Food Biopreservation Technologies: Current Trends and Approaches
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology
The W-Acidic Motif of Histidine Kinase WalK Is Required for Signaling and Transcriptional Regulation in Streptococcus mu...
...Published in Frontiers in Microbiology
In Streptococcus mutans, we find that the histidine kinase WalK possesses the longest C-terminal tail (CTT) among all 14 TCSs, and this tail plays a key role in the interaction of WalK with its response regulator WalR. We demonstrate that the intrinsically disordered CTT is characterized by a conserved tryptophan residue surrounded by acidic amino ...
Proteomic Perspective of Cadmium Tolerance in Providencia rettgeri Strain KDM3 and Its In-situ Bioremediation Potential ...
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology
In this study, a multi-metal-tolerant natural bacterial isolate Providencia rettgeri strain KDM3 from an industrial effluent in Mumbai, India, showed high cadmium (Cd) tolerance. Providencia rettgeri grew in the presence of more than 100 ppm (880 μM) Cd (LD50 = 100 ppm) and accumulated Cd intracellularly. Following Cd exposure, a comparative proteo...
Lactobacillus delbrueckii CIDCA 133 Ameliorates Chemotherapy-Induced Mucositis by Modulating Epithelial Barrier and TLR2...
...Published in Frontiers in Microbiology
Intestinal mucositis promoted by the use of anticancer drugs is characterized by ulcerative inflammation of the intestinal mucosa, a debilitating side effect in cancer patients undergoing treatment. Probiotics are a potential therapeutic option to alleviate intestinal mucositis due to their effects on epithelial barrier integrity and anti-inflammat...
Discovery of Natural Products With Antifungal Potential Through Combinatorial Synergy
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology
The growing prevalence of antifungal drug resistance coupled with the slow development of new, acceptable drugs and fungicides has raised interest in natural products (NPs) for their therapeutic potential and level of acceptability. However, a number of well-studied NPs are considered promiscuous molecules. In this study, the advantages of drug–dru...
Pharmaceutical Pollution in Aquatic Environments: A Concise Review of Environmental Impacts and Bioremediation Systems
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology
The presence of emerging contaminants in the environment, such as pharmaceuticals, is a growing global concern. The excessive use of medication globally, together with the recalcitrance of pharmaceuticals in traditional wastewater treatment systems, has caused these compounds to present a severe environmental problem. In recent years, the increase ...
How Did the Archaellum Get Its Rotation?
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology
How new functions evolve fascinates many evolutionary biologists. Particularly captivating is the evolution of rotation in molecular machines, as it evokes familiar machines that we have made ourselves. The archaellum, an archaeal analog of the bacterial flagellum, is one of the simplest rotary motors. It features a long helical propeller attached ...
Fungi Occurrence in Ready-to-Eat Hazelnuts (Corylus avellana) From Different Boreal Hemisphere Areas
...Published in Frontiers in Microbiology
The present study evaluated the fungal contamination of ready-to-eat dried hazelnuts considering for the first time the application of the same condition drying process of several hazelnut cultivars from different boreal hemisphere areas. Fifty lots of hazelnuts (Corylus avellana), belonging to eight cultivars from seven regions in four countries, ...
Mushrooms as Potential Sources of Active Metabolites and Medicines
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology
Background Mushrooms exist as an integral and vital component of the ecosystem and are very precious fungi. Mushrooms have been traditionally used in herbal medicines for many centuries. Scope and Approach There are a variety of medicinal mushrooms mentioned in the current work such as Agaricus, Amanita, Calocybe, Cantharellus, Cordyceps, Coprinus,...
Proteomics in Biomarker Discovery for Tuberculosis: Current Status and Future Perspectives
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to threaten many peoples’ health worldwide, regardless of their country of residence or age. The current diagnosis of TB still uses mainly traditional, time-consuming, and/or culture-based techniques. Efforts have focused on discovering new biomarkers with higher efficiency and accuracy for TB diagnosis. Proteomics—the s...
