abstract：:An aerobic, gram-reaction-negative, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain Z6(T), was isolated from sediment collected at Mohe Basin, China. And its taxonomic position was investigated by applying a polyphasic approach. Growth occurs at 10-45 °C (optimum, 30 °C), at pH 6.0-11.0 (optimum, pH 7.0) and in the presence o...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Han L,Teng YW,Feng QQ,Zhang RG,Zhao XM,Lv J,Xie B

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptomyces coelicolor is the soil-dwelling bacterium with a complex life cycle and a strong ability to produce plenty of secondary metabolites which are strictly regulated by a variety of regulators. Amino acid alignment shows that the deduced protein of SCO2140 belongs to the family of Leucine-responsive regulatory...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yu L,Pan Y,Liu G

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, Candida albicans infections treatment has become a growing problem because, among others, pathogenic strains are capable to develop resistance to the administered drugs. The elaboration of rapid and accurate method of resistance assessment is an important goal of many studies. They aim to avoid inappr...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Caban M,Strapagiel D,Dziadek J,Korycka-Machała M,Grzelak A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fungus Mycogone perniciosa is a major pathogen of the common button mushroom Agaricus bisporus. Analysis of genetic diversity in M. Perniciosa may assist in developing methods for prophylaxis and treatment of M. Perniciosa infections. For this, it is necessary to classify M. Perniciosa into relevant class groups q...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Wang W,Li X,Chen B,Wang S,Li C,Wen Z

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, a few works have performed a correlation of metabolic variables in bacteria; however specific correlations with these variables have not been reported. In this work, we included 36 human pathogenic bacteria and 18 non- or less-pathogenic-related bacteria and obtained all metabolic variables, including enzymes...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Brambila-Tapia AJ,Poot-Hernández AC,Garcia-Guevara JF,Rodríguez-Vázquez K

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In eukaryotes, loss of cytoplasmic ribosomal proteins (RPs) results in a reduced growth rate and other phenotypic defects. The ability to transition from a unicellular budding yeast to a filamentous form is very important for biofilm formation and virulence in Candida albicans. Our recent study found that loss of the ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Lu H,Xiong J,Shang Q,Jiang Y,Cao Y

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the main requirements for probiotics is their ability to survive during passage through gastrointestinal tract and to maintain their activity at different adverse conditions. The aim of the study was to look for the strains of lactobacilli and streptococci with high adhesive properties even affected by inhibito...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Hakobyan L,Harutyunyan K,Harutyunyan N,Melik-Andreasyan G,Trchounian A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Cj1169c-encoded putative protein of Campylobacter was expressed and purified from E. coli after sequence optimization. The purified protein allowed the production of a specific rabbit antiserum that was used to study the protein expression in vitro and its subcellular localization in the bacterial cell and putativ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Aliouane S,Pagès JM,Bolla JM

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phage H188, a novel Vibrio kanaloae phage, was isolated from the surface water of Yellow Sea. Morphological analysis by transmission electron microscopy reveals that it belongs to the family Myoviridae. Present result suggests that the phage is stable at pH between 4.0 and 12.0. No significant difference in phage tite...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Li Y,Wang M,Liu Q,Song X,Wang D,Ma Y,Shao H,Jiang Y

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to develop an efficient system for deleting genomic segment in Agrobacterium tumefaciens to analyze gene functions and construct marker gene-free recombinant strains, a Cre recombinase expression plasmid was constructed by placing its encoding gene under the control of Ptet promoter and cloning into the plasm...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Liu Z,Xie Y,Zhang X,Hu X,Li Y,Ding X,Xia L,Hu S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhodobacter sphaeroides is a bacterium that can produce hydrogen by interaction with hydrogenase and nitrogenase. We report a hydrogen production system using co-cultivation of hydrogenase in liquid medium and immobilized nitrogenase in Escherichia coli. The recombinant plasmid has been constructed to analyze the effe...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Lee HJ,Sekhon SS,Kim YS,Park JY,Kim YH,Min J

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel bacterium, designated U33(T), was isolated from a soil sample collected in Mykhailyky, Poltavs'ka oblast, Ukraine. The bacterium was aerobic, Gram-positive, spore-forming, and consists of motile rods. The taxonomic position of strain U33(T) was studied by a polyphasic approach, and the results clearly showed t...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Lee K,Lee SS

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microbiota in solar salterns plays an important role in salt production quantitatively and qualitatively. Bohai Bay coast is the major sea salt producing area in China. However, few ecological characterization studies of the Bohai Bay salt ponds, particularly of their microbial diversity, have been conducted. This...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zhang J,Ma G,Deng Y,Dong J,Van Stappen G,Sui L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumatophores are aerial roots developing from the main roots of mangrove plants away from the gravity. The below ground pneumatophore-associated soil prokaryotic community of Avicennia marina was studied by amplicon pyrosequencing (39,378 reads) during monsoon and summer seasons. Apart from the most dominant phylum ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Sanka Loganathachetti D,Sadaiappan B,Poosakkannu A,Muthuraman S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study genetically screened endophytic and epiphytic bacteria associated with ethnomedicinal plants for the presence of the non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) gene and identified horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of the NRPS gene between the bacterial species. NRPSs are large multimodular enzymes that synthesize...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Nongkhlaw FM,Joshi SR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the performance of a new most probable number test (Pseudalert/Quanti-Tray) for the enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from swimming pool and spa pool waters by comparing it to the international and national membrane filtration-based culture methods for P. aeruginosa: ISO 16266:2006 and UK The M...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Sartory DP,Brewer M,Beswick A,Steggles D

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To well understand the community structure and composition of mesophilic microorganisms in anaerobic system fed with PTA wastewater, an up-flow anaerobic fixed bed reactor was continuously run at 33 and 37 °C for 75 and 60 days, respectively. Both fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis and 454-pyrosequencing were...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Ma KL,Li XK,Wang K,Zhou HX,Meng LW,Zhang J

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral nervous necrosis infections are causing severe problems on aquaculture industry due to ecological and economic impacts. Their causal agent is nervous necrosis virus or nodavirus, which has been classified into four genotypes. Different genotypes correlate with differences in viral pathogenicity. Therefore, ratio...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Toubanaki DK,Margaroni M,Karagouni E

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this work was the investigation of correlation between some peculiarities of membrane fatty acids composition, biofilm formation, and motility of dam and/or seqA mutants in Salmonella typhimurium bacterial cells and UV-C radiations. The exposure changed the fatty acids composition of dam and seqA/dam strai...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Abdelwaheb C,Lobna M,Bouchra BA,Selma K,Ahmed L

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trioxacarcin A is a polyoxygenated, structurally complex antibiotic produced by Streptomyces spp., which possesses high anti-bacterial, anti-malaria, and anti-tumor activities. The trioxacarcin biosynthetic pathway involves type II polyketide synthases (PKSs) with L-isoleucine as a unique starter unit, as well as many...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yang K,Qi LH,Zhang M,Hou XF,Pan HX,Tang GL,Wang W,Yuan H

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A common activity in the global search for useful Cry toxins is the microscopic screening of bacterial colonies for the presence of Bacillus thuringiensis. High-throughput screens require that aliquots from large numbers of colonies be arrayed on a microscopic slide. However, precisely placing a small amount of bacter...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Ammons D,Rampersad J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni is a major food-borne pathogen that causes human gastroenteritis in many developed countries. In our study, we applied multilocus sequence typing (MLST) technology to 167 C. jejuni isolates from diverse sources in Eastern China to examine their genetic diversity. MLST defined 94 sequence types (ST...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zhang G,Zhang X,Hu Y,Jiao XA,Huang J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three yeast strains of Yamadazyma dushanensis f.a., sp. nov. were isolated from rotten wood samples collected in the Dushan Forest Park, Nanyang, Henan Province, China. Sequence analyses of the D1/D2 domains of the large subunit rRNA gene and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions revealed that this new species...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Wang Y,Ren YC,Li Y,Hui FL

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The duodenal ulcer promoting gene (dupA), located in the plasticity region of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), is predicted to form a type IV secretory system (T4SS) with vir genes around dupA. In the study, we investigated the association between the dupA cluster status and the virulence of H. pylori in a littoral re...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Wang MY,Shao C,Li J,Yang YC,Wang SB,Hao JL,Wu CM,Gao XZ,Shao SH

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ansamycins is a group of type I polyketides characterized by the unique starter unit 3-amino-5-hydroxybenzoic acid. This family of secondary metabolites shows diverse biological activities, well-known members of which include rifamycin, geldanamycin, and maytansine. Previously, we isolated an AHBA synthase gene-positi...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Xie C,Deng JJ,Wang HX

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two odorless, water-soluble exopolysaccharide (EPS) fractions, EPS-1 and EPS-2, were isolated from a newly isolated Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain C-1 and purified by ion exchange and gel chromatography. The purified EPS-1 contained glucose/mannose/galactose/arabinose in a relative proportion of 15:4:2:1, and posse...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yang H,Deng J,Yuan Y,Fan D,Zhang Y,Zhang R,Han B

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Gram-positive bacterium, designated strain XY18(T), was isolated from a cured vanilla bean in Hainan province, China. Cells were rod-shaped, endospore producing, and peritrichous flagella. Strain XY18(T) grew at salinities of 0-8 % (w/v) NaCl (optimally 1-4 %), pH 4.0-8.0 (optimally 5.0-7.0 %) and temperature range ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Chen YG,Gu FL,Li JH,Xu F,He SZ,Fang YM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Gram positive, thermophilic, and filamentous bacterium, designated strain GIESS004(T), was isolated from a sludge compost from Guangzhou, China. Growth occurred at 45-55 °C (optimum 50-53 °C) and pH 6.0-10.0 (optimum pH 7.0-7.5). The organism formed cream-yellow colonies with radial wrinkles. Aerial mycelium was not...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yu Z,Wu C,Yang GQ,Zhou SG

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GABA accumulation and glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) activity, the principal enzyme involved in GABA formation, was investigated in cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 wild-type (WT) and gad knockout mutant strains grown in medium containing different nitrogenous compounds. Nitrate was the best nitrogen source fo...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Kanwal S,Khetkorn W,Incharoensakdi A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magainin 2 is pore-forming antimicrobial peptide on lipid matrix of bacterial membrane, secreted from the skin of the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis. The aim of this study was to investigate a new concept for antibacterial mechanisms called bacterial apoptosis-like cell death. We examined the morphological changes...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Lee W,Lee DG

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive candidiasis is associated with high mortality in immunocompromised and hospitalized patients. Candida albicans is the main pathological agent followed by Candida glabrata, Candida krusei, Candida parapsilosis, and Candida tropicalis. These pathogens colonize different host tissues in humans as they are able t...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Cuéllar-Cruz M,López-Romero E,Ruiz-Baca E,Zazueta-Sandoval R

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria use quorum sensing signalling in various functions, e.g. while forming biofilms, and inhibition of this signalling could be one way to control biofilm formation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the production of signalling molecules and its correlation with the biofilm formation capability of bacteria i...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Priha O,Virkajärvi V,Juvonen R,Puupponen-Pimiä R,Nohynek L,Alakurtti S,Pirttimaa M,Storgårds E

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the antifungal effects of cement paste containing Paenibacillus polymyxa E681 against Aspergillus niger, a deleterious fungus commonly found in cement buildings and structures. To test the antifungal effects, cement paste containing P. polymyxa E681 was neutralized by CO2 gas, and the fungal gr...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Park SJ,Park SH,Ghim SY

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cronobacter sakazakii is now recognized as an opportunistic pathogen and has been implicated in rare but severe cases of necrotizing enterocolitis, meningitis, and sepsis in neonates. The first step in bacterial pathogenesis requires that the organism adheres to host cells surfaces; therefore, agents that inhibit adhe...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Quintero-Villegas MI,Wittke A,Hutkins R

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Gram-negative, short-rod-shaped bacterial strain with gliding motility, designated as DG5A(T), was isolated from a rice field soil in South Korea. Phylogenic analysis using 16S rRNA gene sequence of the new isolate showed that strain DG5A(T) belong to the genus Spirosoma in the family Spirosomaceae, and the highest ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Lee JJ,Srinivasan S,Lim S,Joe M,Im S,Bae SI,Park KR,Han JH,Park SH,Joo BM,Park SJ,Kim MK

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Helicobacter pylori extra gastric reservoir is probably the oral cavity. In order to evaluate the presence of this bacterium in patients with periodontitis and suspicious microbial cultures, saliva was collected from these and non-periodontitis subjects. PCRs targeting 16S rRNA gene and a 860 bp specific region we...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Mesquita B,Gonçalves MJ,Pacheco P,Lopes J,Salazar F,Relvas M,Coelho C,Pacheco JJ,Velazco C

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous fungal infections are common and widespread. Antifungal agents used for the treatment of these infections often have undesirable side effects. Furthermore, increased resistance of the microorganisms to the antifungal drugs becomes the growing problem. Accordingly, the search for natural antifungal compounds ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Lastauskienė E,Zinkevičienė A,Girkontaitė I,Kaunietis A,Kvedarienė V

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus equi ssp. zooepidemicus (SEZ) is responsible for a wide variety of infections in many species, including pigs, horses and humans. Biofilm formation is essential for pathogenesis, and the ability to resist antibiotic treatment results in difficult-to-treat and persistent infections. However, the ability o...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yi L,Wang Y,Ma Z,Zhang H,Li Y,Zheng JX,Yang YC,Fan HJ,Lu CP

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strain NHI-24(T) was isolated from forest soil by a polycarbonate membrane transwell plate. It is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile, non-spore-forming bacterium. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence data indicated that strain NHI-24(T) is closely related to members of the genus Niabella: N. dril...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Pham VH,Kim J

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orf101 (Bm101) of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) is a highly conserved gene in lepidopteran nucleopolyhedroviruses, but its function remains unknown. In this study, Bm101 was characterized. Transcripts of Bm101 were detected from 24 through 96 h post infection (h p.i.) by RT-PCR. The corresponding protein wa...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Chen H,Li M,Huang G,Mai W,Chen K,Zhou Y

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00