Acinetobacter baumannii: human infections, factors contributing to pathogenesis and animal models

MJ McConnell, L Actis, J Pachón - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a medically important pathogen because of the
increasing number of infections produced by this organism over the preceding three …

Reservoirs of Non-baumannii Acinetobacter Species

A Al Atrouni, ML Joly-Guillou, M Hamze… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter spp. are ubiquitous gram negative and non-fermenting coccobacilli that have
the ability to occupy several ecological niches including environment, animals and human …

Role of the intestinal microbiome in low-density polyethylene degradation by caterpillar larvae of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella

BJ Cassone, HC Grove, O Elebute… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Recently, a few insects, including the caterpillar larva of the greater wax moth Galleria
mellonella, have been identified as avid 'plastivores'. These caterpillars are able to ingest …

Investigating microbial dynamics and potential advantages of anaerobic co-digestion of cheese whey and poultry slaughterhouse wastewaters

M Abdallah, S Greige, H Beyenal, M Harb, M Wazne - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Resource recovery and prevention of environmental pollution are key goals for sustainable
development. It is widely reported that agro-industrial activities are responsible for the …

[HTML][HTML] European cooperation to tackle the legacies of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and lindane

J Vijgen, B Fokke, G van de Coterlet, K Amstaetter… - Emerging …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) waste isomers from lindane production are the largest single
POPs legacy, with an estimated 4.8 to 7.4 million tonnes of disposed waste. The largest part …

The natural environment as a reservoir of pathogenic and non-pathogenic Acinetobacter species

MA Adewoyin, AI Okoh - Reviews on environmental health, 2018 - degruyter.com
Acinetobacter is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria, which are oxidase-negative, exhibiting
a twitching motility under a magnifying lens. Besides being important soil microorganisms …

Production, purification, and characterization of cellulase from Acinetobacter junii GAC 16.2, a novel cellulolytic gut isolate of Gryllotalpa africana, and its effects on …

S Banerjee, TK Maiti, RN Roy - Annals of microbiology, 2020 - Springer
Purpose The study aims to search for potent cellulase producer from the gut of Gryllotalpa
africana as well as to characterize and determine the effect of the purified enzyme on the …

Microbial taxonomy in the era of OMICS: application of DNA sequences, computational tools and techniques

NK Mahato, V Gupta, P Singh, R Kumari… - Antonie Van …, 2017 - Springer
The current prokaryotic taxonomy classifies phenotypically and genotypically diverse
microorganisms using a polyphasic approach. With advances in the next-generation …

Free-Living, Psychrotrophic Bacteria of the Genus Psychrobacter Are Descendants of Pathobionts

DK Welter, A Ruaud, ZM Henseler, HN De Jong… - Msystems, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Host-adapted microorganisms are generally assumed to have evolved from free-living,
environmental microorganisms, as examples of the reverse process are rare. In the phylum …

Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass by cattle rumen fluid for methane production: Bacterial flora and enzyme activity analysis

Y Baba, YU Matsuki, Y Mori, Y Suyama, C Tada… - Journal of bioscience …, 2017 - Elsevier
We attempted to develop a pretreatment method for methane fermentation of lignocellulosic
biomass using cattle rumen fluid, treated as slaughterhouse waste. When rapeseed …