Desulfobulbus propionicus was able to grow with Fe(III), the humic acids analog anthraquinone-2,6-disulfonate (AQDS), or a graphite electrode as an electron acceptor. These results provide an explanation for the enrichment of Desulfobulbaceae species on the surface of electrodes harvesting electricity from anaerobic marine sediments and further expand the diversity of microorganisms known to ha...

More than 700 bacterial species are able to colonize the subgingival periodontal pocket of humans. Periodontitis is a multi-factorial chronic inflammatory disease of the periodontium with varying degrees of bone loss. Destruction of periodontium starts by colonization of gram-negative anaerobic microorganisms. Several methods have been used for identifying the involved species. The aim of this ...

The BACTEC 9240 (Becton Dickinson, Sparks, Md.) automated blood culture system is based on the continuous monitoring of CO2 production by means of a fluorescent sensor attached to the bottom of a culture vial. We compared two media for this system, resin-containing Plus aerobic/F and Lytic anaerobic/F. Sets of Plus aerobic/F and Lytic anaerobic/F vials inoculated with similar volumes (9 +/- 2.5...

Emerging pollutants that have the potential to significantly impact environment include antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance, or microorganisms' ability withstand medications intended kill them, can an on a variety of facets daily life. One most vital resources for life, water, contains antibiotic resistance. This review explains where antibiotics and resistance genes come from, how they contamin...

BACKGROUND Anaerobic digestion has been widely applied to treat the waste activated sludge from biological wastewater treatment and produce methane for biofuel, which has been one of the most efficient solutions to both energy crisis and environmental pollution challenges. Anaerobic digestion sludge contains highly complex microbial communities, which play crucial roles in sludge treatment. How...