BACKGROUND We developed a new disposable anaerobic culture system, namely, the Quick anaero-system, for easy culturing of obligate anaerobes. METHODS Our system consists of 3 components: 1) new disposable anaerobic gas pack, 2) disposable culture-envelope and sealer, and 3) reusable stainless plate rack with mesh containing 10 g of palladium catalyst pellets. To evaluate the efficiency of our...

Bacteroides fragilis is a Gram-negative obligate anaerobe frequently isolated from clinical specimens and sometimes causes severe septicemia in compromised hosts. Increasing interest has been shown in the enterotoxigenicity and drug resistance of B. fragilis in the field of medical microbiology. We previously reported rapid detection of this anaerobe by nested PCR targeting a neuraminidase-enco...

UNLABELLED Chronic rhinosinusitis microbiology studies show the presence of aerobe and anaerobe microorganisms, fungus and virus and their incidence vary according to each study. These studies guide us on choosing the most adequate antimicrobial agent to eliminate the infectious process, thus, helping in restoring rhinosinusal mucosa. STUDY DESIGN Clinical prospective. AIM This work aimed a...

Fervidobacterium islandicum AW-1 (KCTC 4680) is an extremely thermophilic anaerobe isolated from a hot spring in Indonesia. This bacterium could degrade native chicken feathers completely at 70 °C within 48 h, which is of potential importance on the basis of relevant environmental and agricultural issues in bioremediation and development of eco-friendly bioprocesses for the treatment of native ...

It has been studied "in situ" the action of NADH2-cytochrome C reductase, an aerobe oxidative enzyme, in comparison to lactate dehydrogenase, a glycolitic enzyme in the gastric mucosa and with portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) accompanied by morpho-pathological observations. In the normal gastric mucosa, the aerobe oxidative metabolism is predominant over the anaerobe one in all types of ce...

The inhibitory effects of potassium sorbate on the bioenergetics, phenylalanine uptake, protein synthesis, and certain aspects of cell regulation were examined in putrefactive anaerobe 3679. Undissociated sorbic acid appeared to act as a protonophore by lowering the intracellular pH and dissipating the proton motive force of the membrane. Sorbate inhibited the uptake of phenylalanine, decreased...

Introduction Porphyromonas gingivalis (P.gingivalis) is a gram-negative strict-anaerobe bacterium and constitutes one of the main pathogen responsible for periodontal diseases (2). Periodontal diseases are chronic inflammatory infections induced by bacteria organised in biofilm. More than 500 bacteria species take part in this biofilm including P. gingivalis (3). Although strict-anaerobe, P. gi...