abstract：:Microalgae are considered feedstock for biodiesel production due to their capability to accumulate triacylglycerols, which have a 99% conversion rate into biodiesel, under certain conditions. This study aims to evaluate thirty native microalgal strains as feedstock for biodiesel production based on their biomass and l...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Andeden EE,Ozturk S,Aslim B

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The newly identified 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has become a public health concern globally posing a significant threat to human health and economy and creating an unprecedented crisis in all spheres of the global life. Emergence of new genotypes of SARS-CoV during the last few years has pointed out the limit...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Bhattacharjee A,Saha M,Halder A,Debnath A,Mukherjee O

更新日期：2021-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel bacterial strain, designated MHJ-10JT, was isolated from a soil sample obtained from a grassland in Inner Mongolia, China. MHJ-10JT strain could grow at 4-37 °C (optimum: 30 °C) and pH 4-9 (optimum: pH 6), as well as in the presence of 0-6% NaCl (optimum: 1%). Cells of strain MHJ-10JT are Gram-negative, rod-sh...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zhang M,Shen L,Shi J,Chen L,Luo Y,Sun J,Fan D,Hara S,Bao Z

更新日期：2021-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Pantoea beijingensis, a gram-negative pathogenic bacterium, causes soft rot disease in the fungus Pleurotus eryngii in China. However, the taxonomic classification of this pathogen is controversial due to close relationships between bacteria of the genera Pantoea and Erwinia. This study aimed to resolve the identity o...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Xu F,Yan H,Liu Y,Zhao S,Song S,Gu T,Song Z,Xie J,Rong C

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Betel vine is an edible creeper used in folk medicine to aid digestion since time immemorial. It is an ideal candidate deemed for the bioprospection of endophytic microorganisms with valuable attributes. This study aimed at the characterization of potential bacteria from fermented betel leaves. We report the presence ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Keerthana C,Narayanan RB

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PHA is one of the leading commercially important bio-polyesteric compounds piled up as an intracellular lipid-based energy storage compound by numerous microorganisms. An indigenous Gram-positive bacterium isolated from fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) has known to potentially accumulate PHA. Various nutritional elements...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Suguna PP,Saranya VV,Abirami PP,Shenbagarathai RR

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is to investigate and characterize the microbiota composition on eggshells from 3 different areas of Shaanxi province (Yulin, Hanzhong and Xi'an). The eggs were stored at 25 °C for 56 days and bacterial samples were collected from eggshells on day 0, 14, 28, 42 and 56. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresi...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Shi Y,Wu S,Li W,Liu D,Ma G,Zhang Z,Yuan L,Li H,Zhang S,Mushtaq N,Xu J

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the research was (i) to evaluate white and cream strains of A. bisporus yields when challenged or not with the pathogen L. fungicola, (ii) to identify the more aggressive pathogen isolates, and (iii) to develop a diagrammatic scale of spot symptoms on infected mushrooms. The experiment was carried out using...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Caitano CEC,Iossi MR,Pardo-Giménez A,Vieira Júnior WG,Dias ES,Zied DC

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All major insecticidal genes of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) are controlled by the sporulation-specific sigma factor Sigma E (sigE), while sigE is negatively regulated by Sigma K (sigK). Therefore, knocking out sigK plays an important role in regulating the expression of insecticidal genes in Bti. A s...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Xu L,Han G,Fan X,Lv J,Zhang X,Peng Q,Zhang J,Xu J,Song F

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel actinomycete, designated strain LAM7112T, was isolated from soil sample collected from a birch forest in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. The new isolate was found to be able to grow at 20-45 °C (optimum: 35 °C), pH 5.0-10.0 (optimum: 7.0) and in the presence of 0-10.0% (optimum: 3.0%) (w/v) NaCl. The ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Ma Q,Zhang Q,Jiang X,Kong D,Han X,Xue H,Zhou Y,Zhang Y,Zhang W,Ruan Z

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial communities communicate, regulate and coordinate their cooperative activities and physiological process by releasing, sensing and responding to small diffusible signal molecules such as acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs), auto-inducing oligo-peptides (AIPs) and autoinducer-2, a process referred to as Quorum sen...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Viswanath G,Sekar J,Ramalingam PV

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Gram-stain-negative bacterium, designated WF-2T, was isolated from bensulfuron-methyl contaminated watermelon soil in Weifang, Shandong province, China. Cells of strain WF-2T were strictly aerobic, non-motile and rod-shaped. Strain WF-2T grew optimally at 30 °C, pH 7.0. Strain WF-2T possessed ubiquinone-8 (Q-8) as t...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zhang H,Zhao HZ,Liu J,Qin W,Huang X

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhodomyrtus tomentosa leaf has been traditionally used to treat many infections. This plant species has been documented to possess a wide spectrum of pharmacological effects. This study aimed to determine the effects of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa leaf extract and its potent purified compound, rhodomyrtone, on Streptococcus...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Mitsuwan W,Wintachai P,Voravuthikunchai SP

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogens have evolved an array of strategies to establish a productive infection. The extracellular proteins secreted by pathogens are one of unique mechanisms to evade the host innate immune response. Many secretory proteins transported by the bacterial secretion systems have been widely investigated in Salmonella. ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Liao C,Zhang M,Cheng X,Li Q,Mao F,Wang X,Yu C,Yu Z,Jia Y,Li J,He L,Zhang C,Li Y,Wu T

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gut microbiota play a central role in the health of animals. The bacteria that individuals acquire as they age may therefore have a profound effect on their future fitness. Since most birds are capable of flight, they can be widely distributed in and adapted to various ecosystems. Moreover, birds are also challenged b...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Shang W,Li S,Zhang L,Wu H,Jiang Y

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An exopolysaccharide (EPS-I) having the molecular weight ~ 2.6 × 105 Da, was isolated from a Zinc resistant strain of Enterococcus faecalis from costal area. The exopolysaccharide consists of D-mannose, D-glucose, and L-fucose in molar ratio of 9:4:1. The monosaccharide units in the EPS-1 were determined through chemi...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Choudhuri I,Khanra K,Pariya P,Maity GN,Mondal S,Pati BR,Bhattacharyya N

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Panax notoginseng has long been used as a Chinese herb with high medicinal value. The endophytic bacteria in this medicinal plant have multiple biological functions. High-throughput sequencing is a rapidly evolving technique that helps profile the endophytic bacterial community structure of medicinal plants. However, ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zhang C,Ma X,Zhu R,Liu Z,Gu M,Zhang J,Li Y,Xu Y,Zhu D

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bradysia difformis is one of the most damaging pests in mushroom production in China. In this study, eight Bacillus thuringiensis strains were analyzed for insecticidal activity in B. difformis. The strain JW-1 showed the highest insecticidal activity against B. difformis larvae, but did not inhibit the mycelial growt...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Wang FF,Qu SX,Lin JS,Li HP,Hou LJ,Jiang N,Luo X,Ma L

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine domestic wine samples collected from a Japanese winery were examined for the presence of fumonisin B1 (FB1), fumonisin B2 (FB2), and fumonisin B3 (FB3), as well as ochratoxin A (OTA) and ochratoxin B (OTB). Wine samples spiked with 13C-labeled internal standards (13C34-FB1 and 13C20-OTA) were diluted with phospha...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Nakagawa H,Hashimoto R,Matsuo Y,Sago Y,Yokoyama K,Takahashi H

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leclercia sp. W6 and W17, which belong to the Enterobacteriaceae, were isolated from a stomach sample from a 78-year-old female gastric cancer patient, and genomic sequencing and analysis were performed. The genome of Leclercia sp. W6 consists of one chromosome with a size of 4,945,486 bp, while that of Leclercia sp. ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Xu YY,Huang CJ,Xu L,Jiang XW,Xu XW,Xu XW

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moutai Jiuqu is a famous aromatic raw material of Maotai flavor liquor in China. It is brewed at high temperature and contains many kinds of bacteria, molds, and yeasts. There are many useful glycoside hydrolases in these microfloras, from which efficient glycoside hydrolases can be screened for biotransformation of n...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zuo SS,Wang YC,Zhu L,Zhao JY,Li MG,Han XL,Wen ML

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotics are generally applied for treatment or as subtherapeutic agents to overcome diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria including Escherichia coli, Salmonella and Enterococcus species in poultry. However, due to their possible adverse effects on animal health and to maintain food safety, probiotics, prebiotics,...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Ashfaq I,Amjad H,Ahmad W,Nasir A,Ali A,Ali WR,Khaliq S,Hayat A,Ali H,Sattar F,Ghauri MA,Anwar MA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pigment from the endophyte Burkholderia sp. WYAT7 isolated from the medicinal plant Artemisia nilagirica (Clarke) Pamp. was extracted. The antibacterial efficacy of the crude pigment Y was assessed as a source of antibiotic against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial pathogens. The pigment Y exhibited a sig...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Ashitha A,Radhakrishnan EK,Mathew J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of carbon dioxide, as one of the ultimate products of fungal metabolism, can be used to quantify and measure their metabolic rate under different conditions, thus aiding in finding the optimal substrate and environment for cultivation of wood-destroying fungi. This study is focused on species Pleurotus ostr...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Pavlík M,Fleischer P,Fleischer P Jr,Pavlík M Jr,Šuleková M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is the main pathogen of the hand, foot, and mouth disease. It was firstly isolated from sputum specimens of infants with central nervous system diseases in California in 1969, and has been repeatedly reported in various parts of the world, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. EV71 3C protein is...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Wen W,Qi Z,Wang J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to investigate the combination of cefepime and sulbactam. Sulbactam, when administered , will effectively inhibit all Extended-spectrum beta lactamases (ESBLs) of the microorganism, while cefepime will inhibit the growth of the resistant microorganisms since it will not be hydrolyzed by OXA-48...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Mataracı-Kara E,Yılmaz M,Özbek-Çelik B

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofouling leads to water quality deterioration and higher maintenance cost for cleaning of membranes. The present study has demonstrated the application of a biomolecule (vanillin) in scrubbing and destabilizing biofilms of drinking water reverse osmosis (RO) membrane module in lab scale reactor set-up. Reverse osmos...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Pal S,Qureshi A,Purohit HJ

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lytic Pseudomonas aeruginosa phage vB_PaeP_LP14 belonging to the family Podoviridae was isolated from infected mink. The microbiological characterization revealed that LP14 was stable at 40 to 50 °C and stable over a broad range of pH (5 to 12). The latent period was 5 min, and the burst size was 785 pfu/infected ce...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Shi X,Zhao F,Sun H,Yu X,Zhang C,Liu W,Pan Q,Ren H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinomycetes are a wide group of Gram positive prokaryotes, the soil being their most characteristic habitat, where they play important ecological functions. Their immense biotechnological potential as producers of bioactive molecules of great commercial and industrial interest is exemplified by most antibiotics for ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Hernández-Bolaños E,Montesdeoca-Flores D,Abreu-Yanes E,Barrios ML,Abreu-Acosta N

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salinity, a serious environmental pressure on crop production, might be counteracted by free-living and symbiotic inoculants entailing positive synergistic effects. Enhancement in nutrient uptake and/or production of antioxidants under the stress condition, can improve plant growth and yield. In this study, inoculatio...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Heydari S,Pirzad A

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The connection between soil and microbes plays a critical role in soil health and quality and can be elastic with the application of soil amendments and/or crop rotations. Inappropriate management of soil and application of impermissible levels of fertilizers ruptures the overriding connection between the soil and mic...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Nagaraju Y,Gundappagol RC,Mahadevaswamy

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flagella occur on many prokaryotes, which primarily propel cells to move from detrimental to favorable environments. A variety of species-specific flagellation patterns have been identified. Although it is presumed that for each of these flagellated microorganisms, an evolutionarily fixed flagellation pattern is favor...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yang RS,Chen YT

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acinetobacter baumannii is an emerging opportunistic pathogen that primarily infects critically ill patients in nosocomial settings and there is a need for identifying new alternative therapeutic agents against these organisms. Ceragenins are non-peptide, membrane-active agents that mimic the antimicrobial properties ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Bozkurt-Guzel C,Inci G,Oyardi O,Savage PB

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors would like to correct the errors in the publication of the original article. ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Neveling DP,Ahire JJ,Laubscher W,Rautenbach M,Dicks LMT

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catastrophic global accumulation of non-biodegradable plastic has led to efforts for production of alternative eco-friendly biopolymer. Here, we attempted to produce a biodegradable, cytocompatible and eco-friendly polyhydroxy-butyrate (PHB) from a pigmented Bacillus sp. C1 (2013) (KF626477) through submerged (SmF) an...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Pati S,Maity S,Dash A,Jema S,Mohapatra S,Das S,Samantaray DP

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We develop a method to capture marine bacterial strains at high efficiency to replace the conventional two-step collecting method. Lab-made, Fe3O4 magnetic beads were used to firstly verify the feasibility of capture in artificial seawater, using Bacillus velezensis. Almost 100% of the bacteria could be captured and s...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zheng Y,Jian X,Xing XH,Zhang C

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main studies on the corrosion of metals induced by microorganisms are directed only to the surface of the metal, without considering the presence of welds between these surfaces. For this reason, we evaluated the difference of microbial community grown in carbon steel coupons, and two different types of welds, E70...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Garcia M,Procópio L

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work compared the inhibition effect of the commercially available mouthwash Corsodyl, containing 0.1% chlorhexidine digluconate, and photodynamic inactivation (PDI) employing methylene blue (MB) with irradiation from a red laser on 24-h biofilms formed by Streptococcus mutans strains on hydroxyapatite surfaces. T...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Legéňová K,Kovalčíková M,Černáková L,Bujdáková H

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rates of urinary tract infection with multidrug-resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli have dramatically increased and the treatment of these infections with single and double antibiotic combinations became limited or ineffective. The present study aimed at finding effective antibiotic combinations against MDR uropathog...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： El-Wafa WMA,Ibrahim YM

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel virulent phage, vB_KpnP_IME337, isolated from a hospital sewage in Beijing, China, that infects carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae KN2 capsular type was identified and characterized. Next-generation sequencing and genome analysis revealed that vB_KpnP_IME337 had a linear double-stranded genome with a l...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Gao M,Wang C,Qiang X,Liu H,Li P,Pei G,Zhang X,Mi Z,Huang Y,Tong Y,Bai C

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00