Comparison of Virulence between Seoul Virus Strain SR‐11 and Hantaan Virus Strain 76–118 of Hantaviruses in Newborn MiceMicrobiology and Immunology - Tập 37 Số 7 - Trang 557-562 - 1993
Yung Choon Yoo, Kumiko Yoshimatsu, Ryu Yoshida, Mizuho Tamura, Ichiro Azuma, Jiro Arikawa
AbstractVirulence of hantavirus strain of SR‐11 Seoul virus and Hantaan 76–118
(HTN) of Hantaan virus were compared. Infections of both strains were lethal in
newborn mice. However, inoculum required to cause lethal infection was about
4,000 times higher for strain HTN (1.65 × 103 PFU/mouse/LD50) than for strain
SR‐11 (0.36 PFU). Thus, both strains were considered pathogenic to newborn mice
but th... hiện toàn bộ
Anti‐inflammatory properties of intestinal Bifidobacterium strains isolated from healthy infantsMicrobiology and Immunology - Tập 56 Số 1 - Trang 27-39 - 2012
Ekaterina V. Khokhlova, Smeianov Vv, Б. А. Ефимов, Л. И. Кафарская, С. И. Павлова, Andrey N. Shkoporov
ABSTRACTCertain Bifidobacterium strains have been shown to inhibit inflammatory
responses in intestinal epithelial cells. However, the precise mechanisms of
these effects, including the chemical nature of the active compounds, remain to
be elucidated. Here partial characterization of the anti‐inflammatory properties
of Bifidobacterium strains isolated from feces of healthy infants is reported.
It ... hiện toàn bộ
Amplification of all 11 RNA segments of group A rotaviruses based on reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionMicrobiology and Immunology - Tập 56 Số 9 - Trang 630-638 - 2012
Yoshiki Fujii, Takashi Shimoike, Hirotaka Takagi, Kosuke Murakami, Reiko Todaka‐Takai, Youngbin Park, Kazuhiko Katayama
ABSTRACTGroup A rotaviruses (RVA) are a major cause of acute infantile
gastroenteritis. The viral genome comprises 11 double‐stranded RNA segments and
the respective gene segments are classified into more than eight genotypes,
according to the nucleotide sequence similarities. So far, it has been difficult
to amplify full‐length sequences of long RNA segments of rotaviruses by one‐time
only RT‐PCR... hiện toàn bộ
Detection and Genetical Characterization of Shiga Toxin‐Producing Escherichia coli from Wild DeerMicrobiology and Immunology - Tập 42 Số 12 - Trang 815-822 - 1998
Hiroshi Asakura, Sou‐ichi Makino, Toshikazu Shirahata, Teizo Tsukamoto, Hisao Kurazono, Tetsuya Ikeda, Kouichi Takeshi
AbstractShiga toxin (Stx)‐producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains isolated
from wild deer in Japan were examined. A total of 43 fecal samples were
collected 4 times from 4 different sites around Obihiro City, Hokkaido, Japan,
in June and July 1997. Seven STEC strains were isolated by PCR screening, all of
them were confirmed by ELISA and Vero cell cytotoxicity assay to be producing
only active S... hiện toàn bộ
Maternal Transmission and Dental Caries Induction in Sprague‐Dawley Rats Infected with Streptococcus mutansMicrobiology and Immunology - Tập 32 Số 8 - Trang 785-794 - 1988
Takashi Ooshima, Norio Sumi, A Izumitani, S Sobue
AbstractThirty‐four female rats (18 days old) were infected with Streptococcus
mutans MT8148R (serotype c) or 6715 (g). Diets containing different proportions
of sucrose were used to prepare the dams which harbored various levels of S.
mutans in their oral cavity. Around 66 days of age, the female rats were bred
and 34 dams subsequently bore 322 offspring. The dams were killed upon weaning
(20 day... hiện toàn bộ
An Evaluation of Serodiagnostic Tests in Patients with Candidemia: Beta‐Glucan, Mannan, Candida Antigen by Cand‐Tec and D‐ArabinitolMicrobiology and Immunology - Tập 37 Số 3 - Trang 207-212 - 1993
Shigeru Kohno, Kotaro Mitsutake, Shigefumi Maesaki, Akira Yasuoka, Takashige Miyazaki, Mitsuo Kaku, Hironobu Koga, Kohei Hara
AbstractThe serodiagnostic tests, beta‐glucan, mannan, candida antigen by
Cand‐Tec, and D‐arabinitol were evaluated in 10 patients with candidemia, 14
patients with suspected fungemia, and 10 healthy persons. By blood culture or
lysis centrifugation, C. albicans was isolated from 5 patients, C. parapsilosis
from 4, and C. tropicalis from 1 patient; no organisms were isolated from the 14
patients w... hiện toàn bộ
Kinetics of Anti‐Mannan Antibodies Useful in Confirming Invasive Candidiasis in Immunocompromised PatientsMicrobiology and Immunology - Tập 40 Số 2 - Trang 125-131 - 1996
A. Johanna M. van Deventer, Wil H. F. Goessens, J H van Zeijl, Jan W. Mouton, M. F. Michel, Henri A. Verbrugh
AbstractIn studying the anti‐mannan antibodies longitudinally in serial serum
samples of three immunocompromised patients, it was observed that anti‐mannan
antibodies started to increase shortly after the moment that cultures of
deep‐tissue sites became positive with Candida albicans. The mean anti‐mannan
antibody titers determined in a group of 36 immunocompromised patients with
invasive candidia... hiện toàn bộ
The Relationship between Microbiota and Polyamine Concentration in the Human Intestine: A Pilot StudyMicrobiology and Immunology - Tập 51 Số 1 - Trang 25-35 - 2007
Mitsuharu Matsumoto, Yoshimi Benno
AbstractThe fecal microbiota of 10 hospitalized elderly subjects and 14 healthy
adults were analyzed by terminal‐restriction fragment length polymorphism
(T‐RFLP) analysis using HhaI, MspI, HaeIII, and AluI, as well as fecal polyamine
(PA) concentration. The T‐RFLP profiles of the fecal microbiota of the subjects
were roughly divided into 2 clusters—I (9 out of 11 were derived from
hospitalized el... hiện toàn bộ