abstract：:The highly successful epidemic of healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) ST239 is a growing concern worldwide, due to its progressive adaptation to the highly selective environment of the healthcare system. HA-MRSA ST239 display the reduced virulence and successfully colonize in ho...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hong X,Qin J,Li T,Dai Y,Wang Y,Liu Q,He L,Lu H,Gao Q,Lin Y,Li M

更新日期：2016-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Sterols are essential components of eukaryotic cells whose biosynthesis and function has been studied extensively. Sterols are also recognized as the diagenetic precursors of steranes preserved in sedimentary rocks where they can function as geological proxies for eukaryotic organisms and/or aerobic metabolisms and en...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wei JH,Yin X,Welander PV

更新日期：2016-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Pockmarks are crater-like depression on the seafloor associated with hydrocarbon ascent through muddy sediments in continental shelves around the world. In this study, we examine the diversity and distribution of benthic microbial communities at shallow-water pockmarks adjacent to the Middle Adriatic Ridge. We integra...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Giovannelli D,d'Errico G,Fiorentino F,Fattorini D,Regoli F,Angeletti L,Bakran-Petricioli T,Vetriani C,Yücel M,Taviani M,Manini E

更新日期：2016-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel strain, Streptomyces antioxidans MUSC 164(T) was recovered from mangrove forest soil located at Tanjung Lumpur, Malaysia. The Gram-positive bacterium forms yellowish-white aerial and brilliant greenish yellow substrate mycelium on ISP 2 agar. A polyphasic approach was used to determine the taxonomy status of s...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ser HL,Tan LT,Palanisamy UD,Abd Malek SN,Yin WF,Chan KG,Goh BH,Lee LH

更新日期：2016-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 518 in vol. 7, PMID: 27148207.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Davis-Richardson AG,Russell JT,Dias R,McKinlay AJ,Canepa R,Fagen JR,Rusoff KT,Drew JC,Kolaczkowski B,Emerich DW,Triplett EW

更新日期：2016-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Climate, soil, and grape varieties are the primary characteristics of terroir and lead to the definition of various appellations of origin. However, the microbiota associated with grapes are also affected by these conditions and can leave a footprint in a wine that will be part of the characteristics of terroir. Thus,...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Padilla B,García-Fernández D,González B,Izidoro I,Esteve-Zarzoso B,Beltran G,Mas A

更新日期：2016-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Disease causing Escherichia coli commonly found in meat and poultry include intestinal pathogenic E. coli (iPEC) as well as extraintestinal types such as the Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC). In this study we compared the resistance of iPEC (O157:H7) to UPEC in chicken meat using High Pressure Processing (HPP) in with (th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chien SY,Sheen S,Sommers CH,Sheen LY

更新日期：2016-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:When an individual is exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) three outcomes are possible: bacterial clearance, active disease, or latent infection. It is generally believed that most individuals exposed to Mtb become latently infected and carry the mycobacteria for life. How Mtb is maintained during this latent i...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： McDaniel MM,Krishna N,Handagama WG,Eda S,Ganusov VV

更新日期：2016-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The viral enzyme integrase (IN) is essential for the replication of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and represents an important target for the development of new antiretroviral drugs. In this study, we focused on the N-terminal domain (NTD), which is mainly involved into protein oligomerization process, fo...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sala M,Spensiero A,Esposito F,Scala MC,Vernieri E,Bertamino A,Manfra M,Carotenuto A,Grieco P,Novellino E,Cadeddu M,Tramontano E,Schols D,Campiglia P,Gomez-Monterrey IM

更新日期：2016-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Endophytic fungi or endophytes exist widely inside the healthy tissues of living plants, and are important components of plant micro-ecosystems. Over the long period of evolution, some co-existing endophytes and their host plants have established a special relationship with one and another, which can significantly inf...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jia M,Chen L,Xin HL,Zheng CJ,Rahman K,Han T,Qin LP

更新日期：2016-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Diatoms are a dominant group of eukaryotic phytoplankton that contribute substantially to global primary production and the cycling of important elements such as carbon and nitrogen. Heterotrophic bacteria, including members of the gammaproteobacteria, are commonly associated with diatom populations and may rely on th...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Diner RE,Schwenck SM,McCrow JP,Zheng H,Allen AE

更新日期：2016-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:During their productive cycle, herpesviruses exhibit a strictly regulated temporal cascade of gene expression that can be divided into three general stages: immediate-early (IE), early (E), and late (L). This expression program is the result of a complex interplay between viral and cellular factors at both the transcr...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gruffat H,Marchione R,Manet E

更新日期：2016-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the management of staphylococcal abscesses (boils) by general practitioners (GPs) in the context of rising antibiotic resistance in community strains of Staphylococcus aureus. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS:We analyzed patient-reported management of 66 cases of uncomplicated skin abscesses fr...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Parrott C,Wood G,Bogatyreva E,Coombs GW,Johnson PD,Bennett CM

更新日期：2016-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza A virus (IAV) is a human respiratory pathogen that causes seasonal epidemics and occasional global pandemics with devastating levels of morbidity and mortality. Currently approved treatments against influenza are losing effectiveness, as new viral strains are often refractory to conventional treatments. Thus...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang L,Li W,Li S

更新日期：2016-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient element for the growth of phytoplankton. How P deficiency affects population growth and the cell division cycle in dinoflagellates has only been studied in some species, and how it affects photosynthesis and cell growth remains poorly understood. In the present study, we investi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li M,Shi X,Guo C,Lin S

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrative conjugative elements (ICEs) are a class of bacterial mobile elements that have the ability to mediate their own integration, excision, and transfer from one host genome to another by a mechanism of site-specific recombination, self-circularisation, and conjugative transfer. Members of the SXT/R391 ICE fami...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ryan MP,Armshaw P,Pembroke JT

更新日期：2016-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii is the causative agent for toxoplasmosis. The rhoptry protein 1 (ROP1) is secreted by rhoptry, an apical secretory organelle of the parasite. ROP1 plays an important role in host cell invasion. In this study, the efficacy of ROP1 as a vaccine candidate against toxoplasmosis was evaluated through intr...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Sonaimuthu P,Ching XT,Fong MY,Kalyanasundaram R,Lau YL

更新日期：2016-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterococci are Gram-positive bacteria that are found in plants, soil and as commensals of the gastrointestinal tract of humans, mammals, and insects. Despite their commensal nature, they have also become globally important nosocomial pathogens. Within the genus Enterococcus, Enterococcus faecium, and Enterococcus fae...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Guzman Prieto AM,van Schaik W,Rogers MR,Coque TM,Baquero F,Corander J,Willems RJ

更新日期：2016-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of inorganic nutrients dynamics in shallow sediments usually focuses on two main pools: porewater (PW) nutrients and exchangeable (EX) ammonium and phosphate. Recently, it has been found that microphytobenthos (MPB) and other microorganisms can accumulate large amounts of nutrients intracellularly (IC), high...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Garcia-Robledo E,Bohorquez J,Corzo A,Jimenez-Arias JL,Papaspyrou S

更新日期：2016-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants shape distinct, species-specific microbiomes in their rhizospheres. A main premise for evaluating microbial communities associated with root-soil compartments is their successful separation into the rhizosphere (soil-root interface), the rhizoplane (root surface), and the endosphere (inside roots). We evaluated...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Richter-Heitmann T,Eickhorst T,Knauth S,Friedrich MW,Schmidt H

更新日期：2016-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular methods have emerged as the most reliable techniques to detect and characterize pathogenic Escherichia coli. These molecular techniques include conventional single analyte and multiplex PCR, PCR followed by microarray detection, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and whole genome sequencing. The choice...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Carter JM,Lin A,Clotilde L,Lesho M

更新日期：2016-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we review sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) caused by pathogenic bacteria and vaginal infections which result from an overgrowth of opportunistic bacterial microflora. First, we describe the STDs, the corresponding pathogens and the antimicrobials used for their treatment. In addition to the well-known diseas...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Shaskolskiy B,Dementieva E,Leinsoo A,Runina A,Vorobyev D,Plakhova X,Kubanov A,Deryabin D,Gryadunov D

更新日期：2016-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The heterocyclic indole-alkaloid scytonemin is a sunscreen found exclusively among cyanobacteria. An 18-gene cluster is responsible for scytonemin production in Nostoc punctiforme ATCC 29133. The upstream genes scyABCDEF in the cluster are proposed to be responsible for scytonemin biosynthesis from aromatic amino acid...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ferreira D,Garcia-Pichel F

更新日期：2016-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Zoysia japonica brown spot was caused by necrotrophic fungus Rhizoctonia solani invasion, which led to severe financial loss in city lawn and golf ground maintenance. However, little was known about the molecular mechanism of R. solani pathogenicity in Z. japonica. In this study we examined early stage interaction bet...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhu C,Ai L,Wang L,Yin P,Liu C,Li S,Zeng H

更新日期：2016-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Host population density is positively associated with the strength of social interactions or the frequency of physical contacts, and thus potentially influences microbial transmission among individuals. However, the relationship between host density and gut microbiota remains unknown. Here, we characterized the gut mi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li H,Qu J,Li T,Li J,Lin Q,Li X

更新日期：2016-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillus fumigatus is the main etiologic agent of invasive aspergillosis (IA). Other Aspergillus species belonging to the section Fumigati (A. fumigatus complex) may occasionally be the cause of IA. These strains are often misidentified, as they cannot be distinguished from A. fumigatus by conventional morphologica...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Lamoth F

更新日期：2016-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil microbial diversity is huge and a few grams of soil contain more bacterial taxa than there are bird species on Earth. This high diversity often makes predicting the responses of soil bacteria to environmental change intractable and restricts our capacity to predict the responses of soil functions to global change...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Le Roux X,Bouskill NJ,Niboyet A,Barthes L,Dijkstra P,Field CB,Hungate BA,Lerondelle C,Pommier T,Tang J,Terada A,Tourna M,Poly F

更新日期：2016-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii is responsible for causing toxoplasmosis, one of the most prevalent zoonotic parasitoses worldwide. The mechanisms that mediate T. gondii infection of pigs (the most common source of human infection) and renal tissues are still unknown. To identify the critical alterations that take place in the tran...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Zhou CX,Elsheikha HM,Zhou DH,Liu Q,Zhu XQ,Suo X

更新日期：2016-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Quorum sensing (QS) systems communicate bacterial population and stimulate microbial pathogenesis through signaling molecules. Inhibition of QS signals potentially suppresses microbial infections. Antimicrobial properties of Streptomyces have been extensively studied, however, less is known about quorum sensing inhibi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hassan R,Shaaban MI,Abdel Bar FM,El-Mahdy AM,Shokralla S

更新日期：2016-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies focused on the pathological-radiological correlation of human Mycoplasma (M) pneumoniae pneumonia have rarely been reported. Therefore, we extensively reviewed the literature regarding pathological and radiological studies of Mycoplasma pneumonia, and compared findings between open lung biopsy specimen and com...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Tanaka H

更新日期：2016-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRDs) are immune-mediated pathologies involving joints. To date, TNFα-blocking agents administration is the most promising therapy, although these treatments are associated with an increased Polyomavirus JC (JCPyV) reactivation, the etiological agent of the Progressive Multifo...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rodio DM,Anzivino E,Mischitelli M,Bellizzi A,Scrivo R,Scribano D,Conte G,Prezioso C,Trancassini M,Valesini G,Palamara AT,Pietropaolo V

更新日期：2016-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the taxonomic composition of the bacterioplankton of the epipelagic zone of the Atlantic Ocean along a latitudinal transect (51°S-47°N) using Illumina sequencing of the V5-V6 region of the 16S rRNA gene and inferred co-occurrence networks. Bacterioplankon community composition was distinct for Longhursti...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Milici M,Deng ZL,Tomasch J,Decelle J,Wos-Oxley ML,Wang H,Jáuregui R,Plumeier I,Giebel HA,Badewien TH,Wurst M,Pieper DH,Simon M,Wagner-Döbler I

更新日期：2016-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparative studies have shown that diet, life history, and phylogeny interact to determine microbial community structure across mammalian hosts. However, these studies are often confounded by numerous factors. Selection experiments offer unique opportunities to validate conclusions and test hypotheses generated by co...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kohl KD,Sadowska ET,Rudolf AM,Dearing MD,Koteja P

更新日期：2016-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria are an increasing health problem with the shortage of new active antibiotic agents. Among effective mechanisms that contribute to the spread of MDR Gram-negative bacteria are drug efflux pumps that expel clinically important antibiotic classes out of the cell. Drug pumps are attracti...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Otręebska-Machaj E,Chevalier J,Handzlik J,Szymańska E,Schabikowski J,Boyer G,Bolla JM,Kieć-Kononowicz K,Pagès JM,Alibert S

更新日期：2016-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Spread and persistence of antibiotic resistance pose a severe threat to human health, yet there is still lack of knowledge about reservoirs of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the environment. We took the opportunity of the Joint Danube Survey 3 (JDS3), the world's biggest river research expedition of its kind in 2013...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kittinger C,Lipp M,Baumert R,Folli B,Koraimann G,Toplitsch D,Liebmann A,Grisold AJ,Farnleitner AH,Kirschner A,Zarfel G

更新日期：2016-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The dearth of new antibiotics in the face of widespread antimicrobial resistance makes developing innovative strategies for discovering new antibiotics critical for the future management of infectious disease. Understanding the genetics and evolution of antibiotic producers will help guide the discovery and bioenginee...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Stulberg ER,Lozano GL,Morin JB,Park H,Baraban EG,Mlot C,Heffelfinger C,Phillips GM,Rush JS,Phillips AJ,Broderick NA,Thomas MG,Stabb EV,Handelsman J

更新日期：2016-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS) are important opportunistic pathogens. Staphylococcus epidermidis, a coagulase negative staphylococcus, is the third leading cause of nosocomial infections in the US. Surface proteins like Microbial Surface Components Recognizing Adhesive Matrix Molecules (MSCRAMMs) are major vi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Arora S,Uhlemann AC,Lowy FD,Hook M

更新日期：2016-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Tecoma stans (yellow elder) has shown medicinal properties and antimicrobial activity. Previous reports on antifungal activity of T. stans preparations and presence of trypsin inhibitor activity from T. stans leaves stimulated the investigation reported here. In this work, we proceeded to the purification and characte...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Patriota LL,Procópio TF,de Souza MF,de Oliveira AP,Carvalho LV,Pitta MG,Rego MJ,Paiva PM,Pontual EV,Napoleão TH

更新日期：2016-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogenic fungi have diverse growth lifestyles that support fungal colonization on plants. Successful colonization and infection for all lifestyles depends upon the ability to modify living host plants to sequester the necessary nutrients required for growth and reproduction. Secretion of virulence determinants refer...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Selin C,de Kievit TR,Belmonte MF,Fernando WG

更新日期：2016-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile is an opportunistic pathogen inhabiting the human gut, often being the aetiological agent of infections after a microbiota dysbiosis following, for example, an antibiotic treatment. C. difficile infections (CDI) constitute a growing health problem with increasing rates of morbidity and mortality ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Valdés-Varela L,Alonso-Guervos M,García-Suárez O,Gueimonde M,Ruas-Madiedo P

更新日期：2016-04-22 00:00:00