Tsuge, Yota Matsuzawa, Hiroki
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World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Green chemical production by microbial processes is critical for the development of a sustainable society in the twenty-first century. Among the important industrial microorganisms, the gram-positive bacterium Corynebacterium glutamicum has been utilized for amino acid fermentation, which is one of the largest microbial-based industries. To date, s...
Jafarpour Azami, Sanaz Mohammad Rahimi, Hanieh Mirjalali, Hamed Zali, Mohammad Reza
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World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
AbstractToxoplasma gondii is a worldwide protozoan parasite that infects almost all warm-blooded animals. Although human toxoplasmosis is mostly latent, pregnant women and immunocompromised patients need effective treatment. There are drugs of choice for treatment of toxoplasmosis; however, due to their side effects and/or their disease stage-speci...
Corredor-García, Daniel García-Pinilla, Santiago Blanco-Lizarazo, Carla María
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World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
In this study, a systematic review and a meta-analysis were conducted to analyse recent worldwide information about the prevalence of Salmonella spp. in vegetables and fruits to estimate the effect of the different processes such as washing, cutting or disinfection, and place of sampling. A systematic search was conducted for articles from 2014 to ...
Chaudhary, Dhiraj Kumar Bajagain, Rishikesh Jeong, Seung-Woo Kim, Jaisoo
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World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of consortium bioaugmentation (CB) and various biostimulation options on the remediation efficiency and bacterial diversity of diesel-contaminated aged soil. The bacterial consortium was prepared using strains D-46, D-99, D134–1, MSM-2-10-13, and Oil-4, isolated from oil-contaminated soil. The effects of CB ...
Li, Danliang Liu, Luyao Huang, Qiaoling Tong, Ting Zhou, You Li, Zhongyu Bai, Qinqin Liang, Hao Chen, Lili
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World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
As a significant constituent in biosphere, bacteria have a great influence on human activity. The detection of pathogen bacteria is closely related to the human health. However, the traditional methods for detection of pathogenic bacteria are time-consuming and difficult for quantification, although they are practical and reliable. Therefore, novel...
Xu, Pei Zhang, Shi-Yu Luo, Zhi-Gang Zong, Min-Hua Li, Xiao-Xi Lou, Wen-Yong
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World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Pullulanase (EC 3.2.1.41) is a starch-debranching enzyme in the α-amylase family and specifically cleaves α-1,6-glycosidic linkages in starch-type polysaccharides, such as pullulan, β-limited dextrin, glycogen, and amylopectin. It plays a key role in debranching and hydrolyzing starch completely, thus bring improved product quality, increased produ...
Scariot, Fernando J. Pansera, Mariliza S. Delamare, Ana Paula L. Echeverrigaray, Sergio
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World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
AbstractEssential oils and their main components, monoterpenes, have been proven to be important alternatives for the control of pathogenic and spoiling microorganisms, but the mode of action of these compounds is poorly understood. This work aimed to determine the mode of action of citral and geraniol on the model yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae us...
Chamekh, Anissa Kharbech, Oussema Driss-Limam, Rim Fersi, Cheima Khouatmeya, Mohamed Chouari, Rakia
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World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
In this study, we investigated effects of lead on growth response and antioxidant defense protection in a new identified strain isolated from a soil, in the rhizosphere of Sainfoin Hedysarum coronarium L. Different concentrations of lead (0, 0.2, 1.5 and 3 g L−1) added to Bacillus simplex strain 115 cultures surprisingly did not inhibit its growth....
Maertens, Laurens Matroule, Jean-Yves Van Houdt, Rob
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World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
The antimicrobial applications of copper (Cu) are exploited in several industries, such as agriculture and healthcare settings. While Cu is capable of efficiently killing microorganisms, sub-lethal doses can induce a viable-but-non-culturable (VBNC) state in bacteria of many distinct clades. VBNC cells cannot be detected by standard culture-based d...
Bhakat, Kiron Chakraborty, Arindam Islam, Ekramul
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World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
In this study, experiments were conducted to isolate, characterize, and evaluate rice rhizosphere bacteria for their arsenic (As) tolerance ability and zinc (Zn) solubilization potential in culture media and soil. Among 20 bacterial isolates recovered, six were found to solubilize inorganic Zn salt(s) efficiently under in vitro culture conditions. ...