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1. The Rj4 allele in soybean represses nodulation by chlorosis-inducing bradyrhizobia classified as DNA homology group II by antibiotic resistance profiles

Author:
Devine, T.E.; Kuykendall, L.D.; O'Neill, J.J.
Source:
Theoretical and applied genetics 1990 v.80 no.1 pp. 33-37
ISSN:
0040-5752
Subject:
Glycine max; alleles; biosynthesis; phenotype; antibiotics; Bradyrhizobium; DNA; coevolution; genomics; chlorosis; nodulation; Japan; Maryland; North Carolina; China
DOI:
10.1007/BF00224012
PubMed:
24220807

2. Biologically active secondary metabolites from fungi. 12. Oidiolactones A-F, labdane diterpene derivatives isolated from Oidiodendron truncata

Author:
John, M.; Krohn, K.; Florke, U.; Aust, H.J.; Draeger, S.; Schulz, B.
Source:
Journal of natural products 1999 v.62 no.9 pp. 1218-1221
ISSN:
0163-3864
Subject:
Deuteromycotina; lactones; spectral analysis; chemical structure; secondary metabolites; antibiotics; antifungal properties; chemical constituents of plants; diterpenoids; China
DOI:
10.1021/np9804987

3. Characterization of multiple-antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella serovars isolated from retail meats

Author:
Chen, S.; Zhao, S.; White, D.G.; Schroeder, C.M.; Lu, R.; Yang, H.; McDermott, P.F.; Ayers, S.; Meng, J.
Source:
Applied and environmental microbiology 2004 v.70 no.1 pp. 1-7
ISSN:
0099-2240
Subject:
pork; bacterial contamination; mutton; Salmonella; antibiotics; beta-lactamase; multiple drug resistance; food contamination; chicken meat; food pathogens; genes; beef; ground meat; District of Columbia; China
Abstract:
... A total of 133 Salmonella isolates recovered from retail meats purchased in the United States and the People's Republic of China were assayed for antimicrobial susceptibility, the presence of integrons and antimicrobial resistance genes, and horizontal transfer of characterized antimicrobial resistance determinants via conjugation. Seventy-three (82%) of these Salmonella isolates were resistant to ...
DOI:
10.1128/AEM.70.1.1-7.2004
PubMed:
14711619
PubMed Central:
PMC321239

4. Chinikomycins A and B: isolation, structure elucidation, and biological activity of novel antibiotics from a marine Streptomyces sp. isolate M045

Author:
Li, F.; Maskey, R.P.; Qin, S.; Sattler, I.; Fiebig, H.H.; Maier, A.; Zeeck, A.; Laatsch, H.
Source:
Journal of natural products 2005 v.68 no.3 pp. 349-353
ISSN:
0163-3864
Subject:
Streptomyces; alkenes; antibiotics; chemical structure; spectral analysis; stereochemistry; antibacterial properties; anticarcinogenic activity; cytotoxicity; humans; cell lines; China
DOI:
10.1021/np030518r
PubMed:
15787434

5. A vancomycin-dependent VanA-type Enterococcus faecalis strain isolated in Japan from chicken imported from China

Author:
Tanimoto, K.; Nomura, T.; Hamatani, H.; Xiao, Y.H.; Ike, Y.
Source:
Letters in applied microbiology 2005 v.41 no.2 pp. 157-162
ISSN:
0266-8254
Subject:
Enterococcus faecalis; bacterial contamination; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; chicken meat; food contamination; imports; amino acid sequences; genes; nucleotide sequences; strains; point mutation; Japan; China
DOI:
10.1111/j.1472-765X.2005.01722.x
PubMed:
16033514

6. Antibiotic biosynthetic pathways and pathway engineering—a growing research field in China

Author:
Zixin Deng; Linquan Bai
Source:
Natural product reports 2006 v.23 no.5 pp. 811-827
ISSN:
1460-4752
Subject:
antibiotics; biosynthesis; China
Abstract:
... This review describes the recent research activities in China in relation to studies on antibiotic biosynthetic pathways and pathway engineering in actinomycetes. 75 references are cited. ...
DOI:
10.1039/b611140h

7. Genetic diversity of phenazine- and pyoluteorin-producing pseudomonads isolated from green pepper rhizosphere

Author:
Liu, Haiming; Dong, Dexian; Peng, Huasong; Zhang, Xuehong; Xu, Yuquan
Source:
Archives of microbiology 2006 v.185 no.2 pp. 91-98
ISSN:
0302-8933
Subject:
Pseudomonas fluorescens; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; antibiotics; bacteria; genetic variation; internal transcribed spacers; polymerase chain reaction; rhizosphere; ribosomal DNA; sweet peppers; China
Abstract:
... The genetic diversity among indigenous phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA)-producing and pyoluteorin (Plt)-producing isolates of pseudomonads screened from green pepper rhizosphere was exploited in this study. A total of 48 bacterium isolates producing one or both of these antibiotics were screened from green pepper rhizosphere in diverse regions in China. Among these isolates, 45 could produce PCA, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00203-005-0072-6
PubMed:
16395554

8. Isolation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus from abalone (Haliotis diversicolor supertexta L.) postlarvae associated with mass mortalities

Author:
Cai, J.; Han,Y.; Wang, Z.
Source:
Aquaculture 2006 v.257 no.1-4 pp. 161-166
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Haliotis diversicolor; abalone; mollusc culture; mariculture; mortality; bacterial infections; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; animal pathogenic bacteria; pathogen identification; internal transcribed spacers; ribosomal DNA; sequence analysis; disease control; antibiotics; drug resistance; China
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.03.007

9. A randomized factorial study of the effects of long-term garlic and micronutrient supplementation and of 2-wk antibiotic treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection on serum cholesterol and lipoproteins

Author:
Zhang, Lian; Gail, Mitchell H.; Wang, Yu-que; Brown, Linda Morris; Pan, Kai-feng; Ma, Jun-ling; Amagase, Harunobu; You, Wei-cheng; Moslehi, Roxana
Source:
American journal of clinical nutrition 2006 v.84 no.4 pp. 912-919
ISSN:
0002-9165
Subject:
functional foods; high density lipoprotein; blood lipids; drug therapy; Helicobacter pylori; antibiotics; humans; biomarkers; long term effects; health status; garlic; cholesterol; low density lipoprotein; protein intake; vitamin-mineral supplements; randomized clinical trials; bacterial infections; China
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Little is known about the long-term effects of garlic or micronutrient supplementation on total, HDL, and LDL cholesterol in disease-free persons. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the effects of long-term supplementation with garlic and micronutrients and of short-term amoxicillin and omeprazole treatment on serum total, HDL, and LDL cholesterol in a rural Chinese population. DESIGN: We c ...
PubMed:
17023720

10. The veterinary antibiotic oxytetracycline and Cu influence functional diversity of the soil microbial community

Author:
Kong, W.D.; Zhu, Y.G.; Fu, B.J.; Marschner, P.; He, J.Z.
Source:
Environmental pollution 2006 v.143 no.1 pp. 129-137
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
functional diversity; agricultural soils; soil pollution; community structure; copper; carbohydrates; veterinary medicine; soil microorganisms; paddy soils; oxytetracycline; polluted soils; carboxylic acids; China
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2005.11.003
PubMed:
16413090

11. Determination of selected antibiotics in the Victoria Harbour and the Pearl River, South China using high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

Author:
Xu, W.H.; Zhang, G.; Zou, S.C.; Li, X.D.; Liu, Y.C.
Source:
Environmental pollution 2007 v.145 no.3 pp. 672-679
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
water pollution; amoxicillin; rivers; high performance liquid chromatography; spring; river water; seasonal variation; diurnal variation; mass spectrometry; wastewater; China
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2006.05.038
PubMed:
16996177

12. Occurrence and elimination of antibiotics at four sewage treatment plants in the Pearl River Delta (PRD), South China

Author:
Xu, W.; Zhang, G.; Li, X.; Zou, S.; Li, P.; Hu, Z.; Li, J.
Source:
Water research 2007 v.41 no.19 pp. 4526-4534
ISSN:
0043-1354
Subject:
sewage treatment; water treatment; antibiotics; detection; frequency; chemical concentration; effluents; sewage; geographical variation; sewage sludge; sorption; biodegradation; China
DOI:
10.1016/j.watres.2007.06.023
PubMed:
17631935

13. Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of foodborne pathogens isolated from food products in China

Author:
Chao, G.; Zhou, X.; Jiao, X.; Qian, X.; Xu, L.
Source:
Foodborne pathogens & disease 2007 v.4 no.3 pp. 277-284
ISSN:
1556-7125
Subject:
bacterial contamination; cooked foods; public health; raw milk; Salmonella; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; food contamination; Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus; Escherichia coli O157; multiple drug resistance; food pathogens; microbial detection; traditional foods; prevalence; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; raw meat; Listeria monocytogenes; China
Abstract:
... This study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Chinese food products. The prevalence of these pathogens was 3.46%, 5.79%, 7%, 0.24%, and 0%, respectively. Raw meats were mainly contaminated with Salmonella (39/365, 10.7%), L. monocytogenes (26/365, 7.1%), and S. aureus (4 ...
DOI:
10.1089/fpd.2007.0088
PubMed:
17883311

14. Characterization of integrons-mediated antimicrobial resistance among Escherichia coli strains isolated from bovine mastitis

Author:
Wang, G.Q.; Wu, C.M.; Du, X.D.; Shen, Z.Q.; Song, L.H.; Chen, X.; Shen, J.Z.
Source:
Veterinary microbiology 2008 v.127 no.1-2 pp. 73-78
ISSN:
0378-1135
Subject:
epidemiological studies; sequence analysis; antibiotic resistance; microbial genetics; open reading frames; disease prevalence; antibiotics; dairy cattle; risk assessment; pathogenicity; genetic recombination; molecular epidemiology; Escherichia infections; pathotypes; strains; bovine mastitis; Escherichia coli; China
Abstract:
... To assess the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and class I integrons in Escherichia coli strains (n = 58) isolated from bovine mastitis in Inner Mongolia, antimicrobial susceptibility and the presence of various types of integrons were characterized. Most isolates were susceptible to amikacin, colistin, ceftazidime, gentamicin and kanamycin, while those also exhibited high resistant incidenc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.08.003

15. Effect of liquid culture requirements on antifungal antibiotic production by Streptomyces rimosus MY02

Author:
Yu, Jicheng; Liu, Qiu; Liu, Qiao; Liu, Xiangdong; Sun, Qiang; Yan, Jianfang; Qi, Xiaohui; Fan, Shengdi
Source:
Bioresource technology 2008 v.99 no.6 pp. 2087-2091
ISSN:
0960-8524
Subject:
Fusarium; Streptomyces rimosus; agitation; antibiotics; carbon; inoculum; models; nitrogen; pH; peanuts; powders; regression analysis; seeds; sodium chloride; soil sampling; starch; temperature; China
Abstract:
... Streptomyces rimosus MY02 was isolated from a soil sample which was collected from the northeast of China. The effect of medium components (i.e. carbon and nitrogen sources) and other culture requirements (i.e. initial pH and temperature) on production of antifungal antibiotics by S. rimosus MY02 was investigated in our work. The best conditions for the strain MY02 in 250-ml Erlenmeyer flask, for ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biortech.2007.03.023
PubMed:
17475481

16. Isolation and identification of a potential biocontrol agent Bacillus subtilis QM3 from Qinghai yak dung in China

Author:
Hu, Qing-Ping; Xu, Jian-Guo; Song, Peng; Song, Jin-Ning; Chen, Wu-Ling
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2008 v.24 no.11 pp. 2451-2458
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
Alternaria solani; Bacillus subtilis; analysis of variance; antibiotics; biological control agents; culture media; feces; plant pathogens; ribosomal DNA; temperature; yaks; China
Abstract:
... Biocontrol agents have not been previously associated with yak dung. We describe here the isolation of strain QM3 from Qinghai yak dung in China. In vitro antagonistic assay showed that this strain could suppress the growth of various plant pathogens effectively, especially the pathogen Alternaria solani. Based on phenotypic, physiological, biochemical and phylogenetic (16S rDNA) studies, strain Q ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-008-9767-6

17. Multiresidue determination of fluoroquinolone, sulfonamide, trimethoprim, and chloramphenicol antibiotics in urban waters in China

Author:
Peng, X.; Tan, J.; Tang, C.; Yu, Y.; Wang, Z.
Source:
Environmental toxicology and chemistry 2008 v.27 no.1 pp. 73-79
ISSN:
0730-7268
Subject:
water pollution; chloramphenicol; chemical residues; sulfamethoxazole; antibiotics; trimethoprim; fluorescence; sewage treatment; chlorine; urban areas; high performance liquid chromatography; river water; disinfection; wastewater; solid phase extraction; environmental monitoring; China
Abstract:
... A feasible method has been optimized to simultaneously determine multiclass antibiotic residues, including sulfonamides, fluoroquinolones, trimethoprim, and chloramphenicol in urban riverine water and wastewater by off-line solid phase extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with a diode-array ultraviolet detector and a fluorescence detector. Internal standard and standard ad ...
DOI:
10.1897/06-650.1
PubMed:
18092850

18. New antibiotic with typical plant anthraquinone structure obtained studying terrestrial and marine Streptomycetes

Author:
Cui, Hong Xia; Shaaban, Khaled A.; Schiebel, Mirko; Qin, Song; Laatsch, Hartmut
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2008 v.24 no.3 pp. 419-421
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
antibiotics; bacteria; polyketides; screening; China
Abstract:
... In our screening for new antibiotics from bacteria, the streptomycete isolate M097 from Jiaozhou Bay in China was found to produce aloesaponarin II (1a) and 1,6-dihydroxy-8-hydroxymethyl-anthraquinone (2). Similarly, a terrestrial streptomycete GW24/1694 produced 1a and its methyl ether, the new compound 1-hydroxy-6-methoxy-8-methyl-anthraquinone (1b). All structures were derived by spectrochemica ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-007-9477-5

19. Removal of antibiotics from wastewater by sewage treatment facilities in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China

Author:
Gulkowska, A.; Leung, H.W.; So, M.K.; Taniyasu, S.; Yamashita, N.; Yeung, L.W.Y.; Richardson, B.J.; Lei, A.P.; Giesy, J.P.; Lam, P.K.S.
Source:
Water research 2008 v.42 no.1-2 pp. 395-403
ISSN:
0043-1354
Subject:
sewage treatment; penicillins; wastewater treatment; spatial variation; China
DOI:
10.1016/j.watres.2007.07.031

20. Trace analysis of quinolone and fluoroquinolone antibiotics from wastewaters by liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry

Author:
Xiao, Yang; Chang, Hong; Jia, Ai; Hu, Jianying
Source:
Journal of chromatography 2008 v.1214 no.1-2 pp. 100-108
ISSN:
0021-9673
Subject:
antibiotics; cation exchange; chromatography; ciprofloxacin; danofloxacin; detection limit; difloxacin; enrofloxacin; flumequine; nalidixic acid; norfloxacin; ofloxacin; oxolinic acid; river water; sarafloxacin; solid phase extraction; sparfloxacin; surface water; tandem mass spectrometry; wastewater; China
Abstract:
... A sensitive liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry method, combined with solid-phase extraction and a weak cation exchange cartridge cleanup, was established for twenty quinolone and fluoroquinolone antibiotics (pipemidic acid, flerofloxacin, ofloxacin, pefloxacin, enoxacin, norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, danofloxacin, enrofloxacin, lomefloxacin, difloxacin, sarafloxacin, gatiflo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chroma.2008.10.090

21. Astragalus membranaceus prevents daunorubicin-induced apoptosis of cultured neonatal cardiomyocytes: role of free radical effect of Astragalus membranaceus on daunorubicin cardiotoxicity

Author:
Luo, ZhongGuang; Zhong, Lu; Han, XiaoFeng; Wang, HaiRong; Zhong, JiHua; Xuan, ZhengHua
Source:
Phytotherapy research 2009 v.23 no.6 pp. 761-767
ISSN:
0951-418X
Subject:
herbs; daunorubicin; cardiovascular diseases; antibiotics; secretion; reactive oxygen species; superoxide dismutase; reducing agents; mitochondria; nuclear membrane; Astragalus membranaceus; apoptosis; China
Abstract:
... Anthracyclines are antitumor antibiotics with significant activity against solid and hematologic malignancies. One problem preventing more widespread use has been the development of cardiotoxicity. To determine whether antioxidant agents can reduce the cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines, a herb Astragalus membranaceus was introduced, which has been widely used for the treatment of cardiovascular dis ...
DOI:
10.1002/ptr.2575
PubMed:
19172580

22. Changes in antimicrobial resistance among Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Pullorum isolates in China from 1962 to 2007

Author:
Pan, Zhiming; Wang, Xiaoquan; Zhang, Xiaoming; Geng, Shizhong; Chen, Xiang; Pan, Weijuan; Cong, Qiuxia; Liu, Xuexian; Jiao, Xinan; Liu, Xiufan
Source:
Veterinary microbiology 2009 v.136 no.3-4 pp. 387-392
ISSN:
0378-1135
Subject:
chickens; epidemiological studies; temporal variation; disease detection; drug therapy; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; serotypes; Salmonella Pullorum; disease prevention; multiple drug resistance; longitudinal studies; risk assessment; food pathogens; pathotypes; pullorum disease; China
Abstract:
... There are few data available for the trends of antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Pullorum (S. Pullorum) in China and other parts of the world. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the changes in antimicrobial resistance of S. Pullorum isolated from diseased chickens in China from 1962 to 2007. A total of 450 S. Pullorum isolates were tested fo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.11.015
PubMed:
19128897

23. Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa associated with diseased postlarval abalone in Shenzhen, China

Author:
Cai, Junpeng; Lin, Shuanyu; Wu, Bing
Source:
Aquaculture international 2009 v.17 no.5 pp. 449-458
ISSN:
0967-6120
Subject:
sequence analysis; abalone; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; avirulent strains; ribosomal DNA; Haliotis diversicolor; disease outbreaks; mortality; nucleotide sequences; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; mollusc culture; bacteria; postlarvae; China
Abstract:
... Outbreaks of mass mortality of postlarval abalone, Haliotis diversicolor supertexta, have occurred in south China since 2002 and have forced many abalone farms to close. About 30 representative bacterial strains were isolated from a sample of five diseased postlarval abalone, taken 25 days post-fertilization during an outbreak of postlarval disease in Shenzhen, China, in October 2006. Bacterial ch ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10499-008-9215-5

24. Serodiversity, Pandemic O3:K6 Clone, Molecular Typing, and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Foodborne and Clinical Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolates in Jiangsu, China

Author:
Chao, Guoxiang; Jiao, Xinan; Zhou, Xiaohui; Yang, Zhenquan; Huang, Jinlin; Pan, Zhiming; Zhou, Liping; Qian, Xiaoqin
Source:
Foodborne pathogens & disease 2009 v.6 no.8 pp. 1021-1028
ISSN:
1535-3141
Subject:
bacterial contamination; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; serodiagnosis; serotypes; ribotypes; polymerase chain reaction; seafoods; risk factors; clones; foodborne illness; food pathogens; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; pandemic; molecular systematics; China
Abstract:
... Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a major foodborne pathogen in China, Japan, and other Asian countries. In this study, we collected 437 strains of V. parahaemolyticus and investigated their serotypes, distribution of virulence genes, and presence of pandemic O3:K6 clone strains. A total of 327 strains were isolated from food and 110 strains were isolated from active surveillance hospitals or food outbre ...
DOI:
10.1089/fpd.2009.0295
PubMed:
19630509

25. Antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolates from food animals, animal food products and companion animals in China

Author:
Lei, Tao; Tian, Wei; He, Liu; Huang, Xian-Hui; Sun, Yong-Xue; Deng, Yu-Ting; Sun, Yan; Lv, Dian-Hong; Wu, Cong-Ming; Huang, Liang-Zong; Shen, Jian-Zhong; Liu, Jian-Hua
Source:
Veterinary microbiology 2010 v.146 no.1-2 pp. 85-89
ISSN:
0378-1135
Subject:
animal-based foods; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; multiple drug resistance; strain differences; animal pathogenic bacteria; livestock; natural selection; food pathogens; pets; prevalence; Escherichia coli; China
Abstract:
... One thousand and thirty Escherichia coli isolates from food animals, animals-derived foods, and companion animals between 2007 and 2008 in Southern China were used to investigate their antimicrobial susceptibility to 14 different antimicrobials by the standard agar dilution method. More than 70% of isolates showed resistance to tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole, nalidixic acid, and ampi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.04.025

26. Determination of four fluoroquinolone antibiotics in tap water in Guangzhou and Macao

Author:
Yiruhan; Wang, Qiao-Jun; Mo, Ce-Hui; Li, Yan-Wen; Gao, Peng; Tai, Yi-Ping; Zhang, Yan; Ruan, Zhi-Li; Xu, Jia-Wei
Source:
Environmental pollution 2010 v.158 no.7 pp. 2350-2358
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
antibiotics; ciprofloxacin; enrofloxacin; fluorescence; high performance liquid chromatography; norfloxacin; pollution; rain; tap water; wet season; China; Macau
Abstract:
... Four fluoroquinolone antibiotics (norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, lomefloxacin, and enrofloxacin) in tap water in Guangzhou and Macao were analyzed using high performance liquid chromatography fluorescence detection. The results showed that all target antibiotics were detected in high rate both in Guangzhou (77.5%) and Macao (100%), ranging from 1.0 to 679.7 ng/L (SD ≤ 37.6) in Guangzhou, and from 2.0 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2010.03.019
PubMed:
20434248

27. Development and characterization of a new marine fish cell line from turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)

Author:
Wang, N.; Wang, X. L.; Sha, Z. X.; Tian, Y. S.; Chen, S. L.
Source:
Fish physiology and biochemistry 2010 v.36 no.4 pp. 1227-1234
ISSN:
0920-1742
Subject:
Scophthalmus maximus; antibiotics; beta-mercaptoethanol; cytopathogenicity; cytoplasm; digestion; diploidy; fetal bovine serum; fibroblast growth factor 2; fibroblasts; fluorescence; genetic engineering; karyotyping; kidneys; marine fish; temperature; transmission electron microscopy; trypsin; turbot; vertebrate viruses; virion; China
Abstract:
... A new marine fish cell line, TK, derived from turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) kidney, was established by the method of trypsin digestion and subcultured for more than 50 passages over a period of 300 days. The TK cells were maintained in Minimum Essential Medium Eagle (MEM) supplemented with HEPES, antibiotics, fetal bovine serum (FBS), 2-Mercaptoethanol (2-Me), and basic fibroblast growth factor (b ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10695-010-9402-y

28. Identification of bla OXA‐128 and bla OXA‐129, two novel OXA‐type extended‐spectrum‐β‐lactamases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, in Hunan Province, China

Author:
Liu, Wen'en; Liu, Xiaoyi; Liao, Jingzhong; Zhang, Yunli; Liang, Xianghui
Source:
Journal of basic microbiology 2010 v.50Suppl1 no.S1 pp. S116
ISSN:
0233-111X
Subject:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa; antibiotics; humans; mutation; China
Abstract:
... We collected 97 non‐repetitive carbapenemases‐sensitive clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Human Province, China, during the period of October 2006 to January 2007. From these isolates, we identified two novel oxacillin‐hydrolysing (OXA) type extended‐spectrum‐β‐lactamases (ESBLs): bla OXA‐128 and bla OXA‐129, which contain the mutations of I89V from bla OXA‐56 and K134N from bla OXA‐1 ...
DOI:
10.1002/jobm.201000181

29. Occurrence and removal of pharmaceuticals, caffeine and DEET in wastewater treatment plants of Beijing, China

Author:
Sui, Qian; Huang, Jun; Deng, Shubo; Yu, Gang; Fan, Qing
Source:
Water research 2010 v.44 no.2 pp. 417-426
ISSN:
0043-1354
Subject:
water pollution; caffeine; insect repellents; antibiotics; ozonation; wastewater treatment; microfiltration; liquid chromatography; sand; mass spectrometry; anti-inflammatory agents; solid phase extraction; China
DOI:
10.1016/j.watres.2009.07.010
PubMed:
19674764

30. Potentially fatal new trend in performance enhancement: a cautionary note on nitrite

Author:
Andrea Petróczi; Declan P Naughton
Source:
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2010 v.7 no.1 pp. 25
ISSN:
1550-2783
Subject:
Internet; alcohols; analgesics; antibiotics; athletes; athletic performance; blood flow; coma; databases; death; nitrates; nitric oxide; patents; phosphoric diester hydrolases; retrospective studies; sodium nitrite; sports; sports nutrition; vasodilator agents; China; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Considerable interest has been shown by athletes and scientists in the potential for nitric oxide and associated vasodilators to enhance performance. This study aims to explore potential misuse of vasodilators by the athletes, and to highlight the growing concern over these agents. METHODS: Retrospective analyses of anonymous inquiries recorded in the Drug Information Database™ (DID™) ...
DOI:
10.1186/1550-2783-7-25
PubMed:
20587040
PubMed Central:
PMC2909922

31. Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter isolates in broilers from China

Author:
Chen, Xia; Naren, Gao-Wa; Wu, Cong-Ming; Wang, Yang; Dai, Lei; Xia, Li-Ning; Luo, Peng-Jie; Zhang, Qijing; Shen, Jian-Zhong
Source:
Veterinary microbiology 2010 v.144 no.1-2 pp. 133-139
ISSN:
0378-1135
Subject:
broiler chickens; intestinal microorganisms; enrofloxacin; tetracycline; ciprofloxacin; Campylobacter coli; antibiotic resistance; nalidixic acid; multiple drug resistance; cecum; phenols; macrolide antibiotics; doxycycline; gentamicin; Campylobacter jejuni; China
Abstract:
... The prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter spp. in broiler chickens were determined in Shandong Province, China. In total, 275 Campylobacter isolates were obtained from 767 broiler cecal samples, including 208 Campylobacter jejuni, 53 Campylobacter coli, and 14 unidentified Campylobacter isolates. Minimal inhibitory concentrations of 11 antimicrobial agents were determined using ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.12.035

32. Residues of veterinary antibiotics in manures from feedlot livestock in eight provinces of China

Author:
Zhao, Ling; Dong, Yuan Hua; Wang, Hui
Source:
Science of the total environment 2010 v.408 no.5 pp. 1069-1075
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
antibiotics; drug residues; animal manures; feedlots; livestock; China
Abstract:
... The residue levels of selected fluoroquinolones, sulfonamides and tetracyclines in 143 animal dung samples collected in 2007 from large-scale livestock and poultry feedlots in 8 provinces were determined by using ultrasonic extraction and liquid chromatography. Recoveries from spiked pig dung samples (spike level=1mg/kg) ranged from 73.9 to 102.0% for fluoroquinolones, from 81.6 to 92.3% for sulfo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.11.014
PubMed:
19954821

33. Antibacterial compounds from Siraitia grosvenorii leaves

Author:
Yan Zheng; Wen Huang; Jae-Gil Yoo; Jeffrey L. Ebersole; Chifu Brad Huang
Source:
Natural product research 2011 v.25 no.9 pp. 890-897
ISSN:
1478-6427
Subject:
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; Aloe; Candida albicans; Cucurbitaceae; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Oriental traditional medicine; Streptococcus mutans; acetates; antibiotics; beta-sitosterol; bioactive properties; emodin; enzyme inhibition; fruits; leaves; microbial growth; minimum inhibitory concentration; spectroscopy; yeasts; China
Abstract:
... Luo Han Guo (LHG) fruits (Siraitia grosvenorii Swingle) have been used as traditional medicine in China for centuries to treat sore throats and coughs. However, LHG leaves are seldom used and minimal scientific information is available on them. In our recent study on the leaves of S. grosvenorii, the bioactive compounds β-amyrin (2), aloe emodin (5), aloe-emodin acetate (6), 5α,8α-epidioxy-24(R)-m ...
DOI:
10.1080/14786419.2010.490212

34. Biocontrol of Cytospora canker of poplar in north-east China with Trichoderma longibrachiatum

Author:
Yi, H.W.; Chi, Y.J.
Source:
Forest pathology 2011 v.41 no.4 pp. 299-307
ISSN:
1437-4781
Subject:
Populus simonii; heat stability; antibiotics; autoclaving; heat; hyphae; Valsa sordida; internal transcribed spacers; phylogeny; filtration; culture filtrates; Cytospora; chemical control; Trichoderma reesei; introns; Populus nigra; pathogens; biological control; China
Abstract:
... Trichoderma isolate T05, collected and isolated from a poplar (Populus simonii × Populus nigra) stand in the province of Heilongjiang, China, was tested for its efficacy in controlling Cytospora chrysosperma in vitro and Cytospora canker of poplar in the field. Trichoderma isolate T05 was identified as Trichoderma longibrachiatum in sect. Longibrachiatum based on both morphological characteristics ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1439-0329.2010.00704.x

35. Incidence and characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes from the Japan and South China seas

Author:
Irina A. Beleneva
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2011 v.62 no.2 pp. 382-387
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
Listeria monocytogenes; Staphylococcus aureus; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; health hazards; humans; seawater; temperate zones; tropics; water pollution; China; Japan; Sea of Japan; South China Sea; Vietnam
Abstract:
... The distribution of Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes in the sea water and marine organisms of Peter the Great and Nha Trang bays, the phenotypic properties and antibiotic sensitivity of the isolates were studied. S. aureus was recorded from 9.3% samples in the Sea of Japan and from 20.4% samples in the South China Sea, L. monocytogenes respectively from 5.9 % and 5.8 % samples. S. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.09.024

36. Insecticide Susceptibility of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in China

Author:
Zheng, Xuesong; Ren, Xiubei; Su, Jianya
Source:
Journal of economic entomology 2011 v.104 no.2 pp. 653-658
ISSN:
0022-0493
Subject:
Bacillus thuringiensis; Cnaphalocrocis medinalis; Pyralidae; abamectin; antibiotics; bioassays; dipping; dose response; hexaflumuron; lethal concentration 50; pest control; resistance management; seedlings; spinosad; tebufenozide; China
Abstract:
... Insecticide control is the major measure for suppression of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) damage, and a few insecticides used for long time have proved to fail to control this pest in China. Several new chemicals have been introduced for control of C. medinalis. However, there was no baseline susceptibility data of C. medinalis to insecticides used or will be in use. I ...
DOI:
10.1603/EC10419
PubMed:
21510218

37. Multi-drug Resistance and Characteristic of Integrons in Shigella spp.Isolated from China

Author:
JingYuan ZHU; GuangCai DUAN; HaiYan YANG; QingTang FAN; YuanLin XI
Source:
Biomedical and environmental sciences 2011 v.24 no.1 pp. 56-61
ISSN:
0895-3988
Subject:
Shigella; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; genes; multiple drug resistance; patients; polymerase chain reaction; restriction fragment length polymorphism; sequence analysis; China
Abstract:
... OBJECTIVE: To investigate the characteristic of integrons and the relationship between integrons and antimicrobial resistance in Shigella spp. METHODS: Ninety Shigella strains (83 S. flexneri and 7 S. sonnei) were isolated from the stools of patients in China. Susceptibility to 8 antimicrobials was tested for all isolated strains. PCR, RFLP and sequencing analysis of integrons were applied to all ...
DOI:
10.3967/0895-3988.2011.01.007

38. Occurrence and Risk Assessment of Four Typical Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics in Raw and Treated Sewage and in Receiving Waters in Hangzhou, China

Author:
Tong, Changlun; Zhuo, Xiajun; Guo, Yun
Source:
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 2011 v.59 no.13 pp. 7303–7309
ISSN:
0021-8561
Subject:
activated sludge; antibiotics; aquatic environment; ciprofloxacin; enrofloxacin; norfloxacin; ofloxacin; risk assessment; sewage treatment; solid phase extraction; surface water; China
Abstract:
... A sensitive liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection method, combined with one-step solid-phase extraction, was established for detecting the residual levels of the four typical fluoroquinolone antibiotics (ofloxacin, norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, and enrofloxacin) in influent, effluent, and surface waters from Hangzhou, China. For the various environmental water matrices, the overall recoveries ...
DOI:
10.1021/jf2013937
PubMed:
21630710

39. Occurrence and distribution of antibiotics in coastal water of the Bohai Bay, China: Impacts of river discharge and aquaculture activities

Author:
Shichun Zou; Weihai Xu; Ruijie Zhang; Jianhui Tang; Yingjun Chen; Gan Zhang
Source:
Environmental pollution 2011 v.159 no.10 pp. 2913-2920
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
antibiotics; aquaculture; breeding; coastal water; humans; risk; rivers; surface water; wastewater; China
Abstract:
... The presence of 21 antibiotics in six different groups was investigated in coastal water of the Bohai Bay. Meantime, to illuminate the potential effects caused by the river discharge and aquaculture activities, wastewater from three breeding plants and surface water from six rivers flowing into the Bohai Bay were also analyzed for the selected antibiotics. The result revealed that measured antibio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2011.04.037
PubMed:
21576000

40. Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Photobacteriumdamselae, a pathogen of the cultured tongue sole Cynoglossus semilaevis in China

Author:
X-J Zhang; G-M Qin; X-W Bing; B-L Yan; K-R Bi
Source:
New Zealand journal of marine and freshwater research 2011 v.45 no.1 pp. 1-13
ISSN:
1175-8805
Subject:
Cynoglossus semilaevis; Paralichthys olivaceus; Photobacterium damselae; agar; amylases; anorexia; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; blood; deoxyribonucleases; fish farms; genes; genetic databases; genetic relationships; intestines; kidneys; liver; marine fish; mortality; nucleotide sequences; pathogenicity; pathogens; phylogeny; proteinases; rabbits; ribosomal RNA; spleen; stomach; swimming; China
Abstract:
... Significant numbers of half-smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis) raised on a marine fish farm in the P.R. China presented erratic swimming, loss of appetite and increased ventilation rate. Internally, diseased fish exhibited redness of liver, stomach and intestines, and white materials may be observed in the intestine. Mortality rates reached levels of up to 10% of the total fish on the far ...
DOI:
10.1080/00288330.2010.531745

41. Prevalence of Stx Phages in Environments of a Pig Farm and Lysogenic Infection of the Field E. coli O157 Isolates with a Recombinant Converting Phage

Author:
Yaxian Yan; Yibo Shi; Dongmei Cao; Xiangpeng Meng; Luming Xia; Jianhe Sun
Source:
Current microbiology 2011 v.62 no.2 pp. 458-464
ISSN:
0343-8651
Subject:
Shiga toxin; Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli; antibiotics; bacteriophages; ciprofloxacin; farms; feces; filtrates; livestock breeding; monitoring; norfloxacin; swine; China
Abstract:
... The prevalence and nature of Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and Stx phage were investigated in 720 swine fecal samples randomly collected from a commercial breeding pig farm in China over a 1-year surveillance period. Eight STEC O157 (1.1%), 33 STEC non-O157 (4.6%), and two stx-negative O157 (0.3%) isolates were identified. Fecal filtrates were screened directly for Stx phages ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00284-010-9729-8
PubMed:
20697714

42. Recovery of duck hepatitis A virus 3 from a stable full-length infectious cDNA clone

Author:
Meng Pan; Xiaorong Yang; Jige Du; Lei Zhou; Xinna Ge; Xin Guo; Jinhua Liu; Dabing Zhang; Hanchun Yang
Source:
Virus research 2011 v.160 no.1-2 pp. 439-443
ISSN:
0168-1702
Subject:
Duck hepatitis A virus; Escherichia coli; RNA; animal experimentation; antibiotics; complementary DNA; ducklings; genetic markers; genome; genomics; hepatitis; pathogenesis; pathogenicity; plasmids; transcription (genetics); virion; viruses; China; South Korea
Abstract:
... Recently, duck hepatitis A virus 3 (DHAV-3) with genetically distinct characteristics from DHAV-1 and DHAV-2 was recognized in South Korea and China. In this short communication, we successfully constructed a stable full-length infectious cDNA clone derived from DHAV-3 by solving instability of cloned full-length cDNA in Escherichia coli (E. coli). The cDNA fragments amplified from the genome of D ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.virusres.2011.07.008

43. Antibiotic resistance amongst healthcare-associated pathogens in China

Author:
Saber Yezli; Han Li
Source:
International journal of antimicrobial agents 2012 v.40 no.5 pp. 389-397
ISSN:
0924-8579
Subject:
antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; bacteria; burden of disease; control methods; disease control; health services; multiple drug resistance; pathogens; population density; tuberculosis; China
Abstract:
... The People's Republic of China, commonly known as China, comprises approximately one-fifth of the world's population. Because of the expanding size and density of its population and the frequent interaction of people with animals, China is a hotspot for the emergence and spread of new microbial threats and is a major contributor to the worldwide infectious disease burden. In recent years, the emer ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.07.009
PubMed:
22999767
PubMed Central:
PMC7135469

44. Antimicrobial activities of endophytic fungi isolated from Ophiopogon japonicus (Liliaceae)

Author:
Hanqiao Liang; Yongmei Xing; Juan Chen; Dawei Zhang; Shunxing Guo; Chunlan Wang
Source:
BMC complementary and alternative medicine 2012 v.12 no.1 pp. 238
ISSN:
1472-6882
Subject:
Cryptococcus neoformans; Escherichia coli; Liliaceae; Ophiopogon japonicus; Staphylococcus aureus; alternative medicine; antibacterial properties; antibiotics; bacteria; cell proliferation; culture media; diabetes mellitus; drug resistance; endophytes; fluorescence; fungi; latent heat; lungs; medicinal plants; mycelium; roots; secondary metabolites; stems; China
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Drug resistance in bacteria has become a global concern and the search for new antibacterial agents is urgent and ongoing. Endophytes provide an abundant reservoir of bioactive metabolites for medicinal exploitation, and an increasing number of novel compounds are being isolated from endophytic fungi. Ophiopogon japonicus, containing compounds with antibacterial activity, is a traditio ...
DOI:
10.1186/1472-6882-12-238
PubMed:
23190550
PubMed Central:
PMC3534486

45. Class 1 and 2 integrons, sul resistance genes and antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from Dongjiang River, South China

Author:
Hao-Chang Su; Guang-Guo Ying; Ran Tao; Rui-Quan Zhang; Jian-Liang Zhao; You-Sheng Liu
Source:
Environmental pollution 2012 v.169 no. pp. 42-49
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
Escherichia coli; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; genes; humans; polymerase chain reaction; rivers; surface water; wastewater; watersheds; China
Abstract:
... Antibiotic susceptibility, detection of sul gene types and presence of class 1, 2 and 3 integrons and gene cassettes using PCR assays were investigated in 3456 Escherichia coli isolates obtained from 38 sampling sites of the Dongjiang River catchment in the dry and wet seasons. 89.1% of the isolates were resistant and 87.5% showed resistance to at least three antibiotics. sul2 was detected most fr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2012.05.007
PubMed:
22683479

46. Effects of different treatment methods of the fungicide jinggangmycin on reproduction and vitellogenin gene (Nlvg) expression in the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens Stål (Hemiptera:Delphacidae)

Author:
Li-Ben Jiang; Kei-Fei Zhao; Dong-Ju Wang; Jin-Cai Wu
Source:
Pesticide biochemistry and physiology 2012 v.102 no.1 pp. 51-55
ISSN:
0048-3575
Subject:
Nilaparvata lugens; Thanatephorus cucumeris; adults; antibiotics; application methods; blight; eggs; fecundity; fungicides; gene expression; genes; leaves; pests; rice; vitellin; vitellogenin; China
Abstract:
... Jinggangmycin is an antibiotic fungicide against the rice sheath blight, Rhizoctonia solani, in China. Previous investigations have shown that jinggangmycin leaf spray stimulated the fecundity of Nilaparvata lugens Stål (Hemiptera:Delphacidae), but the effects of different application methods and concentrations of jinggangmycin on the reproduction of N. lugens have not been investigated. Here, we ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.pestbp.2011.10.009

47. First Genome Sequence of a Burkholderia pseudomallei Isolate in China, Strain BPC006, Obtained from a Melioidosis Patient in Hainan

Author:
Yao Fang; Yong Huang; Qian Li; Hai Chen; Zhen Yao; Jin Pan; Jiang Gu; Bin Tang; Hai-guang Wang; Bo Yu; Yi-gang Tong; Quan-ming Zou; Xu-hu Mao
Source:
Journal of bacteriology 2012 v.194 no.23 pp. 6604-6605
ISSN:
0021-9193
Subject:
Burkholderia pseudomallei; antibiotics; chromosomes; genome; melioidosis; mortality; nucleotide sequences; patients; relapse; therapeutics; Australia; China; South East Asia
Abstract:
... Melioidosis, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is considered to be endemic to Northern Australia and Southeast Asia, with high mortality and relapse rates, regardless of powerful antibiotic therapy. Here we report the first genome sequence of Burkholderia pseudomallei strain BPC006, obtained from a melioidosis patient in Hainan, China. The genome sizes of the 2 chromosomes were determined to be ...
DOI:
10.1128/JB.01577-12
PubMed:
23144371
PubMed Central:
PMC3497521

48. First case of Aeromonas schubertii infection in the freshwater cultured snakehead fish, Ophiocephalus argus (Cantor), in China

Author:
J Y Liu; A H Li
Source:
Journal of fish diseases 2012 v.35 no.5 pp. 335-342
ISSN:
0140-7775
Subject:
Aeromonas schubertii; Channa; Danio rerio; Gram-negative bacteria; antibiotics; bacterial infections; farmed fish; fingerlings; fish culture; fish diseases; freshwater fish; infection; intraperitoneal injection; kidneys; liver; mortality; pathogenicity; plasmids; ponds; ribosomal RNA; China
Abstract:
... An epizootic in snakehead fish, Ophiocephalus argus, in earthen ponds in Xianning, Hubei Province, central China, from June to August 2009 was found to be caused by Aeromonas schubertii. The cumulative mortality within 40 days was 45%, and the diseased fish were 18 months old and 35–45 cm in length. Multiple, ivory‐white, firm nodules, 0.5–1 mm in diameter, were scattered throughout the kidney. Bl ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2761.2012.01350.x
PubMed:
22417292

49. Genome Sequence of Paenibacillus sp. Strain Aloe-11, an Endophytic Bacterium with Broad Antimicrobial Activity and Intestinal Colonization Ability

Author:
Neng-Zhang Li; Tian Xia; Ya-Li Xu; Rong-Rong Qiu; Heng Xiang; Dan He; Yuan-Yi Peng
Source:
Journal of bacteriology 2012 v.194 no.8 pp. 2117-2118
ISSN:
0021-9193
Subject:
Aloe; Paenibacillus; anti-infective properties; antibiotics; bacteria; bacterial colonization; colonizing ability; endophytes; genome; intestines; nucleotide sequences; China
Abstract:
... Paenibacillus sp. strain Aloe-11, a Gram-positive, spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic bacterium isolated from the root of Aloe chinensis in the southwest region of China, has excellent antibiotic activity and intestine colonization ability. Here, we present the 5.8-Mb draft genome sequence of Paenibacillus sp. strain Aloe-11. ...
DOI:
10.1128/JB.00087-12
PubMed:
22461553
PubMed Central:
PMC3318464

50. Identification and Biological Role of the Endosymbionts Wolbachia in Rice Water Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Author:
Chen Shu-Juan; Lu Fang; Cheng Jia-An; Jiang Ming-Xing; Way Michael O.
Source:
Environmental entomology 2012 v.41 no.3 pp. 469-477
ISSN:
0046-225X
Subject:
Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus; Wolbachia; arthropods; bacteria; eggs; endosymbionts; fecundity; introduced species; multilocus sequence typing; oocytes; parthenogenesis; phylogeny; population; tetracycline; tissues; China; Texas
Abstract:
... Wolbachia spp. are obligate intracellular bacteria present in reproductive tissues of many arthropod species. Wolbachia infection status and roles in host reproduction were studied in the rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), an introduced species in China. We examined Wolbachia infection status in five populations in China where it reproduces parthenoge ...
DOI:
10.1603/EN11195