Detection of coliphages and enteroviruses in sewage and aerosol from an activated sludge wastewater treatment plant.

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to explore the occurrence of methicillin-resistant staphylococci in a large urban public transport system. METHODS AND RESULTS:Samples were taken from hand rails, which passengers hold onto when they are standing. In total, 1400 swabs taken from 55 vehicles (trolleybuses, trams and buses...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Stepanović S,Cirković I,Djukić S,Vuković D,Svabić-Vlahović M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The probiotic Arthrobacter sp. CW9 isolated from guts of white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) was used to improve the survival rate, growth rate and immune status of white shrimp (P. vannamei). Arthrobacter sp. CW9 was added to the saline rearing water at 0, 10(5), 10(6) and 10(7) CFU ml(-1) once every 5 days dur...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Xia Z,Zhu M,Zhang Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of various types of virus-like particles (VLPs) has accelerated over the past two decades as the importance of VLPs for generating next-generation vaccines has been appreciated. Yeast has advantages such as scalable fermentation, low risk of contamination by adventitious agents, low production costs an...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Kim HJ,Kim HJ

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Bioconversion of biomass, particularly crop wastes, into biofuels is being developed as an alternative approach in meeting the high energy demand. In this study, a thermophilic bacterial strain BY-3 that exhibits cellulolytic potential was isolated from faecal samples of Tibetan pigs; this strain was identif...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Meng F,Ma L,Ji S,Yang W,Cao B

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Listonella (Vibrio) anguillarum, an important fish pathogen, is divided into 10 serotypes according to O-antigens present on the outer membrane. However, the biochemical and immunological properties of porin proteins have not been reported. In this study, the antigenicity and N-terminal amino acid sequence of the 35 k...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Suzuki S,Kuroe K,Yasue K,Kusuda R

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An efficient method is described for the purification of Ti plasmid DNA from Agrobacterium. The procedure is based on the relative binding capacity of ethidium bromide to supercoiled plasmid DNA and linear DNA and on the high solubility of ethidium bromide in phenol. Following treatment with ethidium bromide, more tha...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Zhang L,Kerr A

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aims of this study are to obtain the draft genome sequence of Streptomyces coelicoflavus ZG0656, which produces novel acarviostatin family α-amylase inhibitors, and then to reveal the putative acarviostatin-related gene cluster and the biosynthetic pathway. METHODS AND RESULTS:The draft genome sequence of S. ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Guo X,Geng P,Bai F,Bai G,Sun T,Li X,Shi L,Zhong Q

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To elucidate the molecular mechanisms associated with mycoparasitism from Chaetomium cupreum, an effective biocontrol agent with ability against plant pathogenic fungi. METHODS AND RESULTS:One cDNA library was constructed from conditions predicted to resemble mycoparasitic process. A total of 1876 ESTs were gener...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Zhang HY,Yang Q,Wang G,Shang FD

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The aim of this study was to assess the genetic diversity of Vibrio cholerae isolated from 2012 and 2013 outbreaks in Iran, with regard to their virulence properties. A total of 20 V. cholerae strains were collected from Sistan-Baluchestan province of Iran during 2012 and 2013 outbreaks. Hybridization assays...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Bakhshi B

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) stress response in Enterococcus faecalis ATCC19433 was investigated. A 2.4 mmol l-1 H2O2 pretreatment conferred protection against a lethal concentration (45 mmol l-1) of this agent. The relatively high concentrations of H2O2 used for adaptation and challenge treatments in Ent. faecalis em...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Flahaut S,Laplace JM,Frère J,Auffray Y

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Control of biofouling on seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) membranes is a major challenge as treatments can be expensive, damage the membrane material and often biocides do not remove the polymers in which bacteria are embedded. Biological control has been largely ignored for biofouling control. The objective of this st...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Nagaraj V,Skillman L,Li D,Xie Z,Ho G

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The objective was to demonstrate the size of silver particles produced by the filamentous fungus Phoma sp.3.2883 via adsorption and accumulation, and to confirm that this silver was in a reduced state. METHODS AND RESULTS:Mycelium was freeze-dried and then shake-cultured in a silver nitrate solution. It was found...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Chen JC,Lin ZH,Ma XX

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A native isolate Lactobacillus farciminis MD isolated from fermenting mushroom exhibited a high degree of sensitivity to the majority of the bacteriocins produced by strains of lactobacilli, leuconostoc and pediococci. Also, the efficacy of Lact. farciminis MD as a sensitive strain for antibiotic assay was established...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Halami PM,Chandrashekar A,Nand K

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungus, which causes vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC). The aim of this study was to evaluate Mrr2 mutation and its expression levels and Candida drug resistance 1 (Cdr1) in C. albicans associated with fluconazole (FCA) resistance. We identified 80 isolates of C. albicans from 155 vag...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Feng W,Yang J,Ji Y,Xi Z,Yang L,Zhu X,Ma Y

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The study aimed to evaluate the effect of the bacteriocins produced by Lactobacillus sakei CWBI-B1365 and Lactobacillus curvatus CWBI-B28 on the growth and survival of Listeria monocytogenes in raw beef and poultry meat. METHODS AND RESULTS:The sakacin P and sakacin G structural genes were identified in Lact. curv...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Dortu C,Huch M,Holzapfel WH,Franz CM,Thonart P

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Aim of the study was to develop a medium for optimal heparinase production with a strain of Aspergillus flavus (MTCC-8654) by using a multidimensional statistical approach. METHODS AND RESULTS:Statistical optimization of intracellular heparinase production by A. flavus, a new isolate, was investigated. Plackett-B...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Banga J,Tripathi CK

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Faecal indicator bacteria (FIB) and harmful algal blooms (HABs) threaten the health and the economy of coastal communities worldwide. Emerging automated sampling technologies combined with molecular analytical techniques could enable rapid detection of micro-organisms in-situ, thereby improving resource mana...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Yamahara KM,Demir-Hilton E,Preston CM,Marin R 3rd,Pargett D,Roman B,Jensen S,Birch JM,Boehm AB,Scholin CA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Nine sets of PCR primers targeting Salmonella were evaluated for their specificity with pure cultures of intestinal-associated bacteria prior to their application to Salmonella detection in faecal samples. METHODS AND RESULTS:Gene targets of PCR primers included: 16S rDNA, a Salmonella pathogenicity island I viru...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Ziemer CJ,Steadham SR

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to detect and quantify DNA of the ochratoxinogenic fungus Aspergillus ochraceus in green coffee and to compare the results with the ochratoxin A content of naturally contaminated samples. METHODS AND RESULTS:A DNA extraction protocol based on a combination of ultrasonification and a comm...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Schmidt H,Bannier M,Vogel RF,Niessen L

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enhance the overall expression level of lipase isozymes which catalyse the same reaction in Pichia pastoris through co-expression of isozymes from different sources; several types of co-expression ways were constructed to determine the co-expression efficiencies of lipase isozymes in P. pastoris. The results showed...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Cai H,Zhang T,Zhao M,Mao J,Cai C,Feng F

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The yield of purified recombinant alpha-sarcin increases approximately three- to fourfold when this toxin is co-expressed in Escherichia coli with thioredoxin. This increased production is attributed to the existence, in the presence of thioredoxin, of a reducing environment which allows rearrangement of incorrect dis...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： García-Ortega L,Lacadena J,Lacadena V,Masip M,De Antonio C,Martínez-Ruiz A,Martínez Del Pozo A

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) agar was evaluated for its ability to recover one isolate of each of three serotypes (O157:H7, O26 and O113:H21) of shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) from raw mince, pasteurized milk and salami after enrichment. The method detected around one colony-forming unit (cfu) in 2...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Hudson JA,Nicol C,Capill J,Bennett J

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Aspergillus fumigatus, a well-known human and animal pathogen causing aspergillosis, has been historically identified by morphological and microscopic features. However, recent studies have shown that species identification on the basis of morphology alone is problematic. The aim of this work was to confirm ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Soleiro CA,Pena GA,Cavaglieri LR,Coelho I,Keller LM,Dalcero AM,Rosa CA

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of high-pressure homogenization (HPH) against Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris. METHODS AND RESULTS:The susceptibility of three different strains of A. acidoterrestris (DSMZ 2498, Gamma4 and c8) to HPH (500-1700 bar) was studied. The experiments were performed...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Bevilacqua A,Cibelli F,Corbo MR,Sinigaglia M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A strain named as Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2016NX1, which could produce phenazine and cereusitin, was isolated from the root of Millettia specisoa. Phenazines were extracted, isolated and purified by chloroform, thin-layer chromatography, column chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography. Then the purifie...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Liu TT,Ye FC,Pang CP,Yong TQ,Tang WD,Xiao J,Shang CH,Lu ZJ

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In this study, a capillary polymerase chain reaction (cPCR) was applied for Salmonella detection from poultry meat. METHODS AND RESULTS:Salmonella detection limits of the optimized cPCR were determined with DNA templates from the samples of tetrathionate broth (TTB), Rappaport Vassiliadis broth (RVB) and selenite...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Gunaydin E,Eyigor A,Carli KT

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron availability plays an important role in the virulence of micro-organisms, which develops different systems for iron acquisition. The expression of genes involved in iron uptake systems is usually regulated by Fur, a transcriptional regulator. Plesiomonas shigelloides is a Gram-negative food- and water-borne enter...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rodríguez-Rodríguez S,Santos JA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Syphilis is a multistage sexually transmitted disease that remains a serious public health concern worldwide. The coexistence of Treponema pallidum with other closely related members of spirochaeta, such as Leptospira spp. and Borrelia burgdorferi, has complicated the serodiagnosis due to cross-reactive anti...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Xie Y,Xu M,Wang C,Xiao J,Xiao Y,Jiang C,You X,Zhao F,Zeng T,Liu S,Kuang X,Wu Y

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To measure the microbial removal capacity of a small-scale hydroponics wastewater treatment plant. METHODS AND RESULTS:Paired samples were taken from untreated, partly-treated and treated wastewater and analysed for faecal microbial indicators, i.e. coliforms, Escherichia coli, enterococci, Clostridium perfringen...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Ottoson J,Norström A,Dalhammar G

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Isolation of local strains is mandatory for the success of control programs. However, clinical samples are typically contaminated by other bacteria, which impair leptospires growth. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of a previously reported EMJH-STAFF media in the recovery of pathogenic lepto...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Loureiro AP,Martins G,Pinto P,Narduche L,Teixeira RC,Lilenbaum W

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00