abstract：:We developed a multiplex PCR to detect the presence of methicillin- (mecA), cadmium/zinc-(czrC) and antiseptic-resistant (qacA/B) staphylococci and to identify Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive and -negative Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) from infected and healthy eyes. The ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Panda S,Kar S,Choudhury R,Sharma S,Singh DV

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surface adhesin P97 mediates the adherence of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae to swine cilia. Two reiterated repeats R1 and R2 are located at the C-terminus of P97. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the immunogenicity of Montanide adjuvant IMS 1113 plus soluble subunit proteins rR1, rR1R2 and their chimeric forms...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Barate AK,Cho Y,Truong QL,Hahn TW

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a large-scale gene disruption screen of Magnaporthe oryzae, a gene MoST1 encoding a protein belonging to the hexose transporter family was identified as a gene required for conidiation and culture pigmentation. The gene MoST1 located on chromosome V of the M. oryzae genome was predicted to be 1892 bp in length with...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Saitoh H,Hirabuchi A,Fujisawa S,Mitsuoka C,Terauchi R,Takano Y

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellulase-producing fungal strain Y-94, isolated in Japan and invalidly described as Acremonium cellulolyticus nom. nud. strain Y-94, seldom forms enteroarthric conidia under nutrient starvation conditions. Phylogenetic analysis using ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 and RNA polymerase II large subunit gene sequences revealed that ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Fujii T,Hoshino T,Inoue H,Yano S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the influence of the size and surface termination of diamond nanoparticles (DNPs) on their antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis was assessed. The average size and distribution of DNPs were determined by dynamic light scattering and X-ray diffraction techniques. The chemi...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Beranová J,Seydlová G,Kozak H,Benada O,Fišer R,Artemenko A,Konopásek I,Kromka A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interspecies bacterial communication is mediated by autoinducer-2, whose synthesis depends on luxS. Due to the apparent universality of luxS (present in more than 40 bacterial species), it may have an ancient origin; however, no direct evidence is currently available. We amplified luxS in bacteria isolated from 25- to...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Santiago-Rodriguez TM,Patrício AR,Rivera JI,Coradin M,Gonzalez A,Tirado G,Cano RJ,Toranzos GA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enterobacterium Erwinia amylovora is the causal agent of fire blight. This study presents the analysis of the complete genome of phage PhiEaH1, isolated from the soil surrounding an E. amylovora-infected apple tree in Hungary. Its genome is 218 kb in size, containing 244 ORFs. PhiEaH1 is the second E. amylovora in...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Meczker K,Dömötör D,Vass J,Rákhely G,Schneider G,Kovács T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enterobacterium Photorhabdus luminescens produces a number of toxins to kill its insect host. By analyzing the genomic sequence of P. luminescens TT01, we found that amino acid sequences encoded by plu1961 and plu1962 showed high similarity to XaxAB binary toxin of Xenorhabuds nematophila, which has both necrotic ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Zhang X,Hu X,Li Y,Ding X,Yang Q,Sun Y,Yu Z,Xia L,Hu S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study compared images of mature Streptococcus mutans biofilms captured at increasing magnification to determine which microscopy method is most acceptable for imaging the biofilm topography and the extracellular polymeric substance (EPS). In vitro S. mutans biofilms were imaged using (1) scanning electron microsco...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Weber K,Delben J,Bromage TG,Duarte S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactobacilli occupy specific ecological niches, where they represent a major component of foods, human and animal microbial communities. Employing these bacteria in industrial fermentations or for human health benefits exposes them to certain life-threatening conditions where their ability to adapt plays a key role in...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Hussain MA,Hosseini Nezhad M,Sheng Y,Amoafo O

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified the minimal locus of 163-kb plasmid pSV1 of Streptomyces violaceoruber for the replication in S. lividans. This locus comprised a repA gene and an upstream 407-bp sequence containing two inverted repeats (IR-III and IR-IV) within an iteron, an AT-rich region and a 300-bp noncoding sequence (NCS). RepA pr...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Chen Y,Tan H,Qin Z

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichothecenes are an important family of mycotoxins produced by several species of the genus Fusarium. These fungi cause serious disease on infected plants and postharvest storage of crops, and the toxins can cause health problems for humans and animals. Unfortunately, there are few methods for controlling mycotoxin ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Ismail Y,McCormick S,Hijri M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During bacterial infection, professional phagocytes are attracted to the site of infection, where they constitute a first line of host cell defense. Their function is to engulf and destroy the pathogens. Thus, bacteria must withstand the bactericidal activity of professional phagocytes, including macrophages to counte...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Tran SL,Ramarao N

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silkworm larva has recently been recognized as an alternative model animal for higher mammals to evaluate the effects of antibiotics. In this study, we examined the efficacy of the bacteriophage (phage) therapy, which harnesses phages as antibacterial agents, against Staphylococcus aureus infections, using the silkwor...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Takemura-Uchiyama I,Uchiyama J,Kato S,Inoue T,Ujihara T,Ohara N,Daibata M,Matsuzaki S

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CheY, the response regulator of the chemotaxis system in Escherichia coli, can be regulated by two covalent modifications - phosphorylation and acetylation. Both covalent modifications are involved in chemotaxis, but the mechanism and role of the acetylation are still obscure. While acetylation was shown to repress th...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Li R,Chen P,Gu J,Deng JY

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of nutritional and physical stress on sporulation, conidial germination and vegetative biomass of Ophiocordyceps sinensis, one of the most important medicinal fungi in China and now globally, was evaluated using a two-stage culture method. All the treatments, except nutrient deprivation, enhanced conidia...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Ren SY,Yao YJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six strains isolated from fermented food were identified as Weissella species by 16S rDNA sequencing, clustering with the species pair W. confusa/W. cibaria. The strains were analysed for growth on glucose, xylose and xylooligosaccharides (XOS). All strains were xylose positive using the API CHL 50 test. Growth on XOS...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Patel A,Falck P,Shah N,Immerzeel P,Adlercreutz P,Stålbrand H,Prajapati JB,Holst O,Nordberg Karlsson E

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes how bkaR, a highly conserved mycobacterial TetR-like transcriptional repressor, regulates a number of nearby genes that have associations with branched-chain keto-acid metabolism. bkaR (MSMEG_4718) was deleted from the nonpathogenic species Mycobacterium smegmatis, and changes in global gene expre...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Balhana RJ,Swanston SN,Coade S,Withers M,Sikder MH,Stoker NG,Kendall SL

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria are in constant conflict with competing bacterial and eukaryotic cells. To cope with the various challenges, bacteria developed distinct strategies, such as toxins that inhibit the growth or kill rivals of the same ecological niche. In recent years, two toxin systems have been discovered - the type VI secreti...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Braun V,Patzer SI

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A transformation system for Moorella thermoacetica ATCC39073 was developed using thermostable kanamycin resistant gene (kanR) derived from the plasmid pJH1 that Streptococcus faecalis harbored. When kanR with its native promoter was introduced into uracil auxotrophic mutant of M. thermoacetica ATCC39073 together with ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Iwasaki Y,Kita A,Sakai S,Takaoka K,Yano S,Tajima T,Kato J,Nishio N,Murakami K,Nakashimada Y

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa are known to have a wide physiological potential allowing them to constantly populate diverse environments leading to severe infections of humans such as septicemia, leg ulcers, and burn wounds. We set out to probe physiological characteristics of P. aeruginosa isolates from diabetic leg ulcers ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Buivydas A,Pasanen T,Senčilo A,Daugelavičius R,Vaara M,Bamford DH

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acylated homoserine lactone (AHL)-based quorum sensing (QS) has been reported to be present only in Gram-negative microorganisms. Isolation of a novel Gram-positive microorganism from sea water, capable of producing AHL, is reported here. The isolate (GenBank: JF915892, designated as MPO) belonging to the Exiguobacter...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Biswa P,Doble M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptidoglycan hydrolases are an effective new source of antimicrobials. A chimeric fusion protein of the Ply187 endopeptidase domain and LysK SH3b cell wall-binding domain is a potent agent against Staphylococcus aureus in four functional assays. ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Mao J,Schmelcher M,Harty WJ,Foster-Frey J,Donovan DM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant protection via disease-suppressive bacteria in desert farming requires specific biological control agents (BCAs) adapted to the unique arid conditions. We performed an ecological study of below-ground communities in desert farm soil and untreated desert soil, and based on these findings, selected antagonists wer...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Köberl M,Ramadan EM,Adam M,Cardinale M,Hallmann J,Heuer H,Smalla K,Berg G

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Segmented filamentous bacteria (SFB) are inhabitants of the small intestine of various animals, where they can be detected microscopically due to their specific morphology and intimate association with the intestinal epithelium. SFB colonize the distal part of the small intestine in a host-specific manner and affects ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Jonsson H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified, cloned and characterized a formerly unknown protein from Streptomyces lividans spores. The deduced protein belongs to a novel member of the metallophosphatase superfamily and contains a phosphatase domain and predicted binding sites for divalent ions. Very close relatives are encoded in the genomic...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Lamp J,Weber M,Cingöz G,Ortiz de Orué Lucana D,Schrempf H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plastocyanin, encoded by the petE gene, can transfer electrons to photosystem I (PSI) and cytochrome c oxidase during photosynthetic and respiratory metabolism in cyanobacteria. We constructed a petE mutant of Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 and investigated its phenotypic properties under different light conditions...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Wang XQ,Jiang HB,Zhang R,Qiu BS

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (aEPEC) is comprised of a large heterogeneous group of strains and serotypes that carry the intimin gene (eae) but no other EPEC virulence factors. In a previous study, we examined a few aEPEC strains of O157:H16 serotype from the U.S. and France and found these to be nearly ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Feng PC,Keys C,Lacher DW,Beutin L,Bentancor A,Heuvelink A,Afset JE,Rumi V,Monday S

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas sp. TLC6-6.5-4 is a multiple metal resistant plant growth-promoting bacteria isolated from copper-contaminated lake sediments. In this study, a comprehensive analysis of genes involved in copper resistance was performed by generating a library of transposon (Tn5) mutants. Two copper-sensitive mutants with ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Li K,Pidatala RR,Ramakrishna W

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To increase knowledge on haem biosynthesis in filamentous fungi like Aspergillus niger, pathway-specific gene expression in response to haem and haem intermediates was analysed. This analysis showed that iron, 5'-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and possibly haem control haem biosynthesis mostly via modulating expression of ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Franken AC,Lokman BC,Ram AF,van den Hondel CA,de Weert S,Punt PJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypanosomatids are unicellular protozoan parasites that cause many diseases in animals, including humans, and plants. These early divergent eukaryotes have many singular structures and processes, including the hyper-modified 'base J', a mitochondrial DNA network, RNA editing, and trans-splicing; all of these unique f...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Gargantini PR,Lujan HD,Pereira CA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the industrialized world, functional foods have become a part of an everyday diet and are demonstrated to offer potential health benefits beyond the widely accepted nutritional effects. Currently, the most important and frequently used functional food compounds are probiotics and prebiotics, or they are collectivel...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Nagpal R,Kumar A,Kumar M,Behare PV,Jain S,Yadav H

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the enhanced bactericidal activity of ofloxacin in drug-containing Eudragit E100(®) dispersions (EuCl-OFX) against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the effect of the cationic polymer on bacterial membrane. Organisms treated with EuCl-OFX showed changes in cell morphology, altered outer membrane (OM) and cytoplasm...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Romero VL,Pons P,Bocco JL,Manzo RH,Alovero FL

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) is a key enzyme in cellular one-carbon pathway and has been studied in many living organisms from bacteria to higher plants and mammals. However, biochemical and molecular characterization of SHMT from photoautotrophic microorganisms remains a challenge. Here, we isolated the SHM...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Waditee-Sirisattha R,Sittipol D,Tanaka Y,Takabe T

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diversity of a collection of 49 Lactococcus garvieae strains, including isolates of dairy, fish, meat, vegetable and cereal origin, was explored using a molecular polyphasic approach comprising PCR-ribotyping, REP and RAPD-PCR analyses and a multilocus restriction typing (MLRT) carried out on six partial genes (at...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Ferrario C,Ricci G,Borgo F,Rollando A,Fortina MG

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemic community-associated methicillin-resistant clone Staphylococcus aureus USA300 is a major source of skin and soft tissue infections and involves strains with a diverse set of resistance genes. In this study, we report efficient transduction of penicillinase and tetracycline resistance plasmids by bacteriop...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Varga M,Kuntová L,Pantůček R,Mašlaňová I,Růžičková V,Doškař J

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of the gene transfer agent of Rhodobacter capsulatus, RcGTA, is dependent upon several cellular regulatory systems, including a putative phosphorelay involving the CtrA and CckA proteins. These proteins are also involved in flagellar motility in R. capsulatus. The interactions of proteins in this system are...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Mercer RG,Quinlan M,Rose AR,Noll S,Beatty JT,Lang AS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated the mechanisms of Sch9 regulating the localization and phosphorylation of Bcy1. Our research indicated that Sch9 regulated localization of Bcy1 via Zds1 for the following reasons: (1) deletions of SCH9 or ZDS1 both caused nuclear localization of Bcy1; (2) Sch9 and Zds1 interacted physica...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Zhang A,Gao W

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bacterial strain, designated as TSB-6, was isolated from the sediments of a Tantloi (India) hot spring at 65 °C. The strain showed 98% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with Anoxybacillus kualawohkensis strain KW12 and was found to grow optimally at 37 °C. However, growing cells, cell suspensions, and cell-free extr...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Paul SC,Jain P,Mitra J,Dutta S,Bhattacharya P,Bal B,Bhattacharyya D,Das Gupta S,Pal S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pasteurella multocida, a Gram-negative nonmotile coccobacillus, is the causative agent of fowl cholera in poultry, hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle, atropic rhinitis in swine, and snuffles in rabbits. The differentially expressed gene profile of P. multocida in infected rabbit livers was identified and compared with t...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Guo D,Lu Y,Zhang A,Liu J,Yuan D,Jiang Q,Lin H,Si C,Qu L

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00