Potential chitinase activating factor from yeast cells of Candida albicans.

abstract：:Knowledge of the composition of the colonic microbiota is important for our understanding of how the balance of these microbes is influenced by diet and the environment, and which bacterial groups are important in maintaining gut health or promoting disease. Molecular methodologies have advanced our understanding of t...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Duncan SH,Louis P,Flint HJ

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain VUN 10,003 to degrade and detoxify high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was evaluated in a basal liquid medium. Using high cell density inocula of strain VUN 10,003, the concentration of pyrene, fluoranthene, benz[a]anthracene, benzo[a]pyrene,...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Juhasz AL,Stanley GA,Britz ML

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to detect the main pathogenic human RNA enteric viruses able to persist in the environment such as astrovirus, enterovirus, norovirus and hepatitis A virus (HAV) in shellfish collected from two locations in northern Tunisia. METHODS AND RESULTS:Viruses were eluted from digestive tissues ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Elamri DE,Aouni M,Parnaudeau S,Le Guyader FS

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To isolate gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (gamma-HCH)-degrading bacteria from a single field and to examine their genetic diversity. METHODS AND RESULTS:Gamma-HCH-degrading bacteria were screened from a long-term experimental field in which gamma-HCH has been continuously applied to, and a gamma-HCH-degrading sphing...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Yamamoto S,Otsuka S,Murakami Y,Nishiyama M,Senoo K

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine factors affecting faecal shedding of the foodborne pathogens Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in dairy cattle and evaluate antimicrobial susceptibility of these isolates. METHODS:Faecal samples were obtained in replicate from lactating (LAC; n = 60) and non-lactating (NLAC; n = 60) Holstein catt...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Fitzgerald AC,Edrington TS,Looper ML,Callaway TR,Genovese KJ,Bischoff KM,McReynolds JL,Thomas JD,Anderson RC,Nisbet DJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parabens have been widely used as antimicrobial preservatives in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, foods and beverages. Commonly, methyl-, ethyl-, propyl- and butylparaben are used independently or in combination to maintain the quality of industrial products, and they are considered to have low toxicity. However, recent ev...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Murata W,Yamaguchi Y,Fujita KI,Yamauchi K,Tanaka T,Ogita A

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the effect of protective agents upon survival of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus during freeze-drying and storage, and selective amino acids on cell membrane fluidity. METHODS AND RESULTS:The protective effect of amino-acids and sugars at different concentrations was studied by determining t...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Martos GI,Minahk CJ,de Valdez GF,Morero R

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple artificial urine medium (AUM) has been developed which provides conditions similar to that found in human urine. AUM solidified with agar enabled the recovery of a wide range of urease-positive and -negative urinary pathogens. Liquid AUM supported growth at concentrations of up to 10(8) cfu ml-1, as found in ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Brooks T,Keevil CW

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study genetic diversity of Chromobacterium haemolyticum isolates recovered from a natural tropical lake. METHODS AND RESULTS:A set of 31 isolates were recovered from a bacterial freshwater community by conventional plating methods and subjected to genetic and phenotypic characterization. The 16S ribosomal RNA (...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lima-Bittencourt CI,Costa PS,Barbosa FA,Chartone-Souza E,Nascimento AM

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：AIMS:The genetic diversity of Vibrio cholerae isolated from black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) aquaculture farms was determined using three PCR typing methods based on enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus (ERIC) sequences, ribosomal gene spacer (RS) sequence and repetitive extragenic palindromic (REP) sequ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rao BM,Surendran PK

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patterns of long-chain faecal fatty acids were studied by gas-liquid chromatography in 55 newborn infants in a neonatal intensive care unit. Decreased fractions of fatty acid C16:1 and increased fractions of C16:0 and C17:0 were associated with the occurrence of abdominal distension. Decreased fractions of C16:1 and C...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Ahtonen P,Lehtonen OP,Kero P,Eerola E

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is a major agent of bovine mastitis in dairy herds, causing economic losses in dairy industry worldwide. In addition, milk and milk-products contaminated by Staph. aureus can cause harmful human diseases. The aim of this study was to characterize Staph. aureus strains isolated from dairy farms in...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Ben Said M,Abbassi MS,Bianchini V,Sghaier S,Cremonesi P,Romanò A,Gualdi V,Hassen A,Luini MV

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：AIMS:This work was carried out to determine if there was a difference in the microbial population of the rumen associated with daylength at which sheep are housed. METHODS AND RESULTS:Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) was used to study the ciliate and bacterial diversity in the rumen of Soay rams kept in ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： McEwan NR,Abecia L,Regensbogenova M,Adam CL,Findlay PA,Newbold CJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent rise in the awareness of the occurrence of toxic cyanobacterial blooms in aquatic environments, with associated human health problems and animal deaths, has increased the need for rapid, reliable and sensitive methods of determining cyanobacterial toxicity. A luminescent bacterial toxicity test was assessed...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lawton LA,Campbell DL,Beattie KA,Codd GA

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To test the suitability of cheese whey powder (CWP) solution for ethanol fermentation and to compare performances of different Kluyveromyces marxianus strains for ethanol fermentation from CWP solution. METHODS AND RESULTS:Batch ethanol fermentation of cheese whey (CW), CWP and lactose solutions with the same ini...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Ozmihci S,Kargi F

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to detect the occurrence of beta-lactamase and biofilm producing Enterobacteriaceae in healthy ducks. A total 202 cloacal swabs were collected from ducks kept in organized (n = 92) and backyard (n = 110) farms in West Bengal (India). The ducks had no history of antibiotic intake. Among the 87...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Banerjee A,Bardhan R,Chowdhury M,Joardar SN,Isore DP,Batabyal K,Dey S,Sar TK,Bandyopadhyay S,Dutta TK,Samanta I

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To find a supplemental ingredient that can be added to routinely used growth media to increase conidial production and decrease aflatoxin biosynthesis in small sclerotial (S strain) isolates of Aspergillus flavus. METHODS AND RESULTS:Molasses was added to three commonly used culture media: coconut agar (CAM), pot...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Chang PK,Hua SS

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding mechanisms of the novel SARS-CoV2 infection and progression can provide potential novel targets for prevention and/or treatment. This could be achieved via the inhibition of viral entry and/or replication, or by suppression of the immunologic response that is provoked by the infection (known as the cytok...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Akour A

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To explore the effect of Lactobacillus on redox state of colon chyme. METHODS AND RESULTS:Nine Lactobacillus strains were studied for the inhibition of lipid peroxide formation in Fe(2+)/ascorbate system and for their ability to chelate 'free' ferrous ion. The result shows both properties were strain specific and...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Sun J,Hu XL,Le GW,Shi YH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RAPD technique (randomly amplified polymorphic DNA) was used for epidemiological subtyping of Bacillus licheniformis and other Bacillus spp. Within 46 isolates of B. licheniformis, up to 10 strain types could be determined when two 10-mer primers were used. RAPD patterns, which were found in eight further strains of B...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Stephan R,Schraft H,Untermann F

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Washed Escherichia coli ATCC11775 cells were killed by (-)-epigallocatechin (EGC) in the presence of a non-lethal concentration of Cu2+ (1 mumol l-1) without additional H2O2, but not by (-)-epicatechin (EC). EGC alone (< 0.1 mmol l-1) did not reduce the viability of the cells. The survival curve obtained in the presen...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Kimura T,Hoshino N,Yamaji A,Hayakawa F,Ando T

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the incidence of Campylobacter and Salmonella contamination associated with supermarket and butchers' shop chicken and related packaging. METHOD AND RESULTS:Three hundred raw samples (whole chicken, chicken breast with skin or chicken pieces) were purchased on a monthly basis for seven months. Pack...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Harrison WA,Griffith CJ,Tennant D,Peters AC

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this work was to optimize the production of a novel antimaralial menisporopsin A by the seed fungus Menisporopsis theobromae BCC 4162. METHODS AND RESULTS:Fungal cultures were grown in shake flasks at 25 degrees C in the basal medium with varying carbon and nitrogen sources, aeration rates and initial ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Madla S,Kittakoop P,Wongsa P

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The objective of the present study was to determine the optimal culture conditions for exo-biopolymer production by Cordyceps militaris in shake flask culture. METHODS AND RESULTS:The optimal temperature and initial pH for both mycelial growth and exo-biopolymer production by Cordyceps militaris in shake flask cu...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Park JP,Kim SW,Hwang HJ,Yun JW

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To isolate benzene-degrading strains from neutral and alkaline groundwaters contaminated by benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes (BTEX) from the SIReN aquifer, UK, and to test their effective pH range and ability to degrade TEX. METHODS AND RESULTS:The 14 isolates studied had an optimum pH for growth of 8, and...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Fahy A,Ball AS,Lethbridge G,Timmis KN,McGenity TJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for the diagnosis of mycobacterial infections by PCR amplification followed by selective restriction enzyme digestion of the PCR product was developed. The amplified DNA sequence used in this study occurs within the gene encoding for the mycobacterial 65 kDa heat shock protein (Hance et al. 1989), which is fo...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rodrigo G,Källenius G,Hoffmann E,Svenson SB

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Crystal Enteric/Nonfermenter (E/NF) identification kit (Becton Dickinson Microbiology Systems, USA) was evaluated using water-derived bacterial isolates and results compared to those obtained by the API 20E system (BioMérieux, UK). Both the E/NF and 20E systems correctly identified 93% of the Enterobacteriaceae re...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Micklewright IJ,Sartory DP

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:High-pressure homogenization (HPH) has been proposed to be applied directly to lactic acid bacterial cells at sublethal levels to enhance some functional properties. As the principal target of HPH are the cell surface envelope structures, the aim of this work was to study the effect of a HPH treatment, appli...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Tabanelli G,Patrignani F,Gardini F,Vinderola G,Reinheimer J,Grazia L,Lanciotti R

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00