abstract：:Porcine parvovirus (PPV) can cause reproductive failure in swine, resulting in economic losses to the industry. Antiviral effects of diammonium glycyrrhizinate (DG) have been reported on several animal viruses; however, to date it has yet to be tested on PPV. In this study, the antiviral activity of DG on swine testis...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Li P,Zou H,Ren Y,Zarlenga DS,Ren X

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas seleniipraecipitans grows in the presence of high levels of selenite and selenate and reduces both oxyanions to elemental selenium (Se(0)), a property that may make P. seleniipraecipitans useful as an inoculant for biobarriers designed to remove selenite or selenate from ground or surface waters. An earlie...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Hunter WJ

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) may include large proportions of lichens in their winter diet. These dietary lichens are rich in phenolic secondary compounds, the most well-known being the antimicrobial usnic acid. Previous studies have shown that reindeer host rumen bacteria resistant to usnic acid and that usn...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Glad T,Barboza P,Mackie RI,Wright AD,Brusetti L,Mathiesen SD,Sundset MA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (SE) infection in humans is often associated with the consumption of contaminated poultry products. Binding of the bacterium to the intestinal mucosa is a major pathogenic mechanism of Salmonella in poultry. Transposon mutagenesis identified flgC as a potential binding mutant of...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Shippy DC,Eakley NM,Mikheil DM,Fadl AA

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofilm-forming ability is well established as an important virulence factor. However, there are no studies available regarding biofilm formation of Salmonella Typhimurium 1,4,[5],12:i:-, the new pandemic serovar in Europe. To address this problem, biofilm expression by Salmonella 1,4,[5],12:i:- was evaluated using 13...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Seixas R,Machado J,Bernardo F,Vilela C,Oliveira M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human growth hormone (hGH) is the major and important hormone component of human being. At present, hGH for clinical uses is mostly produced in Escherichia coli, which requires costly denaturation and refolding to recover functionality. To obtain long-term bioactive hormone, we used hGH as a foreign gene and construct...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Lian C,Zhou Y,Feng F,Chen L,Tang Q,Yao Q,Chen K

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 102 lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were isolated from three different coffee farms in Taiwan. These isolates were classified and identified by the restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and sequencing of 16S ribosomal DNA. Heterofermentative Leuconostoc, and Weissella species were the most common LAB...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Leong KH,Chen YS,Pan SF,Chen JJ,Wu HC,Chang YC,Yanagida F

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AVPDS (Animal Viruses Probe dataset) is a dataset of virus-specific and conserve oligonucleotides for identification and diagnosis of viruses infecting animals. The current dataset contain 20,619 virus specific probes for 833 viruses and their subtypes and 3,988 conserved probes for 146 viral genera. Dataset of virus ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yadav BS,Pokhriyal M,Vasishtha DP,Sharma B

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histidine decarboxylase gene cluster of Morganella morganii DSM30146(T) was sequenced, and four open reading frames, named hdcT1, hdc, hdcT2, and hisRS were identified. Two putative histidine/histamine antiporters (hdcT1 and hdcT2) were located upstream and downstream the hdc gene, codifying a pyridoxal-P dependen...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Ferrario C,Borgo F,de Las Rivas B,Muñoz R,Ricci G,Fortina MG

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysozyme is an important and widespread component of the innate immune response that constitutes the first line of defense against bacterial pathogens. The bactericidal effect of this enzyme relies on its capacity to hydrolyze the bacterial cell wall and also on a nonenzymatic mechanism involving its cationic antimicr...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Hébert L,Bidaud P,Goux D,Benachour A,Laugier C,Petry S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on the first characterization of the culturable heterotrophic bacteria of the scleractinian Madracis decactis. In addition, we characterized the culturable bacteria associated with the fireworm Hermodice carunculata, observed predating partially bleached coral colonies. Our study was carried out in the remot...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Moreira AP,Tonon LA,Pereira Cdo V,Alves N Jr,Amado-Filho GM,Francini-Filho RB,Paranhos R,Thompson FL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:White-rot fungal strains of Trametes versicolor and Phanerochaete chrysosporium were selected to study the decolourisation of the textile dye, Reactive Black 5, under alkaline-saline conditions. Free and immobilised T. versicolor cells showed 100 % decolourisation in the growth medium supplemented with 15 g l(-1) NaCl...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Ottoni C,Lima L,Santos C,Lima N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to evaluate how two new hydrolysates from poultry by-products act on ten lactobacilli growth kinetics when supplemented to the growth medium. These effects were compared with ones induced by two most common commercial hydrolysates, i.e., tryptone and peptone. Growth medium, supplemented with...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Meli F,Lazzi C,Neviani E,Gatti M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccharopolyspora erythraea, a mycelium-forming actinomycete, produces a clinically important antibiotic erythromycin. Extensive investigations have provided insights into erythromycin biosynthesis in S. erythraea, but knowledge of its morphogenesis remains limited. By gene inactivation and complementation strategies,...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yin X,Xu X,Wu H,Yuan L,Huang X,Zhang B

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacteria are widely present in diverse aquatic habitats, where they can survive for months or years while some species can even proliferate. The resistance of different mycobacterial species to disinfection methods like chlorination or ozonation could result in their presence in the final tap water of consumers. I...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Klanicova B,Seda J,Slana I,Slany M,Pavlik I

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial populations in indoor environments, where we live and eat, are important for public health. Various bacterial species reside in the kitchen, and refrigerators, the major means of food storage within kitchens, can be a direct source of food borne illness. Therefore, the monitoring of microbiota in the refrige...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Jeon YS,Chun J,Kim BS

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temperature and salinity fluctuations are two of the most important factors affecting the growth of polar bacteria. In an attempt to better understand the function of heat-shock proteins (HSPs) in the adaptive mechanisms of the Antarctic psychrotrophic bacterium Psychrobacter sp. G to such conditions, genes Hsp845, Hs...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Che S,Song W,Lin X

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio harveyi has been reported to enter into a viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state. One marine V. harveyi strain, SF1 became nonculturable when incubated in seawater microcosm at 4 °C within 60 days. We investigated protein expression in the exponential phase of V. harveyi SF1 and compared it to the VBNC state. Cy...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Jia J,Li Z,Cao J,Jiang Y,Liang C,Liu M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The establishment of human flora-associated animal models allows the in vivo manipulation of host, microbial, and environmental parameters to influence the gut microbial community. However, it is difficult to simulate infant gut microbiota in germ-free animals because of the variation and dynamic state of infant micro...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zeng B,Li G,Yuan J,Li W,Tang H,Wei H

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marine subsurface sediments represent a novel archaeal biosphere with unknown physiology. To get to know the composition and ecological roles of the archaeal communities within the sediments of the Pearl River Estuary, Southern China, the diversity and vertical distribution of active archaea in a sediment core were ch...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Chen J,Wang F,Jiang L,Yin X,Xiao X

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequence analysis of dnaE, hlyA, and asd housekeeping genes were used to determine the genetic relatedness of our collection of Vibrio cholerae isolated from patients and surface waters over a 5-year period in Iran. The results showed 41, 17, and 9 variable sites throughout the sequenced fragments of dnaE (837 bp), hl...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Dashtbani-Roozbehani A,Bakhshi B,Pourshafie MR

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a lab-scale partial nitrifying sequencing batch reactor (SBR) was developed to investigate partial nitrification at ambient temperature (16-22 °C). Techniques of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), cloning, and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) were utilized simultaneously to study m...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zeng T,Li D,Zeng H,Zhang Z,Liu L,Zhang X,Zhang J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Native perennial legume Adesmia bicolor reveals characteristics that are key to securing persistence under grazing. Literature on the diversity and symbiotic effectiveness of indigenous rhizobia-nodulating A. bicolor in central Argentina is limited. The purpose of this study was therefore to determine phenotypic and g...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Bianco L,Angelini J,Fabra A,Malpassi R

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospirosis is an important global zoonotic disease caused by pathogenic Leptospira spp. species. Swine leptospirosis has a major economic impact because pigs are sources of animal protein and by-products. The signs of swine leptospirosis are abortion, stillbirth, birth of weak or ill piglets, appearing 14-60 days a...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Hartleben CP,Leal FM,Monte LG,Hartwig DD,Seixas FK,Vasconcellos SA,Brihuega B,Dellagostin OA

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The abundance and diversity of chemotactic heterotrophic bacteria associated with Arctic cyanobacteria was determined. The viable numbers ranged between 10(4) and 10(6) cell g(-1) cyanobacterial biomass. A total of 112 morphotypes, representing 22 phylotypes based on their 16S rRNA sequence similarity were isolated fr...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Prasad S,Pratibha MS,Manasa P,Buddhi S,Begum Z,Shivaji S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the results of studies on the activity of extra-cellular enzymes in soil-willow vegetation filter soil which is used in the post-treatment of household sewage in an onsite wastewater treatment system located in central Poland. Wastewater is discharged from the detached house by gravity into the ons...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Brzezinska MS,Lalke-Porczyk E,Kalwasińska A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last few years, numerous cases of multidrug-resistant Achromobacter xylosoxidans infections have been documented in immunocompromised and cystic fibrosis patients. To gain insights into the molecular mechanisms and mobile elements related to multidrug resistance in this bacterium, we studied 24 non-epidemiologi...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Traglia GM,Almuzara M,Merkier AK,Adams C,Galanternik L,Vay C,Centrón D,Ramírez MS

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two strains of a novel basidiomycetous yeast species were isolated from the gut of wood-boring larvae collected in the Baotianman Nature Reserve, the central China. Sequence analysis of the D1/D2 domains of the large subunit (LSU) rRNA gene and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions showed that these yeasts belong ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Hui FL,Niu QH,Ke T,Li YX

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria acquire new DNA in a process known as horizontal gene transfer (HGT). To investigate the evolutionary impact of this transfer of DNA, various methods have been developed to detect past HGT events. For example, codon usage-based methods detect the presence of transferred genes by identifying atypical patterns ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Friedman R,Ely B

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) produces insecticidal toxins active against insects. Cry4B, one of the major insecticidal toxins produced by Bt subsp. israelensis, is highly toxic to mosquitoes in the genus Aedes: the major vectors of dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya. Previous work has shown that Cry4B binds to sever...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Kuadkitkan A,Smith DR,Berry C

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the rumen was assessed for its potential to detoxify RDX using molecular microbial ecology as well as analytical chemistry techniques. Results indicated significant loss (P < 0.05) of RDX in <8-h post incubation, and qualitative LC-MS/MS analysis showed evidence for the formation of 1-NO-RDX (M-O + HCOO...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Perumbakkam S,Craig AM

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we investigated the effect of exogenous calcium on improving viability of Debaryomyces hansenii and Pichia membranaefaciens under heat stress, and evaluated the role of calcium in reducing oxidant damage of proteins in the yeast cells. The results indicated that high concentration of exogenous calcium...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： An B,Li B,Qin G,Tian S

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are capable of synthesizing nano-sized, intracellular membrane-bound magnetosomes. To learn more about the genetic factors involved in magnetosome formation, transposon mutagenesis was carried out by conjugation using a hyperactive mariner transposon to obtain nonmagnetic mutants of Magnet...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Bo T,Wang K,Ge X,Chen G,Liu W

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes has the ability to develop biofilm in food-processing environment, which becomes a major concern for the food safety. The biofilm formation is strongly influenced by the availability of nutrients and environmental conditions, and particularly enhanced in poor minimal essen...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zhou Q,Feng X,Zhang Q,Feng F,Yin X,Shang J,Qu H,Luo Q

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, vegetative insecticidal proteins vip3 genes from Bacillus thuringiensis strains were detected based on polymerase chain reaction-high resolution melt (PCR-HRM) analysis. A pair of primers was designed according to the conservative sequences in 150 bp region of the known vip3 subfamily. The 150 bp region...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Li H,Shu C,He X,Gao J,Liu R,Huang D

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The alphaproteobacterial strain JLT2003(T) was isolated from surface seawater off the coast of Guishan island, Taiwan. The strain was Gram negative, ovoid or coccoid, non-motile and formed pink colonies on marine agar 2216 (MA; DIFCO) medium. The dominant fatty acids were C(18:1)ω7c, cyclo C(19:0)ω8c, and C(16:0). The...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Liu K,Zong R,Li Q,Fu Y,Xu Y,Wang Y,Jiao N

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vegetative insecticidal protein (Vip3) from Bacillus thuringiensis shows high activity against lepidopteran insects. Cytolytic δ-endotoxin (Cyt) also has high toxicity to dipteran larvae and synergism with other crystal proteins (Cry), but synergism between Cyt and Vip3 proteins has not been tested. We analyzed for sy...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yu X,Liu T,Sun Z,Guan P,Zhu J,Wang S,Li S,Deng Q,Wang L,Zheng A,Li P

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enumeration of Archaea in deep-sea sediment samples is still limited, although different methodological procedures have been applied. Among these, catalysed reporter deposition-fluorescence in situ hybridisation (CARD-FISH) technique is a promising tool for estimation of archaeal abundance in deep-sea sediment sam...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Molari M,Manini E

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide synthase (NOS), the enzyme responsible for the production of endogenous nitric oxide from arginine, has been recently discovered in a number of Gram-positive bacteria. While bacterial NOS has been implicated in mediating nitrosative stress, much remains unknown about the functional role of endogenous nitr...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Treece E,Pinkham A,Kim T

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was taken up with a view to generate basic information on spore hardiness to ethanol in various Bacillus species and related genera, and to assess the effectiveness of different levels of ethanol as a bacterial disinfectant. Predominantly spore-bearing cultures of five Bacillus spp. (B. pumilus, B. subtilis...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Thomas P

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00