Published in The Laryngoscope
We aimed to determine whether there was a difference between core and surface bacteriology of Finnish adults with recurrent or chronic tonsillitis to understand whether a surface swab is worthwhile and which bacteria are involved. Case series. Uninflamed tonsillar surface swabs and core biopsies were taken prior to and during surgery, respectively,...
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology
Phytophthora comprises a group of filamentous plant pathogens that cause serious crop diseases worldwide. It is widely known that a complex effector repertoire was secreted by Phytophthora pathogens to manipulate plant immunity and determine resistance and susceptibility. It is also recognized that Phytophthora pathogens may inhabit natural niches ...
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology
Published in Nutrients
Non-digestible oligosaccharides (NDOs), complex carbohydrates that resist hydrolysis by salivary and intestinal digestive enzymes, fulfill a diversity of important biological roles. A lot of NDOs are known for their prebiotic properties by stimulating beneficial bacteria in the intestinal microbiota. Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) represent the...
Published in Materials
Due to its biocompatibility and advantageous electrochemical properties, platinum is commonly used in the design of biomedical devices, e.g., surgical instruments, as well as electro-medical or orthopedic implants. This article verifies the hypothesis that a thin layer of sputter-coated platinum may possess antibacterial effects. The purpose of thi...
Published in Frontiers in Pharmacology
Serum and cellular proteins are targets for the formation of adducts with the β-lactam antibiotic amoxicillin. This process could be important for the development of adverse, and in particular, allergic reactions to this antibiotic. In studies exploring protein haptenation by amoxicillin, we observed that reducing agents influenced the extent of am...
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology
Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE) is an emerging human pathogen that causes severe invasive streptococcal diseases. Recent reports have shown that SDSE exhibits high pathogenicity with different mechanisms from that of Streptococcus pyogenes , although the two streptococci possess some common virulence factors such as streptolysi...
Published in Microorganisms
Aminopeptidases that catalyze the removal of N-terminal residues from polypeptides or proteins are crucial for physiological processes. Here, we explore the biological functions of an M29 family aminopeptidase II from Listeria monocytogenes (LmAmpII). We show that LmAmpII contains a conserved catalytic motif (EEHYHD) that is essential for its enzym...
Published in Microorganisms
Salt stress is an important adverse condition encountered during plant and microbe growth in terrestrial soil ecosystems. Currently, how ice plant ( Mesembryanthemum crystallinum ) growth-promoting endophytic bacteria (EB) cope with salt stress and regulate growth and the genes responsible for salt tolerance remain unknown. We applied RNA-Seq techn...
