abstract：:Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar are two microscopically indistinguishable amoebae living in the human colon. The former is a pathogen, whereas the latter is a nonpathogenic commensal. Using a model system of in vitro cocultures and PCR detection of the Entamoeba species, we found that the nonpathogenic spec...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Pysova I,Tumova P,Tolarova V,Nohynkova E

更新日期：2009-04-01 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:To determine the underlying substrate utilization mechanism in the logistic equation for batch microbial growth by revealing the relationship between the logistic and Monod kinetics. Also, to determine the logistic rate constant in terms of Monod kinetic constants. METHODS AND RESULTS:The logistic equation used t...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Kargi F

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To elucidate the molecular mechanisms associated with mycoparasitism from Chaetomium cupreum, an effective biocontrol agent with ability against plant pathogenic fungi. METHODS AND RESULTS:One cDNA library was constructed from conditions predicted to resemble mycoparasitic process. A total of 1876 ESTs were gener...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Zhang HY,Yang Q,Wang G,Shang FD

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study sought to evaluate the performance of two chromogenic media designed for the isolation of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and compare them with a traditional bile-esculin medium for the isolation of VRE from stool samples. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 285 stool samples were inoculated onto Chr...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Asir K,Wilkinson K,Perry JD,Reed RH,Gould FK

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the in vitro bactericidal activity of the novel antimicrobial peptide (AP) CECT7121 against Gram-positive bacteria from mastitic dairy cattle. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 15 Staphylococcus aureus, 10 Streptococcus dysgalactiae, 7 Strep. uberis, 1 Strep. agalactiae strains were isolated from 33 diff...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Sparo MD,Jones DG,Sánchez Bruni SF

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of an increasing number of antibiotic resistant human clinical bacteria has been a great cause of concern for the last decades. As an example, Staphylococcus aureus isolates in the hospital environment are becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics including vancomycin which is considered as a last ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rihakova J,Belguesmia Y,Petit VW,Pilet MF,Prévost H,Dousset X,Drider D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The biotransformation of pentoxifylline (PTX), propentofylline (PPT) and their racemic hydroxy metabolites ((+/-)-OHPTX and (+/-)-OHPPT) by using the fungus Cunninghamella echinulata NRRL 1384. METHODS AND RESULTS:A fungus Cunninghamella echinulata NRRL 1384 was used to catalyse the (S)-selective oxidation of the ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Pekala E,Kochan M,Carnell AJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The mechanisms of adaptation of Clostridium perfringens to high temperatures are not well understood. In this work, the involvement of extracellular compounds in protection to heat was determined. METHODS AND RESULTS:Cells were grown in fluid thioglycollate medium or chicken broth. When mid-log phase was reached, ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Heredia N,Ybarra P,Hernández C,García S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the diversity and dissemination of tetracycline resistance genes in isolates from estuarine waters. METHODS AND RESULTS:Forty-two out of 164 multi-resistant isolates previously obtained were resistant or less-susceptible to tetracycline, as evaluated by the disc diffusion method. Minimal inhibitory...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Henriques IS,Fonseca F,Alves A,Saavedra MJ,Correia A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The study aimed to evaluate the effect of the bacteriocins produced by Lactobacillus sakei CWBI-B1365 and Lactobacillus curvatus CWBI-B28 on the growth and survival of Listeria monocytogenes in raw beef and poultry meat. METHODS AND RESULTS:The sakacin P and sakacin G structural genes were identified in Lact. curv...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Dortu C,Huch M,Holzapfel WH,Franz CM,Thonart P

更新日期：2008-12-01 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: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：AIMS:The aim of this study was to explore the occurrence of methicillin-resistant staphylococci in a large urban public transport system. METHODS AND RESULTS:Samples were taken from hand rails, which passengers hold onto when they are standing. In total, 1400 swabs taken from 55 vehicles (trolleybuses, trams and buses...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Stepanović S,Cirković I,Djukić S,Vuković D,Svabić-Vlahović M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To compare the bacteriostatic and bactericidal activity of 13 chemotyped essential oils (EO) on 65 bacteria with varying sensitivity to antibiotics. METHODS AND RESULTS:Fifty-five bacterial strains were tested with two methods used for evaluation of antimicrobial activity (CLSI recommendations): the agar dilution...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Mayaud L,Carricajo A,Zhiri A,Aubert G

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effect of starvation, heat, cold, acid, alkaline, chlorine and ethanol stresses on the resistance of Enterobacter sakazakii in powdered infant milk formula (PIMF) towards gamma radiation. METHODS AND RESULTS:Stressed cells of E. sakazakii ATCC 51329 and four other food isolate strains were mixed in...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Osaili T,Al-Nabulsi A,Shaker R,Ayyash M,Olaimat A,Abu Al-Hasan A,Kadora K,Holley R

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To isolate, characterize and identify lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in the vineyards where koshu grapes, a primary wine grape cultivar in Japan, are grown. METHODS AND RESULTS:Sixty samples, including leaves, undamaged grape berries and soil under damaged berries, were collected at four koshu vineyards in Yamanashi ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Yanagida F,Srionnual S,Chen YS

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To compare three methods for DNA extraction from Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium. METHODS AND RESULTS:The DNA was extracted from mycobacterial cultures using enzymatic extraction, combined bead beating and enzymatic extraction and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Amaro A,Duarte E,Amado A,Ferronha H,Botelho A

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：AIMS:The study aim was to determine the presence of total and faecal coliforms on kitchen surfaces, in tap water and on the hands of caregivers in households on both sides of the US-Mexico border. METHODS AND RESULTS:Samples were collected in 135 randomly selected households in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texa...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Carrasco L,Mena KD,Mota LC,Ortiz M,Behravesh CB,Gibbs SG,Bristol JR,Mayberry L,Cardenas VM

更新日期：2008-06-01 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:Our goal was to develop a mathematical kinetic model to predict the sporicidal activity of glutaraldehyde, which is an active ingredient frequently used in commercial products employed for liquid disinfection and decontamination. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used our previously published data on spore inactivation by g...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Retta SM,Sagripanti JL

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to identify and determine the diversity, occurrence and distribution of fungi in water used at a haemodialysis centre. METHODS AND RESULTS:Samples in the hydraulic circuit for the distribution of the water, dialysate samples and samples of sterilization solution from dialysers were colle...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Pires-Gonçalves RH,Sartori FG,Montanari LB,Zaia JE,Melhem MS,Mendes-Giannini MJ,Martins CH

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：AIM:To examine whether isolates of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana are more closely associated to their summer hosts compared with overwintering hosts, with recently developed molecular tools based on mitochondrial regions. METHODS AND RESULTS:Primers for the traditional ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 region and two mi...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Kouvelis VN,Ghikas DV,Edgington S,Typas MA,Moore D

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Several cases of campylobacteriosis reported worldwide seemingly conflict with the strict growth requirements and sensitivity to environmental stress of Campylobacter jejuni. In this study, the need for a micro-aerobic environment [dissolved oxygen tension (DOT): 0.1-90%; 100% air saturation)] and the adaptive res...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Verhoeff-Bakkenes L,Arends AP,Snoep JL,Zwietering MH,de Jonge R

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We report the analysis of genetic determinants conferring resistance to pristinamycin in Staphylococcus epidermidis strains and epidemiology typing of these strains by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. METHODS AND RESULTS:Staphylococcus epidermidis (346 isolates) were searched for strains with pristinamycin resis...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Achour W,Bouchami O,Galopin S,Leclercq R,Ben Hassen A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Evaluation of the activity profiles of standard prokaryotic translation inhibitors with different physicochemical properties under whole-cell and cell-free conditions. METHODS AND RESULTS:The minimal inhibitory concentration values (cell-free/whole-cell microg ml(-1)) for three aminoglycosides (neomycin, 0.01/6.9...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Weidlich M,Klammt C,Bernhard F,Karas M,Stein T

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the presence of thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. in stray cats in southern Italy. METHODS AND RESULTS:One hundred and thirteen animals were trapped in two different environments (urban area, harbour area) of the city of Naples. From each cat, rectal swabs were collected. The samples were processed in ...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Gargiulo A,Rinaldi L,D'Angelo L,Dipineto L,Borrelli L,Fioretti A,Menna LF

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：AIMS:To improve the production of sweet-tasting protein brazzein in Lactococcus lactis using controlled fermentation conditions. METHODS AND RESULTS:The nisin-controlled expression system was used for brazzein expression. The concentration of nisin for induction and the optical density (OD) at induction were therefore...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Berlec A,Tompa G,Slapar N,Fonović UP,Rogelj I,Strukelj B

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the growth of salmonellae on sprouting alfalfa seeds as affected by the inoculum size, microbial load and Pseudomonas fluorescens 2-79. METHODS AND RESULTS:Alfalfa seeds pre-inoculated with < or =10(1)-10(3) CFU g(-1) of salmonellae and with or without Ps. fluorescens 2-79 were sprouted in glass ja...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Liao CH

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay based on a TaqMan-minor groove binder (MGB) probe was developed for the rapid detection of avian influenza virus subtype H5. METHODS AND RESULTS:Conserved regions in the haemagglutinin genes of avian influenza viruses subtype H5 served as ta...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Lu YY,Yan JY,Feng Y,Xu CP,Shi W,Mao HY

更新日期：2008-01-01 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 apply scanning electron microscopy, image analysis and a fluorescent viability stain to assess lethal and sublethal injury in food-borne bacteria exposed to pulsed-plasma gas discharges (PPGD). METHODS AND RESULTS:The fluorescent redox probe 5-cyano-2,3-ditolyl tetrazolium chloride (CTC) was used for enumerati...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Rowan NJ,Espie S,Harrower J,Farrell H,Marsili L,Anderson JG,MacGregor SJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Genista saharae, indigenous of Sahara, is a spontaneous shrub that plays an important ecological role for the preservation and fertility of poor and eroded soils. This legume has not been examined for its root nodule bacteria. The taxonomic diversity of bacteria from root nodules of G. saharae growing in the infra...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Mahdhi M,Nzoué A,Gueye F,Merabet C,de Lajudie P,Mars M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To develop a novel method for rapid construction of Campylobacter jejuni deletion mutants. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used overlapping extension PCR protocol to amplify a target sequence region of Camp. jejuni genomic DNA in which an internal fragment, Cj0618 coding sequence, was replaced by a chloramphenicol resista...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Hansen CR,Khatiwara A,Ziprin R,Kwon YM

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of high-pressure homogenization (HPH) against Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris. METHODS AND RESULTS:The susceptibility of three different strains of A. acidoterrestris (DSMZ 2498, Gamma4 and c8) to HPH (500-1700 bar) was studied. The experiments were performed...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Bevilacqua A,Cibelli F,Corbo MR,Sinigaglia M

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：AIMS:To measure rates of release of small molecules during pressure germination of Bacillus subtilis spores, and the role of SpoVA proteins in dipicolinic acid (DPA) release. METHODS AND RESULTS:Rates of DPA release during B. subtilis spore germination with pressures of 150 or 500 megaPascals were much higher in spore...

journal_title：Letters in applied microbiology

authors： Vepachedu VR,Hirneisen K,Hoover DG,Setlow P

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00