Frontiers in microbiology
Dec 11, 2017
The aim of this study was to examine the presence of genes responsible for resistance to quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) and the association of genes with class 1 integrons in isolated from cooked meat products. A total of 52 isolates (29.2%)...
Frontiers in microbiology
Dec 8, 2017
A new strain, namely sp. BV152.1 was isolated from the rhizosphere of ground ivy ( L.) producing metabolites with potent ability to inhibit biofilm formation of an important human pathogens PAO1, , and . Structural characterization revealed di-rham...
Frontiers in microbiology
Dec 7, 2017
Bacterial secondary metabolites possess a wide range of biologically active compounds including antibacterial and antioxidants. In this study, a Gram-positive novel marine was isolated from sea sediment which showed 84% 16S rRNA gene sequence (KT588...
Frontiers in microbiology
Dec 7, 2017
A combined enrichment/ newly developed TaqMan real-time PCR (qPCR) method as a screening assay to detect spp. in 500 naturally food matrices is evaluated. DNA template for qPCR was extracted from an overnight pre-enriched sample in buffered peptone...
Frontiers in microbiology
Jan 10, 2017
Increased use of vancomycin has led to the emergence of vancomycin-intermediate (VISA). To investigate the mechanism of VISA development, 39 methicillin-susceptible strains and 3 MRSA strains were treated with vancomycin to induce non-susceptibility...
Frontiers in microbiology
Jan 4, 2017
The aim of this study was to investigate the antibacterial activity of black pepper essential oil (BPEO) on , further evaluate the potential mechanism of action. Results showed that the minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) of BPEO was 1.0 μL/mL. Th...
Frontiers in microbiology
Dec 22, 2016
Food contaminated with human pathogens, such as spp. and , frequently causes outbreaks of foodborne illness. Consumer concern over the use of synthesized antimicrobials to enhance microbial food safety has led to a search of natural alternatives. Th...
Frontiers in microbiology
Dec 22, 2016
() is a marine seafood-borne pathogen causing severe illnesses in humans and aquatic animals. In the present study, multiple cross displacement amplification was combined with a lateral flow biosensor (MCDA-LFB) to detect the gene of in DNA extrac...
Frontiers in microbiology
Dec 20, 2016
This study was undertaken to characterize a lactic acid bacterium 4I1, isolated from the freshwater fish, . Morphological, biochemical, and molecular characterization of 4I1 revealed it to be 4I1. The cell free supernatant (CFS) of 4I1 exhibited si...
Frontiers in microbiology
Dec 20, 2016
Chlordecone (Kepone®) is a synthetic organochlorine insecticide (CClO) used worldwide mostly during the 1970 and 1980s. Its intensive application in the French West Indies to control the banana black weevil led to a massive environmental pollution. ...