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Infection is one of the most prevalent causes for dental implant failure. We have developed a novel antimicrobial peptide coating on titanium by immobilizing the antimicrobial peptide GL13K. GL13K was developed from the human salivary protein BPIFA2. The peptide exhibited MIC of 8 µg/ml against planktonic Pseudonomas aeruginosa and their biofilms were reduced by three orders of magnitude with 100 µg/ml GL13K. This peptide concentration also killed 100% of Streptococcus gordonii. At 1 mg/ml, GL13K caused less than 10% lysis of human red blood cells, suggesting low toxicity to mammalian cells. Our GL13K coating has also previously showed bactericidal effect and inhibition of biofilm growth against peri-implantitis related pathogens, such as Porphyromonas gingivalis. The GL13K coating was cytocompatible with human fibroblasts and osteoblasts. However, the bioactivity of antimicrobial coatings has been commonly tested under (quasi)static culture conditions that are far from simulating conditions for biofilm formation and growth in the oral cavity. Oral salivary flow over a coating is persistent, applies continuous shear forces, and supplies sustained nutrition to bacteria. This accelerates bacteria metabolism and biofilm growth. In this work, the antimicrobial effect of the coating was tested against Streptococcus gordonii, a primary colonizer that provides attachment for the biofilm accretion by P. gingivalis, using a drip-flow biofilm bioreactor with media flow rates simulating salivary flow. The GL13K peptide coatings killed bacteria and prevented formation and growth of S. gordonii biofilms in the drip-flow bioreactor and under regular mild-agitation conditions. Surprisingly the interaction of the bacteria with the GL13K peptide coatings ruptured the cell wall at their septum or polar areas leaving empty shell-like structures or exposed protoplasts. The cell wall rupture was not detected under regular culture conditions, suggesting that cell wall rupture induced by GL13K peptides also requires media flow and possible attendant biological sequelae of the conditions in the bioreactor. 相似文献
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Regulation and characterization of two nitroreductase genes, nprA and nprB, of Rhodobacter capsulatus 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Pérez-Reinado E Blasco R Castillo F Moreno-Vivián C Roldán MD 《Applied and environmental microbiology》2005,71(12):7643-7649
Among photosynthetic bacteria, strains B10 and E1F1 of Rhodobacter capsulatus photoreduce 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP), which is stoichiometrically converted into 2-amino-4-nitrophenol by a nitroreductase activity. The reduction of DNP is inhibited in vivo by ammonium, which probably acts at the level of the DNP transport system and/or physiological electron transport to the nitroreductase, since this enzyme is not inhibited by ammonium in vitro. Using the complete genome sequence data for strain SB1003 of R. capsulatus, two putative genes coding for possible nitroreductases were isolated from R. capsulatus B10 and disrupted. The phenotypes of these mutant strains revealed that both genes are involved in the reduction of DNP and code for two major nitroreductases, NprA and NprB. Both enzymes use NAD(P)H as the main physiological electron donor. The nitroreductase NprA is under ammonium control, whereas the nitroreductase NprB is not. In addition, the expression of the nprB gene seems to be constitutive, whereas nprA gene expression is inducible by a wide range of nitroaromatic and heterocyclic compounds, including several dinitroaromatics, nitrofuran derivatives, CB1954, 2-aminofluorene, benzo[a]pyrene, salicylic acid, and paraquat. The identification of two putative mar/sox boxes in the possible promoter region of the nprA gene and the induction of nprA gene expression by salicylic acid and 2,4-dinitrophenol suggest a role in the control of the nprA gene for the two-component MarRA regulatory system, which in Escherichia coli controls the response to some antibiotics and environmental contaminants. In addition, upregulation of the nprA gene by paraquat indicates that this gene is probably a member of the SoxRS regulon, which is involved in the response to stress conditions in other bacteria. 相似文献
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Luque-Almagro Víctor M. Cabello Purificación Sáez Lara P. Olaya-Abril Alfonso Moreno-Vivián Conrado Roldán María Dolores 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》2018,102(3):1067-1074
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology - Cyanide is one of the most toxic chemicals for living organisms described so far. Its toxicity is mainly based on the high affinity that cyanide presents... 相似文献
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Berta C. Nudel Conrado Corradini Elda Fraile Ana M. Giulietti 《Biotechnology letters》1987,9(2):77-82
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E. coli NRRL 12100-a recombinant strain obtained by genetic manipulationwas used forL-threonine production. When cultured in a rich medium without antibiotics three types of colonies were isolated (ApsTcs, AprTcs, and AprTcr). The AprTcr clones were best threonine producers (9 to 12 g/1) and the plasmid was maintained, in 65 to 93% of the host cells. When inocula were grown under selective pressure we obtained about 10 g/1 of threonine and a plasmid maintenance of 83%. When growth of inocula was done without antibiotic, threonine yields dropped to 5 g/1 and 64% of the cells have lost the plasmid. Batch culture experiments were performed with 3, 4 and 6% of glucose, added at the initial stage or in a discontinuous feed. Threonine yields and plasmid stability were not affected. The elimination of the maximum level of threonine produced (from 13.8 to 6.7 g/1) and on the plasmid maintenance (from 94 to 4% of the cells) while growth of the strain was not affected. 相似文献
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Conrado Augusto Rosi-Denadai Priscila Cassia Souza Araujo Lucio Antonio de Oliveira Campos Lirio Cosme Jr. Raul Narciso Carvalho Guedes 《Insect Science》2020,27(1):133-142
Over 50 genera of bees release pollen from flower anthers using thoracic vibrations,a phenomenon known as buzz-pollination.The efficiency of this process is directly affected by the mechanical properties of the buzzes,namely the duration,amplitude,and frequency.Nonetheless,although the effects of the former two properties are well described,the role of buzz frequency on pollen release remains unclear.Furthermore,nearly all of the existing studies describing vibrational properties of natural buzz-pollination are limited to bumblebees(Bombus)and carpenter bees(Xvlocopa)constraining our current understanding of this behavior and its evolution.Therefore,we attempted to minimize this shortcoming by testing whether flower anthers exhibit optimal frequency for pollen release and whether bees tune their buzzes to match these(optimal)frequencies.If true,certain frequencies will trigger more pollen release and lighter bees will reach buzz frequencies closer to this optimum to compensate their smaller buzz amplitudes.Two strategies were used to test these hypotheses:(i)the use of(artificial)vibrational playbacks in a broad range of buzz frequencies and amplitudes to assess pollen release by tomato plants(Solarium Ivcopersicum L.)and(ii)the recording of natural buzzes of Neotropical bees visiting tomato plants during pollination.The playback experiment indicates that although buzz frequency does affect pollen release,no optimal frequency exists for that.In addition,the recorded results of natural buzz-pollination reveal that buzz frequencies vary with bee genera and are not correlated with body size.Therefore,neither bees nor plants are tuned to optimal pollen release frequencies.Bee frequency of buzz-pollination is a likely consequence of the insect flight machinery adapted to reach higher accelerations,while flower plant response to buzz-pollination is the likely result of its pollen granular properties. 相似文献
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Large-scale production and evaluation of marker-free indica rice IR64 expressing phytoferritin genes
Norman Oliva Prabhjit Chadha-Mohanty Susanna Poletti Editha Abrigo Genelou Atienza Lina Torrizo Ruby Garcia Conrado Dueñas Jr. Mar Aristeo Poncio Jeanette Balindong Marina Manzanilla Florencia Montecillo Maricris Zaidem Gerard Barry Philippe Hervé Huxia Shou Inez H. Slamet-Loedin 《Molecular breeding : new strategies in plant improvement》2014,33(1):23-37
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Fusarium spp. are non-dermatophytic hyaline moulds distributed worldwide and recovered from the nature as soil saprophytes and plant
pathogens. Human infections are usually precipitated by local or systemic predisposing factors and disseminated infection
is associated with impaired immune responses. We report eight cases of cutaneous lesions caused by Fusarium spp. All patients were immunocompetent. Seven cases with presented onychomycosis and one patient with interdigital intertrigo.
It is important to alert the medical community about the relevance of the opportunistic fungi, such as Fusarium spp., which have emerged as human infectious agents, emphasizing the importance of correct etiological identification, allowing
for appropriate treatment. 相似文献
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Yadav Sapkota John R. Mackey Raymond Lai Conrado Franco-Villalobos Sasha Lupichuk Paula J. Robson Karen Kopciuk Carol E. Cass Yutaka Yasui Sambasivarao Damaraju 《PloS one》2013,8(6)
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified low-penetrance common variants (i.e., single nucleotide polymorphisms, SNPs) associated with breast cancer susceptibility. Although GWASs are primarily focused on single-locus effects, gene-gene interactions (i.e., epistasis) are also assumed to contribute to the genetic risks for complex diseases including breast cancer. While it has been hypothesized that moderately ranked (P value based) weak single-locus effects in GWASs could potentially harbor valuable information for evaluating epistasis, we lack systematic efforts to investigate SNPs showing consistent associations with weak statistical significance across independent discovery and replication stages. The objectives of this study were i) to select SNPs showing single-locus effects with weak statistical significance for breast cancer in a GWAS and/or candidate-gene studies; ii) to replicate these SNPs in an independent set of breast cancer cases and controls; and iii) to explore their potential SNP-SNP interactions contributing to breast cancer susceptibility. A total of 17 SNPs related to DNA repair, modification and metabolism pathway genes were selected since these pathways offer a priori knowledge for potential epistatic interactions and an overall role in breast carcinogenesis. The study design included predominantly Caucasian women (2,795 cases and 4,505 controls) from Alberta, Canada. We observed two two-way SNP-SNP interactions (APEX1-rs1130409 and RPAP1-rs2297381; MLH1-rs1799977 and MDM2-rs769412) in logistic regression that conferred elevated risks for breast cancer (P
interaction<7.3×10−3). Logic regression identified an interaction involving four SNPs (MBD2-rs4041245, MLH1-rs1799977, MDM2-rs769412, BRCA2-rs1799943) (P
permutation = 2.4×10−3). SNPs involved in SNP-SNP interactions also showed single-locus effects with weak statistical significance, while BRCA2-rs1799943 showed stronger statistical significance (P
correlation/trend = 3.2×10−4) than the others. These single-locus effects were independent of body mass index. Our results provide a framework for evaluating SNPs showing statistically weak but reproducible single-locus effects for epistatic effects contributing to disease susceptibility. 相似文献
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Dayana Santos Mendes Marina Loyola Dantas Juliana Menezes Gomes Washington Luis Conrado dos Santos Adriano Queiroz Silva Luiz Henrique Guimar?es Paulo R Machado Edgar Marcelino de Carvalho Sérgio Arruda 《Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz》2013,108(1):18-22
Disseminated leishmaniasis (DL) differs from other clinical forms of the disease due to the presence of many non-ulcerated lesions (papules and nodules) in non-contiguous areas of the body. We describe the histopathology of DL non-ulcerated lesions and the presence of CD4-, CD20-, CD68-, CD31- and von Willebrand factor (vW)-positive cells in the inflamed area. We analysed eighteen biopsies from non-ulcerated lesions and quantified the inflamed areas and the expression of CD4, CD20, CD68, CD31 and vW using Image-Pro software (Media Cybernetics). Diffuse lymphoplasmacytic perivascular infiltrates were found in dermal skin. Inflammation was observed in 3-73% of the total biopsy area and showed a significant linear correlation with the number of vW+ vessels. The most common cells were CD68+ macrophages, CD20+ B-cells and CD4+ T-cells. A significant linear correlation between CD4+ and CD20+ cells and the size of the inflamed area was also found. Our findings show chronic inflammation in all DL non-ulcerated lesions predominantly formed by macrophages, plasmacytes and T and B-cells. As the inflamed area expanded, the number of granulomas and extent of the vascular framework increased. Thus, we demonstrate that vessels may have an important role in the clinical evolution of DL lesions. 相似文献