Determination of 2,3-butanediol in high and low acetoin producers of Saccharomyces cerevisiae wine yeasts by automated multiple development (AMD).

abstract：:In order to select a suitable indicator for monitoring the pathogen regrowth potential of composted biosolids, the growth kinetics of selected bacteria were investigated. Growth parameters of six serovars of Salmonella and three strains of Escherichia coli in sterilized compost were compared. Seeded Salmonella and E. ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Sidhu J,Gibbs RA,Ho GE,Unkovich I

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the effect of molasses concentration, initial pH of molasses medium, and inoculum's size to maximize ethanol and minimize methanol, fusel alcohols, acetic acid and aldehydes in the fermentation mash in industrial fermentors. METHODS AND RESULTS:Initial studies to optimize temperature, nitrogen sour...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Arshad M,Khan ZM,Khalil-ur-Rehman,Shah FA,Rajoka MI

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate fusion expression between Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein and a foreign protein, the expression of a fusion protein comprised of Cry1Ac, and enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) in B. thuringiensis Cry(-)B strain was examined. METHODS AND RESULTS:The N-terminal fusion expression of EGFP...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Roh JY,Li MS,Chang JH,Choi JY,Shim HJ,Shin SC,Boo KS,Je YH

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The use of randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)-PCR fingerprinting and plasmid profiles to determine at the strain level, the similarity of Lactococcus lactis isolates obtained during sampling of traditional cheeses and to verify its correspondence to the selected phenotypic characteristics. METHODS AND RESU...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： de la Plaza M,Rodríguez A,Fernández de Palencia P,Martínez-Cuesta MC,Peláez C,Requena T

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify the gene that encodes nigrescin, a bacteriocin produced by Prevotella nigrescens ATCC 25261. METHODS AND RESULTS:Each open reading frame (ORF) of the nig gene cluster (nigA, nigB, nigC and nigD) was transferred into an expression vector. The recombinant proteins encoded by nigA, nigB, nigC and nigD wer...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Teanpaisan R,Narawatthana S,Utarabhand P

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:In this study, a total of 172 putative omega-3 producers were isolated from 28 sediment samples from the Arabian Gulf employing a selective isolation procedure using marine agar containing 0·1% triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC). Out of these 172 isolates, 19 isolates produced eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) as confirme...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Alagarsamy S,Sabeena Farvin KH,Fakhraldeen S,Kooramattom MR,Al-Yamani F

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to elucidate if the need for iron for Escherichia coli to remain cultivable in a poorly nutritive medium such as the drinking water uses the iron transport system via the siderophores. METHODS AND RESULTS:Environmental strains of E. coli (isolated from a drinking water network), referenc...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Grandjean D,Jorand F,Guilloteau H,Block JC

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was conducted to clarify the taxonomic status of Bacteroides type A strains with high vitamin B(12)-producing ability that is widely distributed in the intestinal tracts of freshwater fish. METHODS AND RESULTS:Seventeen strains of Bacteroides type A isolated from five fish species were all rod-shaped a...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Tsuchiya C,Sakata T,Sugita H

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：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：AIMS:Rapid detection of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica isolates by using antisera raised against recombinant attachment-invasion locus (Ail) protein. METHODS AND RESULTS:The complete gene (471 bp) encoding for the Ail protein was amplified by PCR and cloned in pQE 30 UA vector. The recombinant clones were selected...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Balakrishna K,Murali HS,Batra HV

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of buoyant density centrifugation (BDC) to prepare samples for PCR analysis of food pathogens is described. Blue cheese and milk homogenates were inoculated with Shigella flexneri and layered on top of Percoll media. After BDC, the food homogenates remained in the upper part of the centrifuge tube, separated f...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lindqvist R,Norling B,Lambertz ST

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the contribution of ozone to lethality of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis in experimentally inoculated whole shell eggs that are sequentially treated with heat and gaseous ozone in pilot-scale equipment. METHODS AND RESULTS:Whole shell eggs were inoculated with small populations of Salmonella En...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Perry JJ,Rodriguez-Romo LA,Yousef AE

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To provide evidence that DNA-PCR diagnostics of oral pathogens based on standard sample collection by paper point insertion from the depth of the periodontal pocket can be replaced by a novel non-invasive collection method based on swab technique from the gingiva. METHODS AND RESULTS:In this study we compared the...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Smola SF,Rettenberger G,Simmet T,Burysek L

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Condensed tannins (CTs), which extracted from yew leaves, tilia flower and black locust leaves, were examined for their antimicrobial in vitro activity against avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC). Past research demonstrated that CTs which contain procyanidins and prodelphinidins that could inhibit the growth of a...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Dakheel MM,Alkandari FAH,Mueller-Harvey I,Woodward MJ,Rymer C

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Most of the current research into the quantification of soil-borne pathogenic oomycetes lacks determination of DNA extraction efficiency, probably leading to an incorrect estimation of DNA quantity. In this study, we developed a convenient method by using a 100 bp artificially synthesized DNA sequence derive...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Li M,Ishiguro Y,Kageyama K,Zhu Z

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study evaluated the inactivation of virulent Yersinia pestis dried on polymers, steel, and glass surfaces using vapour-phase hydrogen peroxide. METHODS AND RESULTS:A suspension of Y. pestis CO92 (1.70 x 10(8) CFU) was dried on 10 different types of test surfaces and exposed to vapour-phase hydrogen peroxide ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rogers JV,Richter WR,Shaw MQ,Choi YW

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat stable antifungal factor (HSAF) is considered to be a potential biological pesticide due to its broad antifungal activity and novel mode of action. However, few studies have reported on HSAF production during fermentation. Thus, this work was executed to optimize the medium composition to maximize HSAF production...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Tang B,Zhao YC,Shi XM,Xu HY,Zhao YY,Dai CC,Liu FQ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the specificity and sensitivity of PCR primers for the detection of Salmonella enterica in a real-time PCR assay using pure cultures. METHODS AND RESULTS:Unenriched whole cells in sterile water were used as template for each PCR. SYBR Green dye was used for the nonspecific detection of dsDNA. The real...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Csordas AT,Barak JD,Delwiche MJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reagent-derived contamination can compromise the integrity of microbiome data, particularly in low microbial biomass samples. This contamination has recently been attributed to the 'kitome' (contamination introduced by the DNA extraction kit), prior to which attention was mostly paid to potential contamination introdu...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Stinson LF,Keelan JA,Payne MS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Samples were collected from 148 adult cats, processed for isolation of Staphylococcus species and tested for susceptibility to penicillin G, gentamicin, oxacillin, amoxycillin, ampicillin, cephalexin and rifampin. Methicillin resistance was also determined. Ninety-eight isolates were obtained (66% of samples). Coagula...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lilenbaum W,Nunes EL,Azeredo MA

更新日期：1998-10-01 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：AIM:Combination of immunomagnetic separation (IMS) and lateral flow device (LFD) assays for the development of a sensitive, rapid, on-site methodology that enables concentration and detection of Bacillus anthracis spores in complex samples. METHODS AND RESULTS:The data presents the development of an optimized, 30 min,...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Fisher M,Atiya-Nasagi Y,Simon I,Gordin M,Mechaly A,Yitzhaki S

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:The genus Taylorella is composed of two species: (i) Taylorella equigenitalis, the causative agent of CEM, a venereally transmitted infection of Equidae and (ii) Taylorella asinigenitalis, a closely related species considered to be nonpathogenic, although experimental infection of mares with this bacterium resulted in...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Hébert L,Rincé I,Sanna C,Laugier C,Rincé A,Petry S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-eight isolates of Hafnia alvei were characterized by biochemical profiles, ribotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns. The isolates were recovered from chub-packed (19 isolates) or retail (nine isolates) ground beef, or were obtained from culture repositories (10 isolates). Biochemical prof...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Gamage SD,Luchansky JB,Ingham SC

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the effectiveness of sequential treatments of radish seeds with aqueous chlorine dioxide (ClO(2) ) and dry heat in reducing the number of Escherichia coli O157:H7. METHODS AND RESULTS:Radish seeds containing E. coli O157:H7 at 5.5 log CFU g(-1) were treated with 500 μg ml(-1) ClO(2) for 5 min and subseq...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Bang J,Kim H,Kim H,Beuchat LR,Kim Y,Ryu JH

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antimicrobial activities of bovine lactoferrin (bLF), its pepsin hydrolysate (bLFH) and the active peptide lactoferricin B (LFcinB) against four clinical isolates of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 were studied. The MICs against these isolates were 3 mg ml-1 for bLF, 0.1-0.2 mg ml-1 for bLFH and 8-10 m...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Shin K,Yamauchi K,Teraguchi S,Hayasawa H,Tomita M,Otsuka Y,Yamazaki S

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of electrochemically activated solution (ECASOL) in decontaminating Bacillus anthracis Ames and Vollum 1B spores, with and without changing the source water hardness and final ECASOL pH. METHODS AND RESULTS:Five different ECASOL formulations were generated, in which the source water hardne...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rogers JV,Ducatte GR,Choi YW,Early PC

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00