Y,Takahashi M,Takaku S,Fujioka N,Hayama N,Takizawa H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Arthrospira is a nonheterocystous filamentous cyanobacterium inhabiting diverse environments including those of high salinity. In the present study, Arthrospira strains were isolated from freshwater and brackish lakes in Myanmar, and their osmoprotective adaptation was investigated as it was for the genus Sy...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Yoshikawa T,Ikeda Y,Sakata T,Maeda H

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-VRE and anti-MRSA activities of new quinolone derivatives [The two quinolone derivatives are 8- [3-[(ethylamino) methyl]-1-pyrrodinyl] -7-fluoro-9, 1-[(N-methylimino)methano]-5-oxo-5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]quinolone-4-carboxylic acid (compound A) and 7-fluoro-8-morpholino-9,1-[(N-methylimino) methanol-5-oxo-5H-thiazolo ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Sakagami Y,Komemushi S,Tsukamoto G,Kondo H,Yoshikawa A,Muraoka O

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antimicrobial activity of isothiocyanates (ITCs) extracted from horseradish root was investigated against oral microorganisms: 6 strains of facultative anaerobic bacteria, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sobrinus, Lactobacillus casei, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis and Aggregatibacter actinomycet...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Park HW,Choi KD,Shin IS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Povidone-iodine (PVP-I) is used for infection control and preoperative sterilization of the oral and pharyngeal regions. Marketed preparations containing cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) are used to inhibit growth of oral bacteria. We conducted an in vitro study of the sterilizing effects of these microbicides on 10 ora...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Urakawa R,Inubushi J,Tobata H,Eguchi T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultraviolet-A (UV-A) can damage microbes by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS), singlet oxygen, superoxides, hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radicals. These species readily react with lipids, proteins, DNA and other constituents of cells, leading to oxidative deterioration and the eventual death of the microbe. H...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Shirai A,Onitsuka M,Maseda H,Omasa T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:　With the object of developing new biocides milder for human use than the current antiseptics, we synthesized a series of bis-quaternary ammonium compounds (bis-QACs). The antimicrobial activity of the newly synthesized bis-QACs and common biocides used as antiseptics was compared by examining minimum inhibitory conce...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Yamamoto M,Takami T,Matsumura R,Dorofeev A,Hirata Y,Nagamune H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To design new antimicrobial peptides, we have focused on various proteins which are not essential for self-defense but carry important responsibilities for biosystems. Previously, we reported that highly efficient antimicrobial properties or antiviral properties are inherent in the nuclear translocation signals and bi...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Kobayashi N,Masuda J,Kudoh J,Shimizu N,Yoshida T

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas fluorescens strain LRB3W1 inhibited the mycelial growth of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici and suppressed the Fusarium wilt of tomato. The chemical fungicide, benomyl, did not suppress the disease incidence at low concentrations. However, the disease incidence was decreased by the combined applicatio...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Someya N,Tsuchiya K,Yoshida T,Noguchi MT,Sawada H

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:　Quantitative antifungal testing methods for textile fabrics under growth-supportive conditions were studied. Fungal growth activities on unfinished textile fabrics and textile fabrics modified with Ag nanoparticles were investigated using the colony counting method and the luminescence method. Morphological changes o...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Imoto Y,Seino S,Nakagawa T,Yamamoto TA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An identified class of antifreeze, a xylomannan-based thermal hysteresis (TH)-producing glycolipid, has been discovered from diverse taxa, including plants, insects, and amphibians. We isolated xylomannan from the mycelium and fruit body of the basidiomycete Flammulina velutipes using successive hot extraction with wa...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Kawahara H,Matsuda Y,Sakaguchi T,Arai N,Koide Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth prediction of a four-strain cocktail of Salmonella Enteritidis in commercial products of pasteurized and unpasteurized liquid whole egg was studied with the new logistic model that we developed. The growth data of the pathogen in the liquid egg products at constant temperatures in our recent study (Sakha and Fu...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Sakha MZ,Fujikawa H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tap water contamination is a growing concern in healthcare facilities, and despite chlorination, tap water in these facilities contains several pathogenic microorganisms causing healthcare-associated waterborne infections or nosocomial outbreaks. Shower units are particularly prone to contamination as they are conduci...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Sasahara T,Ogawa M,Fujimura I,Ae R,Kosami K,Morisawa Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:　Exact evaluation of the performance of surgical masks and biohazard protective clothing materials against pathogens is important because it can provide helpful information that healthcare workers can use to select suitable materials to reduce infection risk. Currently, to evaluate the protective performance of nonwov...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Shimasaki N,Okaue A,Kikuno R,Shinohara K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:　Agaricus is known to have immunostimulatory and anti-tumor effects. However, the antiviral effects of Agaricus have not yet been examined. In the present study, the antiviral effects of an extract of Agaricus brasiliensis KA21 (AE) on the H1N1 influenza virus (PR8 strain) were investigated.　The anti-influenza virus e...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Eguchi N,Fujino K,Thanasut K,Taharaguchi M,Motoi M,Motoi A,Oonaka K,Taharaguchi S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio cholerae isolates from environmental and clinical origins in the Bengal region in which epidemics of cholera break out periodically were analyzed with particular emphasis on the molecular epidemiological features. The presence of the virulence genes (ctxA, tcpA and toxR) in the isolates was analyzed by the PCR ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Shinoda S,Nakagawa T,Hirakawa N,Miyoshi S,Arakawa E,Ramamurthy T,Dutta B,Faruque SM,Nair GB

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the properties of biofilms (BFs) formed by mono- and co-cultures of Listeria monocytogenes and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (L+P-BF) at low temperatures and examined their sensitivity to several antibacterial substances. L. monocytogenes viable counts comprised only 1-10% of total L+P-BF viable counts at 10℃ and...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Yamakawa T,Tomita K,Sawai J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:　Malodorants in the human axilla are produced from human biogenic precursors by axillary bacterial enzymes. In the present study, we used pyrosequencing analysis to identify the axillary bacterial microbiota of 13 Japanese male subjects with cumin-like, spicy body odor (C type), and 9 with milky, skin-based body odor ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Okamoto H,Koizumi S,Shimizu H,Cho O,Sugita T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hinokitiol, the major component of Aomori Hiba (Thujopsis dolabrata Sieb. et Zucc. var. hondai M(AKINO)) has already been found to show strong antibacterial activity. In this study, its mechanism of action was examined using Escherichia coli IFO 3301 and Staphylococcus aureus IFO 12732. As a result, it was suggested t...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Morita Y,Sakagami Y,Okabe T,Ohe T,Inamori Y,Ishida N

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of an oxygen-releasing compound (ORC) magnesium peroxide (MgO(2)) on the changes in the bacterial community in organically polluted sediment of aquaculture farms was tested in a microcosm experiment. The sediment, to which fish feed was added, was treated with 1% or 5% MgO(2). The addition of fish feed indu...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Santander-De Leon SM,Okunishi S,Kihira M,Nakano M,Nuñal SN,Hidaka M,Yoshikawa T,Maeda H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 occurred due to the consumption of sweet dumplings in Japan. We examined the survival of E. coli O157:H7 inoculated into several types of sweet dumplings to evaluate the progress of the residual contaminating pathogens after the production or packing processes. For all 4 types o...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Inatsu Y,Ohata Y,Nakamura N,Hosotani Y,Ananchaipattana C,Bari ML,Kawasaki S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In August, 2010, strain HYMO-6 was isolated from a sample of hot spring water in Aomori, Japan. The 16S rDNA sequences (1,496bp) of this strain (accession number: AB597175) had a similarity of less than 96.6% to other Legionella species, prompting us to hypothesize that this strain might be a novel species belonging t...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Furuhata K,Edagawa A,Miyamoto H,Goto K,Yoshida S,Fukuyama M

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found that an additive for a resin, which was comprised of collagen and aluminum (Al), showed a strong and stable antibacterial effect against various bacterium under certain conditions. We tried to clarify its mechanism of action, and investigated optimum conditions for its effects. This additive (Al cross-linked ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Ohmoto T,Yamashita K,Moriyoshi K,Yamanaka H,Koma D,Kawano H,Sakai K

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A biological indicator (BI) is a useful product to confirm sterility assurance after a sterilization procedure. In ISO 11138 and 14161, the concrete procedures regarding the use of BI are described for BI manufacturers and users, respectively. There are several problems involving BI use which must be addressed. These ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Royalty-Hann W

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared the antifungal activities of bronopol and 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (MT) against members of the genus Saprolegnia in the family saprolegniaceae, which have the ability to infect fish. The minimum inhibitory concentration of bronopol was 100-200 mg/l but for MT it was 31 mg/l. Concerning fungici...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Oono H,Hatai K

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) farming in the Mekong Delta Vietnam (MKDVN) importantly contributes to national aquaculture export. Currently, however, diseases occur more frequently across the entire MKDVN region. One of the most common types is hemorrhagic septicemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila. In ...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Hoang A H,Tran T T X,LE P N,Dang T H O

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactic Acid Bacteria （LAB） are generally recognized as safe. It has been used to increase the shelf-life of fermented products, and its antimicrobial action is based on the metabolites secretions, such as lactic acid, hydrogen peroxide, reuterin, bacteriocins and the like-bacteriocins substances. It has been proven th...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Hernández-Aquino S,Miranda-Romero LA,Fujikawa H,Maldonado-Simán EJ,Alarcón-Zuñiga B

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thermal death of the spores of Bacillus subtilis 168 in oil-water systems including emulsions and separated layers consisting of phosphate buffer and soybean oil or n-hexadecane was investigated. The resultant survivor curve consisted of two phases, an initial rapid reduction followed by a slow reduction, possibly...

journal_title：Biocontrol science

authors： Shigemoto M,Nakagawa K,Sakamoto JJ,Tsuchidoi T

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00