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Loss of Microrna-21 Influences the Gut Microbiota, Causing Reduced Susceptibility in a Murine Model of Colitis
Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 2018, 835–848 doi:10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjy038 Advance Access publication March 28, 2018 Original Article Original Article Loss of MicroRNA-21 Influences the Gut Microbiota, Causing Reduced Susceptibility in a Murine Model of Colitis Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/article/12/7/835/4955734 by guest on 10 September 2020 Daniel G. W. Johnstona,b, Michelle A. Williamsb, Christoph A. Thaissc, Raul Cabrera-Rubiod, Mathilde Raverdeaua, Craig McEnteea, Paul D. Cotterd, Eran Elinavc, Luke A. J. O’Neilla, Sinéad C. Corrb aSchool of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland bSchool of Genetics and Microbiology, Moyne Institute of Preventative Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland cImmunology Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel dTeagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, and APC Microbiome Institute, Cork, Ireland Corresponding author: Sinéad C. Corr, Department of Microbiology, School of Genetics and Microbiology, Moyne Institute of Preventative Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. Tel: 353-1-896-1195; Fax: 353-1-679-9294; Email: [email protected] Abstract Background and Aims: microRNAs regulate gene expression and influence the pathogenesis of human diseases. The present study investigated the role of microRNA-21 [miR-21] in the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation, because miR-21 is highly expressed in inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory bowel disease is associated with intestinal barrier dysfunction and an altered gut microbiota. Recent studies have demonstrated that host microRNAs can shape the microbiota. Thus, we determined the influence of miR-21 on the gut microbiota and observed the subsequent impact in a dextran sodium sulphate [DSS]-induced colitis model. -
Contents Topic 1. Introduction to Microbiology. the Subject and Tasks
Contents Topic 1. Introduction to microbiology. The subject and tasks of microbiology. A short historical essay………………………………………………………………5 Topic 2. Systematics and nomenclature of microorganisms……………………. 10 Topic 3. General characteristics of prokaryotic cells. Gram’s method ………...45 Topic 4. Principles of health protection and safety rules in the microbiological laboratory. Design, equipment, and working regimen of a microbiological laboratory………………………………………………………………………….162 Topic 5. Physiology of bacteria, fungi, viruses, mycoplasmas, rickettsia……...185 TOPIC 1. INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY. THE SUBJECT AND TASKS OF MICROBIOLOGY. A SHORT HISTORICAL ESSAY. Contents 1. Subject, tasks and achievements of modern microbiology. 2. The role of microorganisms in human life. 3. Differentiation of microbiology in the industry. 4. Communication of microbiology with other sciences. 5. Periods in the development of microbiology. 6. The contribution of domestic scientists in the development of microbiology. 7. The value of microbiology in the system of training veterinarians. 8. Methods of studying microorganisms. Microbiology is a science, which study most shallow living creatures - microorganisms. Before inventing of microscope humanity was in dark about their existence. But during the centuries people could make use of processes vital activity of microbes for its needs. They could prepare a koumiss, alcohol, wine, vinegar, bread, and other products. During many centuries the nature of fermentations remained incomprehensible. Microbiology learns morphology, physiology, genetics and microorganisms systematization, their ecology and the other life forms. Specific Classes of Microorganisms Algae Protozoa Fungi (yeasts and molds) Bacteria Rickettsiae Viruses Prions The Microorganisms are extraordinarily widely spread in nature. They literally ubiquitous forward us from birth to our death. Daily, hourly we eat up thousands and thousands of microbes together with air, water, food. -
Cecal Microbiome Analyses on Wild Japanese Rock Ptarmigans
Article Cecal Microbiome Analyses on Wild Japanese Rock Ptarmigans (Lagopus muta japonica) Reveals High Level of Coexistence of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Lactate-Utilizing Bacteria Atsushi Ueda 1, Atsushi Kobayashi 2, Sayaka Tsuchida 3,4, Takuji Yamada 1,5,*, Koichi Murata 6, Hiroshi Nakamura 7 and Kazunari Ushida 3,4,* 1 Department of Life Science and Technology, School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan; [email protected] 2 Faculty of Science, Toho University, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan; [email protected] 3 Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 606-8522, Japan; [email protected] 4 Academy of Emerging Sciences, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture 487-0027, Japan 5 PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan 6 Department of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Kanagawa 252-0880, Japan; [email protected] 7 General Foundation Hiroshi Nakamura International Institute for Ornithology, Nakagosho, Nagano 380- 0934, Japan; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] (T.Y.); [email protected] (K.U.); Tel.: +81-3-5734-3629 (T.Y.); Tel.: +81-568-51-9520 (K.U.) Received: 26 June 2018; Accepted: 25 July 2018; Published: 28 July 2018 Abstract: Preservation of indigenous gastrointestinal microbiota is critical for successful captive breeding of endangered wild animals, yet its biology is poorly understood. Here, we compared the cecal microbial composition of wild living Japanese rock ptarmigans (Lagopus muta japonica) in different locations of Japanese mountains, and the dominant cecal microbial structure of wild Japanese rock ptarmigans is elucidated. -
Insights Into the Genome Structure of Four Acetogenic Bacteria with Specific Reference to the Wood–Ljungdahl Pathway
Received: 24 June 2019 | Revised: 28 August 2019 | Accepted: 31 August 2019 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.938 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Insights into the genome structure of four acetogenic bacteria with specific reference to the Wood–Ljungdahl pathway Alfonso Esposito1 | Sabrina Tamburini2 | Luca Triboli1 | Luca Ambrosino3 | Maria Luisa Chiusano4 | Olivier Jousson1 1Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology—CIBIO, University of Abstract Trento, Trento, Italy Acetogenic bacteria are obligate anaerobes with the ability of converting carbon di‐ 2 Department of Genetics and Genomic oxide and other one‐carbon substrates into acetate through the Wood–Ljungdahl Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA (WL) pathway. These substrates are becoming increasingly important feedstock in in‐ 3Research Infrastructures for Marine dustrial microbiology. The main potential industrial application of acetogenic bacteria Biological Resources (RIMAR), Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy is the production of metabolites that constitute renewable energy sources (biofuel); 4Department of Agricultural such bacteria are of particular interest for this purpose thanks to their low energy sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, requirements for large‐scale cultivation. Here, we report new genome sequences for Portici, Italy four species, three of them are reported for the first time, namely Acetobacterium Correspondence paludosum DSM 8237, Acetobacterium tundrae DSM 917, Acetobacterium bakii DSM Olivier Jousson, Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology ‐ 8239, and Alkalibaculum bacchi DSM 221123. We performed a comparative genomic CIBIO, University of Trento, Via Sommarive analysis focused on the WL pathway's genes and their encoded proteins, using 9, 38123 Trento, Italy. Email: [email protected] Acetobacterium woodii as a reference genome. -
Using Genetic Markers to Enhance Conservation Efforts
USING GENETIC MARKERS TO ENHANCE CONSERVATION EFFORTS by Sarah Gaughan A DISSERTATION Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College at the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Major: Natural Resource Sciences (Applied Ecology) Under the Supervision of Professor Kevin L. Pope Lincoln, Nebraska May, 2020 USING GENETIC MARKERS TO ENHANCE CONSERVATION EFFORTS Sarah Gaughan, Ph.D. University of Nebraska, 2020 Advisor: Kevin L. Pope Species conservation is a fundamental goal. Every species provides an important service within its respective ecosystem. Conservation managers strive to maximize biodiversity to retain ecosystem resources. A species’ genome dictates its fundamental capacity to adapt to a changing environment. Conservation geneticists can optimize management efforts for biodiversity by utilizing genetic markers, genes or short stretches of DNA to measure changes in an organism’s genome across spatiotemporal scales. I showcase how conservation managers can integrate genetic markers to quantify biodiversity at various spatiotemporal scales and retain ecosystem services. Herein, I inferred the evolutionary history of gar (family Lepisosteidae) by conducting phylogenetic analysis on complete mitochondrial genomes of all extant gar species using the maximum likelihood method and the General Time Reversable model. I generated important genetic markers for future studies to track hybridization amongst these lineages and determined that hybridization between Cuban Gar, Atractosteus tristoechus, and Alligator Gar, Atractosteus spatula, may provide an alternative conservation strategy to retain an apex predator within Cuba’s ecosystems. I sequenced the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA of bacterial species located within the gut microbiome of the endangered Pallid Sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus albus, and determined that the gut microbiome of hatchery-raised Pallid Sturgeon effectively transition to the gut microbiome of wild Pallid Sturgeon. -
The Defining Genomic and Predicted Metabolic Features of the Acetobacterium Genus
bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.01.23.904417; this version posted January 24, 2020. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. The defining genomic and predicted metabolic features of the Acetobacterium genus Daniel E. Ross1,2*, Christopher W. Marshall3, Djuna Gulliver1, Harold D. May4, and R. Sean Norman5 1National Energy Technology Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940, USA. 2Leidos Research Support Team, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940, USA. 3Department of Biological Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA. 4Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Hollings Marine Laboratory, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. 5Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA. Correspondence Daniel E. Ross [email protected] bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.01.23.904417; this version posted January 24, 2020. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. Abstract Acetogens are anaerobic bacteria capable of fixing CO2 or CO to produce acetyl-CoA and ultimately acetate using the Wood-Ljungdahl pathway (WLP). This autotrophic metabolism plays a major role in the global carbon cycle. -
Influence of Culture Conditions on the Bioreduction of Organic Acids to Alcohols by Thermoanaerobacter Pseudoethanolicus
microorganisms Article Influence of Culture Conditions on the Bioreduction of Organic Acids to Alcohols by Thermoanaerobacter pseudoethanolicus Sean Michael Scully 1,2 , Aaron E. Brown 3, Yannick Mueller-Hilger 1, Andrew B. Ross 3 and Jóhann Örlygsson 1,* 1 Faculty of Natural Resource Science, University of Akureyri, Borgir v. Nordurslod, 600 Akureyri, Iceland; [email protected] (S.M.S.); [email protected] (Y.M.-H.) 2 Faculty of Education, University of Akureyri, Solborg v. Nordurslod, 600 Akureyri, Iceland 3 School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK; [email protected] (A.E.B.); [email protected] (A.B.R.) * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +354-460-8000 Abstract: Thermoanaerobacter species have recently been observed to reduce carboxylic acids to their corresponding alcohols. The present investigation shows that Thermoanaerobacter pseudoethanolicus converts C2–C6 short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) to their corresponding alcohols in the presence of glucose. The conversion yields varied from 21% of 3-methyl-1-butyrate to 57.9% of 1-pentanoate being converted to their corresponding alcohols. Slightly acidic culture conditions (pH 6.5) was optimal for the reduction. By increasing the initial glucose concentration, an increase in the conversion of SCFAs reduced to their corresponding alcohols was observed. Inhibitory experiments on C2–C8 alcohols showed that C4 and higher alcohols are inhibitory to T. pseudoethanolicus suggesting that other culture modes may be necessary to improve the amount of fatty acids reduced to the analogous alcohol. The reduction of SCFAs to their corresponding alcohols was further demonstrated using 13C-labelled fatty acids and the conversion was followed kinetically.