Chen, Chen Huang, Zhiyang Ge, Chang Yu, Haiyan Yuan, Haibin Tian, Huaixiang
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Branched-chain aldehydes are the primary compounds that contribute to the nutty flavor in cheddar cheese. Lactococcus lactis, which is often applied as primary starter culture, is a significant contributor to the nutty flavor of cheddar cheese due to its ability of conversion of BCAAs into branched-chain aldehydes. In the present study, we found th...
Tiong, Elaine Koo, Ying Sin Bi, Jiawu Koduru, Lokanand Koh, Winston Lim, Yee Hwee Wong, Fong Tian
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Mismanagement of PET plastic waste significantly threatens human and environmental health. Together with the relentless increase in plastic production, plastic pollution is an issue of rising concern. In response to this challenge, scientists are investigating eco-friendly approaches, such as bioprocessing and microbial factories, to sustainably ma...
Marietou, Angeliki Schmidt, Jennie Spicker Rasmussen, Martin R. Scoma, Alberto Rysgaard, Søren Vergeynst, Leendert
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Increased ship traffic in the Arctic region raises the risk of oil spills. With an average sea depth of 1,000 m, there is a growing concern over the potential release of oil sinking in the form of marine oil snow into deep Arctic waters. At increasing depth, the oil-degrading community is exposed to increasing hydrostatic pressure, which can reduce...
Bartram, Emma Asai, Masanori Gabant, Philippe Wigneshweraraj, Sivaramesh
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Probiotic bacteria confer multiple health benefits, including preventing the growth, colonization, or carriage of harmful bacteria in the gut. Bacteriocins are antibacterial peptides produced by diverse bacteria, and their production is tightly regulated and coordinated at the transcriptional level. A popular strategy for enhancing the antibacteria...
Kolovou, Maria Panagiotou, Dimitra Süße, Lars Loiseleur, Olivier Williams, Simon Karpouzas, Dimitrios G. Papadopoulou, Evangelia S.
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Synthetic nitrification inhibitors are routinely used with nitrogen fertilizers to reduce nitrogen losses from agroecosystems, despite having drawbacks like poor efficiency, cost, and entry into the food chain. Plant-derived BNIs constitute a more environmentally conducive alternative. Knowledge on the activity of BNIs to soil nitrifiers is largely...
Osburn, Magdalena R. Selensky, Matthew J. Beddows, Patricia A. Jacobson, Andrew DeFranco, Karyn Merediz-Alonso, Gonzalo
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology
The extensive Yucatán carbonate aquifer, located primarily in southeastern Mexico, is pockmarked by numerous sinkholes (cenotes) that lead to a complex web of underwater caves. The aquifer hosts a diverse yet understudied microbiome throughout its highly stratified water column, which is marked by a meteoric lens floating on intruding seawater owin...
Howard, Rachel D. Schul, Monica D. Rodriguez Bravo, Lucia M. Altieri, Andrew H. Meyer, Julie L.
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Marine hypoxia is a threat for corals but has remained understudied in tropical regions where coral reefs are abundant. Though microbial symbioses can alleviate the effects of ecological stress, we do not yet understand the taxonomic or functional response of the coral microbiome to hypoxia. In this study, we experimentally lowered oxygen levels ar...
Zhu, Qing Lin, Qiang Jiang, Yushan Chen, Shuyan Tian, Junxuan Yang, Shijin Li, Yuanchun Li, Mengjun Wang, Yuelin Shen, Chenguang
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology
The discovery and investigation of conditionally essential (CE) genes that can function as potential antimicrobial targets has always been a research concern because of the restriction of antimicrobial targets in the development of novel antibiotics. In this study, we developed a pooled CE gene-wide mobile clustered regularly interspaced short pali...
Zhao, Xiujuan Zhang, Ying He, Banglin Han, Yu Shen, Ben Zang, Yu Wang, Hongrong
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology
This study is important as it illustrates the varying regulatory role of the Streptococcus bovis catabolite control protein A protein in carbohydrate metabolism and the onset of acidosis in dairy cattle.
Hamond, Camila LeCount, Karen Browne, A. Springer Anderson, Tammy Stuber, Tod Hicks, Jessica Camp, Patrick Fernandes, Luis G. V. van der Linden, Hans Goris, Marga G. A.
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Pathogenic Leptospira, the causative agent of human and animal leptospirosis, comprise a diverse genus of species/serogroups which are inherently difficult to isolate from mammalian hosts due to fastidious growth requirements. Molecular evidence has indicated that reservoir hosts of Leptospira may shed multiple species concurrently. However, eviden...
