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Microorganisms, Volume 10, Issue 2

February 2022 - 288 articles

Cover Story: Phototrophic mixed cultures (PMC) are versatile systems which can be applied for waste streams valorisation and production of added-value compounds, such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). This work employed DNA sequencing, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), Nile blue staining, and morphological observations to deepen our current knowledge of the bacterial communities present in PHA-producing PMC systems. Links between microbial communities and their PHA production performance were established and microbial groups with high PHA accumulation capacity were identified, namely, Chromatiaceae members. Knowledge of the operating conditions that maximize the presence of such groups and PHA storage will help to define improved operational strategies for PHA production with PMC systems. View this paper
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Articles (288)

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,425 Views
15 Pages

Urinary Tract Infections and Associated Factors among Patients with Indwelling Urinary Catheters Attending Bugando Medical Centre a Tertiary Hospital in Northwestern Tanzania

  • Asteria L. M. Ndomba,
  • Rose M. Laisser,
  • Vitus Silago,
  • Benson R. Kidenya,
  • Joseph Mwanga,
  • Jeremiah Seni and
  • Stephen E. Mshana

Complications of indwelling urinary catheterization (IUC) are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, thus affecting patient’s well-being. Understanding the magnitude and factors associated with complications is crucial in designin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,312 Views
8 Pages

A rapid and label-free method for the detection of drug-resistant pathogens is in high demand for wastewater-based epidemiology. As recently shown, the extent of electrical current production (Ic) is a useful indicator of a pathogen’s metabolic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,141 Views
14 Pages

The present study investigated the anti-bacterial vaginitis (BV) effects of a mixture of five lactobacilli strains (LM5), containing equal amounts of Ligilactobacillus salivarius MG242, Limosilactobacillus fermentum MG901, Lactiplantibacillus plantar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,025 Views
16 Pages

The Combination of In Vitro Assessment of Stress Tolerance Ability, Autoaggregation, and Vitamin B-Producing Ability for New Probiotic Strain Introduction

  • Natalya Yu. Khromova,
  • Julia M. Epishkina,
  • Boris A. Karetkin,
  • Natalia V. Khabibulina,
  • Andrey V. Beloded,
  • Irina V. Shakir and
  • Victor I. Panfilov

The health benefits of probiotics are beyond doubt. The positive effects of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria on the function of many body systems have been repeatedly proven by various studies. To completely realize the potential of probiotic microorg...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,081 Views
13 Pages

Molecular Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Pneumococci among Ghanaian Children under Five Years Post PCV13 Using MLST

  • Richael O. Mills,
  • Mohammed R. Abdullah,
  • Samuel A. Akwetey,
  • Dorcas C. Sappor,
  • Gustavo Gámez and
  • Sven Hammerschmidt

Antibiotic resistance in pneumococci contributes to the high pneumococcal deaths in children. We assessed the molecular characteristics of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pneumococci isolated from healthy vaccinated children under five years of age in Cape...

  • Review
  • Open Access
33 Citations
5,745 Views
11 Pages

Bacterial biofilms contribute significantly to the antibiotic resistance, pathogenesis, chronicity and recurrence of bacterial infections. Critical to the stability and survival of extant biofilms is the extracellular DNA (eDNA)-dependent matrix whic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,549 Views
19 Pages

A Parallel Tracking of Salivary and Gut Microbiota Profiles Can Reveal Maturation and Interplay of Early Life Microbial Communities in Healthy Infants

  • Sofia Reddel,
  • Giuseppe Rubens Pascucci,
  • Silvia Foligno,
  • Federica Del Chierico,
  • Pamela Vernocchi,
  • Alessandra Marzullo,
  • Maria Grazia Pattumelli,
  • Paolo Palma,
  • Guglielmo Salvatori and
  • Lorenza Putignani

In this study, the onset and shaping of the salivary and gut microbiota in healthy newborns during the first period of life has been followed, evaluating the impact of salivary microbiota on the development of early fecal microbial communities. The m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,668 Views
19 Pages

Here, we report a first comprehensive genomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating in North African countries, including Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia, with respect to genomic clades and mutational patterns. As of December...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,614 Views
20 Pages

From Rest to Growth: Life Collisions of Gordonia polyisoprenivorans 135

  • Nataliya E. Suzina,
  • Vladimir V. Sorokin,
  • Valentina N. Polivtseva,
  • Violetta V. Klyueva,
  • Elena V. Emelyanova and
  • Inna P. Solyanikova

In the process of evolution, living organisms develop mechanisms for population preservation to survive in unfavorable conditions. Spores and cysts are the most obvious examples of dormant forms in microorganisms. Non-spore-forming bacteria are also...

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Microorganisms - ISSN 2076-2607