Showing papers in "Anaerobe in 1999"

TL;DR: The gene encoding the α-(cpa) is present in all strains of Clostridium perfringens, and the purified α-toxin has been shown to be a zinc-containing phospholipase C enzyme, which is preferentially active towards phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin.

TL;DR: Several lines of evidence, notably 16S rRNA sequence analysis, indicate that the genus Peptostreptococcus is phylogenetically incoherent and it is proposed that it be reclassified in a new genus, Fine goldia, as Finegoldia magna.

TL;DR: A species- and strain-specific bacteriophage specific for Clostridium difficile was examined for its ability to prevent ileocecitis in a hamster model and susceptibility of the surviving hamsters to C.difficile disease was indicated.

TL;DR: The overall results indicate that the degradation of phenol in this system is more complex, and suggests that the sensitivity of Phenol transformation to an elevated partial pressure of H2 is higher under thermophilic conditions than under mesophilic ones.

TL;DR: The most successful methods to control Clostridium difficile -associated disease (CDAD) have been the institution of barrier precautions (isolation, gowns, gloves) and the restriction of antimicrobial agent use, particularly clindamycin this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, the anaerobic oxidation of Fe(II) to Fe(III) was also observed in toluene-degrading incubations, indicating that some of the reported effects of nitrate on hydrocarbon biodegradation may be indirect through the reoxidation of Fe (II).

TL;DR: The data suggest that although adhesion to epithelial surfaces is considered an important prerequisite for probiotic activity, high adhesiveness may not guarantee protective properties in a selected strain.

TL;DR: Gas-chromatographic analysis of the volatile compounds in the headspace of cultures inoculated with sewage sludge indicated phosphine production over a period of several days, a reaction which is clearly microbiologically mediated.

TL;DR: The anaerobic infections most frequently found in the oral cavity are gingivoperiodontal diseases and pulpal and periapical infections and the microflora associated with peri-implant infections are similar to the micro Flora found in periodontal Diseases, particularly in partially edentulous patients.

TL;DR: The generated monoclonal antibodies can only recognise a part of the overwhelming heterogeneity of this ‘species’, but should prove of value to investigations of the importance, the antigenic stability and the origin of positive subtypes of F. nucleatum from human infections.

TL;DR: The results suggest that a capacity to hydrate oleic acid may be a property of many lactic acid bacteria.

TL;DR: A previously undescribed mechanism for spread, replication and persistence of obligately anaerobe bacteria in the environment and new possible sources, reservoirs and transfer mechanisms of infections caused by obligate anaerobic bacteria are suggested.

TL;DR: The Anoxomat system provides an automated evacuation-replacement technique to create an anaerobic or microaerophilic environment in a jar and its performance to that of an an aerobic chamber and the GasPak System is compared.

TL;DR: The case for increased susceptibility testing is built upon the changing patterns of resistance such as those reported in this paper, the identification and transfer of genetic determinants corresponding to antibiotic resistance, as well as the correlation of resistance and clinical outcome.

TL;DR: Clinical CDAD treatment failures with metronidazole could not be attributed to decreased susceptibility of the causative C. difficile strain, and Restriction endonuclease analysis typing revealed that no particular C. Difficiles strain was associated with metronsidazoles treatment failure.

TL;DR: Caution should be used when evaluating the potential effectiveness of feed-based antimicrobials against C. perfringens when results are generated using an in vitro test that may not be in agreement with the reference agar dilution method.

TL;DR: The results obtained in this study confirm that although these heat-modifiable proteins are pore forming proteins and have similar activity they differ in their antigenicity.

TL;DR: Environmental/ecological changes in the nasopharynx during infection favour the growth of anaerobes, and their significance in the pathogenesis of AOM, if any, warrants further study.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a vaccination trial with a commercial vaccine in goats in order to measure their antibody responses and local reactions to different vaccination regimes, and the results show that the vaccine is effective in protecting sheep from enterotoxaemia caused by Clostridium perfringens type D (pulpy kidney disease).