Bactericidal activity of catechin-copper (II) complexes on Escherichia coli ATCC11775 in the absence of hydrogen peroxide.

abstract：AIMS:To establish a rapid and reliable multiplex PCR (mPCR)-based method allowing specific identification of Carnobacterium piscicola SF668 during storage of cold smoked salmon (CSS). METHODS AND RESULTS:CSS was inoculated with C. piscicola SF668 and stored at 4 degrees C. Samples were withdrawn at regular time interv...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Pellé E,Dousset X,Prévost H,Drider D

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The gram-positive bacterial genus Lactococcus has been taxonomically classified into seven species (Lactococcus lactis, Lactococcus garvieae, Lactococcus piscium, Lactococcus plantarum, Lactococcus raffinolactis, Lactococcus chungangensis and Lactococcus fujiensis). This study aimed to develop a novel multiplex po...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Odamaki T,Yonezawa S,Kitahara M,Sugahara Y,Xiao JZ,Yaeshima T,Iwatsuki K,Ohkuma M

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This study reports the development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) reaction for the detection of Pythium myriotylum. The primer set targeting the ITS sequence of P. myriotylum worked most efficiently at 60°C and allowed the detection of P. myriotylum DNA within 30 min by fluorescence monit...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Fukuta S,Takahashi R,Kuroyanagi S,Ishiguro Y,Miyake N,Nagai H,Suzuki H,Tsuji T,Hashizume F,Watanabe H,Kageyama K

更新日期：2014-07-01 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:To evaluate the genetic diversity within the species Paenibacillus polymyxa. METHODS:Southern hybridization was performed on 102 strains of P. polymyxa using DNA from the phage IPy1 as a probe. RESULTS:All 102 strains hybridized to phage IPy1 DNA. Data from different hybridization patterns obtained were used to ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Santos SC,Rodrigues Coelho MR,Seldin L

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 is a worldwide concern. Cattle are their main reservoir and may contaminate watercourses through manure. We characterized a collection of 38 STEC O157:H7 strains isolated from surface water in feedlots areas (puddles inside pens formed after the rainfall or by spil...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Tanaro JD,Pianciola LA,D'Astek BA,Piaggio MC,Mazzeo ML,Zolezzi G,Rivas M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To study the cellular growth and morphology of Yarrowia lipolytica W29 and its lipase and protease production under increased air pressures. METHODS AND RESULTS:Batch cultures of the yeast were conducted in a pressurized bioreactor at 4 and 8 bar of air pressure and the cellular behaviour was compared with cultur...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lopes M,Gomes N,Gonçalves C,Coelho MA,Mota M,Belo I

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：:The bacterial diversity and community structure involved in Chinese sauerkraut is one of the most important factors shaping the final characteristics of traditional foods. In this research, Lactobacillus casei 11MZ-5-1 was applied in Chinese sauerkraut fermentation as a starter culture. Illumina Miseq sequencing analy...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Du R,Ge J,Zhao D,Sun J,Ping W,Song G

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：AIMS:This work was carried out to study the acid production by Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis strains isolated from goat's milk and goat cheese (Valdeteja variety) in order to select a suitable starter culture for industrial goat cheese manufacturing. METHODS AND RESULTS:The titrable acidity of 45 Lactococcus lactis...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Alonso-Calleja C,Carballo J,Capita R,Bernardo A,García-López ML

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suitable conditions for the introduction of bacteriophage DNA into cells of Rhodococcus rhodochrous CF222 by electroporation were established, and penicillin G was found to enhance the transfection frequency. When conditions optimal for the parental strain were applied to its colony-morphological mutants, different tr...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Sunairi M,Iwabuchi N,Murakami K,Watanabe F,Ogawa Y,Murooka H,Nakajima M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Aeromonas hydrophila is recognized as a human pathogen following wound exposure or ingestion of contaminated water and food. For rapid identification of this bacterium, a TaqMan-based real-time PCR assay has been developed. METHODS AND RESULTS:Primers and probes that target specific sequences of the 16S rRNA gene...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Trakhna F,Harf-Monteil C,Abdelnour A,Maaroufi A,Gadonna-Widehem P

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the accuracy of pyrosequencing for the description of Phytophthora communities in terms of taxa identification and risk of assignment for false Molecular Operational Taxonomic Units (MOTUs). METHODS AND RESULTS:Pyrosequencing of Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 (ITS1) amplicons was used to describe the s...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Vettraino AM,Bonants P,Tomassini A,Bruni N,Vannini A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently used alum precipitated and oil adjuvant vaccines against HS caused by Pasteurella multocida B:2, have side effects and short-lived immunity, leading to regular catastrophic outbreaks in bovines in Asian subcontinent. The need for the development of an improved vaccine with longer immunity and the ability to ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Qureshi S,Saxena HM,Imam N,Kashoo Z,Sharief Banday M,Alam A,Malik MZ,Ishrat R,Bhat B

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：: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: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：:The marine antimicrobial peptide NZ17074, a variant of arenicin-3 from Arenicola marina that has broad antimicrobial activity and high bioavailability, can be designed to treat bacterial and fungal diseases. To reduce the toxicity of NZ17074, N6 was designed by replacing a cysteine in positions 3 and 20 with alanine, ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Yang N,Wang X,Teng D,Mao R,Hao Y,Feng X,Wang J

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Typical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (STEC-HUS), caused by Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), is a serious, life-threating disease that mainly affects children. Bacteriological and genetic tests are commonly used in the routine laboratory diagnosis of STEC-HUS; however, serological methods have emerge...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rastawicki W,Śmietańska K,Rokosz-Chudziak N,Wołkowicz T

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Coxiella sp. closely related to the agent of Q-fever, Coxiella burnetii, has been associated with mortalities in redclaw crayfish, (Cherax quadricarinatus), in farms and experimental facilities for three decades. Limited sequence data including 16S rRNA have placed the rickettsial species as a new species, candidatu...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Ruth Elliman J,Owens L

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To compare a range of enrichment broths and enrichment temperatures for the isolation of Escherichia coli O157 by immunomagnetic separation (IMS) from sandy, loam and clay soils. METHODS AND RESULTS:Soils were spiked with cocktails of four atoxigenic strains of E. coli O157 and four strains of commensal E. coli. ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Hepburn NF,MacRae M,Johnston M,Mooney J,Ogden ID

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-degradability of conventional plastics, filling of landfill sites, raising water and land pollution and rapid depletion of fossil resources have raised the environmental issues and global concerns. The current demand and production of plastics is putting immense pressure on fossil resources, consuming about 6% of ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Satti SM,Shah AA

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium pyrithione and zinc pyrithione (NaPT and ZnPT, respectively) are widely used as cosmetic preservatives and metal chelating agents. They are commonly assayed using thin layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). However, a simple quantitative colorimetric assay has not been pre...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Dinning AJ,al-Adham IS,Austin P,Collier PJ

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited data are available on the prevalence of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) in the UK. We tested 124 raw meat samples for MRSA including pork (n = 63), chicken (n = 50) and turkey (n = 11) collected from retail outlets in North West England between March and July 2015. MR...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Fox A,Pichon B,Wilkinson H,Doumith M,Hill RL,McLauchlin J,Kearns AM

更新日期：2017-03-01 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

abstract：:This study examines the diversity of streptomycetes causing potato scab using phenotypic identification, 16S rRNA sequence, and pathogenicity measurements. Pathogenicity did not correlate well with taxonomic identification, nor with phylogenetic position. This result suggests that neither phenotypic nor 16S characteri...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Bramwell PA,Wiener P,Akkermans AD,Wellington EM

更新日期：1998-11-01 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