Characterization and Genome Analyses of the Novel Phages P2 and vB_AhydM-H1 Targeting .

Background: The emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains presents a global health and aquaculture challenge. Bacteriophages offer promise as an alternative to antibiotics for treating drug-resistant infections.

Methods: Two new phages, P2 and vB_AhydM-H1, targeting pathogenic were isolated from sewage water.

Cold atmospheric plasma: Its time-dependent effects on the elimination of bacterial colony on periodontal manual scalers.

Background: This study investigated the time-dependent bactericidal effects of cold atmospheric argon plasma treatment of periodontal hand scalers as well as the scanning electron microscopic view of the scaler tip surfaces before and after plasma treatment.

Materials And Methods: The study used 34 periodontal hand scalers which were divided into test and control groups. The scaler tips were inoculated with and bacteria, following which the scalers in the control and test groups were subjected to conventional sterilization and argon plasma sterilization, respectively.

Mechanistic and evolutionary insights into alkaline phosphatase superfamily through structure-function studies on Sphingomonas alkaline phosphatase.

Alkaline phosphatases (APs), represented by E. coli AP (ECAP), employ an arginine residue to stabilize the phosphoryl group in the active site; whereas, AP from Sphingomonas (SPAP) shows a unique combination of substrate-binding residues; Thr89, Asn110, Lys171, and Arg173. Although such combination has been observed only in SPAP, these residues are present separately in different members of the AP superfamily.

Genome dynamics, codon usage patterns and influencing factors in Aeromonas hydrophila phages.

In the present study, genome characteristics and codon usage patterns of 44 Aeromonas hydrophila phages were studied. Phage genomes varied from 30.8 to 262.

Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/partially alkylated poly(vinyl imidazole) interpolymer ultrafiltration membranes with intrinsic anti-biofouling and antifouling property for the removal of bacteria.

Bacterial contaminated water causes potential health issues. Conventional chlorine treatment has shortcomings of environmental hazards and chlorine adoptability by the bacterial cells. Ultrafiltration membrane can intercept bacterial species from feed water.

Expression of virulence and stress response genes in Aeromonas hydrophila under various stress conditions.

Aeromonas hydrophila has emerged as an important human pathogen as it causes gastroenteritis and extra-intestinal infections. Information regarding the influence of environmental stresses on gene expression profile of A. hydrophila is lacking.

Increasing genomic diversity and evidence of constrained lifestyle evolution due to insertion sequences in Aeromonas salmonicida.

Background: Aeromonads make up a group of Gram-negative bacteria that includes human and fish pathogens. The Aeromonas salmonicida species has the peculiarity of including five known subspecies. However, few studies of the genomes of A.

The members of M20D peptidase subfamily from Burkholderia cepacia, Deinococcus radiodurans and Staphylococcus aureus (HmrA) are carboxydipeptidases, primarily specific for Met-X dipeptides.

Three members of peptidase family M20D from Burkholderia cepacia (BcepM20D; Uniprot accession no. A0A0F7GQ23), Deinococcus radiodurans R1 (DradM20D; Uniprot accession no. Q9RTP6) and Staphylococcus aureus (HmrA; Uniprot accession no.

Diverse Profiles of N-acyl Homoserine L-Lactones, Biofilm, Virulence Genes and Integrons in Food-Borne Aeromonas Isolates.

Aeromonas are regarded as opportunistic as well as primary pathogens of humans and fish, and are associated with gastroenteritis and septicemia in humans. Production of N-acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL) signal molecules and biofilm was determined in 22 Aeromonas isolates, from different food products in India, using thin-layer chromatography (TLC) analysis and microtiter-plate assay, respectively. Overall, highly heterogeneous patterns of AHL production were observed, with the production of N-butanoyl homoserine lactone (C4-HSL) and N-hexanoyl homoserine lactone (C6-HSL) by the majority (81.

Characterization of Aeromonas strains isolated from Indian foods using rpoD gene sequencing and whole cell protein analysis.

Aeromonas are responsible for causing gastroenteritis and extra-intestinal infections in humans. Twenty-two Aeromonas strains isolated from different food sources were re-identified up to species level using rpoD gene sequence analysis. Biochemical tests and 16S rRNA gene sequencing were insufficient to identify Aeromonas till species level.

Prevalence, characterization, and antimicrobial resistance of Aeromonas strains from various retail food products in Mumbai, India.

A total of 154 food samples (chicken, fish, and ready-to-eat sprouts) from various retail outlets in Mumbai, India, were analyzed for the presence of Aeromonas spp. over a period of 2 y (January 2006 to March 2008). Twenty-two Aeromonas isolates belonging to 7 different species were isolated from 18 (11.