{"title":"[Latin American science form the clinical perspective].","authors":"J E Allende","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77263,"journal":{"name":"Microbiologia (Madrid, Spain)","volume":"13 2","pages":"127-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20268147","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":"Macrolife and beyond.","authors":"R D Richards","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77263,"journal":{"name":"Microbiologia (Madrid, Spain)","volume":"13 2","pages":"227-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20195222","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":"Extracellular bacterial mineralization within the context of geomicrobiology.","authors":"N Ben Omar, J M Arias, M T González-Muñoz","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the biosphere, bacteria can function as geochemical agents, promoting the dispersion, fractionation and/or concentration of matter. These processes, which are being more and more valued from the point of view of various scientific disciplines, have given rise to the field of geomicrobiology. At the same time, microbial processes resulting in the concentration of matter and thus inducing the formation of minerals, constitute an area of research of growing interest known as biomineralization. In this review a succinct summary of various aspects of both disciplines has been offered together with a more detailed review of those aspects related to extracellular bacterial mineralization. The significance of the role played by the metabolism of bacteria is discussed along with the results of recent research on the role of dead bacteria and bacterial remains that act as heterogeneous nuclei of crystallization. The role played by the membranes of bacteria has also been considered to be highly relevant, and a discussion concerning their possible value as models for both the study of more complex biomineralization processes as well as application in the field of biomimetic materials is put forward.</p>","PeriodicalId":77263,"journal":{"name":"Microbiologia (Madrid, Spain)","volume":"13 2","pages":"161-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20195964","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":"Use of Percoll gradient centrifugation for the isolation of diatoms from Wadden Sea sediments; diatom yields, species recoveries and population diversity.","authors":"S Sevecke, T Morawietz, W E Krumbein, E Rhiel","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The technique of Percoll gradient centrifugation was applied to samples from Wadden Sea sediments of the shoreside near Dangast (German Bight). Experiments were also performed with Wadden Sea sediment inoculated with diatoms and with axenic and mixed diatom cultures. For axenic and mixed cultures, total recoveries ranged from 6 to 70% of the diatoms loaded onto the gradients, whereas the yields were less than 5% in most of the experiments with Wadden Sea sediments. The extraction of diatoms from mixed cultures and from sediment samples was not quantitative, neither in terms of biodiversity nor of total individuals extracted, because the rates of recovery varied for the different species. Diatom cells extracted by Percoll gradient centrifugation were devoid of sand grains and debris. The obtained material was suitable to be used in biochemical experiments, in cultural studies and for electron microscopy. The overall cell morphology and subcellular organelle organization was excellent and appeared to be unaffected by the purification procedure. The results and advantages and disadvantages of the technique are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":77263,"journal":{"name":"Microbiologia (Madrid, Spain)","volume":"13 2","pages":"173-84"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20195965","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":"Patarroyo and the strategies to develop a malaria vaccine.","authors":"G Caba","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77263,"journal":{"name":"Microbiologia (Madrid, Spain)","volume":"13 1","pages":"89-94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20055574","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 challenges to science in Latin America].","authors":"A Lazcano","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77263,"journal":{"name":"Microbiologia (Madrid, Spain)","volume":"13 1","pages":"7-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20079716","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":"[Enrique Montoya (1928-1996), a life dedicated to teaching and research].","authors":"J M Arias","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77263,"journal":{"name":"Microbiologia (Madrid, Spain)","volume":"13 1","pages":"79-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20079718","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":"[Considerations around science as a cultural product].","authors":"S Reguant","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77263,"journal":{"name":"Microbiologia (Madrid, Spain)","volume":"13 1","pages":"95-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20079721","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":"Genomic polymorphism in herpes simplex virus keratitis.","authors":"M J Martínez, M Vogel, L Traipe, M Suárez","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Viruses are the major infectious agents causing conjunctivitis and keratoconjunctivitis. Two antigenic types, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2), can be recognized in which numerous genomic variants or genotypes have been described. HSV-1 infection is one of the major causes of blindness. Different strains can induce different types of ocular lesions. Twelve patients with acute herpetic epithelial keratitis were studied by monoclonal antibodies and restriction enzymes, and nine different HSV-1 genomic variants were identified. This study confirms that a variety of HSV-1 strains is associated to this kind of infection.</p>","PeriodicalId":77263,"journal":{"name":"Microbiologia (Madrid, Spain)","volume":"13 1","pages":"75-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20055572","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}
M Maqueda, R Quirants, I Martín, A Gálvez, M Martínez-Bueno, E Valdivia
{"title":"Chemical signals in gram-positive bacteria: the sex-pheromone system in Enterococcus faecalis.","authors":"M Maqueda, R Quirants, I Martín, A Gálvez, M Martínez-Bueno, E Valdivia","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This review summarizes relevant aspects of the sex-pheromone system of Enterococcus faecalis, a novel form of bacterial conjugation that plays a major role in the horizontal dissemination of genes. The process is initiated by a chemical signal, the sex pheromones, and includes several stages of interaction between the donor cell and the recipient cell. Most work in this area has focused on three plasmids, the haemolysin-bacteriocin plasmid pADI, the bacteriocin plasmid pPD1 and the Tecr (Tn125) plasmid pCF10. These plasmids share many molecular and genetic features but exhibit some interesting differences at the regulatory level. Preliminary studies suggest that many of the major components of this system may also play a role in host-parasite interactions involving enterococci.</p>","PeriodicalId":77263,"journal":{"name":"Microbiologia (Madrid, Spain)","volume":"13 1","pages":"23-36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20055653","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}