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To screen stimulators from Chinese medicinal insects for mycelial growth and polysaccharides production of Ganoderma lucidum, G. lucidum was inoculated into the media with and without supplementation of medicinal insect extracts. The ethyl acetate extract of
Eupolyphaga sinensis at 55 mg l−1 lead to significant increase in both biomass and intracellular polysaccharides (IPS) concentration from 8.53 ± 0.41 to 14.16 ± 0.43
and 1.28 ± 0.09 to 2.13 ± 0.11 g l−1, respectively. In addition, the ethyl acetate extract of Catharsius molossus at 55 mg l−1 significantly enhanced extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) production; the EPS yield increased from 350.9 ± 14.1 to 475.1 ± 15.3 mg
l−1. There were no new components in the two types of polysaccharides obtained by the addition of the insect extracts. 相似文献
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The contribution of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) to nitrogen removal in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) remains unknown.
This study investigated the abundance of archaeal (AOA) and bacterial (ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB)) amoA genes in eight of Bangkok’s municipal WWTPs. AOA amoA genes (3.28 × 107 ± 1.74 × 107–2.23 × 1011 ± 1.92 × 1011 copies l−1 sludge) outnumbered AOB amoA genes in most of the WWTPs even though the plants’ treatment processes, influent and effluent characteristics, removal efficiencies,
and operation varied. An estimation of the ammonia-oxidizing activity of AOA and AOB suggests that AOA involved in autotrophic
ammonia oxidation in the WWTPs. Statistical analysis shows that the numbers of AOA amoA genes correlated negatively to the ammonium levels in effluent wastewater, while no correlation was found between the AOA
amoA gene numbers and the oxygen concentrations in aeration tanks. An analysis of the AOB sequences shows that AOB found in the
WWTPs limited to only two AOB clusters which exhibit high or moderate affinity to ammonia. In contrast to AOB, AOA sequences
of various clusters were retrieved, and they were previously recovered from a variety of environments, such as thermal and
marine environments. 相似文献
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Daisuke Sugimori 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》2009,82(2):351-357
To develop a microbial treatment of edible oil-contaminated wastewater, microorganisms capable of rapidly degrading edible
oil were screened. The screening study yielded a yeast coculture comprising Rhodotorula pacifica strain ST3411 and Cryptococcus laurentii strain ST3412. The coculture was able to degrade efficiently even at low contents of nitrogen ([NH4–N] = 240 mg/L) and phosphorus sources ([PO4–P] = 90 mg/L). The 24-h degradation rate of 3,000 ppm mixed oils (salad oil/lard/beef tallow, 1:1 w/w) at 20°C was 39.8% ± 9.9% (means ± standard deviations of eight replicates). The highest degradation rate was observed at
20°C and pH 8. In a scaled-up experiment, the salad oil was rapidly degraded by the coculture from 671 ± 52.0 to 143 ± 96.7 ppm
in 24 h, and the degradation rate was 79.4% ± 13.8% (means ± standard deviations of three replicates). In addition, a repetitive
degradation was observed with the cell growth by only pH adjustment without addition of the cells. 相似文献
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Cigang Yu Haidong Xu Guodong Huang Ting Chen Guiyou Liu Nan Chai Yin Ji Siyuan Wang Yijun Dai Sheng Yuan 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》2010,86(3):863-870
The main product of the conversion of puerarin by unpermeabilized cells of bacterium Microbacterium oxydans CGMCC 1788 was puerarin-7-O-glucoside (241 ± 31.9 μM). Permeabilization with 40% ethanol could not increase conversion yield, whereas it resulted in
change of main product; a previous trace product became a main product (213 ± 48.0 μM) which was identified as a novel puerarin-7-O-fructoside by electrospray ionization time-of-flight MS, 13C NMR, 1H NMR, and GC-MS analysis of sugar composition, and puerarin-7-O-glucoside became a trace product (14.8 ± 5.4 μM). However, the extract from cells of M. oxydans CGMCC 1788 permeabilized with ethanol converted puerarin to form 113.9 ± 27.7 μM puerarin-7-O-glucoside and 187.8 ± 29.5 μM puerarin-7-O-fructoside under the same conditions. When unpermeabilized intact cells were recovered and used repeatedly for the conversion
of puerarin, with increase of reuse times, the yield of puerarin-7-O-glucoside gradually decreased, whereas the yield of puerarin-7-O-fructoside increased gradually in the conversion mixture. The main product of the conversion of puerarin by the tenth recycled
unpremerbilized cells was puerarin-7-O-fructoside (288.4 ± 24.0 μM). Therefore, the change of permeability of cell membrane of bacterium M. oxydans CGMCC 1788 contributed to the change of conversion of the product’s composition. 相似文献
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Wang LW Xu BG Wang JY Su ZZ Lin FC Zhang CL Kubicek CP 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》2012,93(3):1231-1239
Through bioassay-guided fractionation, the EtOAc extract of a culture broth of the endophytic fungus Phoma species ZJWCF006 in Arisaema erubescens afforded a new α-tetralone derivative, (3S)-3,6,7-trihydroxy-α-tetralone (1), together with cercosporamide (2), β-sitosterol (3), and trichodermin (4). The structures of compounds were established on the basis of spectroscopic analyses. Compounds 1, 2, and 3 were obtained from Phoma species for the first time. Additionally, the compounds were subjected to bioactivity assays, including antimicrobial activity,
against four plant pathogenic fungi (Fusarium oxysporium, Rhizoctonia solani, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, and Magnaporthe oryzae) and two plant pathogenic bacteria (Xanthomonas campestris and Xanthomonas oryzae), as well as in vitro antitumor activities against HT-29, SMMC-772, MCF-7, HL-60, MGC80-3, and P388 cell lines. Compound
1 showed growth inhibition against F. oxysporium and R. solani with EC50 values of 413.22 and 48.5 μg/mL, respectively. Additionally, compound 1 showed no cytotoxicity, whereas compound 2 exhibited cytotoxic activity against the six tumor cell lines tested, with IC50 values of 9.3 ± 2.8, 27.87 ± 1.78, 48.79 ± 2.56, 37.57 ± 1.65, 27.83 ± 0.48, and 30.37 ± 0.28 μM, respectively. We conclude
that endophytic Phoma are promising sources of natural bioactive and novel metabolites. 相似文献
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Morphological and Genetic Characterization of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Saimiri boliviensis</Emphasis>
Eliana Ruth Steinberg Mariela Nieves Marina Sofía Ascunce Ana María Palermo Marta Dolores Mudry 《International journal of primatology》2009,30(1):29-41
The taxonomy of Saimiri is controversial because morphological characteristics, traditionally used for identification, are insufficient to distinguish
species and subspecies. Genetic studies of specimens become relevant for captive management, especially considering their
frequently unknown geographical origin. We analyzed phenotypic and genetic parameters in Saimiri spp. in Argentinean zoological gardens and biological stations to provide a more accurate taxonomic identification. We studied
27 males and 19 females of Saimiri spp. The cytogenetic analysis in mitotic metaphases corroborated a modal number of 2N = 44, XX/XY, and FN = 75 for males
and FN = 76 for females. G- and C-bands, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and the pelage coloration pattern of all the specimens corresponded to Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis. We characterized for the first time the sperm cell morphology and morphometry (mean ± SE): total length: 71.39 ± 5.40 μm;
head length: 5.71 ± 0.81 μm; head width: 3.76 ± 0.70 μm; acrosome length: 3.70 ± 0.82 μm; midpiece length: 12.20 ± 2.22 μm.
Researchers can use the characterization of the sperm morphology as another parameter for taxonomic identification that, together
with cytogenetic and molecular ones, would allow a more precise identification of individual Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis. 相似文献
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An efficient protocol was developed for micropropagation of an economically important timber-yielding multipurpose tree, Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. Multiple shoots were induced from cotyledonary nodes (CNs) derived from 18-d-old axenic seedlings on Murashige and
Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with thidiazuron (TDZ) (0.1–10 μM). The highest shoot regeneration frequency (90%) and maximum
number (15.2 ± 0.20) of shoots per explant was recorded on MS medium amended with 0.4 μM TDZ. Continuous presence of TDZ inhibited
shoot elongation. In the primary medium, TDZ-initiated cultures were transferred to the secondary medium supplemented with
another cytokinin, 6-benzyladenine (BA), for shoot growth and elongation. Maximum (90%) shoot elongation with an average shoot
length of 5.4 ± 0.06 cm was observed at 5 μM BA. To further enhance the number of shoots per explant, mother tissue was repeatedly
subcultured on fresh shoot induction medium after each harvest of newly formed shoots. Thus, by adopting this strategy, an
average of 44 shoots per explant could be obtained. About 65% of in vitro regenerated shoots produced a maximum number (4.4 ± 0.2) of roots per shoot by a two-step culture procedure employing pulse
treatment and subsequent transfer of treated shoots to a low concentration of 0.2 μM indole-3-butyric acid along with phloroglucinol
(3.96 μM). The in vitro-raised plantlets were successfully acclimatized first under culture room conditions, then to greenhouse with 70% survival
rate. 相似文献
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Veena Agrawal Pratima Rani Sardar 《In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Plant》2007,43(6):585-592
In vitro regeneration through somatic embryogenesis as well as organogenesis using cotyledon of a woody medicinal legume, Cassia angustifolia is reported. The cotyledons dissected from semi-mature seeds, if inoculated on Murashige and Skoog’s medium (MS) supplemented
with auxin alone or in combination with cytokinin, produced direct and indirect somatic embryos. A maximum of 14.36 ± 2.26
somatic embryos per 20 mg of explants including callus were produced in 70% cultures on MS medium with 2.5 μM benzyladenine
(BA) + 10 μM 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). Although the percentage of embryogenic cultures was higher (83.33%) at
10 μM 2,4-D + 1 μM BA, the average number of somatic embryos was much less (7.6 ± 0.85) at this level, whereas at 2.5 μM BA
and 5 μM 2,4-D, there was a simultaneous formation of both somatic embryos and shoots. The somatic embryos, although started
germinating on the same medium, developed into full plantlets only if transferred to MS basal with 2% sucrose. Cytokinins
alone did not induce somatic embryogenesis, but formed multiple shoots. Five micromolar BA proved optimum for recurrently
inducing shoots in the competent callus with a maximum average of 12.04 ± 2.10 shoots and shoot length of 2.26 ± 0.03 cm.
Nearly 91.6% shoots (2–2.5 cm in size) organized an average of 5.12 ± 0.58 roots on half strength MS + 10 μM indole-3-butyric
acid. All the plantlets have been transferred successfully to soil. Types of auxin and its interaction with cytokinin significantly
influenced somatic embryogenesis. 相似文献
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In this study, we report the cloning, recombinant expression, and biochemical characterization of a heat-stable CMP-N-acylneuraminic acid (NeuAc) synthetase from Clostridium thermocellum ATCC 27405. A high throughput electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS)-based assay demonstrates that the enzyme
has an absolute requirement for a divalent cation for activity and reaches maximum activity in the presence of 10 mM Mn2+. The enzyme is active at pH 8–13 in Tris–HCl buffer and at 37–60 °C, and maximum activity is observed at pH 9.5 and 50 °C
in the presence of 0.2 mM dithiothreitol. In addition to NeuAc, the enzyme also accepts the analog N-glycolylneuraminic acid (NeuGc) as a substrate. The apparent Michaelis constants for cytidine triphosphate and NeuAc or NeuGc
are 240 ± 20, 130 ± 10, and 160 ± 10 μM, respectively, with corresponding turnover numbers of 3.33, 2.25, and 1.66 s−1, respectively. An initial velocity study of the enzymatic reaction indicates an ordered bi–bi catalytic mechanism. In addition
to demonstration of a thermostable and substrate-tolerant enzyme, confirmation of the biochemical function of a gene for CMP-NeuAc
synthetase in C. thermocellum also opens the question of the biological function of CMP-NeuAc in such nonpathogenic microorganisms. 相似文献
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Hai-Nan Su Bin-Bin Xie Xiu-Lan Chen Jin-Xia Wang Xi-Ying Zhang Bai-Cheng Zhou Yu-Zhong Zhang 《Journal of applied phycology》2010,22(1):65-70
Allophycocyanin (APC) is a minor component of phycobiliproteins in cyanobacteria and red algae. This paper describes a simple
and inexpensive extracting method for isolating APC from Spirulina (Arthrospira) platensis with high efficiency. The crude phycobiliprotein extract was pretreated by ammonium sulfate fractionation. Then, by adding
hydroxylapatite into crude phycobiliprotein extract dissolved in 20 mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.0), APC was selectively adsorbed
by hydroxylapatite but C-phycocyanin (C-PC) was not. The hydroxylapatite was collected and APC was extracted from the crude
phycobiliprotein extract. Then, the enriched APC was washed off from the hydroxylapatite using 100 mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.0).
In this simple extracting method it was easy to remove C-PC and isolate APC in large amounts. The absorbance ratio A
650/A
280 of extracted APC reached 2.0. The recovery yield was 70%, representing 4.61 mg · g−1 wet weight. The extracted APC could be further purified by a simple anion-exchange chromatography with a pH gradient from
5.6 to 4.0. The absorbance ratio A
650/A
280 of the purified APC reached 5.0, and the overall recovery yield was 43%, representing 2.83 mg · g−1 wet weight. Its purity was confirmed by native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) and sodium dodecyl sulfate-PAGE. 相似文献
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The house fly (Musca domestica L.) alimentary canal was evaluated for the potential of horizontal transfer of tetM on plasmid pCF10 among Enterococcus faecalis. Two sets of experiments were conducted: (1) house flies without surface sterilization and (2) surface-sterilized flies.
Both sets of flies were exposed to E. faecalis OG1RF:pCF10 as donor for 12 h and then E. faecalis OG1SSp as recipient for 1 h. Another group of flies received the recipient first for 12 h followed by exposure to the donor
strain for 1 h. House flies were screened daily to determine the donor, recipient, and transconjugant bacterial load for up
to 5 days. In addition, the sponge-like mouth parts used for food uptake (labellum) of surface-sterilized house flies were
removed and analyzed for donors, recipients, and transconjugants, separately. In both groups of flies (n = 90 flies/group), transfer occurred within 24 h after exposure with a transconjugant/donor rate from 8.6 × 10−5 to 4.5 × 101. Transconjugants were also isolated from the house fly labellum. Our data suggest that the house fly digestive tract provides
a suitable environment for horizontal transfer of conjugative plasmids and antibiotic resistance genes among enterococci.
Our results emphasize the importance of this insect as a potential vector of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains. 相似文献
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M. Helanto K. Kiviharju T. Granström M. Leisola A. Nyyssölä 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》2009,83(1):77-83
l-Ribose is a rare and expensive sugar that can be used as a precursor for the production of l-nucleoside analogues, which are used as antiviral drugs. In this work, we describe a novel way of producing l-ribose from the readily available raw material l-arabinose. This was achieved by introducing l-ribose isomerase activity into l-ribulokinase-deficient Escherichia coli UP1110 and Lactobacillus plantarum BPT197 strains. The process for l-ribose production by resting cells was investigated. The initial l-ribose production rates at 39°C and pH 8 were 0.46 ± 0.01 g g−1 h−1 (1.84 ± 0.03 g l−1 h−1) and 0.27 ± 0.01 g g−1 h−1 (1.91 ± 0.1 g l−1 h−1) for E. coli and for L. plantarum, respectively. Conversions were around 20% at their highest in the experiments. Also partially purified protein precipitates
having both l-arabinose isomerase and l-ribose isomerase activity were successfully used for converting l-arabinose to l-ribose. 相似文献
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K. D. Simon Y. Bakar A. G. Mazlan C. C. Zaidi A. Samat A. Arshad S. E. Temple N. J. Brown-Peterson 《Environmental Biology of Fishes》2012,93(4):491-503
Various aspects of the reproductive biology of two archer fishes Toxotes chatareus and Toxotes jaculatrix were studied to describe gonad development, spawning season, sex ratio, and fecundity. Spawning season was assessed using
monthly changes in gonadosomatic index (GSI) and histological inspection of the gonads. Both species exhibit two modes of
oocytes; a mode of small primary growth oocytes and a single mode that increases with size as oocytes sequester vitellogenin
and undergo maturation, showing the synchronous oocyte development typical of total spawners. Based on GSI values and advanced
stages of oocyte maturity, T. chatareus and T. jaculatrix, females appear to spawn from November to December. The average fecundity of female T. chatareus was 55 000 ± 5538 eggs, and T. jaculatrix was 50 000 ± 3440 eggs; fecundity ranged from 20 000 to 150 000 eggs for both species, with relative fecundities of 600 to
1100 eggs/g body weight, and a mean value of 800 ± 32 for T. chatareus; relative fecundity ranged from 500 to 1100 with a mean value of 700 ± 23 for T. jaculatrix. Sex ratio, defined as the proportion of males to females, was 2.2 and 2.5 in T. chatareus and T. jaculatrix, respectively. The apparent abundance of males in samples could be due to females being positioned lower in the water column
and therefore being sampled less frequently. Our results indicate that in both species, spawning occurs between the months
of November and December during the monsoon season, which provides the mangrove coastal waters inhabited by these species
with an abundance of food resources and additional floodplain nursery habitat for larvae and juveniles. 相似文献
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Bremia lactucae Regel (Chromista, Peronosporaceae) is an economically destructive pathogen, which causes downy mildew disease on lettuce
(Lactuca sativa L.) worldwide. The ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of Bremia lactucae isolates was analyzed for the first time. The ITS region of lettuce downy mildew was observed to have a size of 2458 bp;
thereby, having one of the longest ITS sizes recorded to date. The majority of the extremely large sized ITS2 length of 2086
was attributed to the additional presences of nine repetitive elements with lengths of 179–194 bp, which between them shared
the low homology of 48–69%. Comparison of the ITS2 sequences with the B. lactucae isolates from other host plants showed that isolates present on Lactuca sativa were distinct from those on L. indica var. laciniata, as well as Hemistepta and Youngia. We suggest the high degree of sequence heterogeneity exhibited in the ITS2 region of B. lactucae may warrant the specific detection and diagnosis of this destructive pathogen or its division into several distinct species. 相似文献
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In this study, we have formulated chitosan-coated sodium alginate microparticles containing meloxicam (MLX) and aimed to investigate
the correlation between in vitro release and in vivo absorbed percentages of meloxicam. The microparticle formulations were prepared by orifice ionic gelation method with two
different sodium alginate concentrations, as 1% and 2% (w/v), in order to provide different release rates. Additionally, an oral solution containing 15 mg of meloxicam was administered
as the reference solution for evaluation of in vitro/in vivo correlation (ivivc). Following in vitro characterization, plasma levels of MLX and pharmacokinetic parameters [elimination half-life (t
1/2), maximum plasma concentration (C
max), time for C
max (t
max)] after oral administration to New Zealand rabbits were determined. Area under plasma concentration–time curve (AUC0–∞) was calculated by using trapezoidal method. A linear regression was investigated between released% (in vitro) and absorbed% (in vivo) with a model-independent deconvolution approach. As a result, increase in sodium alginate content lengthened in vitro release time and in vivo t
max value. In addition, for ivivc, linear regression equations with r
2 values of 0.8563 and 0.9402 were obtained for microparticles containing 1% and 2% (w/v) sodium alginate, respectively. Lower prediction error for 2% sodium alginate formulations (7.419 ± 4.068) compared to 1%
sodium alginate formulations (9.458 ± 5.106) indicated a more precise ivivc for 2% sodium alginate formulation. 相似文献
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This study deals with two range-extending brown algae from Tahitian coral reefs, Sargassum mangarevense and Turbinaria ornata; their alginate properties, mannitol and phenolic contents, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities were determined. Turbinaria ornata showed the richest alginate content with the highest extraction yield (19.2 ± 1.3% dw). Their alginates also exhibited the
highest viscosity (50 ± 18 mPa.s), but the M:G ratios (mannuronic acid to glucuronic acid) of alginates (1.25–1.42) were similar
in both species. Alginate yield displayed spatial variations, but no significant seasonal changes. The highest mannitol content
was found in S. mangarevense (12.2 ± 2.1% dw) during the austral winter. With respect to other tropical Fucales, both algae exhibited also a high phenolic
content (2.45–2.85% dw) with significant spatio-temporal variations. Furthermore, high antioxidant activity and activity against
Staphylococcus aureus were also detected in extracts. According to these preliminary results, these two range-extending algae are of key interest
in numerous industrial areas. 相似文献
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Christian Pietri Paulo Célio Alves José Melo-Ferreira 《European Journal of Wildlife Research》2011,57(2):313-321
The Italian hare, Lepus corsicanus, was first described in Corsica more than 100 years ago, but the knowledge on the status of the species in this island remains
scarce. Moreover, frequent introductions of thousands of individuals from other hare species, namely Lepus europaeus and Lepus granatensis, into Corsica are known to have occurred and an updated assessment of the prevalence of L. corsicanus in Corsica is therefore of utmost importance. Here, to estimate the relative prevalence of the hare species present in Corsica,
we conducted a molecular analysis on 67 samples collected by hunters between 2002 and 2007 in 36 Corsican communes. Sequencing
of portions of the nuclear gene transferrin and of the control region of the mitochondrial DNA allowed classifying most of
the collected samples as belonging to L. corsicanus (70.1%). Of the sampled Corsican communes, 86.1% contained this species, while only in 11.1%, L. europaeus was present. Three of the analyzed specimens showed an inconsistent molecular assignment between markers suggesting a hybrid
origin: L. corsicanus × L. europaeus, L. corsicanus × L. granatensis, and L. europaeus × L. granatensis. The first two cases of hybridization had never been described in nature, even in studies focusing on hares from Italy where
L. corsicanus and L. europaeus are often sympatric. These results stress the real risk of corrosion of the native gene pool of L. corsicanus via hybridization with introduced species. We highlight the need of urgently rethinking the management plan of hare populations
in Corsica. 相似文献
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Ottem KF Nylund A Karlsbakk E Friis-Møller A Krossøy B 《Archives of microbiology》2007,187(5):343-350
A Francisella sp., isolate GM2212T, previously isolated from diseased farmed Atlantic cod Gadus morhua in Norway is characterized. The complete 16S rDNA, 16S–23S intergenic spacer, 23S rDNA, 23S–5S intergenic spacer, 5S rDNA,
FopA, lipoprotein TUL4 (LpnA), malate dehydrogenase and a hypothetical lipoprotein (LpnB) is sequenced and compared with Francisella tularensis and Francisella philomiragia. All these sequences support a close relationship between GM2212T and F. philomiragia. The bacterium grows at 10–25°C with an optimum at about 20°C, a temperature range clearly different from F. tularensis and F. philomiragia. GM2212T is catalase-positive, indole positive, oxidase-negative, do not produce H2S in Triple Sugar Iron agar, and does not hydrolyze gelatin, is resistant to erythromycin and susceptible to ceftazidime,
the latter five characteristics separating it from F. philomiragia. Cysteine enhances growth. Acid is produced from d-glucose, maltose, sucrose (weak) but not from lactose or glycerol. GM2212T grows on both MacConkey agar and in nutrient broth (6% NaCl). The bacterium is resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole,
penicillines, cefuroxime and erythromycin; but is susceptible to ceftazidime, tetracycline, gentamicin, ciprofloxacin. Based
on the molecular and phenotypical characteristics, we suggest that this GM2212 isolate, may represent a new species of Francisella. Isolate GM2212T (=CNCM I-3481T = CNCM I-3511T = DSM 18777T). 相似文献
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Hartung de Capriles C Mata-Essayag S Pérez C Colella MT Roselló A Olaizola C Abate SM 《Mycopathologia》2005,160(3):227-234
Over the past decades there has been a significant increase in fungal infections caused by Candida species, and continues to be common in immunocompromised individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Although Candida albicans remains the fungal species most frequently isolated as an opportunistic oral pathogen, other non-albicans are often identified in this cohort of patients, including C. dubliniensis. This yeast is closely related to and shares many phenotypic characteristics with C. albicans. Colonies of these two species appear morphologically identical when not grown on special media. The shared phenotypic characteristics
of C. dubliniensis and C. albicans suggest that many C. dubliniensis isolates may have been misidentified as C. albicans in the past. The present studies aim is to recover and identify C. dubliniensis, and presumptive clinical C. albicans, from the oral cavities of HIV-seropositive individuals, comparing conventional media to obtain a simple, low-cost and reliable
identification system for C. dubliniensis. A total of 16 isolates (3,98%) had been obtained from 402 HIV infected individuals with recurrent oropharyngitis and were
identified as C. dubliniensis. Out of these C. dubliniensis isolates 19% were resistant, with MICs above 64 μg/ml to fluconazole. This constitutes, to the authors knowledge the first
recovery of this organism in Venezuela. 相似文献
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Farrakh Mehboob Howard Junca Gosse Schraa Alfons J. M. Stams 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》2009,83(4):739-747
Microbial (per)chlorate reduction is a unique process in which molecular oxygen is formed during the dismutation of chlorite.
The oxygen thus formed may be used to degrade hydrocarbons by means of oxygenases under seemingly anoxic conditions. Up to
now, no bacterium has been described that grows on aliphatic hydrocarbons with chlorate. Here, we report that Pseudomonas chloritidismutans AW-1T grows on n-alkanes (ranging from C7 until C12) with chlorate as electron acceptor. Strain AW-1T also grows on the intermediates of the presumed n-alkane degradation pathway. The specific growth rates on n-decane and chlorate and n-decane and oxygen were 0.5 ± 0.1 and 0.4 ± 0.02 day−1, respectively. The key enzymes chlorate reductase and chlorite dismutase were assayed and found to be present. The oxygen-dependent
alkane oxidation was demonstrated in whole-cell suspensions. The strain degrades n-alkanes with oxygen and chlorate but not with nitrate, thus suggesting that the strain employs oxygenase-dependent pathways
for the breakdown of n-alkanes. 相似文献