Volume 366, Issue 16, August 2019
Environmental Microbiology
Novel approaches and methods for quantifying Phytophthora cinnamomi in avocado tree roots
A novel avocado-seedling bioassay system, root baiting and plating quantification method and qPCR assay for studying P. cinnamomi infections in tree roots.
Effect of a fungus, Hypoxylon spp., on endophytes in the roots of Asparagus
Sj18, belonging to the genus Hypoxylon, was isolated from the root of pecan and it can affect the endophytic community, enhance salt tolerance and promote plant growth.
Food Microbiology
Tentative epidemiologic cut-off value and resistant characteristic detection of apramycin against Escherichia coli from chickens
The tentative ECV of apramycin against E. coli was determined to be 16 µg/mL, and the aac(3)-IV gene was found to be MIC dependent.
Common and unique Arabidopsis proteins involved in stomatal susceptibility to Salmonella enterica and Pseudomonas syringae
S. enterica and P. syringae activate alternative pathways in the guard cells to induce stomatal movement, although common players are also involved.
Pathogens and Pathogenicity
Identification and characterization of FtsH mediating in vivo colonization and stress adaptation in the fish pathogen Edwardsiella piscicida
E. piscicida FtsH as a virulence and stress response modulator.
A screening system using minimal media identifies a flavin-competing inhibitor of Porphyromonas gingivalis growth
Development of new minimal media for Porphyromonas gingivalis and investigation of inhibitors of P. gingivalis growth in minimal media, focusing on growth property of this bacterium in minimal media.
Physiology and Biochemistry
Biogenic silver nanoparticles as a more efficient contrivance for wound healing acceleration than common antiseptic medicine
A simple and facile way of application of biogenic silver nanoparticles for wound healing acceleration and suppression of wound infections.
Nutritional requirements for Lactobacillus vini growth in sugarcane derivative substrate of ethanol fermentation
The bacterium L. vini takes nutritional advantage of yeast cell lysis in the fermentation process for its growth and adaptation to the industrial environment.
Professional Development
Be prepared – Learning for the future
Learning for the future: contextualising educational practice.
Was Antoni van Leeuwenhoek secretive? His experiments with insect corneas
It has been possible to repeat van Leeuwenhoek's experiments with insect eyes, using only the methods described in his letters.
Historical microbiology – using a Van Musschenbroek microscope
Simple samples have been used to work out how to use a microscope that was made over 300 years ago by Jan van Musschenbroek of Leiden.
Cell-fies: sharing microbiology with global audiences through Instagram
Instagram is an increasingly powerful social media tool that scientists should utilize to disseminate interest in science to an increasingly global audience.
Taxonomy and Systematics
Genetic marker gene, recQ, differentiating Bacillus subtilis and the closely related Bacillus species
This study analyzed the recQ as a genetic marker with particular reference to differentiate Bacillus subtilis and closely related taxa for taxonomic classification and identification.
