{"title":"Bacterial leaching.","authors":"C L Brierley","doi":"10.3109/10408417809090623","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10408417809090623","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75751,"journal":{"name":"CRC critical reviews in microbiology","volume":"6 3","pages":"207-6I"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10408417809090623","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11573916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The biology of the gonococcus.","authors":"S A Morse","doi":"10.3109/10408417909083071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10408417909083071","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gonorrhea has been known since antiquity. Today, this disease is the most commonly reported infectious disease in the U.S. The natural environment of the etiological agent, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, is man. In this host, the organism usually parasitizes mucosal surfaces populated by columnar epithelial cells. Under certain conditions, the gonococcus may disseminate or spread to adjacent organs. The gonococcus is well adapted to its environment and is a successful parasite. Until recently, gonococci were uniformly sensitive to penicilin. However, a plasmid encoding beta-lactamase has been identified in some isolates. Most strains exhibit specific requirements for various amino acids, vitamins, purines, and pyrimidines. Only glucose, pyruvate, and lactate are utilized as sources of energy. Glucose is dissimilated by a combination of the Entner-Doudoroff and pentose phosphate pathways. A tricarboxylic acid cycle is also present and active under certain conditions. Structurally, the cell envelope of the gonococcus resembles that of a typical Gram-negative bacterium. Gonococci are highly autolytic, especially in older cultures or after depletion of the energy source. Autolysis is not due solely to peptidoglycan hydrolysis, but appears to involve a destabilization of the outer membrane as well. Cell surface components such as pili, lipopolysaccharide, outer membrane proteins, and a capsule are associated with the virulence and pathogenicity of this organism.</p>","PeriodicalId":75751,"journal":{"name":"CRC critical reviews in microbiology","volume":"7 2","pages":"93-189"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10408417909083071","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11333330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent developments in the molecular biology of extremely halophilic bacteria.","authors":"S T Bayley, R A Morton","doi":"10.3109/10408417809090622","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10408417809090622","url":null,"abstract":"(1978). Recent Developments in the Molecular Biology of Extremely Halophilic Bacteria. CRC Critical Reviews in Microbiology: Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 151-206.","PeriodicalId":75751,"journal":{"name":"CRC critical reviews in microbiology","volume":"6 2","pages":"151-205"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10408417809090622","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11573915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanisms of thermophily.","authors":"R E Amelunxen, A L Murdock","doi":"10.3109/10408417809090626","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10408417809090626","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75751,"journal":{"name":"CRC critical reviews in microbiology","volume":"6 4","pages":"343-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10408417809090626","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11573918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of air ions on microorganisms and other biological materials.","authors":"S Kotaka","doi":"10.3109/10408417809090621","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10408417809090621","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75751,"journal":{"name":"CRC critical reviews in microbiology","volume":"6 2","pages":"109-49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10408417809090621","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11573914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ecological aspects of microbial degradation of petroleum in the marine environment.","authors":"R R Colwell","doi":"10.3109/10408417709102813","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10408417709102813","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract : The biodegradation of naphthalene, creosote, and naphthalene-enriched creosote applied to wood pilings used at Roosevelt Roads Naval Base in Puerto Rico was studied. It was found that naphthalene-degrading bacteria rapidly colonized new wood pilings within hours after installation but that the rate of attachment and subsequent colonization was significantly slower for the naphthalene- enriched creosote-treated wood. The bacteria attaching to new wood were predominantly stalked bacteria whereas the microbial flora of old wood reflected that of the surrounding water and sediment. The gut of Limnoria tripunctata reared in the laboratory was found to be free of bacteria but the external surfaces of the borer were heavily colonized by bacteria. (Author)","PeriodicalId":75751,"journal":{"name":"CRC critical reviews in microbiology","volume":"5 4","pages":"423-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1977-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10408417709102813","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11546750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microbial metabolism of cyclic hydrocarbons and related compounds.","authors":"J J Perry","doi":"10.3109/10408417709102811","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10408417709102811","url":null,"abstract":"The utilization of alicyclic hydrocarbons by microorganisms will be reviewed as well as substituted and unsubstituted cyclic hydrocarbons. The topics discussed include: the enzymes involved in biodegradation of cycloparaffins and probable intemediates involved in the metabolism of cycloparaffinic hydrocarbons; the role of cooxidation in the utilization of cycloalkanes as well as the accumulation of intermediates of cycloalkane metabolism via this technique; the oxidase (hydroxylase) involved in cycloalkane biodegradation; the aromatization of the cycloalkane ring in the aerobic degradation of cyclohexane and the reduction of benzoate in anaerobic metabolism of heterotrophs and photosynthetic bacteria; the incorporation of cycloalkanes with n-alkyl side chains into cellular lipids; and the biodegradation of terpenes and related compounds by microorganisms.","PeriodicalId":75751,"journal":{"name":"CRC critical reviews in microbiology","volume":"5 4","pages":"387-412"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1977-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10408417709102811","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11546749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stimulated petroleum biodegradation.","authors":"R M Atlas","doi":"10.3109/10408417709102810","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10408417709102810","url":null,"abstract":"Stimulated biodegradation has been considered as a method for removal of petroleum pollutants. Various methods have been proposed for increasing rates of petroleum biodegradation, including physical or chemical modification of petroleum polutants, modification of environmental parameters around polluting oil, and modification of microbial populations around petroleum pollutants. Physical or chemical means for stimulating petroleum biodegradation include removal of particular petroleum fractions by dissolution, burning, and emulsification. Modification of environmental parameters (such as concentrations of essential nutrients, especially nitrogen, phosphorus, and oxygen) has shown the greatest promise for stimulating petroleum biodegradation. Forced aeration and addition of commercial fertilizer combinations in contained systems, addition of fertilizer with tilling in soil, and addition of fertilizer that has been rendered oleophilic in open systems have all been shown to effectively stimulate petroleum biodegradation. Modification of microbial populations by seeding with oil-degrading microorganisms appears to be valuable in stimulating petroleum biodegradation only in limited situations where the naturally occuring numbers of hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms are low.","PeriodicalId":75751,"journal":{"name":"CRC critical reviews in microbiology","volume":"5 4","pages":"371-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1977-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10408417709102810","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11546748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microbial oxidation of methyl branched alkanes.","authors":"M P Pirnik","doi":"10.3109/10408417709102812","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10408417709102812","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75751,"journal":{"name":"CRC critical reviews in microbiology","volume":"5 4","pages":"413-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1977-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10408417709102812","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11616994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microcyclus and related ring-forming bacteria.","authors":"H D Raj, E J Ordal","doi":"10.3109/10408417709102807","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10408417709102807","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75751,"journal":{"name":"CRC critical reviews in microbiology","volume":"5 3","pages":"243-69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1977-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10408417709102807","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11613751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}