Publications

decolorization of azo dye (orange mr) by an autochthonous bacterium, micrococcus sp. dbs 2.	soil and sediment samples obtained from orange mr dye contaminated habitat were screened for heterotrophic bacterial population. the heterotrophic bacterial density of dye-contaminated soil was 2.14 × 10(6) cfu/g. the generic composition of heterotrophic bacterial population was primarily composed of 10% of proteus sp., 15% aeromonas sp., 20% bacillus sp., 25% pseudomonas sp. and 30% micrococcus sp. the bacterial strain that decolorized the azo dye orange mr up to 900 ppm was identified as micro ...	2011	22654158
extraction, purification and characterization of a protease from micrococcus sp. vkmm 037.	the haloalkaliphilic bacterium micrococcus sp. vkmm 037, isolated from an effluent of the caustic soda industry, was found to produce a protease. maximal proteolytic activity was observed in cell culture grown at 40 degrees c using 2% (w/v) glycerol, 2% (w/v) beef extract and 2% (w/v) peptone as nutrients in medium also containing 0.85 m nacl with a ph of 10.0. an efficient purification procedure combining ammonium sulphate precipitation and q-sepharose ion-exchange chromatography was developed. ...	2011	22329139
highly efficient decolorization of malachite green by a novel micrococcus sp. strain bd15.	malachite green (mg) is used for a variety of applications but is also known to be carcinogenic and mutagenic. in this study, a novel micrococcus sp. (strain bd15) was observed to efficiently decolorize mg. the purposes of this study were to explore the optimal conditions for decolorization and to evaluate the potential use of this strain for mg decolorization.	2011	22327642
use of bacteriocin-producing starter cultures of lactobacillus plantarum and lactobacillus curvatus in production of ostrich meat salami.	ostrich meat salami was produced by using lactobacillus plantarum strain 423 and lactobacillus curvatus strain df126. the strains produce the bacteriocins plantaricin 423 and curvacin df126, respectively. the specific activity of plantaricin 423 in mrs broth at 30 °c increased as the ph decreased from 6.5 to 3.5, but activity subsequently decreased. the activity of curvacin df126 increased under the same conditions, but remained stable for the duration of the growth cycle. maximum curvacin df126 ...	2004	22060880
production of salami from ostrich meat with strains of lactobacillus sake, lactobacillus curvatus and micrococcus sp.	the aim of this study was to produce italian-type salami from ostrich meat using different combinations of lactobacillus sake, lactobacillus curvatus and micrococcus sp., and to compare the sensory characteristics of these products to that of salami produced with glucono-delta-lactone (gdl). meat inoculated with starter cultures was fermented for four days (20-22 °c, 97-99% rh) and ripened for a further 11 days (16-18 °c, 40-60% rh). cell counts of lactic acid bacteria and micrococci, and change ...	1996	22060827
a pilot study on ethanol-polyethylene glycol-formalin fixation of farm animal cadavers.	most embalming of cadavers for anatomical dissection in veterinary medicine has used 6-10% formaldehyde resulting in discoloured and rigid specimens. this project produced teaching specimens of sheep, horse and calf cadavers having their musculoskeletal and visceral structures with a natural appearance using a fixation solution with lowered concentrations of formaldehyde (2% and 3%) together with ethanol and polyethylene glycols. fixation parameters (palpable consistency, flexibility, colour, ti ...	2011	22059293
Quantification of polyphenols during retting and characterization of bacteria from the Kadinamkulam Backwaters, Kerala.	The retting environment which provides a competitive niche for specialized microbes is speculated to harbour a variety of microbes with high biodegradation potential. In this context, an effort has been made to isolate and identify bacterial species having high tolerance to phenol In vitro. Maximum polyphenol (1.897 mg l(-1)) as observed during the initial period of retting, which decreased as retting proceeded. Based on biochemical characterization, the isolated bacterial strains were identifie ...	2011	21888245
sterility of the personal protection system in total joint arthroplasty.	background: bacteria shed by operating room personnel is a source of wound contamination and postoperative infections. the personal protection system (pps) was designed to decrease airborne bacteria and intraoperative contamination in total joint arthroplasty. questions/purposes: we determined the microbial contamination rate of the pps and incidence of contamination with key pathogens, staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci. patients and methods: we prospectively evaluated p ...	2011	21671110
extracellular polymeric substances enhanced mass transfer of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the two-liquid-phase system for biodegradation.	the objective was to elucidate the role of extracellular polymeric substances (eps) in biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in two-liquid-phase system (tlps). therefore, biodegradation of phenanthrene (phe) was conducted in a typical tlps--silicone oil-water--with phe-degrading bacteria capable of producing eps, sphingobium sp. phe3 and micrococcus sp. phe9. the results showed that the presence of both strains enhanced mass transfer of phe from silicone oil to water, and that biode ...	2011	21327962
comparison of antibacterial activity in the hemolymph of marine bivalves from galicia (nw spain).	a screening study of in vitro antibacterial activity was conducted in marine bivalves with economical importance and widespread along the coast of galicia (nw spain). hemocyte lysate supernatant (hls) and plasma of mytilus galloprovincialis, ostrea edulis, crassostrea gigas, ruditapes decussatus, ruditapes philippinarum, and cerastoderma edule were incubated with vibrio splendidus and micrococcus sp. hls and plasma for all the species demonstrated antibacterial activity, and c. edule had the hig ...	2010	21134379
biotransformation and biomonitoring of phenylurea herbicide diuron.	a gram-positive, micrococcus sp. strain ps-1 isolated from diuron storage site was studied for its capability of biotransformation of phenylurea herbicide diuron to a secondary metabolite, 1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)urea (dcpu) for bioconjugation and antibody development applications. the metabolite formed associated with profound changes in bacterial cell morphology demonstrated increase in the degradation kinetics of diuron in presence of small quantity of a surfactant. the synthesized metabolite i ...	2010	21075624
isolation and characterization of novel plant growth promoting micrococcus sp nii-0909 and its interaction with cowpea.	a phosphate-solubilizing bacterial strain nii-0909 isolated from the western ghat forest soil in india was identified as micrococcus sp on the basis of phenotypic characteristics, carbon source utilization pattern, fatty acid methyl esters analysis, and 16s rrna gene sequence. the strain exhibited the plant growth-promoting attributes of phosphate solubilization, auxin production, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase activity, and siderophore production. it was able to solubilize (122.4μg ...	2010	20951599
assessment of euphorbia hirta l. leaf, flower, stem and root extracts for their antibacterial and antifungal activity and brine shrimp lethality.	the antimicrobial activities of the methanolic extracts of euphorbia hirta l leaves, flowers, stems and roots were evaluated against some medically important bacteria and yeast using the agar disc diffusion method. four gram positive (staphylococcus aureus, micrococcus sp., bacillus subtilis and bacillus thuringensis), four gram negative (escherichia coli, klebsiella pneumonia, salmonella typhi and p. mirabilis) and one yeast (candida albicans) species were screened. inhibition zones ranged betw ...	2010	20877206
size-resolved culturable airborne bacteria sampled in rice field, sanitary landfill, and waste incineration sites.	size-resolved bacterial concentrations in atmospheric aerosols sampled by using a six stage viable impactor at rice field, sanitary landfill, and waste incinerator sites were determined. culture-based and polymerase chain reaction (pcr) methods were used to identify the airborne bacteria. the culturable bacteria concentration in total suspended particles (tsp) was found to be the highest (848 colony forming unit (cfu)/m(3)) at the sanitary landfill sampling site, while the rice field sampling si ...	2010	20623053
investigation of mineral water springs of miercurea ciuc (csíkszereda) region (romania) with cultivation-dependent microbiological methods.	water samples of ten mineral water springs at miercurea ciuc (csíkszereda) region (romania) were examined during 2005-2006 using cultivation-dependent microbiological methods. the results of standard hygienic bacteriological tests showed that the hargita spring had perfect and five other springs had microbiologically acceptable water quality (zsögöd-, nagy-borvíz-, taploca-, szentegyháza- and lobogó springs). the water of borsáros spring was exceptionable (high germ count, presence of enterococc ...	2010	20587384
biodegradation of 2-nitrotoluene by micrococcus sp. strain smn-1.	a bacterial consortium capable of degrading nitroaromatic compounds was isolated from pesticide-contaminated soil samples by selective enrichment on 2-nitrotoluene as a sole source of carbon and energy. the three different bacterial isolates obtained from bacterial consortium were identified as bacillus sp. (a and c), bacillus flexus (b) and micrococcus sp. (d) on the basis of their morphological and biochemical characteristics and by phylogenetic analysis based on 16s rrna gene sequences. the p ...	2011	20582618
efficient biotransformation of herbicide diuron by bacterial strain micrococcus sp. ps-1.	a gram-positive, micrococcus sp. strain ps-1 capable of utilizing phenylurea herbicide diuron as a sole carbon source at a high concentration (up to 250 ppm) was isolated from diuron storage site by selective enrichment study. the taxonomic characterization with 16s rrna gene sequencing (1,477 bp) identified ps-1 as a member of micrococcus sp. it was studied for the degradation of diuron and a range of its analogues (monuron, linuron, monolinuron, chlortoluron and fenuron). the shake flasks expe ...	2010	20401520
a survey of veterinary hospitals in nigeria for the presence of some bacterial organisms of nosocomial and zoonotic potential.	this study was undertaken to determine the type and estimate the prevalence of bacterial organisms on contact surfaces of five close-to-patient facilities in three veterinary health care settings within the sokoto metropolis of north-western nigeria. a total of 30 samples (10 from each setting) were collected and analysed using culture, microscopy and biochemical testing. bacterial species isolated from samples in this study included the following: bacillus sp. (27.3%), staphylococcus aureus (15 ...	2009	20391375
characterization of phenol degradation by high-efficiency binary mixed culture.	two new high phenol-degrading strains, micrococcus sp. and alcaligenes faecalis jh 1013, were isolated. the two isolates could grow aerobically in mineral salts medium containing phenol as a sole carbon source at concentration of 3,000 mg l(-1). it was found that the binary mixed culture of the two isolates possessed good potential for phenol removal.	2010	20300870
16srrna and enzymatic diversity of culturable bacteria from the sediments of oxygen minimum zone in the arabian sea.	sediment underlying the oxygen minimum zone of the eastern arabian sea is rich in organic matter. bacteria in this sediment-water interface are of great ecological importance as they are responsible for decomposing, mineralizing and subsequent recycling of organic matter. this study has for the first time addressed the phylogenetic and functional description of culturable bacteria of this region. genotypic characterization of the isolates using amplified rdna restriction analysis (ardra) followe ...	2010	20229220
purification and characterization of vanillin dehydrogenases from alkaliphile micrococcus sp. ta1 and neutrophile burkholderia cepacia tm1.	vanillin dehydrogenases (vdhs) were purified and characterized from two bacterial strains that have different ph dependencies for growth. the alkaliphile micrococcus sp. ta1, isolated from an alkaline spa, can grow on several aromatic compounds such as ferulic acid, vanillin, vanillic acid, and protocatechuic acid under alkaline conditions. the neutrophile burkholderia cepacia tm1, which was isolated previously, also grew on the above-mentioned compounds because they functioned as the sole carbo ...	2010	20002191
first report of linear megaplasmids in the genus micrococcus.	high-altitude wetlands (above 4200m) in the northwest of argentina are considered pristine and extreme environments. micrococcus sp. a1, h5, and v7, isolated from such environments, were shown to contain linear megaplasmids, designated plma1, plmh5, and plmv7, respectively. as known from linear plasmids of other actinomycetes, all three plasmids were resistant to lambda exonuclease treatment, which is consistent with having terminal proteins covalently attached to their 5' dna ends. electrophore ...	2010	19850076
comparison of the bacterial community and characterization of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria from different genotypes of chrysopogon zizanioides (l.) roberty (vetiver) rhizospheres.	molecular approaches [pcr-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (dgge)] were used to determine whether three different vetiver (chrysopogon zizanioides) genotypes, commercially used in brazil and considered economically important over the world, select specific bacterial populations to coexist in their rhizospheres. dgge profiles revealed that the predominant rhizospheric bacterial community hardly varies regarding the vetiver genotype. moreover, using traditional cultivation methods, bacteria ...	2009	19763409
bacteria with dual resistance to elevated concentrations of heavy metals and antibiotics in nigerian contaminated systems.	samples of soil, water, and sediments from industrial estates in lagos were collected and analyzed for heavy metals and physicochemical composition. bacteria that are resistant to elevated concentrations of metals (cd(2+), co(2+), ni(2+), cr(6+), and hg(2+)) were isolated from the samples, and they were further screened for antibiotic sensitivity. the minimum tolerance concentrations (mtcs) of the isolates with dual resistance to the metals were determined. the physicochemistry of all the sample ...	2010	19688604
extremophile culture collection from andean lakes: extreme pristine environments that host a wide diversity of microorganisms with tolerance to uv radiation.	a total of 88 bacterial strains were isolated from six andean lakes situated at altitudes ranging from 3,400 to 4,600 m above sea level: l. aparejos (4,200 m), l. negra (4,400 m), l. verde (4,460 m), l. azul (4,400 m), l. vilama (4,600 m), and salina grande (3,400 m). salinity ranged from 0.4 to 117 ppm. general diversity was determined by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (dgge) analysis. from the excised dgge bands, 182 bacterial sequences of good quality were obtained. gammaproteobacter ...	2009	19495855
detection and identification of specific bacteria in wound biofilms using peptide nucleic acid fluorescent in situ hybridization (pna fish).	biofilms provide a reservoir of potentially infectious micro-organisms that are resistant to antimicrobial agents, and their importance in the failure of medical devices and chronic inflammatory conditions is increasingly being recognized. particular research interest exists in the association of biofilms with wound infection and non-healing, i.e. chronic wounds. in this study, fluorescent in situ hybridization (fish) was used in combination with confocal laser scanning microscopy (clsm) to dete ...	2009	19477903
limazepines a-f, pyrrolo[1,4]benzodiazepine antibiotics from an indonesian micrococcus sp.	in our screening of indonesian microorganisms for novel bioactive natural products we have isolated seven new compounds, designated as limazepines a, b1 and b2 (isolated as an isomeric mixture), c, d, e, and f, from the culture broth of micrococcus sp. strain icbb 8177. in addition, the known natural products prothracarcin and 7-o-succinylmacrolactin a, as well as two previously reported synthetic compounds, 2-amino-3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid methyl ester and 4-ethylpyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde ...	2009	19388705
use of a microchip electrophoresis system for estimation of bacterial phylogeny and analysis of no3- reducing bacterial flora in field soils.	phylogenetic estimation method without determination of dna sequence was developed. by this method, fragment length polymorphism separately digested with multiple restriction enzymes was measured using microchip electrophoresis and affiliated with those calculated from corresponding dna sequence in the theoretical database. the phylogenies of 129 no(3)(-) reducing bacteria newly isolated from field soils were estimated by this method, and were compared to those by carbon source utilization profi ...	2009	19270404
the capybara eye: clinical tests, anatomic and biometric features.	to carry out a descriptive investigation of the capybara (hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) eye and to perform selected ophthalmic diagnostic tests with the aim of establishing normal physiological reference values for this species.	2008	19046280
[new amides of phenazine-1-carboxylic acid: antimicrobial activity and structure-activity relationship].	complex investigation of new phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (pca-1) phenylamides allowed to reveal their ability for substantial growth retardation of three gram-positive bacterial strains--micrococcus sp., erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and staphylococcus aureus. the strong inhibitory activity of pca-1 derivatives towards the rna synthesis in in vitro t7-rna-polymerase transcription system was also shown, and this property depended on concentration and structure of the tested compounds. the methods ...	2008	18959039
[relationship between soil fungistasis and bacterial community structure].	as a natural attribute of clean and healthy soil, fungistasis is an important indicator of soil quality, and has positive ecological significance to the inhibition of plant disease eruption caused by soil-borne fungal pathogens. in this study, soil samples (0-15 cm) were collected from the abandoned land at shenyang experimental station of ecology, chinese academy of sciences, to which pesticides and fertilizers have never been applied for nearly 10 years. a series of soil samples with gradient ...	2008	18839921
arthritis in ducks. i. aetiology and public health aspects.	a pure culture of potentially pathogenic bacteria was obtained from 90% of 233 joints examined, originating from 232 ducks condemned due to arthritis at slaughter. s. typhi-murium and staph. aureus were isolated from 61% and 18% of the joints respectively. e. coli was obtained from 6% of the cases, serogroup 078 being most prevalent. e. rhusiopathiae, y. pseudo-tuberculosis, p. vulgaris, micrococcus sp., streptococcus sp., acinetobacter sp., flavobacterium sp., pseudomonas sp. and ae. formicans ...	1981	18770119
chemical investigation of finlaysonia obovata: part i--a rare triterpene acid showing antibacterial activity against fish pathogens.	the antibacterial screening of extracts of the leaves of finlaysonia obovata with hexane, chloroform and alcohol was carried out against fresh water fish pathogenic bacteria viz., micrococcus sp. (multidrug resistant strain), aeromonas hydrophila, pseudomonas aeruginosa, vibrio alginolyticus, staphylococcus aureus, escherichia coli, edwardsiella tarda by disc-assay method. the hexane and chloroform extracts were found active against four and five pathogens, respectively. the highly active chloro ...	2008	18569719
antimicrobial activity of paenibacillus polymyxa sce2 against some mycotoxin-producing fungi.	the purpose of this study was to investigate the antagonistic activity of paenibacillus polymyxa strain sce2 against mycotoxigenic fungi and to characterize the antimicrobial compound.	2008	18498348
occurrence of resistance to antibiotics, uv-b, and arsenic in bacteria isolated from extreme environments in high-altitude (above 4400 m) andean wetlands.	high-altitude andean wetlands are pristine environments with extreme conditions such as high uv radiation, high heavy metal content (mainly arsenic), high salinity, and oligotrophy. in this paper, the uv-b resistance and tolerance to arsenic of phylogenetically characterized bacteria (actinobacteria [six isolates], firmicutes [four isolates], and gamma-proteobacteria [three isolates]) isolated from laguna vilama (4400-m altitude) and laguna azul (4560 m) were determined. in addition, given that ...	2008	18330637
environmental conditions affecting exopolysaccharide production by pseudomonas aeruginosa, micrococcus sp., and ochrobactrum sp.	three different chromium-resistant microorganisms (pseudomonas aeruginosa, micrococcus sp., and ochrobactrum sp.) were tested with regard to their eps production at different ph levels, temperatures, cr(vi) concentrations, and incubation periods. the optimum ph level was 7 for p. aeruginosa and micrococcus sp., while it was 8 for ochrobactrum sp. according to the highest eps amount at 100 mg/l cr(vi) concentration. the highest production of epss by the three bacteria was obtained under different ...	2008	18155834
stability of microbial communities in goat milk during a lactation year: molecular approaches.	the microbial communities in milks from one herd were evaluated during 1-year of lactation, using molecular methods to evaluate their stability and the effect of breeding conditions on their composition. the diversity of microbial communities was measured using two approaches: molecular identification by 16s and 18s rdna sequencing of isolates from counting media (two milks), and direct identification using 16s rdna from clone libraries (six milks). the stability of these communities was evaluat ...	2007	17604934
identification of a red-pigmented bacterium producing a potent anti-tumor n-alkylated prodigiosin as serratia marcescens.	a bacterial strain producing a novel prodigiosin analogue 2,2'-[3-methoxy-1'amyl-5'-methyl-4-(1''-pyrryl)] dipyrrylmethene (mampdm) possessing potent cytotoxic activity towards cancer cells was isolated and identified. the bacterial cells were spherical and occurred singly, and some of the biochemical tests matched with micrococcus. therefore, the isolate was earlier tentatively reported to be micrococcus sp. in the present studies, analytical profile index (api) suggested this organism to be kl ...	2007	17467243
biodegradation of cypermethrin by micrococcus sp. strain cpn 1.	a bacterium capable of utilizing pyrethroid pesticide cypermethrin as sole source of carbon was isolated from soil and identified as a micrococcus sp. the organism also utilized fenvalerate, deltamethrin, perimethrin, 3-phenoxybenzoate, phenol, protocatechuate and catechol as growth substrates. the organism degraded cypermethrin by hydrolysis of ester linkage to yield 3-phenoxybenzoate, leading to loss of its insecticidal activity. 3-phenoxybenzoate was further metabolized by diphenyl ether clea ...	2008	17431802
ophthalmic examination of the captive western lowland gorilla (gorilla gorilla gorilla).	this study examined the captive western lowland gorilla (gorilla gorilla gorilla) eye as compared and contrasted with the human eye. bilateral ophthalmic examinations of western lowland gorillas (n = 5) while under general anesthesia were performed opportunistically, including slit-lamp biomicroscopy, dilated fundus examination, cycloplegic retinoscopy, schiotz tonometry, corneal diameter and thickness measurements, a-scan and b-scan ultrasonography, keratometry, and cultures of the eyelid margi ...	2005	17312760
[ants as mechanical vectors of microorganisms in the school hospital of the universidade federal do triângulo mineiro].	the pathogens associated with ants at the teaching hospital of the federal university of the triângulo mineiro, in uberaba, mg, were studied. three species of ants were identified: tapinoma melanocephalum, pheidole sp and paratrechina longicornis. the principal microorganisms found were staphylococcus sp, gram-positive bacilli, pseudomonas sp and micrococcus sp. the results from the collections were analyzed according to the number of colonies and the different microorganisms isolated, using stu ...	2006	17308696
biosorption of chromium and nickel by heavy metal resistant fungal and bacterial isolates.	microorganisms play a significant role in bioremediation of heavy metal contaminated soil and wastewater. in this study, heavy metal resistant fungi and bacteria were isolated from the soil samples of an electroplating industry, and the bioaccumulations of cr(vi) and ni(ii) by these isolates were characterized to evaluate their applicability for heavy metal removal from industrial wastewaters. the optimum ph and temperature conditions for both the growth and heavy metal removal were determined f ...	2007	17218056
chilling and cultivar type affect the diversity of bacterial endophytes colonizing sweet pepper (capsicum anuum l.).	a climate chamber experiment was conducted to assay the effect of low temperatures (chilling) on the diversity of bacteria colonizing the endospheres of two thermophilic sweet pepper (capsicum anuum l.) cultivars, milder spiral and ziegenhorn bello. structural diversity was analyzed by 16s rrna-based terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (t-rflp) analysis and by the generation of 16s rrna gene libraries to determine dominant community members in t-rflp profiles. cultivable community ...	2006	17215894
endocarditis due to kytococcus schroeteri: case report and review of the literature.	we report the third case of endocarditis caused by the newly described micrococcal species kytococcus schroeteri. a 49-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with suspected prosthetic valve endocarditis. five blood cultures and prosthetic valve cultures grew the same type of organism, initially identified as micrococcus sp. assignment to the genus kytococcus was suggested by the arginine dihydrolase activity and resistance to oxacillin. after sequencing of the 16s rrna genes, the isolate wa ...	2006	16517928
a novel naturally occurring tripyrrole with potential nuclease and anti-tumour properties.	the dna targeting and membrane damaging activities of a novel tripyrrole 1 obtained as a red pigment from the micrococcus sp. were investigated. it was found that compound 1 binds with dna efficiently and facilitates copper-mediated dna cleavage as well as peroxidation of membrane lipids by a process that does not require any external reducing agent. compound 1 also showed impressive cytotoxicity to both mouse and human tumour cell lines. the membrane damaging ability of compound 1 might be vita ...	2006	16412656
pcr evaluation of false-positive signals from two automated blood-culture systems.	rapid detection of micro-organisms from blood is one of the most critical functions of a diagnostic microbiology laboratory. automated blood-culture systems reduce the time needed to detect positive cultures, and reduce specimen handling. the false-positive rate of such systems is 1-10%. in this study, the presence of pathogens in 'false-positive' bottles obtained from bactec 9050 (becton dickinson) and bact/alert (biomérieux) systems was investigated by eubacterial and fungal pcr. a total of 16 ...	2006	16388030
microbiological degradation of malodorous substances of swine waste under aerobic conditions.	phenol, p-cresol, and volatile fatty acids (vfa; acetic, propionic, isobutyric, butyric, isovaleric, and valeric acids) were used as odor indicators of swine waste. aeration of the waste allowed the indigenous microorganisms to grow and degrade these malodorous substances. the time required for degradation of these substances varied according to the waste used, and it was not necessarily related to their concentrations. using a minimal medium which contained one of the malodorous compounds as so ...	1987	16347254
effect of microorganisms on in situ uranium mining.	the extraction of some metal values, e.g., uranium or copper, may be accomplished by using solutions to remove metals from ore bodies without practicing conventional mining. this process is referred to as in situ leaching and has been used industrially to recover uranium. the growth of microbial populations during in situ leaching is believed to be one of the causes of flow path plugging in the ore body, which results in decreased uranium production. leach solution and solid samples from well ca ...	1983	16346395
microbial degradation of a macrotetrolide miticide in soil.	macrotetrolide, a miticide consisting of tetranactin, trinactin, and dinactin, was readily biodegradable and hence did not accumulate in soil. [u-c]macrotetrolide was rapidly degraded via its constituent hydroxycarboxylic acids to carbon dioxide and water. in culture media, however, the mixture was hydrolyzed to homononactic and nonactic acids by three strains of bacillus sp. and two of micrococcus sp. the latter strains were able to hydrolyze 500 mug of the antibiotic per ml within a few days a ...	1980	16345605
population dynamics of transgenic strain escherichia coli z905/pphl7 in freshwater and saline lake water microcosms with differing microbial community structures.	populations of escherichia coli z905/pphl7, a transgenic microorganism, were heterogenic in the expression of plasmid genes when adapting to the conditions of water microcosms of various mineralization levels and structure of microbial community. this tm has formed two subpopulations (ampicillin-resistant and ampicillin-sensitive) in every microcosm. irrespective of mineralization level of a microcosm, when e. coli z905/pphl7 alone was introduced, the ampicillin-resistant subpopulation prevailed ...	2005	16175684
optimization of culture conditions and medium composition for the production of micrococcin go5 by micrococcus sp. go5.	to enhance the production of micrococcin go5, a bacteriocin produced by micrococcus sp. go5, cultivation conditions and medium composition were optimized. the optimal initial ph and temperature for bacteriocin production were 7.0-9.0 and 37 degrees c, respectively. micrococcus sp. go5 displayed the highest micrococcin go5 activity when grown in modified mrs medium that contained lactose or sucrose, rather than glucose, as a carbon source. the maximum bacteriocin activity was obtained in modified ...	2006	16125266
[influence of the salt concentration in culture on the copy number of plasmid psh1 in cells of micrococcus sp. 9].	the study of heterotrophic bacteria isolated from the brackish waters of lake shira has shown that some of them contain plasmid psh1 of approximately 2.7 kb in size. the number of plasmid copies in plasmid-containing strains cultivated at a minimal concentration of sodium chloride is found to be low, whereas the subculturing of these strains at high salt concentrations increases the plasmid number. the role of natural psh1 plasmid in the osmotolerance of host bacteria is discussed.	2005	16119848
biological treatments of textile industrial effluents in lagos metropolis, nigeria.	the assessment of the effluents from two textile industries in ilupeju in lagos metropolis, nigeria showed that they were high in conductivity, biochemical oxygen demand (bod), chemical oxygen demand (cod), total dissolved solids (tds) and contained traces of heavy metals like ca, zn but high concentrations of cr and pb. these wastewaters are normally discharged into neighbouring water bodies. five bacterial groups, namely micrococcus sp., enterobacter sp., alcaligens sp., bacillus sp. and acine ...	2004	15907081
the prevalence of bacterial resistance in clinical, food, water and some environmental samples in southwest nigeria.	the resistance pattern and mechanisms of bacterial isolates obtained from clinical origin, soil, industrial effluent, orange juice products and drinking water were studied using commonly used antibiotics. the microbial load of the water samples, industrial effluent and orange juice products were 1.0 x 10(1)-2.25 x 10(6), 2.15 x 10(5), and 3.5 x 10(4)-2.15 x 10(5) cfu ml(-1), respectively. the faecal coliform test revealed that only two out of twenty orange juice products had mpn of 2 and 20, the ...	2005	15727300
purification and characterization of an esterase hydrolyzing monoalkyl phthalates from micrococcus sp. ygj1.	an esterase that specifically hydrolyzes medium-chain (c(3)-c(5)) monoalkyl phthalates was purified from phthalate-grown micrococcus sp. ygj1. the enzyme activity was split into two fractions by hydrophobic chromatography on phenyl sepharose, and the enzymes were purified to homogeneity from each fraction. the purified enzymes showed similar properties with respect to molecular mass (60 kda), subunit molecular mass (27 kda), n-terminal amino acid sequence, optimal ph (about 7.5), temperature-dep ...	2005	15713880
production, purification, and characterization of micrococcin go5, a bacteriocin produced by micrococcus sp. go5 isolated from kimchi.	strain go5, a bacteriocin-producing bacterium, was isolated from green onion kimchi and identified as micrococcus sp. the bacteriocin, micrococcin go5, displayed a broad spectrum of inhibitory activity against a variety of pathogenic and nonpathogenic microorganisms, as tested by the spot-on-lawn method; its activity spectrum was almost identical to that of nisin. micrococcin go5 was inactivated by trypsin (whereas nisin was not) and was completely stable at 100 degrees c for 30 min and in the p ...	2005	15690819
photocatalytic inhibition of microbial adhesion by anodized titanium.	biofouling is one of the concerns in the use of titanium for seawater cooled condensers of power plants. earlier studies have shown that anodized titanium and its alloys with a thin film of anatase (tio(2)) on its surface can inhibit attachment of pseudomonas sp. when illuminated with near-uv light (350 - 380 nm). in the present study, a comparison of the photocatalytic inhibition of microbial attachment on titanium surfaces anodized at different voltages was carried out. thin films of anatase o ...	2004	15545066
physicochemical and microbiological assessment of oko-oba--a nigerian abattoir.	the physicochemical and microbiological assessments of oko-oba abattoir were carried out during dry and wet season to determine whether the waste discharges are within tolerable limits. all the physicochemical parameters studied showed seasonal variations. higher temperature and lower ph values were recorded during the dry season than wet season. similarly, the bod of wastewater from the slab decreases from 10000 mg/ml during the dry season to 6000 mg/ml in the wet season. conversely, the bod of ...	2003	15259608
bacterial dynamics associated with algal antibacterial substances during post harvest desiccation process of sargassum stolonifolium phang et yoshida.	brown algae of genus sargassum are known to produce relatively higher amount of alginic acid. optimal extraction of this algalcolloid for local consumption requires in-depth studies on post-harvest treatment of the algal fronds. present investigation endeavors to establish the dynamics and inter-relationship of moisture content and bacteria found on the surface of the alga and alginic acid content during post-harvest desiccation of sargassum stolonifolium phang et yoshida. harvested fronds were ...	2003	15248481
the antibacterial innate immune response by the mosquito aedes aegypti is mediated by hemocytes and independent of gram type and pathogenicity.	previous mosquito studies showed that the hemocyte-mediated innate immune response against gram- escherichia coli is phagocytosis, but against gram+ micrococcus sp., is melanization. we examined the immune responses mounted by aedes aegypti towards gram- enterobacter cloacae, klebsiella pneumoniae, pseudomonas aeruginosa, and salmonella typhimurium, and gram+ bacillus cereus, enterococcus faecalis, staphylococcus aureus, and staphylococcus epidermidis. using light microscopy, electron microscopy ...	2004	15109959
the microbiology of drill mud cuttings from a new off-shore oilfield in nigeria.	drilling-fluid-utilising microorganisms present in drill mud cuttings collected from the agbara oilfield were isolated on mineral salts agar plates. thirty-two isolates were obtained, 26 of which were gram-positive bacteria and six fungi. the isolates were identified as bacillus sp. (10), staphylococcus sp. (12), micrococcus sp. (2), corynebacterium sp. (1), nocardia sp. (1), and penicillium sp. (6). screen tests indicated that 27 (84.4%) of the isolates did not grow with any of the drilling flu ...	1993	15091784
microbial community structure of membrane fouling film in an intermittently and continuously aerated submerged membrane bioreactor treating domestic wastewater.	there was an observable difference in microbial community structure between suspended microorganisms and membrane biofouling film in intermittently and continuously aerated smbrs. the dominant quinone type of membrane biofouling film in an intermittently aerated smbr was ubiquinone (uqs)-8, -10 followed by menaquinone (mks)-8(h4) and -8(h2). but that of the continuously aerated smbr was uqs-10, -8 followed by mks-6 and -8(h4). the experimental results also showed that the conditions of an interm ...	2004	14982188
production of malodorous steroids from androsta-5,16-dienes and androsta-4,16-dienes by corynebacteria and other human axillary bacteria.	the biotransformations of a number of steroids, chiefly 5,6,16,17-tetradehydro-androstanes, are reported. the strains investigated were corynebacteria sp. g38, g40, g41, b, brevis sp. cw5 and micrococcus sp. m-dh2. corynebacterium sp. g41 proved remarkably efficient in effecting oxidative isomerisation of 5-ene-3-sterols into the corresponding 4-en-3-ones. the main biochemical reactions involved were oxidation at c-3; no reduction processes were observed. conversions of 3beta-sterols into the c- ...	2003	14698214
the utilization of aconate and itaconate by micrococcus sp.	1. an organism, identified as micrococcus sp., was isolated by elective culture on aconate; it also grew on itaconate. 2. washed suspensions of the aconate-grown organism readily oxidized intermediates of the tricarboxylic acid cycle, aconate and succinic semialdehyde, but not itaconate. itaconate-grown cells oxidized tricarboxylic acid-cycle intermediates, succinic semialdehyde and itaconate, but not aconate. succinate-grown cells oxidized neither itaconate nor aconate. 3. extracts of aconate-g ...	1965	14342240
[production of crystalline histidine decarboxylase by micrococcus sp. n].		1964	14236809
formation of beta-d-fructofuranosyl-alpha-d-ribohexopyranoside-3-ulose by a micrococcus sp.		1964	14110023
unmineralized fossil bacteria.	unmineralized bacterial cells, mostly micrococcus sp., but including also streptococcus sp. and actinomyces sp., were found in enormous numbers in lake beds of the newark canyon formation of early cretaceous age, eureka county, nevada. the micrococci are black, and have an average diameter about 0.5 micro. similar black micrococci (0.4 to 0.7 micro) were found in profusion in the bottom mud of green lake, new york. about 80 percent of this mud consists of minute idiomorphic calcite crystals and ...	1963	14043337
importance of gram-positive naphthalene-degrading bacteria in oil-contaminated tropical marine sediments.	the aim of this study was to isolate, characterize and evaluate the importance of naphthalene-degrading bacterial strains from oil-contaminated tropical marine sediments.	2003	12641721
a novel prodigiosin-like immunosuppressant from an alkalophilic micrococcus sp.	a novel red pigment, 2,2'-[3-methoxy-1'amyl-5'-methyl-4-(1-pyrryl)] dipyrryl-methene (mampdm), which has properties similar to those of prodigiosins, has been isolated for the first time from a bacterium putatively identified as micrococcus sp. our studies showed that mampdm inhibited proliferation of both human t as well as b cells and murine t cells, in response to polyclonal mitogens, in a concentration-dependent manner while murine b cell proliferation induced by lipopolysaccharide was inhib ...	2003	12586597
bacterial biosorbent for removing and recovering copper from electroplating effluents.	investigations were carried out to study the removal and recovery of cu(ii) ions from wastewater by micrococcus sp. the langmuir isotherm model described very well the equilibrium behavior of copper biosorption, with maximum biosorption capacity (q(max)) reaching 52.1 mg cu2+/g dry cell at ph 6. biomass prewashed with sulfuric acid (0.05 mol 1(-1)) and sodium sulfate (1 mol l(-1)) solutions were shown to increase the copper removal capabilities up to 27% and 16%, respectively. copper uptake by c ...	2003	12578202
comparison of the potential of coastal materials loaded with bacteria for bioremediating oily sea water in batch culture.	the objective of this paper was to study whether the bioremediation potential of coastal materials for oil-polluted sea water depended on the numbers of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria they naturally harbor. inshore water of the arabian gulf was found to contain only about one thousand hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria per ml. coastal sand, cyanobacterial mats and epilithic biomass were much richer in these bacteria, with numbers ranging between several thousand fold to several million fold than in ...	2002	12501998
towards efficient crude oil degradation by a mixed bacterial consortium.	a laboratory study was undertaken to assess the optimal conditions for biodegradation of bombay high (bh) crude oil. among 130 oil degrading bacterial cultures isolated from oil contaminated soil samples, micrococcus sp. gs2-22, corynebacterium sp. gs5-66, flavobacterium sp. ds5-73, bacillus sp. ds6-86 and pseudomonas sp. ds10-129 were selected for the study based on the efficiency of crude oil utilisation. a mixed bacterial consortium prepared using the above strains was also used. individual b ...	2002	12365493
occurrence of crude oil degrading bacteria in gasoline and diesel station soils.	microbial enumeration and identification were carried out on several oil contaminated soil samples collected from gasoline and diesel stations. bacteria were the most dominant microbiota and were therefore classified to generic level. eleven main genera were detected and corynebacterium was the predominant genus in all the samples. biochemical characterisation and substrate utilisation showed high percentage of lipolytic ability combined with high inorganic nitrogen utilisers. the ability of the ...	2002	12210553
removal and recovery of copper (ii) ions by bacterial biosorption.	studies were conducted to investigate the removal and recovery of copper (ii) ions from aqueous solutions by micrococcus sp., which was isolated from a local activated sludge process. the equilibrium of copper biosorption followed the langmuir isotherm model very well with a maximum biosorption capacity (q(max)) of 36.5 mg of cu2+/g of dry cell at ph 5.0 and 52.1 mg of cu2+/g of dry cell at ph 6.0. cells harvested at exponential growth phase and stationary phase showed similar biosorption charac ...	2001	11963873
[bacterial succession on n-alkanes under the conditions of sulfate reduction].	the dynamics of species composition of a hydrocarbon-oxidizing bacteriocenosis of a ground suspension of mozhaisk reservoir has been studied. the bacteriocenosis was undergoing development in a paraffin film (model association composed of sulfate-reducing bacteria and hydrocarbon-oxidizing bacteria). the type of bacterial succession did not depend on the depth, from which ground samples were collected. two microbial species (pseudomonas sp. and arthrobacter globiformis) were absolutely dominant. ...	2002	11962208
[formation of artificial nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with rape (brassica napus var. napus) plants in nonsterile soil].	the treatment of rape plants grown in nonsterile soil with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (auxin-like growth-promoting substance) or their inoculation with the bacterial association micrococcus sp. + rhodococcus sp. and/or with the mixed nitrogen-fixing culture azotobacter nigricans + bacillus sp. led to the formation of paranodules on the rape roots. the introduced bacteria were detected both in the intercellular space and inside the cells of the paranodules and the rape roots. the nitrogen-fix ...	2001	11763792
fatal micrococcus sp. infection in a child with leukaemia--a cautionary case.		2001	11745898
microbial colonization of a closed growth chamber during hydroponic cultivation of lettuce.	the goal of this study was to characterize sessile and planktonic microbiota that developed during two successive hydroponic cultures of lettuce in a closed chamber system. coupons of polyvinyl chloride (pvc) placed in the nutrient solution lines were removed periodically, as were samples of the nutrient solutions and condensate from the air-handling system. the bacteria and fungi present on the coupons and in fluid samples were enumerated by direct plate counts. disinfecting the hydroponic syst ...	1997	11540454
purification and characterization of an esterase from micrococcus sp. ygj1 hydrolyzing phthalate esters.	an esterase hydrolyzing phthalate esters has been purified from micrococcus sp. ygj1. the enzyme, a monomeric protein (mr = 56 kda) with a pi of 4.0, hydrolyzes various aliphatic and aromatic carboxylesters. the medium chain (c3-c4) esters are the most preferred substrates. the enzyme is inhibited by hgcl2 and p-chloromercuribenzoate but not by phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride.	2001	11515559
steroid biotransformation by different strains of micrococcus sp.	a strain of micrococcus sp. was isolated for its capability of side chain degradation of cholesterol. this strain was characterized and identified as micrococcus roseus. it was found to be the best strain for the production of androsta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione and androst-4-ene-3,17-dione compared with other micrococcus strains.	2001	11501468
[intraspinal infections in patients treated with epidural analgesia].	intraspinal infections (meningitis, epidural abscess) may occur spontaneously or present as a complication of epidural analgesia.	2000	11475225
plasmid-encoded phthalate catabolic pathway in arthrobacter keyseri 12b.	several 2-substituted benzoates (including 2-trifluoromethyl-, 2-chloro-, 2-bromo-, 2-iodo-, 2-nitro-, 2-methoxy-, and 2-acetyl-benzoates) were converted by phthalate-grown arthrobacter keyseri (formerly micrococcus sp.) 12b to the corresponding 2-substituted 3,4-dihydroxybenzoates (protocatechuates). because these products lack a carboxyl group at the 2 position, they were not substrates for the next enzyme of the phthalate catabolic pathway, 3,4-dihydroxyphthalate 2-decarboxylase, and accumula ...	2001	11371533
formation of biogenic amines in raw milk hispánico cheese manufactured with proteinases and different levels of starter culture.	two proteinases, a neutral proteinase from bacillus subtilis and a cysteine proteinase from micrococcus sp., were used to accelerate the ripening process of raw cow's milk hispánico cheese, a semihard variety. two levels (0.1% and 1%) of a commercial starter culture containing lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis and l. lactis subsp. cremoris were added for cheese manufacture. the influence of both factors, proteinase addition and level of starter culture, on the growth of amino acid-decarboxylating ...	2000	11079699
bacterial colonization of toys in neonatal intensive care cots.	to investigate the bacteria and fungi contaminating toys in neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) cots, the colonization rates, and factors that influence them.	2000	10920174
effect of added proteinases and level of starter culture on the formation of biogenic amines in raw milk manchego cheese.	the influence of two proteinases (bacillus subtilis neutral proteinase and micrococcus sp. cysteine proteinase) and two starter culture levels (0.1% and 1%) on biogenic amine formation has been studied in raw ewes' milk manchego cheese. amino acid decarboxylating micro-organisms were determined on tyrosine enriched selective media. biogenic amines were analysed by capillary electrophoresis in citrate buffer at ph 3.6. addition of proteinases and level of starter culture did not influence the pop ...	1999	10733250
bacteriology of preserved stallion semen and antibiotics in semen extenders.	three experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of different antibiotics in a milk-glucose semen extender on motility of equine sperm and elimination of bacteria following storage of extended semen in vitro. in experiment 1, 7 antibiotics were compared: amikacin, gentamicin, streptomycin, potassium penicillin, sodium penicillin, ticarcillin, and polymixin b. in experiment 2, 3 antibiotic treatments were compared: potassium penicillin g, amikacin, or a combination of potassium penicillin ...	1998	10732147
the use of fatty acid methyl ester analysis (fame) for the identification of heterotrophic bacteria present on three mural paintings showing severe damage by microorganisms.	mural paintings in carmona (spain), herberstein (austria) and greene (germany), showing visible deterioration by microorganisms, were sampled to investigate the biodiversity of the heterotrophic bacteria present. four hundred twenty-eight bacterial strains were isolated from which 385 were characterized by fatty acid methyl ester analysis (fame). the isolates were grouped into 41 clusters on the basis of their fame profiles, 20 isolates remained ungrouped. the majority (94%) of the isolates comp ...	1999	10564789
beta-hemolytic streptococci and other beta-hemolytic organisms in apical periodontitis and severe marginal periodontitis.	thirteen teeth with necrotic pulps and apical periodontitis and nine severe periodontal pockets were cultured for presence of beta-hemolytic streptococci and other beta-hemolytic organisms. samples were dispersed and plated on two non-selective and one selective growth media and incubated anaerobically and in 10% co2 in air. a total of 59 beta-hemolytic colonies were purified and identified. eight beta-hemolytic streptococcal isolates were obtained from three of the severe marginal periodontitis ...	1999	10530151
purification, properties and reactivity of the esterase from micrococcus sp.	the esterase from micrococcus sp., which hydrolyzes n-propyl-2-fluorocyclopropanecarboxylate (3) enantioselectively, was highly purified by three types of chromatography. the purified enzyme was inactivated by hg and diisopropyl fluorophosphate (dfp). it was a monomer with a molecular weight of about 35000. the enzyme exhibits esterase activity towards many aliphatic propyl esters. the enantioselectivity for substrate (3) using purified enzyme did not differ from that of crude enzyme.	1999	10408243
inhibitory activity of paenibacillus polymyxa sce2 against human pathogenic micro-organisms.	paenibacillus polymyxa strain sce2 was shown to inhibit the growth of different potential human pathogenic bacterial strains and fungi in vitro. to determine the genetic characterization of this antimicrobial substance, strain sce2 was transformed with plasmid ptv32(ts), a delivery vector for tn917-lac. after transposition, four mutants were shown to have lost their capability to inhibit micrococcus sp. and staphylococcus aureus rn450, but they continued to inhibit the growth of corynebacterium ...	1999	10389257
composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of peumus boldus leaves.	the composition and the antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from the leaves of peumus boldus is investigated. analyses of the oil obtained by hydrodistillation were carried out by gc and gc-ms using columns of two different stationary phases. fractionation of the essential oil by column chromatography on silica gel was performed to improve identification of some constituents. more than 90% of the total oil (46 components) was identified, major constituents being monoterpenes (90.5%), amo ...	1999	10193210
bacterial infection and endotoxin in female reproductive tract in rats: correlation with the developmental status of preimplantation embryos.	during mammalian preimplantation development, a substantial numbers of embryos are believed to be lost for reasons that are unclear. using female rats, we investigated whether the developmental status of embryos is influenced by bacterial infection and endotoxin in the reproductive tract. from the vagina of cycling rats (n = 11), 21 bacterial isolates were identified; they were streptococcus faecalis (s. faecalis; 38%), escherichia coli (e. coli; 19%), acinetobactor calcoaceticus (a. calcoacetic ...	1998	9854425
the enzymic synthesis of beta-[32p]udp-n-acetylglucosamine.	cells of micrococcus sp. 2102 incorporate inorganic [32p]phosphate from the medium into the sugar-phosphate polymer of the wall. controlled acid hydrolysis of sodium dodecyl sulphate-extracted cells gives n-acetylglucosamine 6-[32p]-phosphate which can be purified by ion-exchange chromatography and incubated with utp in the presence of crude preparations of phosphoacetylglucosamine mutase from neurospora crassa and utp:n-acetylglucosamine 1-phosphate phosphotransferase from bacillus licheniformi ...	1978	9762094
production of gluconic acid using micrococcus sp.: optimisation of carbon and nitrogen sources.	a process for production of gluconic acid from glucose by a micrococcus sp. is described. more than 400 bacterial cultures isolated from local soil were tested for gluconic acid production. three isolates, were selected on basis of their ability to produce gluconic acid and high titrable acidity. these were identified as micrococcus sp. and were named m 27, m 54 and m 81. nutritional and other parameters for maximum production of gluconic acid by the selected isolates were optimised. it was foun ...	1996	9676047
experimental biofilm and its application in malathion degradation.	mixed bacterial culture consisting of three different strains of micrococcus sp. (ag 36, ag 94 and ag 98) and two strains of pseudomonas sp. (ag 7 and ag 52) and its individual components was passed through a sand column and 25.5-92% of cell dry mass was found to be retained (adsorbed) on it. incubation of sand soaked in mineral medium containing glucose as a sole carbon source resulted in formation of a biofilm with 1.2-2.5-fold increase in biomass. a 61% degradation of malathion by the mixed c ...	1998	9616054
histamine and tyramine degradation by food fermenting microorganisms.	microorganisms suitable for food fermentation were examined with regard to their potential to degrade histamine and tyramine. out of 64 lactic acid bacteria evaluated in this study, 27 degraded histamine and one tyramine, respectively, with low activity. among 32 strains of brevibacterium linens and coryneform bacteria, 21 exhibited histamine and tyramine oxidase activity. none of 20 strains of staphylococcus carnosus tested degraded histamine or tyramine. one strain out of nine strains of geotr ...	1998	9562873
possible involvement of plasmids in degradation of malathion and chlorpyriphos by micrococcus sp.	two plasmid-harboring strains of micrococcus sp. (m-36 and ag-43) degrade malathion and chlorpyriphos. derivatives of the strains (sds-36 and ao-43) treated with acridine orange and sodium dodecyl sulfate could not utilize malathion and chlorpyriphos for growth as the sole carbon source. agarose gel electrophoresis of cell extracts of m-36 and ag-43 revealed the presence of a plasmid which was absent in sds-36 and ao-43--suggesting probable involvement of plasmids in the degradation of malathion ...	1997	9508553
detection of erythromycin resistant methylase gene by the polymerase chain reaction.	a polymerase chain reaction (pcr) protocol was developed that could specifically amplify a 520-bp region of the erythromycin resistant methylase (ermc) gene sequence. the identity of the pcr-amplified 520-bp dna was confirmed by hincii endonuclease restriction digestion, which produced the predicted 440-bp and 80-bp dna fragments. a 20-mer (alpha-32p) oligonucleotide probe specifically hybridized with these amplified products confirming the specificity and reliability of this diagnostic assay. t ...	1997	9375290
antimicrobial activity of food-related penicillium sp. against pathogenic bacteria in laboratory media and a cheese model system.	food-related penicillium species (n = 34) and geotrichum candidum (n = 11) grown on czapek dox and brie agar were tested for their ability to suppress growth of pathogenic bacteria. ten out of 13 p. camemberti showed antagonistic activity while the other species did not interact significantly with the bacterial growth. the order of inhibition was: gram-negative bacteria and bacillus cereus > listeria monocytogenes, lactococcus sp. > micrococcus sp. whereas lactobacillus sp., staphylococcus aureu ...	1997	9246777
distribution of bacteria on hands and the effectiveness of brief and thorough decontamination procedures using non-medicated soap.	our perception of the role of hand washing in the clinical situation is based on experimental studies in which test-bacteria are usually inoculated onto the skin surface and removed using hand washing preparations containing antiseptics. in this study, we have investigated the distribution of bacteria on the hands of volunteers and the effectiveness of long (3 minute) and brief (10 second) washes in removing both naturally-occurring and artificially-inoculated bacteria (micrococcus sp.), using o ...	1997	9144918