PANTON-VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN EXPRESSION IN COMMUNITY
... flora on human skin. Approximately 20% of the human population has this bacteria dwelling in their nasal mucosa without ever getting sick.v Staphylococcus aureus are opportunistically pathogenic, and infections due to this microbial organism have always been considered one of the most common causes ...
... flora on human skin. Approximately 20% of the human population has this bacteria dwelling in their nasal mucosa without ever getting sick.v Staphylococcus aureus are opportunistically pathogenic, and infections due to this microbial organism have always been considered one of the most common causes ...
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... outer membrane proteins (OMPs) but also periplasmic proteins that are protected in the lumen of the OMVs. The protein composition and relative abundances of specific proteins of Gram-negative bacterial OMVs have been shown to differ from the surface of the cell in a number of species (Kulp and Kueh ...
... outer membrane proteins (OMPs) but also periplasmic proteins that are protected in the lumen of the OMVs. The protein composition and relative abundances of specific proteins of Gram-negative bacterial OMVs have been shown to differ from the surface of the cell in a number of species (Kulp and Kueh ...
Multidrug Efflux Systems in Microaerobic and Anaerobic Bacteria
... could induce the expression of efflux pump genes and consequently enhance the resistance of H. pylori to CLR, since compared to the planktonic cells, a four-fold elevation of MIC to CLR was observed in H. pylori TK1402 biofilms [52]. Since biofilm of H. pylori has been detected in the gastric mucosa ...
... could induce the expression of efflux pump genes and consequently enhance the resistance of H. pylori to CLR, since compared to the planktonic cells, a four-fold elevation of MIC to CLR was observed in H. pylori TK1402 biofilms [52]. Since biofilm of H. pylori has been detected in the gastric mucosa ...
Viruses Are Ancient Parasites that Have Influenced the Evolution of
... driving the evolution of archaic entities within the primordial hatchery of life? Do we even realize all the possible ways by which viruses might affect the evolution of life? In this thesis I address some of these questions. I identify a novel viral lineage that appears to have emerged before the l ...
... driving the evolution of archaic entities within the primordial hatchery of life? Do we even realize all the possible ways by which viruses might affect the evolution of life? In this thesis I address some of these questions. I identify a novel viral lineage that appears to have emerged before the l ...
33 Advances in Environmental Biology, 1(1): 33-38, 2007 ISSN 1995-0756
... relies on the correct balance between these two groups of microorganisms. The methane formers multiply at a slower rate them acid formers and are very sensitive to environmental changes[5]. The results of this study have shown clearly that banana and plantain peels, when used in combination are good ...
... relies on the correct balance between these two groups of microorganisms. The methane formers multiply at a slower rate them acid formers and are very sensitive to environmental changes[5]. The results of this study have shown clearly that banana and plantain peels, when used in combination are good ...
The Effects of Triclosan Derivatives against the Growth
... Effects of Triclosan Derivatives 5 noticeable. If, however, the infection leads to obvious damage to the body or bodily functions, the infection is said to have become an infectious disease (Nester et al., 2007). The diseases mentioned at the beginning of the introduction (pneumonia, tetanus, anthr ...
... Effects of Triclosan Derivatives 5 noticeable. If, however, the infection leads to obvious damage to the body or bodily functions, the infection is said to have become an infectious disease (Nester et al., 2007). The diseases mentioned at the beginning of the introduction (pneumonia, tetanus, anthr ...
cyanophyta and their elimination in stagnant waters
... improve the quality of surface water, which would address the situation with long-term proliferation of cyanobacteria and be also environmentally friendly. Lately it seems very promising means of disposal on the biological basis, deploying bioculture in tanks or ponds, which removes food from cyanob ...
... improve the quality of surface water, which would address the situation with long-term proliferation of cyanobacteria and be also environmentally friendly. Lately it seems very promising means of disposal on the biological basis, deploying bioculture in tanks or ponds, which removes food from cyanob ...
The Antimicrobial Effect of Lactobacillus Casei Culture Supernatant
... Furthermore, its susceptibility to other potent antimicrobial agents, including ciprofloxacin, chloramphenicol, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, tobramycin, co-amoxiclav kanamycin, gentamicin and amikacin, which are used was also tested. Folster et al. reported decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin amon ...
... Furthermore, its susceptibility to other potent antimicrobial agents, including ciprofloxacin, chloramphenicol, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, tobramycin, co-amoxiclav kanamycin, gentamicin and amikacin, which are used was also tested. Folster et al. reported decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin amon ...
1-C
... development is an important element in a clear understanding of our conceptions .At one time it was accepted in many scientific community that certain forms of life could arise ( Spontaneously ) from inanimate organic matter .the presence of maggots on meat that had been exposed to the air for sever ...
... development is an important element in a clear understanding of our conceptions .At one time it was accepted in many scientific community that certain forms of life could arise ( Spontaneously ) from inanimate organic matter .the presence of maggots on meat that had been exposed to the air for sever ...
Broad-Range PCR for Detection and Identification
... ecules, though, provide suitable priming sites as well as phylogenetically informative sequences (see chapter 9). For example, sequences of genes coding for conserved proteins (e.g., heat shock proteins and RNA polymerases) can be very useful for identification within bacterial families (99) but gen ...
... ecules, though, provide suitable priming sites as well as phylogenetically informative sequences (see chapter 9). For example, sequences of genes coding for conserved proteins (e.g., heat shock proteins and RNA polymerases) can be very useful for identification within bacterial families (99) but gen ...
Lesson: An Overview of Scope of Microbiology Lesson Developer
... Phycology is the study of algae (singular-alga), which are microorganisms containing chlorophyll and are photosynthetic. They occur in almost all habitats. They exist in varied forms, ranging from small, single-celled (flagellates) to complex multicellular (kelps). Algae have great economic importan ...
... Phycology is the study of algae (singular-alga), which are microorganisms containing chlorophyll and are photosynthetic. They occur in almost all habitats. They exist in varied forms, ranging from small, single-celled (flagellates) to complex multicellular (kelps). Algae have great economic importan ...
ABSTRACT LEMING, CHRISTOPHER LLOYD. Deducing the
... If high-level AR genes exist, and if they can be transmitted on mobile genetic elements, then the medical risks associated with AAU are much greater. AAU may provide strong linkage to genes conferring resistance to other antimicrobial drugs. (Smith et al. 2002) Sex-factors and phage elements are co ...
... If high-level AR genes exist, and if they can be transmitted on mobile genetic elements, then the medical risks associated with AAU are much greater. AAU may provide strong linkage to genes conferring resistance to other antimicrobial drugs. (Smith et al. 2002) Sex-factors and phage elements are co ...
PZG1 - Alamo Colleges
... Sterilize an inoculating loop and remove a small sample of bacteria from the available culture using aseptic technique. Remember to recap or close the culture once you have removed your sample and before you begin the streak plate. (You will only go into the primary culture for the first quadrant st ...
... Sterilize an inoculating loop and remove a small sample of bacteria from the available culture using aseptic technique. Remember to recap or close the culture once you have removed your sample and before you begin the streak plate. (You will only go into the primary culture for the first quadrant st ...
Crystallographic Investigations of the Stringent Factor from Eubacteria
... (pppGpp). Cashel and Gallant first identified ppGpp and pppGpp by performing twodimensional thin-layer chromatography of radiolabeled nucleotides from aminoacidstarved Escherichia coli cells and correlated their appearance with the cessation of rRNA synthesis [Cashel and Gallant, 1969]. These compou ...
... (pppGpp). Cashel and Gallant first identified ppGpp and pppGpp by performing twodimensional thin-layer chromatography of radiolabeled nucleotides from aminoacidstarved Escherichia coli cells and correlated their appearance with the cessation of rRNA synthesis [Cashel and Gallant, 1969]. These compou ...
Biotechnology Timeline
... Georges Kohler and Cesar Milstein develop the technology to produce monoclonal antibodies — highly specific, purified antibodies derived from only one clone of cells that recognize only one antigen. They shared the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Neils Jerne. ...
... Georges Kohler and Cesar Milstein develop the technology to produce monoclonal antibodies — highly specific, purified antibodies derived from only one clone of cells that recognize only one antigen. They shared the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Neils Jerne. ...
BMC Microbiology
... influenzae, M. genitalium, and M. jannaschii genomes [see Additional file 1], see [19,20]. Further, cross-genome comparisons revealed entirely new classes of signaling molecules with GGDEF and EAL domains, involved in the turnover of the c-di-GMP, a novel secondary messenger [21,22]. Although geneti ...
... influenzae, M. genitalium, and M. jannaschii genomes [see Additional file 1], see [19,20]. Further, cross-genome comparisons revealed entirely new classes of signaling molecules with GGDEF and EAL domains, involved in the turnover of the c-di-GMP, a novel secondary messenger [21,22]. Although geneti ...
Antimicrobial Peptides
... disrupt the membrane like detergents by forming micelle-like units. Certain AMPs penetrate the bacterial membrane without channel formation. They act on intracellular targets by e.g. inhibiting nucleic acid and/or protein synthesis. Resistance Resistance to AMPs can either be constitutive or inducib ...
... disrupt the membrane like detergents by forming micelle-like units. Certain AMPs penetrate the bacterial membrane without channel formation. They act on intracellular targets by e.g. inhibiting nucleic acid and/or protein synthesis. Resistance Resistance to AMPs can either be constitutive or inducib ...
16S rRNA-based bacterial diversity in the organic-rich
... Oxygen minimum zones (OMZ) are unique habitats with pronounced oxygen deficiency and are permanent features in the most productive regions of all oceans where dissolved oxygen concentrations at intermediate depths are as low as 0.5 ml L-1 (Kamykowski and Zentera 1990; Stramma et al. 2008). The seabe ...
... Oxygen minimum zones (OMZ) are unique habitats with pronounced oxygen deficiency and are permanent features in the most productive regions of all oceans where dissolved oxygen concentrations at intermediate depths are as low as 0.5 ml L-1 (Kamykowski and Zentera 1990; Stramma et al. 2008). The seabe ...
MICROBIAL CR(VI) REDUCTION IN INDIGENOUS CULTURES OF BACTERIA: CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELLING
... Batch experiments under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions showed a high Cr(VI) reducing performance under relatively high initial Cr(VI) concentrations. The reduction rate using this culture was 3 to 8 times higher than reduction rates reported in bacteria previously isolated and studied in Nor ...
... Batch experiments under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions showed a high Cr(VI) reducing performance under relatively high initial Cr(VI) concentrations. The reduction rate using this culture was 3 to 8 times higher than reduction rates reported in bacteria previously isolated and studied in Nor ...
C. ELEGANS AS A VIRULENCE MODEL FOR E. COLI STRAIN 042
... AAF, however mutants unable to synthesize AAF displayed the same degree of colonization as the wild type when tested in mice (Harrington et al., 2009). Together with AAF other factors have been shown to play a role in adherence and colonization. An outer membrane protein encoded by the hra1 gene has ...
... AAF, however mutants unable to synthesize AAF displayed the same degree of colonization as the wild type when tested in mice (Harrington et al., 2009). Together with AAF other factors have been shown to play a role in adherence and colonization. An outer membrane protein encoded by the hra1 gene has ...
J. Exp. Microbiol. Immunol. 2004. 6:52-58.
... methods such as PCR and probe hybridization in the identification of nitrifying bacteria. In a RNA blot, Ribonuclease (RNA) from nitrifying bacteria is immobilized on a nylon membrane by slot blotting. Then the blot is hybridized with nucleotide probes with specific affinity for 16S rRNA of isolated ...
... methods such as PCR and probe hybridization in the identification of nitrifying bacteria. In a RNA blot, Ribonuclease (RNA) from nitrifying bacteria is immobilized on a nylon membrane by slot blotting. Then the blot is hybridized with nucleotide probes with specific affinity for 16S rRNA of isolated ...
Biochemical Properties and Mechanism of Action of Enterocin LD3
... Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are known to produce ribosomally synthesized antimicrobial proteins as a part of their defense mechanism. Many of these molecules inhibit closely related bacteria, and they are active mostly against Gram-positive microorganisms; however, there are reports that show several ...
... Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are known to produce ribosomally synthesized antimicrobial proteins as a part of their defense mechanism. Many of these molecules inhibit closely related bacteria, and they are active mostly against Gram-positive microorganisms; however, there are reports that show several ...
Citrate Synthase Gene Comparison, a New Tool for Phylogenetic
... Using PCR and an automated laser fluorescent DNA sequencer, we amplified and sequenced a 1,234-bp fragment of the citrate synthase-encoding gene ( g U ) of 28 bacteria belonging to the genus Rickettsia. Comparative sequence analysis showed that most of the spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae belon ...
... Using PCR and an automated laser fluorescent DNA sequencer, we amplified and sequenced a 1,234-bp fragment of the citrate synthase-encoding gene ( g U ) of 28 bacteria belonging to the genus Rickettsia. Comparative sequence analysis showed that most of the spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae belon ...
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... of microorganisms with estimated bacterial numbers in the order of 109 cells.g-1. Studies on extreme soils however, have reported lower cell densities, supporting the perception that the so-called extreme environments exhibit low species diversity. To assess the extent of microbial diversity within ...
... of microorganisms with estimated bacterial numbers in the order of 109 cells.g-1. Studies on extreme soils however, have reported lower cell densities, supporting the perception that the so-called extreme environments exhibit low species diversity. To assess the extent of microbial diversity within ...
Ofloxacin mibe eye drops, solution ENG SmPC
... resistance in a stepwise fashion. Species of borderline susceptibility can become resistant in a single mutational step. Plasmid-mediated resistance has been found in E. coli and Klebsiella organisms. Bacteria resistant to one fluoroquinolone show cross-resistance to other members of the quinolonegr ...
... resistance in a stepwise fashion. Species of borderline susceptibility can become resistant in a single mutational step. Plasmid-mediated resistance has been found in E. coli and Klebsiella organisms. Bacteria resistant to one fluoroquinolone show cross-resistance to other members of the quinolonegr ...