abstract：:Plenty of metagenomic studies have suggested possible associations between microbiome composition and colorectal cancer (CRC). However, these techniques are not economic enough for routine use so far. Therefore, we explored the possibility to detect species associated with colorectal cancer by conventional culture fro...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Starý L,Mezerová K,Vysloužil K,Zbořil P,Skalický P,Stašek M,Raclavský V

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ecosystems worldwide are exposed to pollutants connected to the industrial production of pharmaceuticals. The objective of this study was to study the composition and characteristics of the soil microbial communities that had been exposed to long-term selection pressure caused by the industrial production of penicilli...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Borčinová M,Pitkina A,Marešová H,Štěpánek V,Palyzová A,Kyslík P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mineral nutrition of crop plants is one of the major challenges faced by modern agriculture, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. In alkaline calcareous soils, the availability of phosphorus and zinc is critically less due to their fixation and precipitation as complexes. Farmers use fertilizers to fulfill crop...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Ahmad I,Ahmad M,Hussain A,Jamil M

更新日期：2020-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Overpopulation of domestic pigeons is considered to be one of the major problems of urban centers, as these birds are responsible for the dissemination of relevant pathogens to animal and human health. The aim of this study was to detect potentially pathogenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. in domestic pigeons c...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Carvalho D,Kunert-Filho HC,Simoni C,de Moraes LB,Furian TQ,Borges KA,Breunig JG,Medeiros LP,Kobayashi RKT,de Brito KCT,de Brito BG

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to characterize six Trueperella (T.) abortisuis strains, cultured over a period of 5 months from fetus and abortion material of six pigs of a single farm in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania federal state, Germany. It was of interest to investigate the epidemiological relationships of the six s...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Alssahen M,Hassan AA,Wickhorst JP,Sammra O,Lämmler C,Glaeser SP,Kämpfer P,Timke M,Prenger-Berninghoff E,Abdulmawjood A

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the nature of Vibrio vulnificus infections (i.e., gastroenteritis and septicemia), only very few studies of a biofilm-associated form in this pathogen's life cycle have been conducted. We proposed that biofilm production by clinical strains of V. vulnificus would be higher than by environmental strains. Biofilm...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Çam S,Brinkmeyer R

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vancomycin is often used in orthopedic surgery as a local prophylaxis of bacterial infection. The aim of this work was to compare the release of vancomycin and its biologically inactive crystalline degradation products (CDP-1) during in vitro experiments from different types of local antibiotic delivery systems (bone ...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Klapkova E,Nescakova M,Melichercik P,Jahoda D,Dunovska K,Cepova J,Prusa R

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive use of antibiotics contributes to the selection of resistant bacteria and intestinal colonization with multiresistant pathogens poses a risk factor for subsequent infections. The present study assessed vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) carriage rates in patients admitted to our tertiary care hospital. S...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Franyó D,Kocsi B,Bukta EE,Szabó J,Dombrádi Z

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) bacteria play an essential part in nitrogen removal in constructed wetlands. The objective of the present study was to explore the spatiotemporal dynamics of anammox bacterial communities and the associated factors in a full-scale constructed wetland for the treatment of polluted...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Tong T,Li B,Xie S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Slovakia, dairy products made from ewes' milk have a long tradition. These products include the lactic acid product called "žinčica" which is a by-product occurring during the preparation of ewes' lump cheese. There is no information in the literature regarding the special properties of the microbiota, especially l...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Lauková A,Kandričáková A,Bino E,Tomáška M,Kološta M,Kmeť V,Strompfová V

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the years, quinones or its derivatives have been extensively studied due to their broad therapeutic spectrum. However, due to the significant structural differences between the individual naturally occurring quinones, investigation of the precise mechanism of their action is essential. In this context, we have an...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Castro FAV,de Souza GFM,Pereira MD

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gut microbiome lives in the intestinal tract of animals and plays an important role in almost all life processes. Gut microbiome balance is beneficial to health, and imbalance leads to many diseases, one of which is obesity epidemic. However, gut microbiome is also influenced by host hormone, and different gut microbi...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Yao G,Wu S,Zeng X,Zhao H,Wang G,Chen M,Qian N

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In yeast, the STB5 gene encodes a transcriptional factor belonging to binuclear cluster class (Zn2Cys6) of transcriptional regulators specific to ascomycetes. In this study, we prepared the Kluyveromyces lactis stb5Δ strain and assessed its responses to different stresses. We showed that KlSTB5 gene is able to complem...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Bencova A,Konecna A,Toth Hervay N,Gbelska Y

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asymptomatic uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPECs) are the leading cause of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) in humans. So this study aimed to identify and characterize ABU UPECs from hospitalized patients of Kolkata, India, with respect to their antibiogram profile, phylogeny, pathogenicity islands, and virulence fact...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Ghosh A,Mukherjee M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the cDNA sequences of Hsp70 and Hsp90 genes of Isaria farinosa (designated IFHSP70 and IFHSP90) were cloned and characterized using multiple techniques of molecular biology and bioinformatics. The genetic differentiation of the two genes was investigated among 10 geographically separated populati...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： He L,Yu H,Dai Y,Wang Y

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, Gluconobacter strains were screened for coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) production. A thermotolerant strain, Gluconobacter japonicus FM10, was eventually employed for CoQ10 production optimization. To do so, a two-step optimization strategy was used. The first step focused on biomass increase and the second step ...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Moghadami F,Fooladi J,Hosseini R

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beauveria bassiana is widely studied as an alternative to chemical acaricides in controlling the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus. Although its biocontrol efficiency has been proved in laboratory and field scales, there is a need to a better understanding of host interaction process at molecular level related to bi...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Santi L,Coutinho-Rodrigues CJB,Berger M,Klein LAS,De Souza EM,Rosa RL,Guimarães JA,Yates JR 3rd,Perinotto WMS,Bittencourt VREP,Beys-da-Silva WO

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) mean for the human organism a potentially dangerous situation. An investigation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) provides important information about a character of CNS impairment in the decision-making diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm. The authors present a brief overview ...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Hepnar D,Adam P,Žáková H,Krušina M,Kalvach P,Kasík J,Karpowicz I,Nasler J,Bechyně K,Fiala T,Mamiňák M,Malíková I,Mareš J,Šigut V,Tokár Z,Vránová J

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A quarantine organism, "Candidatus Phytoplasma mali," is the causal agent of apple proliferation, one of the most important apple diseases in Europe. The genetic diversity of this pathogen in Central and Southern Europe has already been reported; however, almost no data exists from Eastern Europe. In this study, "Ca. ...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Fránová J,Koloniuk I,Lenz O,Sakalieva D

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the contribution of plasmid-mediated genes and efflux to fluoroquinolone resistance in collection of Achromobacter spp. gathered during a 3-year period. Susceptibility to ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin was tested by disk diffusion and microdilution tests for a collection of 98 Ach...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Lilić B,Filipić B,Malešević M,Novović K,Vasiljević Z,Kojić M,Jovčić B

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations occurring in viral polymerase gene of hepatitis B virus (HBV) due to the use of nucleos(t)id analogs reduce the activity of the drugs by causing antiviral resistance. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate mutations responsible for drug resistance and drug resistance mutation rates in patients followed up b...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Alacam S,Karabulut N,Yolcu A,Onel M,Atasoy A,Kaymakoglu S,Agacfidan A

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microorganisms that cause chronic infections exist predominantly as surface-attached stable communities known as biofilms. Microbial cells in biofilms are highly resistant to conventional antibiotics and other forms of antimicrobial treatment; therefore, modern medicine tries to develop new drugs that exhibit anti-bio...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Paldrychová M,Kolouchová I,Vaňková E,Maťátková O,Šmidrkal J,Krmela A,Schulzová V,Hajšlová J,Masák J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The newly described type strains Arcanobacterium pinnipediorum DSM 28752T and Arcanobacterium wilhelmae DSM 102162T, initially isolated from an anal swab of a harbor seal (Sammra et al. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 65:4539-4543, 2015) and the genital tract of a rhinoceros (Sammra et al. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 67:2093-...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Sammra O,Rau J,Wickhorst J,Alssahen M,Hassan AA,Lämmler C,Prenger-Berninghoff E,Abdulmawjood A

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A gram-negative bacterium GXGL-4A was originally isolated from maize roots. It displayed nitrogen-fixing (NF) ability under nitrogen-free culture condition, and had a significant promotion effect on cucumber growth in the pot inoculation test. The preliminary physiological and biochemical traits of GXGL-4A were charac...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Sun S,Chen Y,Cheng J,Li Q,Zhang Z,Lan Z

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aeromonads represent bacteria thought to be primarily mostly autochthonous to aquatic environments. This study was focused on the relation with antibiotics and enterocins of identified Aeromonas species isolated from the intestine of trouts living in Slovakian aquatic sources. Intestinal samples from 50 trouts (3 Salm...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Lauková A,Kubašová I,Kandričáková A,Strompfová V,Žitňan R,Simonová MP

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a method combining Raman spectroscopy with chemometric analysis was developed for detection of phage presence in raw milk and discrimination of Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus phages which are among the main phages causing problems in dairy industry. For this purpose, S. thermoph...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Tayyarcan EK,Acar Soykut E,Boyaci IH

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanobacteria are one of the most successful and oldest forms of life that are present on Earth. They are prokaryotic photoautotrophic microorganisms that colonize so diverse environments as soil, seawater, and freshwater, but also stones, plants, or extreme habitats such as snow and ice as well as hot springs. This d...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Řezanka T,Palyzová A,Sigler K

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE), belonging to the group C and G streptococci, are human pathogens reported to cause clinical manifestations similar to infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. To scrutinize the distribution of gene coding for S. pyogenes virulence factors in SDSE, 255 isolates ...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Babbar A,Itzek A,Pieper DH,Nitsche-Schmitz DP

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reserves of fossil-based fuels, which currently seem sufficient to meet the global demands, is inevitably on the verge of exhaustion. Contemporary raw material for alternate fuel like biodiesel is usually edible plant commodity oils, whose increasing public consumption rate raises the need of finding a non-edible ...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Diwan B,Parkhey P,Gupta P

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemolytic factor production by pathogenic Candida species is considered an important attribute in promoting survival within the mammal host through the ability to assimilate iron from the hemoglobin-heme group. Hemolytic capability has been evaluated for Candida species based on hemolysis zones on plate assay, analysi...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Furlaneto MC,Góes HP,Perini HF,Dos Santos RC,Furlaneto-Maia L

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Murine herpesvirus 68 (MHV-68) is a natural pathogen that infects murid rodents, which serves as hosts for Ixodes ricinus ticks. For the first time, MHV-68 was detected in immature I. ricinus ticks feeding on Lacerta viridis lizards trapped in Slovakia, which supports the idea that ticks can acquire the virus from fee...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Kúdelová M,Jánošová M,Belvončíková P

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida bracarensis is an emerging cryptic species within the Candida glabrata clade. To date, little is known about its epidemiology, virulence, and antifungal susceptibility. This study documents the occurrence of C. bracarensis for the first time in Mexico and focuses on its in vitro production of hydrolytic enzyme...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Treviño-Rangel RJ,Espinosa-Pérez JF,Villanueva-Lozano H,Montoya AM,Andrade A,Bonifaz A,González GM

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus epidermidis is a biofilm-forming bacterial strain that can cause major problems as an agent of nosocomial infections. Bacteria in biofilms are shielded from the environment and can survive high doses of antibiotics. We here test the antibiotic susceptibility of Staphylococcus epidermidis to rising genta...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Ammann CG,Neuhauser D,Eberl C,Nogler M,Coraça-Huber D

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although humic acids (HA) are involved in many biological processes in soils and thus their ecological importance has received much attention, the degradative pathways and corresponding catalytic genes underlying the HA degradation by bacteria remain unclear. To unveil those uncertainties, we analyzed transcriptomes e...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Kim D,Park HJ,Sul WJ,Park H

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterial strain KDF8 capable of growth in the presence of diclofenac and codeine analgesics was obtained after chemical mutagenesis of nature isolates from polluted soils. The strain KDF8 was identified as Raoultella sp. based on its morphology, biochemical properties, and 16S rRNA gene sequence. It was deposited...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Palyzová A,Zahradník J,Marešová H,Sokolová L,Kyslíková E,Grulich M,Štěpánek V,Řezanka T,Kyslík P

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii), an intracellular zoonotic bacterium causing Q fever, occurs widely in cattle herds. After invasion of the pregnant uterus and initial localization in the placenta, active C. burnetii infections may spread to the fetus hematogenously or by the amniotic-oral route and thus may cause abor...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Freick M,Konrath A,Enbergs H,Walraph J,Weber J,Eulenberger K

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viridans group streptococci bloodstream infections (VGS BSI) remain a significant cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with severe neutropenia. The goal of our study was to evaluate clinical course and microbiological susceptibility of VGS BSI at our center. Retrospective analysis of all microbiologically docu...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Radocha J,Paterová P,Zavřelová A,Víšek B,Gabalec F,Žemličková H,Žák P

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the original publication, the number of the NCTC strain used was published incorrectly. The authors apologize for the error. The error has no effect on the validity of the results and is corrected for accuracy. ...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Sugita H,Kitao S,Narisawa S,Minamishima R,Itoi S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to characterize phenotypically and genotypically a Trueperella pyogenes strain isolated from a brain abscess of an adult roebuck (Capreolus capreolus). The species identity could be confirmed by phenotypical investigations, by MALDI-TOF MS analysis, and by sequencing the 16S ribosomal RN...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Wickhorst JP,Hassan AA,Sheet OH,Eisenberg T,Sammra O,Alssahen M,Lämmler C,Prenger-Berninghoff E,Zschöck M,Timke M,Abdulmawjood A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are recognized to be highly effective for the biodegradation of phenol. For isolating the phenol-degrading bacteria, the sample containing 500 mg/L phenol was collected from the MFCs. The strain (WL027) was identified basing on the 16S rRNA gene analysis and phylogenetic analysis as Bac...

journal_title：Folia microbiologica

authors： Wei G,Xia D,Li-Li W,Hong Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00