Here, we present the complete genome sequence of a cytomegalovirus, the Towne-BAC (bacterial artificial chromosome) isolate, which was maintained in bacterial cells for 10 years and then serially passaged in human fibroblasts for 10 passages. A total of 132 nucleotide differences were discovered in the Towne sequence compared to the reference sequence (GenBank accession no. AC146851).

AIMS Oxidizing agents such as chlorine dioxide are widely used microbicides, including for disinfection of medical equipment. We isolated a Bacillus subtilis isolate from a washer-disinfector whose vegetative form demonstrated unique resistance to chlorine dioxide (0·03%) and hydrogen peroxide (7·5%). The aim of this study was to understand the mechanisms of resistance expressed by this isolate...

Most bacteria pathogenic to insects are classified in the families Pseudomonadaceae, Enterobacteriaceae, Lactobacillaceae, Micrococcaceae, and Bacilliaceae; spirochetes and rickettsia are in the families Spirochaetaceae and Rickettsiaceae, respectively. Except for Bacilliaceae, these families contain nonsporulating microorganisms. Most spore-forming bacteria pathogenic to insects belong to the ...

A new method of respiration rate measurement based on oxygen luminescence quenching in sensor spots was evaluated for the first time for aquatic bacterial communities. The commonly used Winkler and Clark electrode methods to quantify oxygen concentration both require long incubation times, and the latter additionally causes signal drift due to oxygen consumption at the cathode. The sensor spots...

Bacteria are considered as foremost bioremediating agents among microorganisms, encompassing simple biological mechanism to tolerate higher concentration of heavy metal and favoring conservative strategies substitute the usage chemicals. Relating this implication, present study is designed identify, screen characterize bacteria from industrial site soil multimetals. Almost 108 colonies were obt...

the present investigation was carried out to isolate and characterize antagonistic bacteria against wilt causing fungal pathogen i.e. fusarium oxysporum, from the rhizosphere of tomato. fifty-six bacterial strains were isolated from the rhizosphere soil samples of healthy tomato fields, collected from different locations of faridabad district, haryana, india. out of these, ten isolates were fou...

borreliosis is a bacterial zoonosis transmitted by arthropods. the infection is more common in dogs than other domestic animals. a one-month-old puppy with fever, jaundice and digestion disorder was referred to small animal hospital. laboratory results included severely regenerative anemia, neutrophilia, thrombocytopenia, strong spirochetemia and significant changes in serum proteins. the attem...