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1. A biosurfactant-producing yeast Rhodotorula sp.CC01 utilizing landfill leachate as nitrogen source and its broad degradation spectra of petroleum hydrocarbons

Author:
Xiaoyun Lin; Hanghai Zhou; Feng Zeng; Lijia Jiang; Edidiong Okokon Atakpa; Gen Chen; Chunfang Zhang; Qinglin Xie
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.4 pp. 68
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
Rhodotorula; acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase; biosurfactants; biotechnology; carbon; cost effectiveness; databases; glycolipids; glycoproteins; landfill leachates; micelles; nitrogen; nitrogen metabolism; olive oil; pH; petroleum; salinity; surface tension; temperature; thin layer chromatography; yeasts
Abstract:
... Biosurfactants (BSs) are known for their remarkable properties, however, their commercial applications are hampered partly by the high production cost. To overcome this issue, a biosurfactant producing strain, Rhodotorula sp.CC01 was isolated using landfill leachate as nitrogen source, while olive oil was determined as the best sole carbon source. The BS produced by Rhodotorula sp.CC01 had oil dis ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-022-03254-z

2. A comparative study on chemical characterization and properties of surface active compounds from Gram-positive Bacillus and Gram-negative Ochrobactrum strains utilizing pure hydrocarbons and waste mineral lubricating oils

Author:
Ishika Saha; Sriparna Datta; Dipa Biswas; Dipanjan Sengupta
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.8 pp. 141
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Ochrobactrum pseudintermedium; biocompatible materials; bioremediation; biotechnology; carbon; comparative study; drugs; ecological balance; energy; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; surface tension; surfactants; waste disposal
Abstract:
... Mineral lubricating oils are widely used in various industrial sectors for their applications in maintenance and functioning of machineries. However, indiscriminate dumping of these used oils have resulted in polluting the natural reservoirs which subsequently destroys ecological balance. Bacteria can emulsify or lower surface tension between phases of immiscible substrates and can acquire them as ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-022-03321-5

3. A mini-review: mechanism of antimicrobial action and application of surfactin

Author:
Xiaoyu Chen; Yajun Lu; Mengyuan Shan; Hongyuan Zhao; Zhaoxin Lu; Yingjian Lu
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.8 pp. 143
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
Bacillus subtilis; biosurfactants; biotechnology; cell membranes; chemical structure; enzyme activity; osmotic pressure; protein synthesis; reproduction; surfactin
Abstract:
... Surfactin, an antibacterial lipopeptide produced by different strains of Bacillus subtilis, is a powerful biosurfactant. It also has multiple biological activities including antiviral, anti-mycoplasma and antiprotozoal activities, in addition to the broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities against Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria and fungi. Surfactin may be one of the promising altern ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-022-03323-3

4. A novel polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of seven Mycoplasma species of cattle origin

Author:
Jyhmirn Lai; Hengching Lin; Peichuan Hsu; Satoshi Gondaira; Hidetoshi Higuchi; Hajime Nagahata
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.7 pp. 128
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
DNA; Escherichia coli; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Kocuria rosea; Mycoplasma dispar; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus uberis; biotechnology; bovine mastitis; cattle; microbiology; milk; polymerase chain reaction; temperature
Abstract:
... The study aimed to develop a pair of polymerase chain reaction primers for detecting ruminant mycoplasma pathogens. We designed a set of primers based on the most similar sequences within 16 S rRNA regions of seven Mycoplasma spp. These primers have high sensitivity for detecting Mycoplasma dispar, M. arginine, M. canadense, M. bovis, M. alkalescens, M. californicum, and M. bovigenitalium within t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-022-03312-6

5. A review of approaches to control bacterial leaf blight in rice

Author:
Daniel Ruben Akiola SANYA; Sharifah Farhana Syed-Ab-Rahman; Aiqun Jia; Djamila Onésime; Kyung-Min Kim; Bonaventure Cohovi Ahohuendo; Jason R. Rohr
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.7 pp. 113
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae; biotechnology; cultivars; disease control; disease progression; food security; leaf blight; pathogens; rice; virulence
Abstract:
... The Gram-negative bacteria Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, the causative agent of bacterial leaf blight (BLB), received attention for being an economically damaging pathogen of rice worldwide. This damage prompted efforts to better understand the molecular mechanisms governing BLB disease progression. This research revealed numerous virulence factors that are employed by this vascular pathogen to i ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-022-03298-1

6. Actinobacteria isolated from wastewater treatment plants located in the east-north of Algeria able to degrade pesticides

Author:
Oumeima Boufercha; Irina S. Moreira; Paula M. L. Castro; Allaoueddine Boudemagh
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.6 pp. 105
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
2,4-dichlorophenol; Streptomyces; bacterial growth; biodegradation; bioremediation; biotechnology; carbon; glucose; liquids; public health; thiamethoxam; wastewater treatment; water pollution; Algeria
Abstract:
... The pollution of water resources by pesticides poses serious problems for public health and the environment. In this study, Actinobacteria strains were isolated from three wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and were screened for their ability to degrade 17 pesticide compounds. Preliminary screening of 13 of the isolates of Actinobacteria allowed the selection of 12 strains with potential for the ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-022-03282-9

7. Advances and prospects in metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for L-tryptophan production

Author:
Shuai Liu; Jian-Zhong Xu; Wei-Guo Zhang
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.2 pp. 22
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
Escherichia coli; biochemical pathways; biotechnology; feed industry; microbiology; raw materials; synthetic biology; tryptophan
Abstract:
... As an important raw material for pharmaceutical, food and feed industry, highly efficient production of L-tryptophan by Escherichia coli has attracted a considerable attention. However, there are complicated and multiple layers of regulation networks in L-tryptophan biosynthetic pathway and thus have difficulty to rewrite the biosynthetic pathway for producing L-tryptophan with high efficiency in ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-021-03212-1

8. An insight on microbial degradation of benzo[a]pyrene: current status and advances in research

Author:
Arjita Punetha; Shweta Saraswat; J. P. N. Rai
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.4 pp. 61
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
DNA adducts; bioaugmentation; bioavailability; biodegradation; biotechnology; combustion; cost effectiveness; cytochrome P-450; environmental sustainability; humans; hydrolases; molecular weight; oxygenases; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Abstract:
... Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) is a high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon produced as a result of incomplete combustion of organic substances. Over the years, the release of BaP in the atmosphere has increased rapidly, risking human lives. BaP can form bonds with DNA leading to the formation of DNA adducts thereby causing cancer. Therefore addressing the problem of its removal from the envir ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-022-03250-3

9. Analysis of glucose and xylose metabolism in new indigenous Meyerozyma caribbica strains isolated from corn residues

Author:
Viviani Tadioto; Letícia M. Milani; Évelyn T. Barrilli; Cristina W. Baptista; Letícia Bohn; Aline Dresch; Ricardo Harakava; Odinei Fogolari; Guilherme M. Mibielli; João P. Bender; Helen Treichel; Boris U. Stambuk; Caroline Müller; Sérgio L. Alves Jr.
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.2 pp. 35
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
Meyerozyma caribbica; acetic acid; batch fermentation; biotechnology; corn; ethanol; glucose; hydrolysates; inoculum; xylitol; xylose
Abstract:
... Aiming to broaden the base of knowledge about wild yeasts, four new indigenous strains were isolated from corn residues, and phylogenetic-tree assemblings on ITS and LSU regions indicated they belong to Meyerozyma caribbica. Yeasts were cultivated under full- and micro-aerobiosis, starting with low or high cell-density inoculum, in synthetic medium or corn hydrolysate containing glucose and/or xyl ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-021-03221-0

10. Antibacterial mechanism of linalool emulsion against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its application to cold fresh beef

Author:
Rongrong He; Zhengke Zhang; Lilan Xu; Weijun Chen; Ming Zhang; Qiuping Zhong; Haiming Chen; Wenxue Chen
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.4 pp. 56
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
DNA; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; beef; biofilm; biotechnology; cell membranes; cold; emulsions; fluorescence emission spectroscopy; gentian violet; linalool; membrane permeability; metabolism; minimum inhibitory concentration; oxidative stress; particle size distribution; reactive oxygen species; shelf life; spoilage bacteria; storage time; tricarboxylic acid cycle; water solubility
Abstract:
... Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is the dominant spoilage bacterium in cold fresh beef. The current strategy is undertaken to overcome the low water solubility of linalool by encapsulating linalool into emulsions. The results of field emission scanning electron microscopy and particle size distribution revealed that the appearance of the bacterial cells was severely disrupted after exposure ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-022-03233-4

11. Antifungal effect of triclosan on Aspergillus fumigatus: quorum quenching role as a single agent and synergy with liposomal amphotericin-B

Author:
Roya Tamimi; Godfrey Kyazze; Tajalli Keshavarz
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.8 pp. 142
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
Aspergillus fumigatus; adhesion; amphotericin B; antifungal properties; biofilm; biomass; biotechnology; cell walls; conidia; flow cytometry; hydrophilicity; ionic strength; microbiology; mycelium; polymers; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; synergism; triclosan; viability; viability assays
Abstract:
... The purpose of this research was to determine Aspergillus fumigatus conidial viability and its biofilm formation upon treatment with triclosan and amphotericin-B loaded liposomes. A. fumigatus was treated with the antimicrobials, triclosan and liposomal amphotericin-B (L-AMB), in single and combined supplementation. To quantify the cells’ viability upon treatments, resazurin-based viability assay ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-022-03325-1

12. Antimicrobial efficacy of in vitro and ex vivo photodynamic therapy using porphyrins against Moraxella spp. isolated from bovine keratoconjunctivitis

Author:
M. G. Seeger; C. S. Machado; B. A. Iglesias; F. S. F. Vogel; J. F. Cargnelutti
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.6 pp. 103
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
Moraxella bovis; antibacterial properties; biotechnology; cattle; cornea; etiological agents; ex vivo studies; financial economics; irradiation; keratoconjunctivitis; metalloporphyrins; microbial growth; photochemotherapy; water solubility; zinc
Abstract:
... Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) is an ocular disease affecting bovine herds worldwide, and it causes significant economic loss. The etiologic agent of IBK is considered to be Moraxella bovis, but M. ovis and M. bovoculi are frequently recovered of animals presenting clinical signs of IBK. The therapeutic measures available for its control have limited efficacy. Antimicrobial photodyna ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-022-03291-8

13. Application of bacterial tyrosinases in organic synthesis

Author:
Mayowa Agunbiade; Marilize Le Roes-Hill
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.1 pp. 2
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
L-dopa; biotechnology; crosslinking; fungi; melanin; pH; polymerization; resveratrol; surveys; temperature
Abstract:
... Bacterial tyrosinases, as in the case of other bacterial oxidative enzymes, have been found to possess biochemical characteristics that typically make them more suited to applications requiring special operational conditions such as alkaline pH, high or low temperature, the presence of organic solvents, and the presence of inhibitors. Even though a great deal is known about fungal tyrosinases, bac ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-021-03186-0

14. Assessing the potential of the two-peptide lantibiotic lichenicidin as a new generation antimicrobial

Author:
Joana C. Barbosa; Ítala C. Silva; Tânia Caetano; Eva Mösker; Maria Seidel; Joana Lourenço; Roderich D. Süssmuth; Nuno C. Santos; Sónia Gonçalves; Sónia Mendo
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.1 pp. 18
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
antibacterial properties; antimicrobial peptides; biotechnology; cytotoxicity; erythrocytes; fibroblasts; humans; lantibiotics; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; microbiology; minimum inhibitory concentration; therapeutics
Abstract:
... Lantibiotics are a promising class of natural antimicrobial peptides. Lichenicidin is a two-peptide lantibiotic in which two mature peptides act synergistically to exhibit full bioactivity. Considering the two-peptide lantibiotics described so far, only cytolysin has been deeply characterized in terms of toxicity towards eukaryotic cells and it was found to be hemolytic and cytotoxic. This work ai ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-021-03196-y

15. Avilamycin production enhancement by mutagenesis and fermentation optimization in Streptomyces viridochromogenes

Author:
Guanghai Yu; Haifen Peng; Jian Cao; Aimei Liao; Pan Long; Jihong Huang; Ming Hui
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.3 pp. 50
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
Streptomyces viridochromogenes; ambient temperature; antibiotics; biotechnology; cell growth; feed additives; fermentation; glucose; mutagenesis; mutants; oxygen; poultry; secondary metabolites; sodium acetate; valine; xylose
Abstract:
... Avilamycin, an excellent growth-promoting feed additive, produced by Streptomyces viridochromogenes, was widely used to promote the growth of poultry by inhibiting Gram-positive bacteria. In this work, the methods of combinational mutagenesis of UV (Ultraviolet) and ARTP (Atmospheric and room temperature plasma), and rational screening by high concentrations of CaCl₂ were utilized to promote the p ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-021-03191-3

16. Bacterial cellulose: recent progress in production and industrial applications

Author:
Nermin Hande Avcioglu
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.5 pp. 86
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
Acetobacter; Achromobacter; Agrobacterium; Azotobacter; Gluconacetobacter; Lactobacillus; arabinose; biodegradability; biopolymers; biotechnology; cellulose; crystal structure; hemicellulose; lignin; nanofibers; pectins; polymerization; porosity; surface area; tensile strength
Abstract:
... Bacterial cellulose (BC) is synthesized as a valuable extracellular biopolymer by several bacteria belonging to the genera of Acetobacter, Achromobacter, Komagataeibacter, Agrobacterium, Bacillus, Azotobacter, Sarcinia, Lactobacillus and Gluconacetobacter. Unlike plant cellulose, since BC does not contain lignin, hemicellulose, pectin, arabinose and other plant-derived contaminants, it can be obta ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-022-03271-y

17. Basidiocarp structures of Lentinus crinitus: an antimicrobial source against foodborne pathogens and food spoilage microorganisms

Author:
Míria Benetati Delgado Bertéli; Mariana Martins Magalhães de Souza; Lillian Barros; Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira; Jasmina Glamočlija; Marina Soković; Douglas Cardoso Dragunski; Juliana Silveira do Valle; Ederlan de Souza Ferreira; Laise Cedraz Pinto; Carolina Oliveira de Souza; Suelen Pereira Ruiz; Giani Andrea Linde; Nelson Barros Colauto
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.5 pp. 74
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
Lentinus; ampicillin; antibacterial properties; antifungal properties; basidiomata; bifonazole; biotechnology; food spoilage; ketoconazole; minimum inhibitory concentration; rice; streptomycin; sugarcane bagasse
Abstract:
... Lentinus crinitus basidiocarps are an alternative to antimicrobials, but the stipe (24% basidiocarp) is discarded even with potential antimicrobial activity. This study evaluated the antimicrobial activity of L. crinitus basidiocarp pileus and stipe extracts against foodborne pathogens and food spoilage microorganisms. Basidiocarps of L. crinitus were grown in sugarcane bagasse and rice husks and ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-022-03257-w

18. Behavior and interactions of the plant growth-promoting bacteria Azospirillum oryzae NBT506 and Bacillus velezensis UTB96 in a co-culture system

Author:
Negar Bagheri; Masoud Ahmadzadeh; Pierre Mariotte; Gholamreza Salehi Jouzani
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.6 pp. 101
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
Azospirillum; Bacillus velezensis; amylases; biofilm; biomass production; biotechnology; carboxylic ester hydrolases; chitinase; coculture; endo-1,4-beta-glucanase; indole acetic acid; phosphates; proteinases; solubilization; surfactin
Abstract:
... The objective of the present study was to evaluate possible interactions between two potential plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB): Azospirillum oryzae strain NBT506 and Bacillus velezensis strain UTB96. To do this, the growth kinetic, biofilm formation, motility, surfactin production, indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) production, phosphate solubilization and enzyme activities of the strains were meas ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-022-03283-8

19. Biochanin A as an α-hemolysin inhibitor for combating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection

Author:
Jiaxuan Feng; Dazhong Sun; Li Wang; Xueting Li; Jiyu Guan; Lin Wei; Donghui Yue; Xingye Wang; Yicheng Zhao; Haimiao Yang; Wu Song; Bingmei Wang
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.1 pp. 6
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
Trifolium pratense; Western blotting; alfalfa; biochanin A; biotechnology; cabbage; coculture; dose response; drugs; edema; hemolysins; hemolysis; lethal dose; lungs; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; multiple drug resistance; pathogens; pneumonia; risk; secretion; virulence
Abstract:
... Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a multidrug-resistant pathogen that poses a significant risk to global health today. In S. aureus, α-hemolysin is an important virulence factor as it contributes to the capacity of the bacteria to infect the host. Here, we showed that biochanin A (bioA), an isoflavone present in red clover, cabbage and alfalfa, effectively inhibited hemolytic a ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-021-03182-4

20. Biochemical and functional characterization of an endonuclease III from Thermococcus barophilus Ch5

Author:
Chengxuan Tang; Donghao Jiang; Likui Zhang
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2022 v.38 no.8 pp. 145
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
DNA; DNA glycosylases; Thermococcus; biotechnology; divalent metals; excision; pH; thermal stability; thymine
Abstract:
... Endonuclease III (EndoIII) is a bifunctional DNA glycosylase that is essential to excise thymine glycol (Tg) from DNA. Although EndoIII is widespread in bacteria, eukarya and Archaea, our understanding on archaeal EndoIII function remains relatively incomplete due to the limited reports. Herein, we characterized an EndoIII from the hyperthermophilic euryarchaeon Thermococcus barophilus Ch5 (Tba-En ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-022-03328-y