A rapid sample preparation method for PCR detection of food pathogens based on buoyant density centrifugation.

abstract：UNLABELLED:We investigated the role of the Bradyrhizobium japonicum lpcC gene, encoding a mannosyl transferase, involved in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) biosynthesis. The inactivation of the lpcC gene considerably altered the LPS structure and the cell surface properties. LPS analysis showed that the lpcC mutant JS715 ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lee HI,In YH,Jeong SY,Jeon JM,Noh JG,So JS,Chang WS

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：:Campylobacter jejuni was inoculated into a range of raw and ready-to-eat foods. These food samples were used as a test source for detection of this bacterium by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Specific detection of Camp. jejuni, as indicated by a PCR product of 159 bp, was possible with all pre-cooked deli-sliced...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Winters DK,O'Leary AE,Slavik MF

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To identify several strains of Mesorhizobium amorphae and Mesorhizobium tianshanense nodulating Cicer arietinum in Spain and Portugal, and to study the symbiotic genes carried by these strains. METHODS AND RESULTS:The sequences of 16S-23S intergenic spacer (ITS), 16S rRNA gene and symbiotic genes nodC and nifH we...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rivas R,Laranjo M,Mateos PF,Oliveira S,Martínez-Molina E,Velázquez E

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To demonstrate that produce rinsates used for RT-qPCR detection of foodborne viruses may cause significant PCR inhibition and propose a means to reduce its impact on sensitivity. METHODS AND RESULTS:Here, it is shown that rinsing and concentration from spinach and precut lettuce have the potential to generate RNA...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Plante D,Bélanger G,Leblanc D,Ward P,Houde A,Trottier YL

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the impact of acetaldehyde- and pyruvic acid-bound sulphur dioxide on wine lactic acid bacteria (LAB). METHODS AND RESULTS:Growth studies were performed where Oenococcus oeni, Pediococcus parvulus, Ped. damnosus and Lactobacillus hilgardii were inoculated into media containing various concentration...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Wells A,Osborne JP

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：UNLABELLED:This work aimed to study the interaction between Actinomycetal isolates and Aspergillus flavus to promote mutual antagonism in contact. Thirty-seven soilborn Streptomyces spp. isolates were chosen as potential candidates. After a 10-day in vitro co-incubation period, 27 isolates respond to the criteria, that...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Verheecke C,Liboz T,Darriet M,Sabaou N,Mathieu F

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:The contribution of trehalose and hsp104 to barotolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been investigated. Mutant strains, which lacked the ability to accumulate trehalose and/or hsp104, were examined for barotolerance and thermotolerance. All the mutants showed lower barotolerance and thermotolerance than their con...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Iwahashi H,Obuchi K,Fujii S,Komatsu Y

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:  This report describes the use of a six-gene multi-locus sequence analysis (MLSA) to correctly identify Vibrio strains of the Harveyi clade. METHODS AND RESULTS:  Vibrio isolates were characterized using a six housekeeping gene MLSA. The study provided evidence supporting: (i) a substantial number of reference st...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Hoffmann M,Monday SR,Fischer M,Brown EW

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Enzyme kinetics of purified laccases from six different Pleurotus ostreatus strains were determined in the oxidation of syringaldazine, guaiacol and ABTS. METHODS AND RESULTS:Significant differences in the kinetic constants were found. Catalytic activity (kcat) ranged from 19 to 941 U mg(-1) for syringaldazine, f...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Tinoco R,Pickard MA,Vazquez-Duhalt R

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS: The objective of this study was to inactivate Bacillus cereus spores in sikhye using a modified tyndallization process involving injection with carbon dioxide (CO₂). METHODS AND RESULTS:Heat tolerance of B. cereus spores in tryptic soy broth and sikhye was evaluated. The D(95°C) values of the B. cereus spores we...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

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

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Irreversible electroporation (IRE) damages cell membranes and is used in medicine for nonthermal ablation of malignant tumours. Our aim was to evaluate the antimicrobial effect of IRE. The pathogenic micro-organisms, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida al...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Korem M,Goldberg NS,Cahan A,Cohen MJ,Nissenbaum I,Moses AE

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：AIMS:Species-specific PCR was applied to identify Lactobacillus brevis and the sensitivity and the specificity of the protocol were determined. METHODS AND RESULTS:Strains of Lact. brevis obtained from foods, particularly dairy products, and various strain collections, were identified by PCR using primers which amplif...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Guarneri T,Rossetti L,Giraffa G

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nisin, a bacteriocin produced by some strains of Lactococcus lactis, acts against foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. A single exposure of cells to nisin can generate nisin-resistant (Nisr) mutants, which may compromise the use of nisin in the food industry. The objective of this research was to compare the hea...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Modi KD,Chikindas ML,Montville TJ

更新日期：2000-03-01 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：UNLABELLED:The influence of oenological factors on cold-active pectinases from 15 preselected indigenous yeasts belonging to Aureobasidium pullulans, Filobasidium capsuligenum, Rhodotorula dairenensis, Cryptococcus saitoi and Saccharomyces cerevisiae was investigated. Pectinolytic enzymes were constitutive or partially...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Merín MG,Morata de Ambrosini VI

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colicin V is a small, proteinaceous bacterial toxin, produced by many strains of Escherichia coli and other members of the Enterobacteriaceae, that fits the definition of class II bacteriocins of Gram-positive bacteria. Export of colicin V is dependent on specific ABC (ATP-binding cassette) secretion proteins which re...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： McCormick JK,Klaenhammer TR,Stiles ME

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fattening pigs are often infected with campylobacter. To eliminate campylobacter from the pig population, a top-down approach, involving the breeding and reproduction farms, seems appropriate. In order to investigate the effectiveness of a top-down approach, sows' faeces from the following farms were analysed for the ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Weijtens MJ,Urlings HA,Van der Plas J

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The small cryptic plasmid pMB1 (1.9 kb), previously isolated from Bifidobacterium longum, has been characterized by physical mapping. Two cloning vectors, pMR3 and pDG7, carrying chloramphenicol and ampicillin resistances derived from pJH101, have been electroporated in Escherichia coli. ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Matteuzzi D,Brigidi P,Rossi M,Di D

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for developing a single-transposon-insertion mutant from a double-insertion mutant in Rhizobium is described. An exopolysaccharide (EPS)-defective mutant containing two Tn5-lacZ insertions was complemented with cloned wild-type DNA for EPS synthesis. One of the Tn5-lacZ insertions from the mutant was transfer...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Parveen N,Borthakur D

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To identify and characterize amino acid transport in Leuconostoc mesenteroides. METHODS AND RESULTS:The transport of labelled amino acids was measured in whole cells of Leuc. mesenteroides CNRZ 1273. Systems were operative under physiological conditions of growth, energy dependent and differed from peptide transp...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Gendrot F,Foucaud-Scheunemann C,Ferchichi M,Hemme D

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Blue light (470 nm) LED antimicrobial properties were studied alone against bacteria and with or without the food grade photosensitizer, erythrosine (ERY) against filamentous fungi. Leuconostoc mesenteroides (LM), Bacillus atrophaeus (BA) or Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) aliquots were exposed on nutrient agar ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： De Lucca AJ,Carter-Wientjes C,Williams KA,Bhatnagar D

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fate of Salmonella enteritidis PT4 in home-made mayonnaise prepared with citric acid solution (citric acid concentration of > or = 4.98% (w/v)) was investigated. It was found that pH of mayonnaise is closely related to the ratio of egg yolk to citric acid, and the inactivation rate of the micro-organisms increases...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Xiong R,Xie G,Edmondson AS

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the potential usefulness of u.v. germicidal irradiation (UVGI) in preventing the spread of Burkholderia cepacia, an important pathogen in cystic fibrosis (CF), the in-vitro susceptibility of B. cepacia to UVGI was determined. Five strains were exposed to UVGI from a 7.2-W source. Burkholderia cepacia wa...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Cairns G,Kerr KG,Beggs CB,Sleigh PA,Mooney L,Keig P,Donnelly JK

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blown pack spoilage (BPS) of vacuum packaged beef is caused by psychrotolerant and psychrophilic Clostridium species, primarily Clostridium estertheticum and Clostridium gasigenes. The aim of this study was to investigate the environmental niches and impact of season on these BPS Clostridium spp. on Irish beef farms. ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Esteves E,Whyte P,Gupta TB,Bolton DJ

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Oenococcus oeni is a lactic acid bacterium used in wine fermentation. Two open reading frames (orfB and orfC) were identified in the upstream region of the hsp18 gene, encoding the small heat-shock protein Lo18. Expression of these genes in conditions of acid stress was studied in Escherichia coli. METHODS AND RE...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Morel F,Delmas F,Jobin MP,Diviès C,Guzzo J

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of Clostridium difficile contamination of retail chicken. METHODS AND RESULTS:Chicken legs, thighs and wings were purchased using a standardized method from retail outlets across Ontario, Canada. Selective culture was used for qualitative and quantitative detecti...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Weese JS,Reid-Smith RJ,Avery BP,Rousseau J

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00