abstract：Objectives:Serological tests for COVID-19 have been instrumental in studying the epidemiology of the disease. However, the performance of the currently available tests is plagued by the problem of variability. We have developed a high-throughput serological test capable of simultaneously detecting total immunoglobulins...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Kubo S,Ohtake N,Miyakawa K,Jeremiah SS,Yamaoka Y,Murohashi K,Hagiwara E,Mihara T,Goto A,Yamazaki E,Ogura T,Kaneko T,Yamanaka T,Ryo A

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Asperphenamate is a small peptide natural product that has gained much interest due to its antitumor activity. In the recent years numerous bioactive synthetic asperphenamate analogs have been reported, whereas only a handful of natural analogs either of microbial or plant origin has been discovered. Herein we describ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Subko K,Wang X,Nielsen FH,Isbrandt T,Gotfredsen CH,Ramos MC,Mackenzie T,Vicente F,Genilloud O,Frisvad JC,Larsen TO

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Nanhai No. 1 shipwreck is a Chinese merchant ship in the Southern Song Dynasty, and now it is stored in a huge enclosed glass warehouse in Maritime Silk Road Museum in Guangdong Province. At present, the hull of the Nanhai No. 1 shipwreck is still being excavated, and a small part of the hull wood is soaked in a s...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Han Y,Huang X,Wang Y,Du J,Ma K,Chen Y,Li N,Zhang Z,Pan J

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate gene expression at the epigenetic, transcriptional, or posttranscriptional level by interacting with protein, DNA, and RNA. Emerging evidence suggests that various lncRNAs are abnormally expressed and play indispensable roles in virus-triggered cancers. Besides, a growing number...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Liu W,Zhang Y,Luo B

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental adaptation of Listeria monocytogenes is a complex process involving various mechanisms that can contribute to their survival in the environment, further spreading throughout the food chain and the development of listeriosis. The aim of this study was to analyze whole-genome sequencing data in a set of 27...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gelbicova T,Florianova M,Hluchanova L,Kalova A,Korena K,Strakova N,Karpiskova R

更新日期：2021-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Special-flavor Baijiu is a unique Baijiu in Jiangxi Province, China, whose uniqueness mainly depends on the unique production process of special-flavor Baijiu Daqu. However, the microbial structure and physicochemical indices of different parts of the special-flavor Baijiu Daqu are still unknown. This greatly reduces ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen Y,Li K,Liu T,Li R,Fu G,Wan Y,Zheng F

更新日期：2021-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the globally observed increase in antibiotic resistance of bacterial pathogens and the simultaneous decline in new antibiotic developments, the need for alternative inactivation approaches is growing. This is especially true for the treatment of infections with the problematic ESKAPE pathogens, which include En...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hoenes K,Bauer R,Meurle T,Spellerberg B,Hessling M

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria carrying antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are naturally prevalent in lotic ecosystems such as rivers. Their ability to spread in anthropogenic waters could lead to the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria of clinical importance. For this study, three regions of the Isabela river, an important urban riv...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Calderón VV,Bonnelly R,Del Rosario C,Duarte A,Baraúna R,Ramos RT,Perdomo OP,Rodriguez de Francisco LE,Franco EF

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus mutans is an important pathogen in the human oral biofilm. It expresses virulent behaviors that are linked to its genetic competence regulon, which is controlled by comX. Expression of comX is modulated by two diffusible signaling peptides, denoted CSP and XIP, and by other environmental cues such as pH ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ishkov IP,Kaspar JR,Hagen SJ

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The DedA family is a conserved membrane protein family found in most organisms. A Burkholderia thailandensis DedA family protein, named DbcA, is required for high-level colistin (polymyxin E) resistance, but the mechanism awaits elucidation. Modification of lipopolysaccharide lipid A with the cationic sugar aminoarabi...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Panta PR,Doerrler WT

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial community composition and stability affect pollutant removal for biological/granular activated carbon (BAC/GAC) processes. Here, we pre-loaded the organic carbon substrates sucrose, lactose, and Lysogeny Broth (LB) medium onto new GAC prior to use and then tested whether this substrate pre-loading promoted d...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Qin W,Hammes F

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial diversity present on grapes in wineries, and throughout fermentation has been associated with important metabolites for final wine quality. Although microbiome-metabolome associations have been well characterized and could be used as indicators of wine quality, the impact of regionality on the microbiome and...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wang HL,Hopfer H,Cockburn DW,Wee J

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Biogenic transformation of Fe minerals, associated with extracellular electron transfer (EET), allows microorganisms to exploit high-potential refractory electron acceptors for energy generation. EET-capable thermophiles are dominated by hyperthermophilic archaea and Gram-positive bacteria. Information on their EET pa...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gavrilov SN,Zavarzina DG,Elizarov IM,Tikhonova TV,Dergousova NI,Popov VO,Lloyd JR,Knight D,El-Naggar MY,Pirbadian S,Leung KM,Robb FT,Zakhartsev MV,Bretschger O,Bonch-Osmolovskaya EA

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni CsrA is an mRNA-binding, post-transcriptional regulator that controls many metabolic- and virulence-related characteristics of this important pathogen. In contrast to E. coli CsrA, whose activity is modulated by binding to small non-coding RNAs (sRNAs), C. jejuni CsrA activity is controlled by bin...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Bogacz M,El Abbar FM,Cox CA,Li J,Fiedler JS,Tran LKH,Tran PMH,Daugherty CL,Blake KH,Wang Z,Azadi P,Thompson SA

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus pumilus 64-1, a bacterial strain isolated from the marine sponge Plakina cyanorosea, which exhibits antimicrobial activity against both pathogenic and drug-resistant Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. This study aimed to conduct an in-depth genomic analysis of this bioactive sponge-derived strain. The ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Freitas-Silva J,de Oliveira BFR,Vigoder FM,Muricy G,Dobson ADW,Laport MS

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Outbreaks of foodborne illnesses linked to fresh fruits and vegetables have been key drivers behind a wide breadth of research aiming to fill data gaps in our understanding of the total ecology of agricultural water sources such as ponds and wells and the relationship of this ecology to foodborne pathogens such as Sal...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Gu G,Strawn LK,Ottesen AR,Ramachandran P,Reed EA,Zheng J,Boyer RR,Rideout SL

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Ever since the publication of the seminal paper by Lynn Margulis in 1967 proposing the theory of the endosymbiotic origin of organelles, the study of the symbiotic relationships between unicellular eukaryotes and prokaryotes has received ever-growing attention by microbiologists and evolutionists alike. While the evol...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Henriquez FL,Mooney R,Bandel T,Giammarini E,Zeroual M,Fiori PL,Margarita V,Rappelli P,Dessì D

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Sea star wasting (SSW) disease describes a condition affecting asteroids that resulted in significant Northeastern Pacific population decline following a mass mortality event in 2013. The etiology of SSW is unresolved. We hypothesized that SSW is a sequela of microbial organic matter remineralization near respiratory ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Aquino CA,Besemer RM,DeRito CM,Kocian J,Porter IR,Raimondi PT,Rede JE,Schiebelhut LM,Sparks JP,Wares JP,Hewson I

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding microbe-microbe interactions is critical to predict microbiome function and to construct communities for desired outcomes. Investigation of these interactions poses a significant challenge due to the lack of suitable experimental tools available. Here we present the microwell recovery array (MRA), a new ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Barua N,Herken AM,Stern KR,Reese S,Powers RL,Morrell-Falvey JL,Platt TG,Hansen RR

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this experiment was to compare ruminal fluid samples collected through rumen cannula (RC) or using an oral stomach tube (ST) for measurement of ruminal fermentation and microbiota variables. Six ruminally cannulated lactating Holstein cows fed a standard diet were used in the study. Rumen samples were...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： de Assis Lage CF,Räisänen SE,Melgar A,Nedelkov K,Chen X,Oh J,Fetter ME,Indugu N,Bender JS,Vecchiarelli B,Hennessy ML,Pitta D,Hristov AN

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Helminth-derived molecules have the ability to modulate the host immune system. Our previous study identified a tetradecapeptide derived from Trichinella spiralis paramyosin (Ts-pmy) that could bind to human complement component C9 to inhibit its polymerization, making the peptide a candidate therapeutic agent for com...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Chen Y,Shao S,Huang J,Gu Y,Cheng Y,Zhu X

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine the dynamics of marine fluorescent organic matter (FOM) using high-resolution spatial data, in situ fluorometers have been used in the open ocean. In this study, we measured FOM during the Global Ocean Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Program (GO-SHIP) expedition from early December 2019 to...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Shigemitsu M,Uchida H,Yokokawa T,Arulananthan K,Murata A

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple carlaviruses infect various ornamental plants, often having limited host ranges and causing minor symptoms, yet often reducing yield or quality. In this study we have identified a mixed infection of butterbur mosaic virus (ButMV) and helenium virus S (HelVS) from a plant of veronica (Veronica sp.) showing fol...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Hammond J,Reinsel M,Grinstead S,Lockhart B,Jordan R,Mollov D

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Litter decomposition is the key link between material circulation and energy flow in ecosystems, resulting from the activity of resident microbes and various enzymes. This study investigated enzyme activity in litter and associated microbial community characteristics to help clarify the internal mechanisms associated ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Jia T,Wang Y,Chai B

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic dyes, extensively used in various industries, act as pollutants in the aquatic environment, and pose a significant threat to living beings. In the present study, we assessed the potential of a halophilic bacterium Salinivibrio kushneri HTSP isolated from a saltpan for decolorization and bioremediation of syn...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： John J,Dineshram R,Hemalatha KR,Dhassiah MP,Gopal D,Kumar A

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are essential effectors of the host innate immune system and they represent promising molecules for the treatment of multidrug resistant microbes. A better understanding of microbial resistance to these defense peptides is thus prerequisite for the control of infectious diseases. Here, us...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Attieh Z,Mouawad C,Rejasse A,Jehanno I,Perchat S,Hegna IK,Økstad OA,Kallassy Awad M,Sanchis-Borja V,El Chamy L

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for novel renewable products over synthetics hallmarked this decade and those of the recent past. Most economies that are prospecting on biodiversity for improved bio-economy favor renewable resources over synthetics for the potential opportunity they hold. However, this field is still nascent as the bulk o...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Nnolim NE,Udenigwe CC,Okoh AI,Nwodo UU

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are the primary genera of the intestinal flora and have many probiotic functions. In the present study, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) ATCC 53103 was used to treat BALB/c mice. After LGG intervention, both low and high LGG doses were shown to improve the observed OTU, Chao1, ACE, and Shann...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Shi CW,Cheng MY,Yang X,Lu YY,Yin HD,Zeng Y,Wang RY,Jiang YL,Yang WT,Wang JZ,Zhao DD,Huang HB,Ye LP,Cao X,Yang GL,Wang CF

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been demonstrated to play essential roles in many diseases. However, few studies have shown that lncRNAs take part in the pathogenesis of Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis). Here, we used a lncRNA microarray to detect the global lncRNA expression profiles in HeLa cells transfect...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Wen Y,Chen H,Luo F,Zhao L,Shu M,Su S,Zhao Y,Huang Q,Li Z

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Panax ginseng rusty root rot caused by the Ilyonectria species complex is a devastating disease, and it is one of the main factors contributing to the difficulty in continual cropping. Rusty root rot occurs in all ginseng fields, but little is known about the taxonomy of the fungal pathogen complex, especially Ilyonec...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Guan YM,Ma YY,Jin Q,Wang QX,Liu N,Fu YP,Zhang YY,Li Y

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between microbiota and health has been widely reported in humans and animals. We established a link between teat cistern microbiota composition and bovine mastitis, an inflammatory disease often due to bacterial infections. To further decipher the relationships between teat cistern microbiota and immu...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rault L,Lévêque PA,Barbey S,Launay F,Larroque H,Le Loir Y,Germon P,Guinard-Flament J,Even S

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri (Kuwayama) (Hemiptera: Liviidae), is a notorious Rutaceae plant pest. Frequent and extensive use of pesticides has resulted in severe insecticide resistance in ACP populations. Fully understanding the mechanism of ACP resistance to pesticides is vital for us to control ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Yi T,Lei L,He L,Yi J,Li L,Dai L,Hong Y

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Root-colonizing bacteria can support plant growth and help fend off pathogens. It is clear that such bacteria benefit from plant-derived carbon, but it remains ambiguous why they invest in plant-beneficial traits. We suggest that selection via protist predation contributes to recruitment of plant-beneficial traits in ...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Amacker N,Gao Z,Agaras BC,Latz E,Kowalchuk GA,Valverde CF,Jousset A,Weidner S

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a new coronavirus that was recently discovered in 2019. While the world is working hard to overcome and control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it is also crucial to be prepared for the great impacts of this outbreak on the developme...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Rezasoltani S,Yadegar A,Hatami B,Asadzadeh Aghdaei H,Zali MR

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Penicillium digitatum is the most damaging pathogen provoking green mold in citrus fruit during storage, and there is an urgent need for novel antifungal agents with high efficiency. The aim of this study was to investigate the antifungal effects of peptide thanatin against P. digitatum and the molecular mechanisms. R...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Feng G,Li X,Wang W,Deng L,Zeng K

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune diseases are increasingly linked to aberrant gut microbiome and relevant metabolites. However, the association between vitiligo and the gut microbiome remains to be elucidated. Thus, we conducted a case-control study through 16S rRNA sequencing and serum untargeted-metabolomic profiling based on 30 vitiligo...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Ni Q,Ye Z,Wang Y,Chen J,Zhang W,Ma C,Li K,Liu Y,Liu L,Han Z,Gao T,Jian Z,Li S,Li C

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is a foodborne zoonotic pathogen that causes listeriosis with a mortality rate of 20-30%. Serovar 4b and 1/2b isolates account for most of listeriosis outbreaks, however, no listeriosis vaccine is available for either prophylactic or therapeutic use. Here, we developed a triple-virulence-ge...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Meng F,Zhu T,Yao H,Ling Z,Feng Y,Li G,Li J,Sun X,Chen J,Meng C,Jiao X,Yin Y

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusarium wilt is a devastating soil-borne fungal disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Foc). In recent years, some antifungal bacteria have been applied for the prevention and biocontrol of pathogenic fungi. In our study, a bacterial strain HQB-1, isolated from banana rhizosphere soil, was cultured for i...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Xu Z,Wang M,Du J,Huang T,Liu J,Dong T,Chen Y

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the mitogenome of Tuber calosporum was assembled and analyzed. The mitogenome of T. calosporum comprises 15 conserved protein-coding genes, two rRNA genes, and 14 tRNAs, with a total size of 287,403 bp. Fifty-eight introns with 170 intronic open reading frames were detected in the T. calosporum m...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Li X,Li L,Bao Z,Tu W,He X,Zhang B,Ye L,Wang X,Li Q

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed at isolating lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from different plant materials to study their crossed-fermentation capacity in silos and to find strains able to confer enhanced aerobic stability to silage. A total of 129 LAB isolates were obtained from lucerne (alfalfa), maize, sorghum, ryegrass, rice, barley, canola...

journal_title：Frontiers in microbiology

authors： Puntillo M,Gaggiotti M,Oteiza JM,Binetti A,Massera A,Vinderola G

更新日期：2020-12-08 00:00:00