The ability of Vibrio vulnificus to use a synthetic hydrophilic heme compound, Fe-TPPS, as a single iron source.

abstract：:Using a glnII (encoding glutamine synthetase II) PCR selective screening, a Frankia ACN14a gene library clone was isolated. A derived glnII-hybridising 2.7-kb HindIII subclone was characterised. Identities of 95% and 93% were observed, respectively, with the corresponding Frankia CpI1 glnI and glnII regions. A variabl...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Cournoyer B,Lavire C

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An exo-polygalacturonase (EC 3.2.1.15) was purified to apparent homogeneity from cultures of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici on synthetic medium supplemented with citrus pectin, using preparative isoelectric focusing. The enzyme, denominated PG2, had an apparent M(r) of 74000 Da upon SDS-PAGE. The pI of the main ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Di Pietro A,Roncero MI

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The best yield of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Pseudomonas pseudomallei GIFU 12046 was obtained by extraction of defatted cells by phenol/chloroform/petroleum ether. The LPS showed a smooth character on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and contained D-glucose, L-glycero-D-manno-heptose, and D-glucosamine as the m...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Kawahara K,Dejsirilert S,Danbara H,Ezaki T

更新日期：1992-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on cultured cells and in infection models have shown that cell density-dependent quorum-sensing (QS) controls many of the known virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. However, it is less clear what role QS plays in chronic human lung infections associated with cystic fibrosis (CF). The involvement of QS ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Winstanley C,Fothergill JL

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa are known to have a wide physiological potential allowing them to constantly populate diverse environments leading to severe infections of humans such as septicemia, leg ulcers, and burn wounds. We set out to probe physiological characteristics of P. aeruginosa isolates from diabetic leg ulcers ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Buivydas A,Pasanen T,Senčilo A,Daugelavičius R,Vaara M,Bamford DH

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrons are bacterial genetic elements capable of capturing and expressing potentially adaptive genetic material. Class 1 integrons constitute the most intensely studied group of these elements to date, mainly due to their well-established role in the acquisition and dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes in c...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Hardwick SA,Stokes HW,Findlay S,Taylor M,Gillings MR

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salicylate was found to uniquely induce a 27-kDa protein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms but not in Mycobacterium smegmatis or Escherichia coli. The structural analogue antitubercular para-amino-salicylate also induced the 27-kDa protein but to a somewhat lower level than salicylate. Other structural a...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Sun Z,Cheng SJ,Zhang H,Zhang Y

更新日期：2001-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The stimulatory effect of heme on growth of Bacteroides fragilis, an anaerobic human pathogen, was strongly inhibited by hemopexin, an avid (Kd<1 pM) heme-binding plasma protein. Both rabbit and human hemopexins were bacteriostatic for a limited period of time, suggesting an adaptation by B. fragilis to heme-limited g...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Rocha ER,Smith A,Smith CJ,Brock JH

更新日期：2001-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are a group of microorganisms that have the ability to synthesize intracellular magnetic crystals (magnetosomes). They prefer microaerobic or anaerobic aquatic sediments. Thus, there is growing interest in their ecological roles in various habitats. In this study we found co-occurrence of ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Pan H,Dong Y,Teng Z,Li J,Zhang W,Xiao T,Wu LF

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stable carbon isotopic compositions of the inorganic carbon source, bulk cell material, and isoprenoid lipids of the hyperthermophilic crenarchaeon Metallosphaera sedula, which uses a 3-hydroxypropionate-like pathway for autotrophic carbon fixation, have been measured. Bulk cell material was approximately 3 per th...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： van der Meer MT,Schouten S,Rijpstra WI,Fuchs G,Sinninghe Damsté JS

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli has been used widely in laboratory and the biotech industry. However, the genetic and metabolic characteristics remain inadequately studied, particularly for those strains with extensive genetic manipulations that might have resulted in unknown mutations. Here, we demonstrate a comparative proteomics ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Xia XX,Qian ZG,Lee SY

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) belong to phylum Glomeromycota, an early divergent fungal lineage forming symbiosis with plant roots. Many reports have documented that bacteria are intimately associated with AMF mycelia in the soil. However, the role of these bacteria remains unclear and their diversity within intr...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Iffis B,St-Arnaud M,Hijri M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ADP-ribosylating enzymes are encoded in many pathogenic bacteria in order to affect essential functions of the host. In this study, we show that Neisseria gonorrhoeae possess a locus that corresponds to the ADP-ribosyltransferase NarE, a previously characterized enzyme in N. meningitidis The 291 bp coding sequence...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Rodas PI,Álamos-Musre AS,Álvarez FP,Escobar A,Tapia CV,Osorio E,Otero C,Calderón IL,Fuentes JA,Gil F,Paredes-Sabja D,Christodoulides M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoglucanase of Aspergillus niger AS-101 was partially purified by ammonium sulphate fractionation and molecular sieving on Sephadex G-200. The enzyme was found to be unstable on storage, however, it received some protection on the addition of BSA, glycerol or sodium azide. Glycerol also protected the enzyme from ina...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Singh A,Agrawal AK,Abidi AB,Darmwal NS

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of maintaining prokaryotic RNA in Synechococcus and Pseudomonas cells, fixed in 96% ethanol, 4% paraformaldehyde, or suspended in RNAlater, and held in cold storage for 3 months was compared. Fluorometric determination of the RNA extracted from Synechococcus and Pseudomonas cells indicated that the c...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Bachoon DS,Chen F,Hodson RE

更新日期：2001-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell differentiation is one of the marks of multicellular organisms. Terminally specialised nitrogen-fixing cells, termed heterocysts, evolved in filamentous cyanobacteria more than 2 Gya. The development of their spacing pattern has been thoroughly investigated in model organisms such as Anabaena sp. PCC 7120. This p...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Antonaru LA,Nürnberg DJ

更新日期：2017-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focused on the alanine racemase gene (alr-2), which is involved in the synthesis of d-alanine that forms the backbone of the cell wall. A stable alr-2 knockout mutant of Aeromonas hydrophila HBNUAh01 was constructed. When the mutant was supplemented with d-alanine, growth was unaffected; deprivation of d-al...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Liu D,Zhang L,Xue W,Wang Y,Ju J,Zhao B

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriophages co-exist and co-evolve with their hosts in natural environments. Virulent phages lyse infected cells through lytic cycles, whereas temperate phages often remain dormant and can undergo lysogenic or lytic cycles. In their lysogenic state, prophages are actually part of the host genome and replicate passi...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Menouni R,Hutinet G,Petit MA,Ansaldi M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The type III secretion system (T3SS) is a specialized apparatus evolved by Gram-negative bacteria to deliver effector proteins into host cells, thus facilitating the establishment of an infection. Effector translocation across the target cell plasma membrane is believed to occur via pores formed by at least two secret...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Bröms JE,Edqvist PJ,Forsberg A,Francis MS

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methanobacterium barkeri was found to catalyze the reductive dehalogenation of trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11), also known as FREON 11. Products detected were CHFCl2, CH2FCl, CO and fluoride. ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Krone UE,Thauer RK

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study compared images of mature Streptococcus mutans biofilms captured at increasing magnification to determine which microscopy method is most acceptable for imaging the biofilm topography and the extracellular polymeric substance (EPS). In vitro S. mutans biofilms were imaged using (1) scanning electron microsco...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Weber K,Delben J,Bromage TG,Duarte S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth of Escherichia coli is inhibited by an antibiotic compound, azaserine (O-diazoacetyl-L-serine). Previous studies revealed the biochemical properties of azaserine, which involves inhibition of various enzymatic reactions as well as introduction of DNA breakage. However, genetically, nothing has been elucidat...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Koyanagi T,Katayama T,Suzuki H,Kumagai H

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the mechanisms used by Trichomonas vaginalis to damage cellular membranes, using human erythrocytes as target cells. Haemolysis is a contact- and temperature-dependent phenomenon, and is inhibited in 4 mM EGTA. Osmotic protection experiments using carbohydrates with different molecular diameters a...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Fiori PL,Rappelli P,Rocchigiani AM,Cappuccinelli P

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using natural rubber latex as the sole source of carbon and energy 50 rubber-degrading bacteria were isolated. Out of those 50 isolates, 33 were identified as Streptomyces species and 8 as Micromonospora species. Screening of 1220 bacteria obtained from different culture collections revealed 46 additional rubber-degra...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Jendrossek D,Tomasi G,Kroppenstedt RM

更新日期：1997-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A protease (protease A) was successfully purified from the extracellular proteins of Vibrio parahaemolyticus no. 93, a clinical strain carrying neither tdh nor trh genes, using phenyl-Sepharose CL-4B hydrophobic interaction chromatography. The molecular mass of protease A was 43 kDa using gel filtration, which was in ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Lee CY,Cheng MF,Yu MS,Pan MJ

更新日期：2002-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophilus parasuis, the etiological agent of Glässer's disease in pigs, possesses iron acquisition pathways mediated by a surface receptor that specifically bind porcine transferrin. This receptor is composed of transferrin-binding protein A (TbpA) and TbpB. As it has been reported for other gram-negative organisms,...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Martínez S,Frandoloso R,Rodríguez-Ferri EF,González-Zorn B,Gutiérrez-Martín CB

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli is the most common organism associated with asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) in humans. In contrast to uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) that cause symptomatic urinary tract infection, very little is known about the mechanisms by which these strains colonize the urinary tract. Here, we have investigated the ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Hancock V,Ferrières L,Klemm P

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas spp., in particular Pseudomonas fragi, are dominant in aerobically stored chilled meats. This work isolated P. fragi isolates from spoiled chicken and investigated the effect of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP, CO2/N2 30%/70%) on physicochemical properties of P. fragi isolates compared to the correspond...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Wang GY,Li M,Ma F,Wang HH,Xu XL,Zhou GH

更新日期：2017-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Two Pseudomonas aeruginosa genes, termed phaJ1(Pa) and phaJ2(Pa), homologous to the Aeromonas caviae (R)-specific enoyl-CoA hydratase gene (phaJ(Ac)) were cloned using a PCR technique to investigate the monomer-supplying ability for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthesis from beta-oxidation cycle. Two expression plasmid...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Tsuge T,Fukui T,Matsusaki H,Taguchi S,Kobayashi G,Ishizaki A,Doi Y

更新日期：2000-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Phospholipid etherlipid (PLEL) derived isoprenoids and phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA) were determined in eight Euryarchaeotal monocultures for taxonomic profiling. For the first time significant amounts of fatty acids in the PLFA of Euryarchaeota were determined. The PLFA proportion varied between 11.3 and 35.5% of t...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Gattinger A,Schloter M,Munch JC

更新日期：2002-07-16 00:00:00