Confirmation that candidatus Coxiella cheraxi from redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) is a close relative of Coxiella burnetii, the agent of Q-fever.

abstract：AIMS:The antigen 85 complex (Ag85) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis consists of three abundantly secreted proteins (FbpA, FbpB and FbpC2) which play a key role in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis and also exhibit cell wall mycolyltransferase activity. A related protein with similarity to the Ag85 complex was recently an...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Kremer L,Maughan WN,Wilson RA,Dover LG,Besra GS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Breast milk has been described as a source of bacteria influencing the development of the infant gut microbiota. Up to the present, few studies have been focused on the application of culture-independent techniques to study bacterial diversity in breast milk. In this context, the aim of this study was to character...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Collado MC,Delgado S,Maldonado A,Rodríguez JM

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phorate [O,O-diethyl-S-(ethylthio)methyl phosphoradiothioate] degrading bacteria were isolated from agricultural soil and characterized based on their morphological and biochemical characteristics. The selected isolates PS-1, PS-2 and PS-3 were presumptively identified as Rhizobium, Pseudomonas and Proteous species, r...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Bano N,Musarrat J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study assessed the plant growth-promoting ability of the bacterial strains Ochrobactrum intermedium (isolate CrT-1) and Bacillus cereus (isolate S-6). METHODS AND RESULTS:Two chromium resistant bacterial strains isolated from chromium-contaminated wastewater and soils were identified as O. intermedium CrT-1 ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Faisal M,Hasnain S

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus, two bacterial strains commonly associated with biofilm-related medical infections and food poisoning, can rapidly colonize biotic and abiotic surfaces. The present study investigates the ability of anodic alumina surfaces with nanoporous surface topography to minim...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Feng G,Cheng Y,Worobo RW,Borca-Tasciuc DA,Moraru CI

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolism of glucose was studied in Lactococcus lactis subsp. CNRZ 125 by 13C NMR. The initial rate of glucose utilization was higher for exponential phase cells than for stationary phase cells [150 vs 85 nmol g (dry wt)-1 s -1]. 31P NMR was used to determine changes in glycolytic phosphorylated intermediates (fr...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Foucaud C,Herve M,Neumann JM,Hemme D

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to investigate the role of divercin V41 in inhibition and prevention of Listeria monocytogenes. METHODS AND RESULTS:Carnobacterium divergens V41 deficient in bacteriocin production was isolated and characterized by enzyme-liked immunosorbent assay, multiplex polymerase chain reaction and...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Richard C,Brillet A,Pilet MF,Prévost H,Drider D

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five phage types have been identified in 38 strains of Salmonella enteritidis isolated in Turkey in the 20-month period June 1992-January 1994. Strains belonging to phage type 4 predominated. Within phage type 4, plasmid profile typing has proved a useful method of strain discrimination and has confirmed the identity ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Erdem B,Threlfall EJ,Schofield SL,Ward LR,Rowe B

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The type strain Bacillus thuringiensis var. bolivia (serotype H63), isolated from the Bolivian high valleys, has been characterized at different levels. Its parasporal crystal has an unusual shape and it is composed of a protein of 155 kDa which shows two bands of 75 and 80 kDa after activation. Analysis by PCR shows ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Ferrandis MD,Andrew R,Porcar M,Iriarte J,Cosmao-Dumanoir V,Lecadet MM,Caballero P,Ferré J

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar are two microscopically indistinguishable amoebae living in the human colon. The former is a pathogen, whereas the latter is a nonpathogenic commensal. Using a model system of in vitro cocultures and PCR detection of the Entamoeba species, we found that the nonpathogenic spec...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Pysova I,Tumova P,Tolarova V,Nohynkova E

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the effects of urine, a urease inhibitor and/or an odour-reducing antimicrobial compound, on zoonotic pathogens in swine manure slurries. METHODS AND RESULTS:Swine faeces were collected and blended with different amounts of urine. Marker strains of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimur...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Wells JE,Varel VH

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental air sampling was evaluated as a method to detect the presence of M. bovis in the vicinity of infected badgers and their setts. Airborne particles were collected on gelatine filters using a commercially available air sampling instrument and tested for the presence of M. bovis using bacteriological culture...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Jones RM,Ashford R,Cork J,Palmer S,Wood E,Spyvee P,Parks S,Bennett A,Brewer J,Delahay R,Chambers M,Sawyer J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physical effects of high-intensity pulsed electric fields (PEF) on the inactivation of diarrhoeagenic Bacillus cereus cells suspended in 0.1% peptone water were examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The levels of PEF-induced microbial cell death were determined by enumeration on tryptone soy yeast ex...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rowan NJ,MacGregor SJ,Anderson JG,Fouracre RA,Farish O

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To develop a sensitive, rapid and simple method for detection of Botrytis cinerea based on loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) that would be suitable for use outside a conventional laboratory setting. METHODS AND RESULTS:A LAMP assay was designed based on the intergenic spacer of the B. cinerea nuclear ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Tomlinson JA,Dickinson MJ,Boonham N

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To simplify the electrotransformation process of Clostridium acetobutylicum, which currently needs to be performed in an anaerobic chamber, thus laborious and time-consuming. METHODS AND RESULTS:The CAC2634 gene encoding PerR is a known peroxide regulon repressor in Cl. acetobutylicum. CAC2634 in a previously con...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Dong H,Tao W,Zhu L,Zhang Y,Li Y

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To identify and compare microbiota in Chinese liquor Daqu, which were produced in the different regions using different production process. METHODS AND RESULTS:The DNA exacted from Daqu samples was used as a template for PCR with universal primers of 16S rRNA, 26S rRNA and 18S rRNA, respectively. The amplicons we...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Wang HY,Gao YB,Fan QW,Xu Y

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) have had dramatic improvement in their survival rates, this has been accompanied by the emergence of more virulent pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia complex organisms. In addition, there has been emergence of organisms of increasing clinical sign...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Jordan PW,Stanley T,Donnelly FM,Elborn JS,McClurg RB,Millar BC,Goldsmith CE,Moore JE

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PCR primers were selected from the flagellin gene sequences flaA and flaB of Campylobacter coli to amplify DNA from Camp. jejuni and Camp. coli. When the PCR products were analysed by hybridization to an internal probe immobilized in microtitre wells, positive reactions were observed only for strains of Camp. jejuni a...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rasmussen HN,Olsen JE,Jørgensen K,Rasmussen OF

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Live shellfish samples (120) were collected from nine littoral sites in Brittany (western France). They were screened for Listeria spp. and a count of faecal coliforms was carried out. Analysis of the results revealed Listeria spp. in 55% of samples, a much higher rate than the previous, infrequent, recorded data. Fur...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Monfort P,Minet J,Rocourt J,Piclet G,Cormier M

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Haemophilus influenzae serotype a (Hia) has become an important pathogen in the post-H. influenzae serotype b (Hib) vaccine era. Antibiotic resistance in H. influenzae is a global phenomenon, but few studies have looked at antibiotic resistance profiles with regard to serotype. Invasive Hia (n = 157), noninv...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Shuel M,Whyte K,Drew T,Wylie J,Lefebvre B,Hoang L,Tsang RS

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amphotericin B (AmB), a typical polyene macrolide antifungal agent, is widely used to treat systemic mycoses. In the present study, we show that the fungicidal activity of AmB was enhanced by benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC), a cruciferous plant-derived compound, in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In addition...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Yamada N,Murata W,Yamaguchi Y,Fujita KI,Ogita A,Tanaka T

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Lactobacillus acidophilus LAB20 has potential to be a probiotic strain because it can be present at high numbers in the jejunum of dog. To specifically detect LAB20 from dog faecal samples, a real-time PCR protocol was developed targeting the novel surface (S) layer protein gene of LAB20. The presence of S-l...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Tang Y,Saris PE

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterococci were isolated from faecal droppings of chickens in broiler and layer farms and the susceptibilities to nine therapeutic antimicrobial agents and six growth-promoting antibiotics were determined by the agar dilution method. Resistance to therapeutic antimicrobial agents such as ampicillin, clindamycin, eryt...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Yoshimura H,Ishimaru M,Endoh YS,Kojima A

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Palm wine produced traditionally and consumed by many people in the South-West of Burkina Faso is subject to alteration. In this study, we carried out a follow-up of two palm wines' fermentation during the 10 days in which palm wines are classically produced and consumed. We monitored biochemical characteris...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Tapsoba F,Savadogo A,Legras JL,Zongo C,Traore AS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the incidence, virulence and antibiotic properties in Vibrio spp. isolated from cockles (Tegillarca granosa) marketed in Korea. A total of 32 Vibrio spp. isolates including V. parahaemolyticus (n = 4), V. alginolyticus (n = 11), V. diabolicus (n = 14) and V. harveyi (n = 3) were ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Dahanayake PS,Hossain S,Wickramanayake MVKS,Heo GJ

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The study evaluated the efficacy of four Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) culture media in suppressing commonly used starter cultures and typical nonstarter microflora present during the manufacture and ripening of Cheddar cheese, with a view to identify a suitable medium for the enumeration of MA...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Donaghy JA,Totton NL,Rowe MT

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Although little evidence existed to support that view, European countries and in particular France, have regarded echinoderms, including sea urchins, as low risk in terms of feacal contamination. It is hypothesized that the sea urchins mode of feeding, which is based on grazing and differs from bivalve mollu...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Bouchoucha M,Piquet JC,Chavanon F,Dufresne C,Le Guyader FS

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the ability of a mixture of phage K and six of its modified derivatives to prevent biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus and also to reduce the established biofilm density. METHODS AND RESULTS:The bioluminescence-producing Staph. aureus Xen29 strain was used in the study, and incubation of thi...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Kelly D,McAuliffe O,Ross RP,Coffey A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The main aim of this study was to investigate a possible connection between the Salmonella content in sewage sludge and human cases of salmonellosis. An additional aim was to survey the antimicrobial resistance situation in Salmonella isolated from Swedish sewage sludge. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Salmonella strains ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Sahlström L,de Jong B,Aspan A

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) is proving to be a useful technique in studying the epidemiology of micro-organisms. The technique can be troublesome and time consuming to establish due to the essentially empirical approach to optimization. By standardization of certain parameters and use of a commercia...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Hilton AC,Banks JG,Penn CW

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00