Project description:Comparison of fast Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy biotyping with Whole Genome Sequencing based genotyping in common nosocomial pathogens
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Project description:Use of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy for real-time outbreak investigation of OXA-48-producing Escherichia coli
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Project description:The potential of Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy as a Rapid Screening Tool for Nosocomial Outbreaks of ST-80 Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium
Project description:Evaluation of Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (IR Biotyper) to characterise Enterobacter cloacae, Citrobacter freundii and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates recovered from hospital sinks
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Project description:Rapid Typing of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Fourier Transform InfraRed Spectroscopy Informs Infection Control in Veterinary Settings
Project description:In this study, we introduce for the first time a growth chamber system suitable for physical plasma treatment of bacteria in liquid medium. Bacillus subtilis 168 cells were treated with argon plasma in order to investigate their specific stress response usong a proteomic and transcriptomic approach. The treatment with three different discharge voltages revealed not only growth differences, but also clear cellular stress responses. B. subtilis faces severe cell wall stress, which was made visible alsoelectron microscopy, DNA damages and oxidative stress. The biological findings could be supported by the reactive plasma species, found by plasma diagnostics, i.e. optical emission spectroscopy (OES) and Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).
Project description:To elucidate any observable metabolic alterations during interactions of several strains of Pseudomonas putida (DOT-T1E, and its mutants DOT-T1E-PS28 and DOT-T1E-18) with the aromatic hydrocarbon toluene, metabolomic approaches were employed. Initially, Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, which provided a rapid, high-throughput metabolic fingerprint of P. putida strains, was used to investigate any phenotypic changes resulting from exposure to toluene. Principal component discriminant function analysis (PC-DFA) allowed the differentiation between different conditions of toluene on bacterial cells, which indicated phenotypic changes associated with the presence of the solvent within the cell. Examination of PC-DFA loading plots suggested that the protein and fatty acids groups were responsible for discrimination of responses by P. putida strains to toluene. To identify metabolites of interest, the polar extracts of P. putida cells were analysed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and 15 metabolites of P. putida central metabolic pathways were detected. Multi-block principal component analysis (MB-PCA) indicated that P. putida cultures challenged with toluene were differentially clustered away from the non-challenged cells. Investigation of MB-PCA loading plots and N-way ANOVA for condition | strain×time blocking (dosage of toluene) suggested ornithine as the most significant compound that increased upon solvent exposure. Ornithine presents itself as a major feature which may have important functions in toluene stress tolerance mechanisms.
Project description:Fomitiporia species have aroused the interest of numerous investigations that reveal their biological activity and medicinal potential. The present investigation shows the antioxi-dant, anticancer, and immunomodulatory activity of acidic polysaccharides obtained from the fungus Fomitiporia chilensis. The acidic polysaccharides were obtained for acidic precipitation with 2% O-N-cetyl pyridinium bromide. Chemical analysis was performed by FT-IR and GC-MS methods. The antioxidant capacity of acidic polysaccharides from F. chilensis was evaluated by the scavenging of free radicals with the ABTS and DPPH as-says. Macrophages proliferation and cytokine production assays were used to determine the immunomodulatory capacity of the polysaccharides. Anti-tumor and cytotoxicity ac-tivity was evaluated with MTT assay in the U-937, HTC-116, and HGF-1 cell lines. The ef-fect of polysaccharides on the cell cycle of the HCT-116 cell line was determined for flow cytometry. Fourier Transform-infrared characterization revealed characteristic absorption peaks for polysaccharides, whereas the GC-MS analysis detected three peak correspond-ing to D-galactose, galacturonic acid and D-glucose. The TNF-α proliferation was in-creased when the cell was treated with 2 mg/mL polysaccharides, whereas the IL-6 con-centration was increased with all polysaccharide concentrations evaluated. The cell cycle analysis of HTC-116 treated with polysaccharides evidenced that the acidic polysaccha-rides from F. chilensis induce an increase in the G0/G1 cell cycle phase, incrementing the apoptotic cell percentage. A proteomic analysis suggested some of the molecular mecha-nisms involved in their antioxidant and cellular detoxifying effects and justified their tra-ditional use in heart diseases.
Project description:Heavy metal-resistant bacteria secrete extracellular proteins (e-PNs). However, the role of e-PNs in heavy metal resistance remains elusive. Here Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy implied that N-H, C = O and NH2-R played a crucial role in the adsorption and resistance of Ni2+ in the model organism Cuprividus pauculus 1490 (C. pauculus). Proteinase K treatment reduced Ni2+ resistance of C. pauculus underlining the essential role of e-PNs. Further three-dimension excitation-emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy analysis demonstrated that tryptophan proteins as part of the e-PNs increased significantly with Ni2+ treatment. Proteomic and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction data indicated that major changes were induced in the metabolism of C. pauculus in response to Ni2+. Among those lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis, general secretion pathways, Ni2+-affiliated transporters and multidrug efflux play an essential role in Ni2+ resistance. Altogether the results provide a conceptual model for comprehending how e-PNs contribute to bacterial resistance and adsorption of Ni2+.