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Microb Pathog ; 103: 107-113, 2017 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28012986

RESUMO

During an investigation to increase the recovery of Salmonella enterica from Oregano, an increased expression of exopolysaccharide was induced in Salmonella serovar Montevideo. The atypical mucoid (SAL242S) and the non-mucoid (SAL242) strains of Montevideo were compared and characterized using various methods. Serotyping analysis demonstrated that both strains are the same serovar Montevideo. Electron microscopy (EM) of cultured SAL242S cells revealed the production of a prominent EPS-like structure enveloping aggregates of cells that are composed of cellulose. Mucoid cells possessed a higher binding affinity for Calcofluor than that of the non-mucoid strain. Genotypic analysis revealed no major genomic differences between these morphotypes, while expression analyses using a DNA microarray shows that the mucoid variant exhibited heightened expression of genes encoding proteins produced by the SPI-1 type III secretion system. This increased expression of SPI1 genes may play a role in protecting Salmonella from environmental stressors. Based on these observations, Salmonella serovar Montevideo mucoid variant under stressful or low-nutrient environments presented atypical growth patterns and phenotypic changes, as well as an upregulated expression of virulence factors. These findings are significant in the understanding of survival abilities of Salmonella in a various food matrices.


Assuntos
Meio Ambiente , Polissacarídeos Bacterianos/metabolismo , Salmonella enterica/fisiologia , Estresse Fisiológico , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Genótipo , Tipagem Molecular , Salmonella enterica/classificação , Salmonella enterica/patogenicidade , Salmonella enterica/ultraestrutura , Sorotipagem , Virulência/genética , Fatores de Virulência/genética
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Microbiol Resour Announc ; 11(1): e0090821, 2022 Jan 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35023776

RESUMO

We present the genome sequences of nine Bacillus isolates and two Weizmannia isolates from 10 different dietary supplements and one cultured food product. Strains of these species have been associated with health benefits when ingested by humans, due to their ability to survive the stomach's acidic environment and colonize the intestinal tract.

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Microbiol Resour Announc ; 11(6): e0026622, 2022 Jun 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35616377

RESUMO

We present the genome sequences of 18 Streptococcus isolates from 8 different dietary supplements and 9 cultured food products. Strains from this species naturally colonize the human mouth and upper respiratory tract. Studies have shown that S. thermophilus and S. salivarius strains confer oral health benefits to their host with little to no risk of pathogenic infection.

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J Bacteriol ; 193(14): 3556-68, 2011 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21602358

RESUMO

Despite extensive surveillance, food-borne Salmonella enterica infections continue to be a significant burden on public health systems worldwide. As the S. enterica species comprises sublineages that differ greatly in antigenic representation, virulence, and antimicrobial resistance phenotypes, a better understanding of the species' evolution is critical for the prediction and prevention of future outbreaks. The roles that virulence and resistance phenotype acquisition, exchange, and loss play in the evolution of S. enterica sublineages, which to a certain extent are represented by serotypes, remains mostly uncharacterized. Here, we compare 17 newly sequenced and phenotypically characterized nontyphoidal S. enterica strains to 11 previously sequenced S. enterica genomes to carry out the most comprehensive comparative analysis of this species so far. These phenotypic and genotypic data comparisons in the phylogenetic species context suggest that the evolution of known S. enterica sublineages is mediated mostly by two mechanisms, (i) the loss of coding sequences with known metabolic functions, which leads to functional reduction, and (ii) the acquisition of horizontally transferred phage and plasmid DNA, which provides virulence and resistance functions and leads to increasing specialization. Matches between S. enterica clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR), part of a defense mechanism against invading plasmid and phage DNA, and plasmid and prophage regions suggest that CRISPR-mediated immunity could control short-term phenotype changes and mediate long-term sublineage evolution. CRISPR analysis could therefore be critical in assessing the evolutionary potential of S. enterica sublineages and aid in the prediction and prevention of future S. enterica outbreaks.


Assuntos
Evolução Molecular , Genômica , Sequências Repetidas Invertidas , Salmonella enterica/genética , Genoma Bacteriano , Humanos , Filogenia , Infecções por Salmonella/microbiologia , Salmonella enterica/classificação
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Front Immunol ; 12: 672353, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33995413

RESUMO

Invasive foodborne Listeria monocytogenes infection causes gastroenteritis, septicemia, meningitis, and chorioamnionitis, and is associated with high case-fatality rates in the elderly. It is unclear how aging alters gut microbiota, increases risk of listeriosis, and causes dysbiosis post-infection. We used a geriatric murine model of listeriosis as human surrogate of listeriosis for aging individuals to study the effect of aging and L. monocytogenes infection. Aging and listeriosis-induced perturbation of gut microbiota and disease severity were compared between young-adult and old mice. Young-adult and old mice were dosed intragastrically with L. monocytogenes. Fecal pellets were collected pre- and post-infection for microbiome analysis. Infected old mice had higher Listeria colonization in liver, spleen, and feces. Metagenomics analyses of fecal DNA-sequences showed increase in α-diversity as mice aged, and infection reduced its diversity. The relative abundance of major bacterial phylum like, Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes remained stable over aging or infection, while the Verrucomicrobia phylum was significantly reduced only in infected old mice. Old mice showed a marked reduction in Clostridaiceae and Lactobacillaceae bacteria even before infection when compared to uninfected young-adult mice. L. monocytogenes infection increased the abundance of Porphyromonadaceae and Prevotellaceae in young-adult mice, while members of the Ruminococcaceae and Lachnospiraceae family were significantly increased in old mice. The abundance of the genera Blautia and Alistipes were significantly reduced post-infection in young-adult and in old mice as compared to their uninfected counterparts. Butyrate producing, immune-modulating bacterial species, like Pseudoflavonifractor and Faecalibacterium were significantly increased only in old infected mice, correlating with increased intestinal inflammatory mRNA up-regulation from old mice tissue. Histologic analyses of gastric tissues showed extensive lesions in the Listeria-infected old mice, more so in the non-glandular region and fundus than in the pylorus. Commensal species like Lactobacillus, Clostridiales, and Akkermansia were only abundant in infected young-adult mice but their abundance diminished in the infected old mice. Listeriosis in old mice enhances the abundance of butyrate-producing inflammatory members of the Ruminococcaceae/Lachnospiraceae bacteria while reducing/eliminating beneficial commensals in the gut. Results of this study indicate that, aging may affect the composition of gut microbiota and increase the risk of invasive L. monocytogenes infection.


Assuntos
Envelhecimento/fisiologia , Disbiose/microbiologia , Microbioma Gastrointestinal/fisiologia , Listeriose/microbiologia , Animais , Feminino , Listeria monocytogenes , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Fatores de Risco
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Microbiol Resour Announc ; 9(14)2020 Apr 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32241865

RESUMO

Here, we report the draft genome sequences of Alternaria alternata, isolated from seedless grapes, and Alternaria arborescens and Alternaria atra, isolated from Red Delicious apples, all from the Washington, DC, area.

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Microbiol Resour Announc ; 9(38)2020 Sep 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32943568

RESUMO

Aspergillus flavus is a common saprophyte and opportunistic fungal pathogen that infects plants, animals, and humans. It also produces numerous toxic and nontoxic secondary metabolites. Here, we report the draft genome sequences of 20 A. flavus isolates, belonging to 16 vegetative compatibility groups, from Louisiana corn kernels and cornfield soils.

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Microbiol Resour Announc ; 8(15)2019 Apr 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30975817

RESUMO

In this report, we announce the sequences of six genomes of Fusarium proliferatum (isolates MOD1-FUNGI8, -12, -13, -14, -15, and -19), four genomes of Fusarium oxysporum (MOD1-FUNGI9, -10, -11, and -16), and two genomes of the Fusarium incarnatum-Fusarium equiseti species complex (MOD1-FUNGI17 and MOD1-FUNGI18) isolated from moldy peanuts from the Washington, DC, area.

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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30533843

RESUMO

Shigella is a genus of Gram-negative enteric pathogenic bacteria which has four species, Shigella dysenteriae, S. flexneri, S. boydii, and S. sonnei. Shigella species are clinically important bacteria because they cause shigellosis or dysentery. Here we report the genome sequences of 72 Shigella isolates from these four species.

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Genome Announc ; 6(26)2018 Jun 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29954907

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Here, we present the genome sequences of 23 Bifidobacterium isolates from several commercially available dietary supplements and cultured food products. Strains of this genus are natural inhabitants of the mammalian mouth, gastrointestinal tract, and vagina. Some species are considered beneficial to human health.

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Genome Announc ; 6(26)2018 Jun 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29954914

RESUMO

Here, we present the genome sequences of 56 isolates of 10 species of the genus Lactobacillus that are considered beneficial components of the gut microbiota. The isolates examined were found in commercially available dietary supplements in the U.S. market.

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Genome Announc ; 6(18)2018 May 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29724828

RESUMO

We report here the genome sequences of 55 strains belonging to the genus Escherichia from multiple animal and environmental sources. These strains include representatives of Escherichia albertii, Escherichia fergusonii, and six additional genetically distinct lineages of Escherichia spp., one of which is newly discovered and is being reported for the first time here.

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Genome Announc ; 5(50)2017 Dec 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29242221

RESUMO

Pathogenic and nonpathogenic Escherichia coli strains present a vast genomic diversity. We report the genome sequences of 2,244 E. coli isolates from multiple animal and environmental sources. Their phylogenetic relationships and potential risk to human health were examined.

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Methods Microbiol ; 22: 497-531, 1990.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38620159

RESUMO

Newly developed methods for the detection of bacteria and viruses have provided microbiologists with the means to rapidly identify and monitor specific microorganisms in food and water. Traditional methods of testing involve culture techniques to increase the numbers of the organism to a detectable level, followed by isolation and biochemical identification. This chapter focuses on the methodologies to detect pathogens and indicator organisms; however, the methods described are applicable to most bacteria. As detection and isolation methods have improved, a growing number of pathogens have been identified as important food- and waterborne pathogens. This chapter describes the use of nucleic acid and antibody probes that have the potential to circumvent the need to culture the organism prior to identification. Nucleic acid probes have become a valuable diagnostic reagent in the identification of human and animal pathogens and have made possible the identification of viruses and bacteria that are difficult, if not impossible, to cultivate. DNA probes have also proved to be a useful tool for identifying and monitoring the organisms in food and the environment.

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