abstract：:Yeast Cia2p is a component of the cytosolic Fe/S protein assembly (CIA) machinery. Initial studies of the CIA machinery were performed in yeast, but the precise role of Cia2p in this eukaryote is still unknown. We report that CIA2 deficiency results in impaired oxidative stress response, as evidenced by increased sens...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Zhao W,Zheng HZ,Niu YJ,Yuan Y,Fang BX,Liu YN,Cai LH,Zhou ZJ,Liu XG

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Researchers studying both cellular and viral disease agents in the laboratory have become infected since the early days of microbiology 150 years ago. However, in the early 21st century, new concerns about bioweapons being used to generate terror and also with a series of newly emerging or newly understood disease-cau...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Silver S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriophages co-exist and co-evolve with their hosts in natural environments. Virulent phages lyse infected cells through lytic cycles, whereas temperate phages often remain dormant and can undergo lysogenic or lytic cycles. In their lysogenic state, prophages are actually part of the host genome and replicate passi...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Menouni R,Hutinet G,Petit MA,Ansaldi M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 129 sRNA candidates were identified in Brucella abortus 2308 in our previous work, and one candidate with potential to regulate expression of hemH gene was further analyzed in this study. We found that the novel sRNA can inhibit the expression of hemH and called it BsrH (Brucella sRNA regulating HemH). The ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Peng X,Dong H,Wu Q

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus subtilis strains BS49 and BS34A, both derived from a common ancestor, carry one or more copies of Tn916, an extremely common mobile genetic element capable of transfer to and from a broad range of microorganisms. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of BS49 and the draft genome sequence of BS34A, whic...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Browne HP,Anvar SY,Frank J,Lawley TD,Roberts AP,Smits WK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tolerance of the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes to sublethal concentrations of disinfectants has been frequently reported. Particularly, quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) such as benzalkonium chloride (BC) are often used in disinfectants and also as antiseptics in food industry and hospitals. Recently, w...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Müller A,Rychli K,Zaiser A,Wieser C,Wagner M,Schmitz-Esser S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibacterial effects in terms of biofilm formation and swarming motility were studied using polyacrylate plates having protruding or recessed shark skin micropatterned surfaces with a shallow groove (2 μm pattern width and spacing, 0.4 μm pattern height). It was found that biofilm formation and swarming motility of P...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Sakamoto A,Terui Y,Horie C,Fukui T,Masuzawa T,Sugawara S,Shigeta K,Shigeta T,Igarashi K,Kashiwagi K

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A successful Staphylococcus aureus vaccine should elicit a long-term antibody response that prevents establishment of the infection. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the functional role of antibodies raised against different S. aureus CP5 vaccines in invasion to bovine mammary epithelial cells (MAC-T) and ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Renna MS,Pereyra EA,Baravalle C,Camussone CM,Dallard BE,Marcipar IS,Calvinho LF

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein, we report a high-quality draft genome sequence of an uncultivated aromatic compound-degrading bacterium, obtained by the stable isotope probing method from a sulfate-reducing microcosm from an oil-contaminated tidal flat. The obtained genome was closely related with that of Desulfobacula toluolica Tol2. Abunda...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Kim SJ,Park SJ,Jung MY,Kim JG,Min UG,Hong HJ,Rhee SK

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bifidobacteria are normal inhabitants of the human gut, and members of which are generally considered to be probiotic. Before exerting their beneficial properties, they must survive and persist in the physiological concentrations (0.05-2%) of bile in the gut. In this work, the functional role of tlyC1 encoding a hemol...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Liu Y,An H,Zhang J,Zhou H,Ren F,Hao Y

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria have the exquisite ability to maintain a precise diameter, cell length, and shape. The dimensions of bacteria size and shape are a classical metric in the distinction of bacterial species. Much of what we know about the particular morphology of any given species is the result of investigations of planktonic c...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Justice SS,Harrison A,Becknell B,Mason KM

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (n-damo) mediated by 'Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera' with nitrite and methane as substrates has connected biogeochemical carbon and nitrogen cycles in a new way. The paddy fields often carry substantial methane and nitrate, thus may be a favorable ha...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Zhou L,Wang Y,Long XE,Guo J,Zhu G

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aceticlastic methanogens metabolize acetate to methane and carbon dioxide. The central metabolism and the electron transport chains of these organisms have already been investigated. However, no particular attention has been paid to the mechanism by which acetate enters the archaeal cell. In our study we investigated ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Welte C,Kröninger L,Deppenmeier U

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this multidisciplinary study, we combined morphological, physiological, and phylogenetic approaches to identify three dominant water bloom-forming Cyanobacteria in a tropical marine mangrove in Guadeloupe (French West Indies). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences place these marine Cyanobacteria i...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Guidi-Rontani C,Jean MR,Gonzalez-Rizzo S,Bolte-Kluge S,Gros O

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides (Mmm) strain Afadé had previously been shown to undergo spontaneous phase variations between an opaque capsulated variant and a translucent (TR) variant devoid of a capsule but able to secrete cell-free exopolysaccharides. This phase variation is associated with an ON/OFF genetic sw...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Gaurivaud P,Lakhdar L,Le Grand D,Poumarat F,Tardy F

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present draft genome sequences of three Holospora species, hosted by the ciliate Paramecium caudatum; that is, the macronucleus-specific H. obtusa and the micronucleus-specific H. undulata and H. elegans. We investigate functions of orthologous core genes conserved across the three Holospora species, which may be e...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Dohra H,Tanaka K,Suzuki T,Fujishima M,Suzuki H

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) belong to phylum Glomeromycota, an early divergent fungal lineage forming symbiosis with plant roots. Many reports have documented that bacteria are intimately associated with AMF mycelia in the soil. However, the role of these bacteria remains unclear and their diversity within intr...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Iffis B,St-Arnaud M,Hijri M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of dormant endospores is a complex morphological process that permits long-term survival in inhospitable environments for many Gram-positive bacteria. Sporulation for the anaerobic gastrointestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile is necessary for survival outside of the gastrointestinal tract of its host....

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Edwards AN,McBride SM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermophilic bacteria have recently attracted great attention because of their potential application in improving different biochemical processes such as anaerobic digestion of various substrates, wastewater treatment or hydrogen production. In this study we report on the design of a specific 16S rRNA-targeted oligonu...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Gagliano MC,Braguglia CM,Rossetti S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptomyces netropsis SD-07, the producer of novel polyene macrolide antifungal antibiotics, was isolated from soil. For the investigation of the functions of its biosynthesis genes and regulation mechanisms, a genetic operating system is necessary. In this study, we successfully transferred the plasmid DNA of pSET15...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Wang XK,Jin JL

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular mechanisms controlling expression of the long polar fimbriae 2 (Lpf2) of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 were evaluated. Primer extension was used to locate the lpfA2 transcriptional start site in EHEC strain EDL933 at 171 bp upstream of the lpfA2 start codon. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR d...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Arenas-Hernández MM,Rojas-López M,Medrano-López A,Nuñez-Reza KJ,Puente JL,Martínez-Laguna Y,Torres AG

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus represents the most prevalent cause of food-borne intoxications worldwide. While being repressed by competing bacteria in most matrices, this pathogen exhibits crucial competitive advantages during growth at high salt concentrations or low pH, conditions frequently encountered in food production ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Sihto HM,Tasara T,Stephan R,Johler S

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acinetobacter baumannii is an important nosocomial pathogen that displays high antibiotic resistance. It causes a variety of infections including pneumonias and sepsis which may result in disseminated intravascular coagulation. In this work, we identify and characterize a novel secreted, zinc-dependent, metallo-endope...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Tilley D,Law R,Warren S,Samis JA,Kumar A

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA96 is a clinical isolate from Guangzhou, China, that is multiresistant to antibiotics. We previously described the 500-kb IncP-2 plasmid, pOZ176 that encodes many resistance genes including the IMP-9 carbapenemase. Whole-genome sequencing of PA96 enabled characterization of its genomic islands...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Déraspe M,Alexander DC,Xiong J,Ma JH,Low DE,Jamieson FB,Roy PH

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation was increased by addition of sucrose to Luria-Bertani medium, whereas addition of NaCl to a final similar osmolarity and use of maltose instead of sucrose, were ineffective. In a previous study, we showed that the extracytoplasmic sigma factor SigX is activated in the presence ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Bouffartigues E,Duchesne R,Bazire A,Simon M,Maillot O,Dufour A,Feuilloley M,Orange N,Chevalier S

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental plasmids often expand the metabolic repertoire of bacteria that carry them, but they also interfere with the biochemical and genetic network of the host. The pWW0 plasmid born by Pseudomonas putida mt-2 encodes the TOL pathway for degradation of toluene/m-xylene through production of intermediate compoun...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Silva-Rocha R,de Lorenzo V

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000, a plant pathogenic gram-negative bacterium, employs the type III secretion system (T3SS) to cause disease in tomato and Arabidopsis and to induce the hypersensitive response in nonhost plants. The expression of T3SS is regulated by the HrpL extracytoplasmic sigma factor. Express...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Jovanovic M,Lawton E,Schumacher J,Buck M

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucella melitensis possesses an operon with two components: the response regulator OtpR and a putative cAMP-dependent protein kinase regulatory subunit encoded by the BMEI0067 gene. In the previous study, the function of OtpR has been studied, while little is known about the function of the BMEI0067 gene. Using a bio...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Liu WJ,Dong H,Peng XW,Wu QM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endophytic fungi colonize plants without causing symptoms of disease and can enhance the resistance of their host to pathogens. We cultivated 53 fungal strains from wild lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) and investigated their effects on pathogens using in vitro assays and experiments in planta. Most strains were annotate...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Adame-Álvarez RM,Mendiola-Soto J,Heil M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusarium graminearum was grown on four lignocellulosic substrates (corn cobs, wheat bran, hop cell walls, and birchwood) and glucose as the sole carbon source. Proteomic studies performed on the resulting enzymatic cocktails highlighted a great diversity in the number and type of proteins secreted. The cell wall-degra...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Debeire P,Delalande F,Habrylo O,Jeltsch JM,Van Dorsselaer A,Phalip V

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural resistance of wheat plants to wheat sharp eyespot is inadequate, and new strategies for controlling the disease are required. Biological control is an alternative and attractive way of reducing the use of chemicals in agriculture. In this study, we investigated the biocontrol properties of endophytic bacterium...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Xu YB,Chen M,Zhang Y,Wang M,Wang Y,Huang QB,Wang X,Wang G

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A selection of influential FEMS publications to celebrate the 40th anniversary of FEMS. ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Prosser JI,Cole JA,Nielsen J,Bavoil PM,Häggblom MM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extensively discussed idea of oxidative stress development under antibiotic treatment was confirmed using an antioxidant gene expression (soxRS-, oxyR-regulon) approach, including microaerobic cultivation conditions. The killing action of antibiotics and their ability to cause peroxide oxidative stress in Escheric...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Akhova AV,Tkachenko AG

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study provides a novel qRT-PCR protocol for specific detection and proof of viability of Phytophthora in environmental samples based on differential accumulation of cox II transcripts. Chemical and physical treatments were tested for their ability to induce in vitro the accumulation of cytochrome oxidase genes en...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Vannini A,Tomassini A,Bruni N,Vettraino AM

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) represents a simple reliable approach for rapid bacterial identification based on specific peptide/protein fingerprints. However, cell-wall characteristics of mycobacterial species, and their well known stability, complicate MA...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Balážová T,Makovcová J,Šedo O,Slaný M,Faldyna M,Zdráhal Z

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have determined the genetic basis of minocycline resistance in a strain of Streptococcus infantis isolated from a healthy human oral cavity. We demonstrate that tet(S), identical to tet(S) found on the enterococcal conjugative transposon Tn6000, is responsible for the observed resistance. The gene is located on a s...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Ciric L,Brouwer MS,Mullany P,Roberts AP

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterococcus faecium, a major cause of nosocomial infections, is often isolated from conditions where biofilm is considered to be important in the establishment of infections. We investigated biofilm formation among E. faecium isolates from diverse sources and found that the occurrence and amount of biofilm formation ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Almohamad S,Somarajan SR,Singh KV,Nallapareddy SR,Murray BE

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of cultivating the biotechnologically important bacterium Streptomyces griseus in single-species and mixed-species biofilms using a tubular biofilm reactor (TBR). Streptomyces griseus biofilm development was found to be cyclical, starting with the initial ad...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Winn M,Casey E,Habimana O,Murphy CD

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella is a leading cause of waterborne diseases. Salmonella can survive for a long time in aquatic environments, and its persistence in the environment is of great concern to public health. Nonetheless, the presence and diversity of Salmonella in the aquatic environments in most areas remain relatively unknown. I...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Huang KH,Hsu BM,Chou MY,Tsai HL,Kao PM,Wang HJ,Hsiao HY,Su MJ,Huang YL

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new rapid and simple method was developed for the detection of Escherichia coli by constructing a recombinant T4 phage carrying the cytochrome c peroxidase gene derived from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (T4ccp) using which, the colorimetric detection of E. coli K12 was examined. The oxidation activity toward the chromog...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Hoang HA,Abe M,Nakasaki K

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00