Studying marine microorganisms from spaceInternational Microbiology - Tập 5 - Trang 195-200 - 2002
C. Pedrós-Alió, R. Simó
Microorganisms are but a few micrometers in diameter and are not visible to the naked eye. Yet, the large numbers of microorganisms present in the oceans and the global impact of their activities make it possible to observe them from space. Here a few examples of how microorganisms can be studied from satellites are presented. The first case is the best known: the main pigment used in photosynthe...... hiện toàn bộ
The eaeA gene is not found in Hafnia alvei from patients with diarrhea in Aragón, SpainInternational Microbiology - Tập 4 - Trang 81-82 - 2001
Cristina Seral, Javier F. Castillo, Teresa M. Llorente, Marzo Varea, Antonio Clavel, Carmen M. Rubio, Rafael Gómez-Lus
A total of 102 Hafnia alvei clinical strains isolated from different patients with diarrhea has been tested, using polymerase chain reaction and dot-blot hybridization, for the enteropathogenic Escherichia coli attaching and effacing A (eaeA) gene to establish their role as a causative agent of diarrhea in our environment. None of them was positive for the eaeA gene. We cannot consider the eaeA g...... hiện toàn bộ
Classification and mode of action of membrane-active bacteriocins produced by gram-positive bacteriaInternational Microbiology - Tập 4 - Trang 13-19 - 2001
Juan C. Oscáriz, Antonio G. Pisabarro
Bacteriocins are ribosomally synthesized antimicrobial peptides produced by microorganisms belonging to different eubacterial taxonomic branches. Most of them are small cationic membrane-active compounds that form pores in the target cells, disrupting membrane potentials and causing cell death. The production of small cationic peptides with antibacterial activity is a defense strategy found not o...... hiện toàn bộ
Screening of antimicrobial activities in red, green and brown macroalgae from Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)International Microbiology - Tập 4 - Trang 35-40 - 2001
Antonio Val, Gonzalo Platas, Angela Basilio, Angeles Cabello, Julian Gorrochategui, Inmaculada Suay, Francisca Vicente, Eduardo Portillo, Miguel Río, Guillermo Reina, Fernando Peláez
Extracts from 44 species of seaweed from Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) were screened for the production of antibacterial and antifungal compounds against a panel of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, mycobacteria, yeasts and fungi. A total of 28 species displayed antibacterial activity, of which six also showed antifungal activity. Asparagopsis taxiformis and Cymopolia barbata were ...... hiện toàn bộ
Microbial mats and the search for minimal ecosystemsInternational Microbiology - Tập 5 - Trang 177-188 - 2002
R. Guerrero, M. Piqueras, M. Berlanga
This article reviews some ecological concepts common to all kinds of ecosystems, describes the characteristics of microbial mats, and focuses on the description of the Ebro Delta microbial mats, to assess whether they fit the concept of a minimal ecosystem. First, microorganisms as components of ecosystems are considered, and some features of microbial life, including ubiquity, size and metabolis...... hiện toàn bộ