The chicken gastrointestinal microbiome
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - September 1, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Brian B. Oakley, Hyun S. Lillehoj, Michael H. Kogut, Woo Kyun Kim, John J Maurer, Adriana Pedroso, Margie D Lee, Stephen R. Collett, Timothy J. Johnson, Nelson A. Cox Tags: MiniReview Source Type: research
Small heat shock proteins (HSP12, HSP20 and HSP30) play a role in Ustilago maydis pathogenesis
This study revealed that in contrary to other HSPs small HSPs showed an increased level of differential expression under both the tested conditions indicating towards a possible role of small HSPs in the pathogenicity and stress response of U. maydis. This has been further confirmed by generation of deletion and complementation strains of three putative small HSPs.
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - September 1, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Anupama Ghosh Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research
Antibacterial effects by protruding and recessed shark skin micropatterned surfaces of polyacrylate plate with a shallow groove
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - September 1, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Akihiko Sakamoto, Yusuke Terui, Chihiro Horie, Takashi Fukui, Toshiyuki Masuzawa, Shintaro Sugawara, Kaku Shigeta, Tatsuo Shigeta, Kazuei Igarashi, Keiko Kashiwagi Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research
Bacterial differentiation, development and disease: mechanisms for survival
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - September 1, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sheryl S. Justice, Alistair Harrison, Brian Becknell, Kevin M. Mason Tags: MiniReview Source Type: research
Health‐ and disease‐associated species clusters in complex natural biofilms determine the innate immune response in oral epithelial cells during biofilm maturation
In conclusion, distinct species of health‐ and disease‐associated bacterial clusters induce antibacterial or immunomodulatory reactions in oral epithelial cells during early stages of bacteria‐host interactions.
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - September 1, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: D Langfeldt, SC Neulinger, M Stiesch, N Stumpp, C Bang, RA Schmitz, J Eberhard Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research
No exception to the rule: Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum cell wall revisited
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - September 1, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Diego Santos‐Garcia, Francisco J. Silva, Andrés Moya, Amparo Latorre Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research
Production of 2‐butanol through meso‐2,3‐butanediol consumption in Lactic acid bacteria
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - September 1, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Payam Ghiaci, Francisca Lameiras, Joakim Norbeck, Christer Larsson Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research
Draft genome sequence of an aromatic compound‐degrading bacterium, Desulfobacula sp. TS, belonging to the Deltaproteobacteria
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - September 1, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: So‐Jeong Kim, Soo‐Je Park, Man‐Young Jung, Jong‐Geol Kim, Ui‐Gi Min, Hee‐Ji Hong, Sung‐Keun Rhee Tags: Genome Announcement Source Type: research
Bacterial spore‐formers: friends and foes
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - August 28, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Simon M. Cutting, Ezio Ricca Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Genome sequencing analysis reveals virulence‐related gene content of Ochrobactrum intermedium strain 229E, a urease‐positive strain isolated from the human gastric niche
We report draft genome sequence of Ochrobactrum intermedium strain 229E concurrent with Helicobacter pylori in urease positive gastric biopsy of non‐ulcer dyspeptic individual from Southern part of India. Since the role of Ochrobactrum in human gastric environment is poorly understood, comprehensive pathological, microbiological, and genome level understanding are necessary to evaluate its association with H. pylori in the gastric niche. Comparative analysis of O. intermedium 299E strain revealed functional similarities with virulence related gene clusters present in H. pylori genomes, which probably might aid in its abi...
Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - August 28, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Girish J. Kulkarni, Sudarshan Shetty, Mahesh S. Dharne, Yogesh S. Shouche Tags: Genome Announcement Source Type: research
Bacillus subtilis spores expressing the VP28 antigen: a potential oral treatment to protect Litopenaeus vannamei against white spot syndrome
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The envelope protein VP28 of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is considered a candidate antigen for use in a potential vaccine to this important shrimp pathogen (the cause of white spot syndrome, WSS). Here, we used spores of Bacillus subtilis to display VP28 on the spore surface. Trials were conducted to evaluate their ability to protect shrimps against WSSV infection. The gene cotB‐vp28 was integrated into the chromosome of the laboratory strain B. subtilis PY79, and expression of CotB‐VP28 was detected by Western blotting and immunofluorescence. Expression of CotB‐VP28 was equivalent to 1000 molecules ...
Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - August 28, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Anh T.V. Nguyen, Cuong K. Pham, Huong T.T. Pham, Hang L. Pham, Anh H. Nguyen, Lua T. Dang, Hong A. Huynh, Simon M. Cutting, Tuan‐Nghia Phan Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research
In situ identification of the synthrophic protein fermentative Coprothermobacter spp. involved in the thermophilic anaerobic digestion process
In this study we report on the design of a specific 16S rRNA‐targeted oligonucleotide probe for detecting members of Coprothermobacter genus characterized by a strong protease activity to degrade proteins and peptides. The newly designed CTH485 probe and helper probes hCTH429 and hCTH439 were optimized for use in fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) on thermophilic anaerobic sludge samples. In situ probing revealed that thermo‐adaptive mechanisms shaping the 16S rRNA gene may affect the identification of thermophilic microorganisms. The novel developed FISH probe extends the possibility to study the widespread the...
Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - August 28, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Maria Cristina Gagliano, Camilla Maria Braguglia, Simona Rossetti Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research
Inactivation of bacteria via photosensitization of vitamin K3 by UV‐A light
This study investigated inactivation of bacteria with ultraviolet light A irradiation in combination with vitamin K3 as a photosensitizer. Six bacteria including Bacillus cereus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Escherichia coli suspended in vitamin K3 aqueous solution were exposed to ultraviolet light A. Five of six bacteria, with the exception of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, were reduced by eight logs with 1600 μM of vitamin K3 and 5.8 J cm−2 UV‐A irradiation. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was reduced by four logs under these conditions. Reactive oxygen spe...
Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - August 28, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Fei Xu, Jaroslav G. Vostal Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research
A surface with a biomimetic micropattern reduces colonization of Mycobacterium abscessus
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - August 26, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Eun Kim, William H. Kinney, Alida R. Ovrutsky, Danthy Vo, Xiyuan Bai, Jennifer R. Honda, Grace Marx, Emily Peck, Leslie Lindberg, Joseph O. Falkinham, Rhea M. May, Edward D. Chan Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research
Expansion of ability of denitrification within the filamentous colorless sulfur bacteria of the genus Thiothrix
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Filamentous sulfur bacteria of the genus Thiothrix are able to respire nitrate () under anaerobic growth. Here, Thiothrix caldifontis (G1T, G3), Thiothrix unzii (A1T, TN) and Thiothrix lacustris AS were shown to be capable of further reduction of nitrite and/or nitrous oxides (denitrification). In particular, in the genomes of these strains, excluding T. unzii TN, the nirS gene encoding periplasmic respiratory nitrite reductase was detected, and for T. lacustris AS the nirS expression was confirmed during anaerobic growth. The nirK gene, coding for an alternative nitrite reductase, and the nrfA gene, encoding ni...
Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - August 21, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ivan V. Trubitsyn, Elena V. Belousova, Maria N. Tutukina, Alexander Y. Merkel, Galina A. Dubinina, Margarita Y. Grabovich Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research
