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Associations between epidemiological and laboratory parameters and disease severity in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 during first and second epidemic waves in middle south Mato Grosso. 马托格罗索州中南部第一波和第二波疫情期间 COVID-19 住院患者的流行病学和实验室参数与疾病严重程度之间的关系。
IF 2.1 4区 生物学
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-05 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-024-01379-x
Thais Campos Dias da Cruz, Janeth Aracely Ramirez Pavon, Francisco Scoffoni Kennedy de Azevedo, Edila Cristina de Souza, Bergman Morais Ribeiro, Renata Dezengrini Slhessarenko
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Different light intensity on Messastrum gracile growth under phototrophic cultivation in laboratory. 不同光照强度对实验室光营养栽培中 Messastrum gracile 生长的影响
IF 2.1 4区 生物学
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-06 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-024-01389-9
Lúcia Helena Sipaúba-Tavares, Jesaias Ismael da Costa, Débora Cristina Fenerick
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Revolutionizing food safety with electrochemical biosensors for rapid and portable pathogen detection. 利用电化学生物传感器快速、便携地检测病原体,彻底改变食品安全。
IF 2.1 4区 生物学
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-26 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-024-01427-6
Brígida D' Ávila Oliveira, Raíssa Soares Gomes, Alice Mendes de Carvalho, Emília Maria França Lima, Uelinton Manoel Pinto, Luciana Rodrigues da Cunha
{"title":"Revolutionizing food safety with electrochemical biosensors for rapid and portable pathogen detection.","authors":"Brígida D' Ávila Oliveira, Raíssa Soares Gomes, Alice Mendes de Carvalho, Emília Maria França Lima, Uelinton Manoel Pinto, Luciana Rodrigues da Cunha","doi":"10.1007/s42770-024-01427-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s42770-024-01427-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Foodborne diseases remain a worldwide concern, despite the advances made in sanitation, pathogen surveillance and food safety management systems. The methods routinely applied for detecting pathogens in foods are time consuming, labor intensive and usually require trained and qualified individuals. The objective of this review was to highlight the use of biosensors, with a focus on the electrochemical devices, as promising alternatives for detecting foodborne pathogens. These biosensors present high speed for obtaining results, with the possibility of evaluating foods in real time, at low cost, ease of use, in addition to being compact and portable. These aspects are considered advantageous and suitable for use in food safety management systems. This work also shows some limitations for the application of biosensors, and we present perspectives with the development and use of nanomaterials.</p>","PeriodicalId":9090,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Microbiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11405362/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141449661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Evaluating climate-dependent distribution of orthohantaviruses with monitoring wild rodents: One Health Perspective. 通过监测野生啮齿类动物来评估与气候有关的原啮齿动物病毒的分布:一个健康视角†。
IF 2.1 4区 生物学
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-024-01447-2
Ceylan Polat, Mert Erdin, Şaban Orçun Kalkan, Sercan Irmak, Ortaç Çetintaş, Faruk Çolak, Kürşat Kenan Kalkan, Muhsin Çoğal, Kirami Ölgen, Mustafa Sözen, Ferhat Matur, İbrahim Mehmet Ali Öktem
{"title":"Evaluating climate-dependent distribution of orthohantaviruses with monitoring wild rodents: One Health Perspective<sup>†</sup>.","authors":"Ceylan Polat, Mert Erdin, Şaban Orçun Kalkan, Sercan Irmak, Ortaç Çetintaş, Faruk Çolak, Kürşat Kenan Kalkan, Muhsin Çoğal, Kirami Ölgen, Mustafa Sözen, Ferhat Matur, İbrahim Mehmet Ali Öktem","doi":"10.1007/s42770-024-01447-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s42770-024-01447-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Orthohantaviruses, cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, nephropathia epidemica, and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, are major public health problems all over the world. Wild rodent surveillance for orthohantaviruses is of great importance for the preparedness against these human infections and the prediction of possible outbreak regions. Thus, we aimed to screen orthohantaviruses in wild rodents in Southern Anatolia, where the area has some of the glacial period refugia in the Mediterranean Basin, and interpret their current epidemiology with climatic biovariables in comparison with previously positive regions.We trapped muroid rodents between 2015 and 2017, and screened for orthohantaviruses. Then, we evaluated the relationship between orthohantavirus infections and bioclimatic variables. In spite of the long-term and seasonal sampling, we found no evidence for Orthohantavirus infections. The probable absence of orthohantaviruses in the sampling area was further evaluated from the climatic perspective, and results led us suggest that Orthohantavirus epidemiology might be relatively dependent on precipitation levels in driest and warmest quarters, and temperature fluctuations.These initial data might provide necessary perspective on wild rodent surveillance for orthohantaviruses in other regions, and help to collect lacking data for a such habitat suitability study in a bigger scale in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":9090,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Microbiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11405598/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141619300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of clinically isolated antibiotics-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), E. coli (ESBL) and Acinetobacter 1379 bacterial strains. 临床分离的耐抗生素金黄色葡萄球菌 (MRSA)、大肠杆菌 (ESBL) 和 1379 号不动杆菌菌株的表型和分子特征。
IF 2.1 4区 生物学
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-22 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-024-01347-5
Daraksha Iram, Manish Singh Sansi, Anil Kumar Puniya, Kamal Gandhi, Sunita Meena, Shilpa Vij
{"title":"Phenotypic and molecular characterization of clinically isolated antibiotics-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), E. coli (ESBL) and Acinetobacter 1379 bacterial strains.","authors":"Daraksha Iram, Manish Singh Sansi, Anil Kumar Puniya, Kamal Gandhi, Sunita Meena, Shilpa Vij","doi":"10.1007/s42770-024-01347-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s42770-024-01347-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing nosocomial infections pose a significant global health concern. This study focused on examining the lipid profiles of both non-resistant and clinically resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA 1418), E. coli (ESBL 1384), and Acinetobacter 1379. The main aim was to investigate the relationship between lipid profiles, hydrophobicity, and antibiotic resistance so as to identify the pathogenic potential and resistance factors of strains isolated from patients with sepsis and urinary tract infections (UTIs). The research included various tests, such as antimicrobial susceptibility assays following CLSI guidelines, biochemical tests, biofilm assays, and hydrophobicity assays. Additionally, gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and GC-Flame Ionization Detector (GC-FID) analysis were used for lipid profiling and composition. The clinically isolated resistant strains (MRSA-1418, ESBL-1384, and Acinetobacter 1379) demonstrated resistance phenotypes of 81.80%, 27.6%, and 63.6%, respectively, with a multiple antibiotic resistance index of 0.81, 0.27, and 0.63. Notably, the MRSA-1418 strain, which exhibited resistance, showed significantly higher levels of hemolysin, cell surface hydrophobicity, biofilm index, and a self-aggregative phenotype compared to the non-resistant strains. Gene expression analysis using quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). Indicated elevated expression levels of intercellular adhesion biofilm-related genes (icaA, icaC, and icaD) in MRSA-1418 (pgaA, pgaC, and pgaB) and Acinetobacter 1379 after 24 h compared to non-resistant strains. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was employed for structural investigation. These findings provide valuable insights into the role of biofilms in antibiotic resistance and suggest potential target pathways for combating antibiotic-resistant bacteria.</p>","PeriodicalId":9090,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Microbiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11405748/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141075249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Isolation, screening, and characterization of the newly isolated osmotolerant yeast Wickerhamomyces anomalus BKK11-4 for the coproduction of glycerol and arabitol. 分离、筛选和鉴定新分离的耐渗透性酵母 Wickerhamomyces anomalus BKK11-4,以共同生产甘油和阿拉伯糖醇。
IF 2.1 4区 生物学
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-22 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-024-01383-1
Jesnipit Thammaket, Piroonporn Srimongkol, Paweena Ekkaphan, Sitanan Thitiprasert, Sorapat Niyomsin, Thanyalak Chaisuwan, Suwabun Chirachanchai, Nuttha Thongchul
{"title":"Isolation, screening, and characterization of the newly isolated osmotolerant yeast Wickerhamomyces anomalus BKK11-4 for the coproduction of glycerol and arabitol.","authors":"Jesnipit Thammaket, Piroonporn Srimongkol, Paweena Ekkaphan, Sitanan Thitiprasert, Sorapat Niyomsin, Thanyalak Chaisuwan, Suwabun Chirachanchai, Nuttha Thongchul","doi":"10.1007/s42770-024-01383-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s42770-024-01383-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explored the isolation and screening of an osmotolerant yeast, Wickerhamomyces anomalus BKK11-4, which is proficient in utilizing renewable feedstocks for sugar alcohol production. In batch fermentation with high initial glucose concentrations, W. anomalus BKK11-4 exhibited notable production of glycerol and arabitol. The results of the medium optimization experiments revealed that trace elements, such as H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub>, CuSO<sub>4</sub>, FeCl<sub>3</sub>, MnSO<sub>4</sub>, KI, H<sub>4</sub>MoNa<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, and ZnSO<sub>4</sub>, did not increase glucose consumption or sugar alcohol production but substantially increased cell biomass. Osmotic stress, which was manipulated by varying initial glucose concentrations, influenced metabolic outcomes. Elevated glucose levels promoted glycerol and arabitol production while decreasing citric acid production. Agitation rates significantly impacted the kinetics, enhancing glucose utilization and metabolite production rates, particularly for glycerol, arabitol, and citric acid. The operational pH dictated the distribution of the end metabolites, with glycerol production slightly reduced at pH 6, while arabitol production remained unaffected. Citric acid production was observed at pH 6 and 7, and acetic acid production was observed at pH 7. Metabolomic analysis using GC/MS identified 29 metabolites, emphasizing the abundance of sugar/sugar alcohols. Heatmaps were generated to depict the variations in metabolite levels under different osmotic stress conditions, highlighting the intricate metabolic dynamics occurring post-glucose uptake, affecting pathways such as the pentose phosphate pathway and glycerolipid metabolism. These insights contribute to the optimization of W. anomalus BKK11-4 as a whole-cell factory for desirable products, demonstrating its potential applicability in sustainable sugar alcohol production from renewable feedstocks.</p>","PeriodicalId":9090,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Microbiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11405736/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141075308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Antimicrobial resistance, virulence genes, and ESBL (Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase) production analysis in E. coli strains from the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo River in Tamaulipas, Mexico. 墨西哥塔毛利帕斯州格兰德河/布拉沃河大肠杆菌菌株的抗菌药耐药性、毒力基因和 ESBL(广谱β-内酰胺酶)产生分析。
IF 2.1 4区 生物学
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-16 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-024-01376-0
Rocío Requena-Castro, María Guadalupe Aguilera-Arreola, Ana Verónica Martínez-Vázquez, Wendy Lizeth Cruz-Pulido, Gildardo Rivera, Virgilio Bocanegra-García
{"title":"Antimicrobial resistance, virulence genes, and ESBL (Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase) production analysis in E. coli strains from the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo River in Tamaulipas, Mexico.","authors":"Rocío Requena-Castro, María Guadalupe Aguilera-Arreola, Ana Verónica Martínez-Vázquez, Wendy Lizeth Cruz-Pulido, Gildardo Rivera, Virgilio Bocanegra-García","doi":"10.1007/s42770-024-01376-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s42770-024-01376-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Rio Grande/Rio Bravo River is used as a major water supply for diverse recreational, household, and industrial activities in Northeast Tamaulipas, Mexico, and South Texas. In this study, we sampled surface water from 38 sites along Rio Grande/Rio Bravo River (Díaz Ordaz, Reynosa and Matamoros). We isolated 105 E. coli strains that were molecularly and phenotypically characterized. The percentage of virulence genes detected in E. coli were: hlyA (15.23%), stx2 (11.42%), stx1 (9.52%), bfp (0.95%), and eae (0.0) and combinations of stx1/stx2 (2.85%), stx2/hlyA (1.90%), stx1/bfp (0.95%) and stx2/bfp (0.95%) were detected in these strains. Resistance to more than one antibiotic was detected in 85.71%, and 5.71% of strains were extended-spectrum β-lactamase-E. coli (ESBL-EC). These results indicate the presence of potentially pathogenic E. coli strains in the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo River; therefore, it can be considered a reservoir of pathogenic strains and represents a health risk for the population.</p>","PeriodicalId":9090,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Microbiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11405568/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140956158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Investigating the interaction of zno nanoparticles with flagellum and fimbriae in multi-drug resistant uropathogenic bacteria encoding fli and fim genes. 研究编码 fli 和 fim 基因的多重耐药尿路致病菌中 zno 纳米粒子与鞭毛和指状体的相互作用。
IF 2.1 4区 生物学
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-02 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-024-01445-4
Maryam Bagheri Mohammadgholi Pour, Monir Doudi, Ali Mohammad Ahadi, Gholam Reza Amiri
{"title":"Investigating the interaction of zno nanoparticles with flagellum and fimbriae in multi-drug resistant uropathogenic bacteria encoding fli and fim genes.","authors":"Maryam Bagheri Mohammadgholi Pour, Monir Doudi, Ali Mohammad Ahadi, Gholam Reza Amiri","doi":"10.1007/s42770-024-01445-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s42770-024-01445-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Due to the increasing occurrence of drug resistant urinary tract infections (UTI) among children, there is a need to investigate alternative effective treatment protocols such as nanoparticles. Flagella and fimbriae are primary factors contributing the virulence of urinary tract infecting bacteria. The aim of this study was to assess the antibacterial effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles which have been synthesized using both chemical and green methods on multi-drug resistant (MDR) uropathogenic bacteria encoding fli and fim genes and investigating their binding ability to bacterial appendage proteins. A total of 30 urine culture samples were collected from children under 2 years old diagnosed with urinary tract infection. The isolates underwent antibiotic suseptibility assessment and the isolates demonstrating MDR were subjected to molecular amplification of fimG (fimbrial) and fliD and fliT (flagellal) genes. The confirmation of cellular appendages was achieved through silver nitrate staining. The antibacterial efficacy of the synthetized nanoparticles was assessed using the micro and macrodilution methods. The successful binding of nanoparticles to bacterial appendage proteins was confirmed through mobility shift and membrane filter assays. The dimensions of chemically synthesized ZnO nanoparticles and green nanoparticles were measured at 30 nm and 85 nm, respectively, with the exhibition of hexagonal geometries. The nanoparticles synthesized through chemical and green methods exhibited minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of 0.0062-0.025 g/L and 0.3 g/L, respectively. The ability of ZnO nanoparticles to bind bacterial appendage proteins and to combat MDR uropathogenic bacteria are promising for new treatment protocols against UTI in children in future.</p>","PeriodicalId":9090,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Microbiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11405561/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142104245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Biofilm formation by Listeria monocytogenes from the meat processing industry environment and the use of different combinations of detergents, sanitizers, and UV-A radiation to control this microorganism in planktonic and sessile forms. 肉类加工业环境中单核细胞增生李斯特菌生物膜的形成,以及使用洗涤剂、消毒剂和紫外线-A 辐射的不同组合来控制这种浮游和无柄微生物。
IF 2.1 4区 生物学
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-20 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-024-01361-7
Larissa Siqueira Lima, Taís Nunzio Müller, Rafaela Ansiliero, Marcia Bär Schuster, Bruna Louise Silva, Itiane Barcellos Jaskulski, Wladimir Padilha da Silva, Liziane Schittler Moroni
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Co-infection of Lactococcus garvieae and Aeromonas hydrophila in cultured Nile Tilapia in Kerala, India. 印度喀拉拉邦尼罗罗非鱼养殖过程中加维氏乳球菌和嗜水气单胞菌的双重感染。
IF 2.1 4区 生物学
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-21 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-024-01415-w
Reshma Rajeev Nair, Kollanoor Riji John, Preenanka Rajan, Rahul Krishnan, Muhammed Puratheparampilchira Safeena
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