scholarly journals Lactobacillus Species Identification, H2O2 Production, and Antibiotic Resistance and Correlation with Human Clinical Status

1999 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 729-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annie Felten ◽  
Claude Barreau ◽  
Chantal Bizet ◽  
Philippe Henri Lagrange ◽  
Alain Philippon
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Status ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Cell Protein ◽  
Lactobacillus Species ◽  
H2o2 Production ◽  
Hydrogen Peroxide Production ◽  
Soluble Cell ◽  
Antibiotic Susceptibilities ◽  
Carbohydrate Fermentation ◽  
Type Strains

Lactobacilli recovered from the blood, cerebrospinal fluid, respiratory tract, and gut of 20 hospitalized immunocompromised septic patients were analyzed. Biochemical carbohydrate fermentation and total soluble cell protein profiles were used to identify the species. Hydrogen peroxide production was measured. Susceptibility to 19 antibiotics was tested by a diffusion method, and the MICs of benzylpenicillin, amoxicillin, imipenem, erythromycin, vancomycin, gentamicin, and levofloxacin were determined. A small number of species produced H2O2, and antibiotic susceptibilities were species related. Eighteen (90%) of the isolates wereL. rhamnosus, one was L. paracasei subsp. paracasei, and one was L. crispatus. L. rhamnosus, L. paracasei subsp. paracasei isolates, and the type strains were neither H2O2 producers nor vancomycin susceptible (MICs, ≥256 μg/ml). L. crispatus, as well as most of the type strains of lactobacilli which belong to the L. acidophilus group, was an H2O2 producer and vancomycin susceptible (MICs, <4 μg/ml).

Antibacterial Activity of Selenium Nanoparticles extracted from Capparis decidua against Escherichia coli and Lactobacillus Species

2021 ◽  
pp. 4452-4454
Author(s):  
Sneka S ◽  
Preetha Santhakumar
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Inhibition Zone ◽  
Selenium Nanoparticles ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Lactobacillus Species ◽  
Traditional System ◽  
Unani Medicine ◽  
Oxidative Stresses ◽  
Capparis Decidua

Nano particles have an enormous impact on society. Selenium nanoparticles are used in various oxidative stresses. Capparis decidua is a plant which belongs to a family Capparidaceae. Capparis decidua is found in desert and semi desert areas and is used in Unani medicine and traditional system of medicine. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of selenium nanoparticles synthesized using Capparis decidua. Antibacterial activity was studied by inhibition zone against E.coli and Lactobacillus using Agar well diffusion method which was characterized by a clear zone. Selenium nanoparticles extracted from Capparis decidua fruit showed good antibacterial activity against lactobacillus species and E.coli.

scholarly journals Wachstumsgeschwindigkeit der Peptidkette im Tabakmosaikvirus

1967 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 1280-1291 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Diringer ◽  
F. A. Anderer ◽  
G. Schramm
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Protein Synthesis ◽  
Peptide Chain ◽  
Cell Protein ◽  
Virus Protein ◽  
Animal Cells ◽  
Tobacco Leaves ◽  
Soluble Cell ◽  
C Terminus

The rate of incorporation of labelled amino acids into the complete tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), into soluble virus protein and into soluble cell proteins has been determined in discs of infected and healthy tobacco leaves. The rate of overall protein synthesis is increased by 50% in the infected leaves. At least 60% of the increase derives from the synthesis of virus-specific proteins and the synthesis of cellular proteins is not inhibited. The virus protein synthesis is strongly temperature dependent and shows a maximum at 28 °C.The exchange of free labelled amino acids between the external medium and the inner cellular pool reaches equilibrium within ten minutes. The influence of the exchange rate on the measurement of the kinetics of peptide chain synthesis is discussed in detail.Discs from infected leaves were incubated for short periods at low temperatures in media containing 3H-tyrosine or 3H-proline. Peptides isolated after 5 minutes incubation at 15 °C were found to be uniformly labelled with no apparent gradient of radioactivity from the N- to the C-terminus. The results indicate that the growth rate of the peptide chain at 15 °C is probably higher than 2 - 3 amino acids/sec and at 28 °C higher than 20 amino acids/sec. These values are higher than those for animal cells and similar to those for protein synthesis in Escherichia coli.Comparison of the growth rate of TMV protein with rate of total protein synthesis and the number of ribosomes in the tobacco leaves indicate that only a small portion of the ribosomes takes part in cell protein synthesis.

scholarly journals Chryseobacterium piscium sp. nov., isolated from fish of the South Atlantic Ocean off South Africa

2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 1317-1322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanli de Beer ◽  
Celia J. Hugo ◽  
Piet J. Jooste ◽  
Marc Vancanneyt ◽  
Tom Coenye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Biochemical Properties ◽  
South Atlantic ◽  
South Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Cell Protein ◽  
The South ◽  
16S Rrna Sequence ◽  
Fish Samples ◽  
Type Strains

Four isolates from freshly caught fish samples obtained from the South Atlantic Ocean off the South African coastline were shown to represent a novel species in the genus Chryseobacterium by means of a polyphasic taxonomic study. The four isolates had virtually identical whole-cell protein profiles, fatty acid profiles and biochemical properties. Analysis of the 16S rRNA sequence of strain LMG 23089T revealed 99.3 and 98.9 % similarity to the 16S rRNA sequences of the type strains of Chryseobacterium balustinum and Chryseobacterium scophthalmum, respectively. Strain LMG 23089T and the C. balustinum and C. scophthalmum type strains formed a stable lineage supported by a bootstrap value of 100 %. The levels of DNA–DNA hybridization towards these nearest phylogenetic neighbours were below 57 %. The absence of growth on MacConkey agar or at 37 °C (on nutrient agar), the capacity to grow in the presence of 5 % NaCl and the production of urease activity differentiate this novel taxon from C. balustinum and C. scophthalmum. The four isolates are formally classified as Chryseobacterium piscium sp. nov., with strain LMG 23089T (=CCUG 51923T) as the type strain. Its DNA G+C content is 33.6 mol%.

scholarly journals Stenotrophomonas africana Drancourt et al. 1997 is a later synonym of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (Hugh 1981) Palleroni and Bradbury 1993

2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 1235-1237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Coenye ◽  
Elke Vanlaere ◽  
Enevold Falsen ◽  
Peter Vandamme
Keyword(s):  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia ◽  
Biochemical Characterization ◽  
Cell Protein ◽  
Protein Patterns ◽  
Whole Cell ◽  
Sds Page ◽  
Binding Level ◽  
Reference Strains ◽  
Type Strains

Type and reference strains of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Stenotrophomonas africana were compared with each other and with the type strains of other Stenotrophomonas species, using SDS-PAGE of whole-cell proteins, DNA–DNA hybridization and extensive biochemical characterization. S. maltophilia LMG 958T and S. africana LMG 22072T had very similar whole-cell-protein patterns and were also biochemically very similar. A DNA–DNA binding level of 70 % between both type strains confirmed that S. africana and S. maltophilia represent the same taxon. It is concluded that S. africana is a later synonym of S. maltophilia.

scholarly journals Hydrogen peroxide production and killing of Staphylococcus aureus by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes

Blood ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 437-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
MF Tsan ◽  
KH Douglass ◽  
PA McIntyre
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Horseradish Peroxidase ◽  
Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes ◽  
H2o2 Production ◽  
Intracellular Killing ◽  
Hydrogen Peroxide Production ◽  
Production Of Hydrogen ◽  
Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes ◽  
Stimulation Of

Abstract The effects of bacterial neuraminidase on production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and killing of Staphylococcus aureus by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) were studied. The concentration of H2O2 was measured by the disappearance of scopoletin fluorescence in the presence of horseradish peroxidase. The results indicated that desialylation of human PMN inhibited the stimulation of H2O2 production during phagocytosis. It also markedly impaired the killing of S. aureus. Impaired killing of S. aureus by desialylated PMN was due to impaired intracellular killing rather than defective phagocytosis.

scholarly journals Enterococcus silesiacus sp. nov. and Enterococcus termitis sp. nov.

2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 577-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Švec ◽  
Marc Vancanneyt ◽  
Ivo Sedláček ◽  
Sabri M. Naser ◽  
Cindy Snauwaert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Housekeeping Gene ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Cell Protein ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Sequencing Analysis ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Gene Sequence Analysis ◽  
Novel Taxa ◽  
Respective Type ◽  
Type Strains

Three enterococci constituted two aberrant branches after numerical analysis of (GTG)5-PCR fingerprints: analogous patterns were found for two water isolates, strains W213 and W442T, and a separate position was found for an isolate from the gut of a termite, strain LMG 8895T. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis classified all three strains in the Enterococcus faecalis species group. Further sequencing analysis of the housekeeping gene pheS (encoding the phenylalanyl-tRNA synthase α-subunit) and whole-cell-protein analysis confirmed a distinct position for the two water isolates and the termite strain, respectively. DNA–DNA hybridization experiments and distinct phenotypic features between the strains studied and representatives of the E. faecalis species group confirmed novel species status, respectively, for the two water isolates, strains W213 and W442T, and for strain LMG 8895T. The names Enterococcus silesiacus sp. nov. and Enterococcus termitis sp. nov. are proposed for the novel taxa, with W442T (=CCM 7319T=LMG 23085T) and LMG 8895T (=CCM 7300T) as the respective type strains.

Mycobacterium sediminis sp. nov. and Mycobacterium arabiense sp. nov., two rapidly growing members of the genus Mycobacterium

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_11) ◽  
pp. 4081-4086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dao-Feng Zhang ◽  
Xiu Chen ◽  
Xiao-Mei Zhang ◽  
Xiao-Yang Zhi ◽  
Ji-Cheng Yao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Cell Protein ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Good Growth ◽  
Sand Sample ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Type Strains

Two novel isolates of rapidly growing, Gram-stain-positive, non-chromogenic species of the genus Mycobacterium , strain YIM M13028T from a sediment sample collected from the South China Sea (19° 30.261′ N 111° 0.247′ E) at a depth of 42 m and strain YIM 121001T from a coastal zone sand sample collected in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, were obtained in our laboratory. Their taxonomic positions were determined by a polyphasic approach. Good growth of the two strains was observed at 28 °C and pH 7.0 with 0–2 % NaCl on tryptic soy agar medium. Both strains formed round orange–red colonies, strain YIM M13028T had a rough surface, while YIM 121001T was smooth. Cellular fatty acids, whole-cell protein profiles and TLC analysis of their mycolic acids show significant differences from reference stains. Phenotypic characteristics and multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of 16S rRNA gene, hsp65, rpoB and 16S–23S internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences indicated that both strains YIM M13028T and YIM 121001T belong to the genus Mycobacterium . DNA–DNA hybridization values revealed a low relatedness (<70 %) of the two isolates with the type strains Mycobacterium neoaurum DSM 44074T and Mycobacterium hodleri DSM 44183T. The low DNA–DNA hybridization values (40.4±3.5 %) between strains YIM M13028T and YIM 121001T and phenotypic distinctiveness indicated that the two strains were representatives of different novel species of the genus Mycobacterium . The names proposed for these novel species are Mycobacterium sediminis sp. nov. and Mycobacterium arabiense sp. nov., and the type strains are YIM M13028T ( = DSM 45643T = KCTC 19999T) and YIM 121001T ( = DSM 45768T = JCM 18538T), respectively.

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