Cold-adapted alanine dehydrogenases from two antarctic bacterial strains: gene cloning, protein characterization, and comparison with mesophilic and thermophilic counterparts.

abstract：:l-Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL; EC 4.3.1.5) from Rhodotorula rubra has been used in the commercial manufacture of l-phenylalanine from trans-cinnamic acid. In this study, R. graminis PAL was investigated. Mutant strain GX6000 was isolated after ethyl methanesulfonate mutagenesis of wild-type R. graminis GX5007 by ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Orndorff SA,Costantino N,Stewart D,Durham DR

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly methylated, long-chain celluloses strongly inhibited cellulose degradation by several species of cellulolytic bacteria of ruminal origin. Specifically, the inhibitory effects of methylcellulose on the growth of Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD1 were concentration dependent, with complete inhibition at 0.1% (wt/vol)...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Rasmussen MA,Hespell RB,White BA,Bothast RJ

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Safe and effective nuclear waste disposal, as well as accidental radionuclide releases, necessitates our understanding of the fate of radionuclides in the environment, including their interaction with microorganisms. We examined the sorption of Pu(IV) and Pu(V) to Pseudomonas sp. strain EPS-1W, an aerobic bacterium is...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Boggs MA,Jiao Y,Dai Z,Zavarin M,Kersting AB

更新日期：2016-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite efforts to minimize fecal input into waterways, this kind of pollution continues to be a problem due to an inability to reliably identify nonpoint sources. Our objective was to find candidate source-specific Escherichia coli fingerprints as potential genotypic markers for raw sewage, horses, dogs, gulls, and c...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Seurinck S,Verstraete W,Siciliano SD

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacteria that cause necrotizing hepatopancreatitis in Penaeus vannamei adversely affect penaeid shrimp cultured in the western hemisphere. 16S rRNA and gyrase B gene analyses determined the taxonomic position of these bacteria. The name "Candidatus Hepatobacter penaei" is proposed for these pathogenic bacteria, wh...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Nunan LM,Pantoja CR,Gomez-Jimenez S,Lightner DV

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The temperate bacteriophage BK5-T was isolated from Streptococcus cremoris BK5 by induction with mitomycin C. Electron microscopy revealed that BK5-T DNA consists of linear molecules, ranging in size from 39.7 to 46 kilobase pairs. Restriction analysis of self-ligated BK5-T DNA showed that the ends of the DNA were not...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Lakshmidevi G,Davidson BE,Hillier AJ

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis are widely used for the large-scale industrial production of proteins. These strains can efficiently secrete proteins into the culture medium using the general secretion (Sec) pathway. A characteristic feature of all secreted proteins is their N-terminal signal peptides, wh...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Degering C,Eggert T,Puls M,Bongaerts J,Evers S,Maurer KH,Jaeger KE

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A gene encoding a putative 150-amino-acid methylglyoxal synthase was identified in Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824. The enzyme was overexpressed in Escherichia coli and purified. Methylglyoxal synthase has a native molecular mass of 60 kDa and an optimum pH of 7.5. The Km and Vmax values for the substrate dihydrox...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Huang K,Rudolph FB,Bennett GN

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The LlaDII restriction/modification (R/M) system was found on the naturally occurring 8.9-kb plasmid pHW393 in Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris W39. A 2.4-kb PstI-EcoRI fragment inserted into the Escherichia coli-L. lactis shuttle vector pCI3340 conferred to L. lactis LM2301 and L. lactis SMQ86 resistance against re...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Madsen A,Josephsen J

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycoplasma canadense and Mycoplasma verecundum were cultured in a serum-free medium containing bovine serum albumin, cholesterol, oleic acid, and palmitic acid in order to avoid the addition of horse serum. Growth was detected by measurement of A640 and by colony formation. The level of growth attained in this medium ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Muñoz G,Sotomayor P

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular electron transfer (EET) is a strategy for respiration in which electrons generated from metabolism are moved outside the cell to a terminal electron acceptor, such as iron or manganese oxide. EET has primarily been studied in two model systems, Shewanella oneidensis and Geobacter sulfurreducens Metal red...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Conley BE,Intile PJ,Bond DR,Gralnick JA

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Hadal environments sustain diverse microorganisms. A few studies have investigated hadal microbial communities consisting of free-living or particle-associated bacteria and archaea. However, animal-associated microbial communities in hadal environments remain largely unexplored, and comparative analyses of animal gut ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Zhang W,Watanabe HK,Ding W,Lan Y,Tian RM,Sun J,Chen C,Cai L,Li Y,Oguri K,Toyofuku T,Kitazato H,Drazen JC,Bartlett D,Qian PY

更新日期：2018-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclic lipopeptides (CLPs) are produced by many Pseudomonas species and have several biological functions, including a role in surface motility, biofilm formation, virulence, and antimicrobial activity. This study focused on the diversity and role of LuxR-type transcriptional regulators in CLP biosynthesis in Pseudomo...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： de Bruijn I,Raaijmakers JM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidation of acetate in salt marsh sediment was inhibited by the addition of fluoroacetate, and also by the addition of molybdate, an inhibitor of sulfate-reducing bacteria. Molybdate had no effect upon the metabolism of acetate in a freshwater sediment in the absence of sulfate. The inhibitory effect of molybdate on ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Banat IM,Lindström EB,Nedwell DB,Balba MT

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus sp. strain SS, an aerobic, gram-positive sporeformer, was isolated from seeds of Astragalus crotalariae, a selenium-accumulating plant. This bacillus grew in a nutrient broth (containing beef extract and peptone) if the medium was supplemented with high concentrations of selenium. Concentrations of Na(2)SeO(3...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Lindblow-Kull C,Shrift A,Gherna RL

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to desiccation was utilized in the selection of highly radiation-resistant asporogenous bacteria from non-irradiated sources. A bacterial suspension in phosphate buffer was dried in a thin film at 25 degrees C and 33% relative humidity. Storage under these conditions for 15 days or more reduced the number o...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Sanders SW,Maxcy RB

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-eight halobacteria, including both culture collection strains and fresh isolates from widely differing geographical areas, were tested for susceptibility to arsenate, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, silver, and zinc ions by an agar dilution technique. The culture collection strains show...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Nieto JJ,Ventosa A,Ruiz-Berraquero F

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Altogether, 100 strains of Listeria monocytogenes serovar 1/2a isolated from humans, animals, food, and the environment were typed by a combination of PCR and restriction enzyme analysis (REA). A PCR product of 2,916 bp, containing the downstream end of the gene inlA (955 bp), the space between inlA and inlB (85 bp), ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Unnerstad H,Nilsson I,Ericsson H,Danielsson-Tham ML,Bille J,Bannerman E,Tham W

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Desulfitobacterium frappieri PCP-1 was induced for ortho- and para-dechlorinating activities by different chlorophenols. Dehalogenation rates ranging from 25 to 1,158 nmol/min/mg of cell protein were observed according to the chlorophenol tested and the position of the chlorine removed. D. frappieri shows a broad subs...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Dennie D,Gladu I I,Lepine F,Villemur R,Bisaillon J,Beaudet R

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligonucleotide probes and colony hybridization (CH) were applied to enumerate organisms of the genus Legionella in cooling tower water. The CH counts indicated almost the same results as CFU counts in cultivated samples derived from the water. It was concluded that it is possible to substitute the CH procedure for th...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Satoh W,Nakata M,Yamamoto H,Ezaki T,Hiramatsu K

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The industrial production of beta-carotene with the zygomycete Blakeslea trispora involves the joint cultivation of mycelia of opposite sex in the presence of beta-ionone and other chemical activators. We have obtained improved strains by mutation and heterokaryosis. We chose wild strains on the basis of their growth ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Mehta BJ,Obraztsova IN,Cerdá-Olmedo E

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) bacteria have been recognized as an important sink for fixed nitrogen and are detected in many natural environments. However, their presence in terrestrial ecosystems has long been overlooked, and their contribution to the nitrogen cycling in natural and agricultural soils is cur...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Hu BL,Rush D,van der Biezen E,Zheng P,van Mullekom M,Schouten S,Sinninghe Damsté JS,Smolders AJ,Jetten MS,Kartal B

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caulobacter crescentus is known to tolerate high levels of uranium [U(VI)], but its detoxification mechanism is poorly understood. Here we show that C. crescentus is able to facilitate U(VI) biomineralization through the formation of U-Pi precipitates via its native alkaline phosphatase activity. The U-Pi precipitates...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Yung MC,Jiao Y

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactase (beta-d-galactosidase) was produced by Candida pseudotropicalis grown in deproteinized whey. Maximum enzyme production in 2% whey was obtained by supplementation with 0.15% yeast extract, 0.1% (NH(4))(2)SO(4), and 0.05% KH(2)PO(4) (wt/vol). Highest enzyme values (4.35 U/mg of cells and 68 U/ml) were obtained w...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： de Bales SA,Castillo FJ

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonribosomal peptides (NRPs) are a class of secondary metabolites usually produced by microorganisms. They are of paramount importance in different applications, including biocontrol and pharmacy. Brevibacillus spp. are a rich source of NRPs yet have received little attention. In this study, we characterize four novel...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Li Z,de Vries RH,Chakraborty P,Song C,Zhao X,Scheffers DJ,Roelfes G,Kuipers OP

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus thuringiensis three-domain Cry toxins kill insects by forming pores in the apical membrane of larval midgut cells. Oligomerization of the toxin is an important step for pore formation. Domain I helix α-3 participates in toxin oligomerization. Here we identify an intramolecular salt bridge within helix α-3 of ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Pacheco S,Gómez I,Sánchez J,García-Gómez BI,Soberón M,Bravo A

更新日期：2017-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Marine bacteria play a central role in the degradation of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) to dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and acrylic acid, DMS being critical to cloud formation and thereby cooling effects on the climate. High concentrations of DMSP and DMS have been reported in scleractinian coral tissues although, to da...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Raina JB,Tapiolas D,Willis BL,Bourne DG

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The geochemical cycling of cobalt (Co) has often been considered to be controlled by the scavenging and oxidation of Co(II) on the surface of manganese [Mn(III,IV)] oxides or manganates. Because Mn(II) oxidation in the environment is often catalyzed by bacteria, we have investigated the ability of Mn(II)-oxidizing bac...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Lee Y,Tebo BM

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis established the linkage between recalled chocolate milk and a multistate invasive listeriosis outbreak during a four-product recall period. Listeria monocytogenes isolates from four hospitalized patients and an environmental dairy sample displayed AscI restriction endonuclease digestio...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Proctor ME,Brosch R,Mellen JW,Garrett LA,Kaspar CW,Luchansky JB

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sakacin K is an antilisterial bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus sake CTC 494, a strain isolated from Spanish dry fermented sausages. The biokinetics of cell growth and bacteriocin production of L. sake CTC 494 in vitro during laboratory fermentations were investigated by making use of MRS broth. The data obtained ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Leroy F,de Vuyst L

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00