Bacillus licheniformis isolated from Korean traditional food sources enhances the resistance of Caenorhabditis elegans to infection by Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1105-1108

  Yun, Hyun Sun ^a   Heo, Ju Hee ^b   Son, Seok Jun ^a   Park, Mi Ri ^a   Oh, Sangnam ^a   Song, Min Ho ^c   Kim, Jong Nam ^c   Go, Gwang Woong ^d   Cho, Ho Seong ^a   Choi, Nag Jin ^a   Jo, Seung Wha ^b   Jeong, Do Youn ^b   Kim, Younghoon ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Microbial Institute for Fermentation Industry (MIFI)   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^d Kookmin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Bacillus licheniformis; Caenorhabditis elegans; Defense response; Korean traditional foods

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S; BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; GENE SILENCING; HOST RESISTANCE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; ANIMAL; ANTIBIOSIS; BACILLUS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DNA SEQUENCE; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KOREA; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOSIS; BACILLUS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; KOREA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84906812893     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1406.06008     Document Type: Article

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