A review on the characteristics, taxanomy and prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes

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To date, microbial diversity is still the least well understood component of biodiversity. Bacteria are the most abundant microorganisms where most species are often found ubiquitous. Microorganisms such as bacteria are diverse in their impacts such as in spreading of infectious diseases or play a valuable role in biotechnological purposes. Hence, it is interesting to gain a look upon the ways where bacteria regulate their daily processes in the environment. Bacteria communicate with each other through extracellular signalling molecules or also known as autoinducers (AIs) that are produced, detected and show response. This process is termed as quorum sensing (QS) which indicates that bacteria do communicate in order to perform various physiological activities. QS enable bacteria to have the advantages that are unattainable as individual bacterial cell. This review emphases on the characteristics of quorum sensing (QS) and its benefits in understanding different kind of bacterial QS-dependent activities. This fundamental insight from QS system will enable us to manage bacterial activities by targeting their communication circuit.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Decoding the mystery of how bacteria “talk”: Among Gram-negative microorganisms

Tan¹,

Law²,

Letchumanan³

et al. 2019

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“…[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] , Listeria sp. [24][25][26] , and Salmonella sp. [27][28][29][30][31][32] .…”

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Genome sequence of Vibrio sp. OULL4 isolated from shellfish

Letchumanan¹,

Tan²,

Yin³

et al. 2020

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The members of Vibrionaceae family are Gram-negative bacterium are ubiquitous in marine and estuarine environments. This diverse group of bacteria include many pathogenic strains that potentially cause infection to humanand aquaculture animals. Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus are among the few recognized as a major, worldwide cause gastroenteritis, particularly in countries where seafood consumption is high. The control of these vibrios has been a hurdle due to the rising numbers of antibiotic resistant strains in the environments. We report the genome sequence of Vibrio sp. OULL4 isolated from shellfish. The availability of this genome sequence will facilitate the study of its antimicrobial traits, as well as add our knowledge of Vibrio sp. diversity and evolution.

“…However, seafood is prone to various contaminants, such as pathogenic microorganisms which include bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites [2][3][4][5][6][7] . These pathogens are posing high risk for seafood and water borne illnesses in consumers [8][9][10][11] . This is because seafood can be a vehicle for pathogens.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Bioprospecting of Anti-Vibrio Streptomyces species: Prevalence and Applications

Tan¹,

Lee²,

Goh³

2019

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Vibrio sp. has been a major pathogen that resulted in difficult to treat infections, and greatly impacting the aquaculture industry. Thus, more effective approaches are needed to overcome this problem. Bacteria of the genus Streptomyces is a group of prolific producers for various bioactive compounds. Streptomyces species with antibacterial activity against Vibrio sp. have been reported from numerous studies, indicating that Streptomyces could be a good candidate for treatment of Vibrio infections. This review aims to provide an overview on the distribution of the Streptomyces with anti-Vibrio activity from diverse geographical locations. Furthermore, this review also highlighted that Streptomyces sp. can be a great source for anti-Vibrio agents to control vibriosis, such as in the aquaculture settings.