Solubilization of zinc salts by a bacterium isolated from the air environment of a tannery.

abstract：:Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000, a plant pathogenic gram-negative bacterium, employs the type III secretion system (T3SS) to cause disease in tomato and Arabidopsis and to induce the hypersensitive response in nonhost plants. The expression of T3SS is regulated by the HrpL extracytoplasmic sigma factor. Express...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Jovanovic M,Lawton E,Schumacher J,Buck M

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of nutritional and physical stress on sporulation, conidial germination and vegetative biomass of Ophiocordyceps sinensis, one of the most important medicinal fungi in China and now globally, was evaluated using a two-stage culture method. All the treatments, except nutrient deprivation, enhanced conidia...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Ren SY,Yao YJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed gel electrophoretic banding patterns of penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) of 16 type strains of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS). S. epidermidis, S. haemolyticus, S. saprophyticus, S. hominis, S. xylosus, S. simulans, S. warneri, S. capitis, S. saccharolyticus, S. auricularis, S. caseolyticus, S. ga...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Kanda K,Hiramatsu K,Yokota T

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surrogate methods for detecting lateral gene transfer are those that do not require inference of phylogenetic trees. Herein I apply four such methods to identify open reading frames (ORFs) in the genome of Escherichia coli K12 that may have arisen by lateral gene transfer. Only two of these methods detect the same ORF...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Ragan MA

更新日期：2001-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Culture medium from an isolate of the fungus Aspergillus candidus was extracted, fractionated and examined to discover compounds antagonistic to plant-parasitic nematodes that are important pathogens of agricultural crops. Column, thin layer and preparative chromatographies and spectral and elemental analyses, were us...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Shemshura ON,Bekmakhanova NE,Mazunina MN,Meyer SL,Rice CP,Masler EP

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two L-methionine-enriched mutants, SN-78 and SE-57, were isolated in a sulphur-deficient medium from the methylotrophic yeast Candida boidinii ICCF26. No significant differences were detected between the L-cysteine pools of the mutants and the wild-type. In mutant strain SE-57, S-adenosylmethionine and ergosterol leve...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Avram D,Stan R

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dimethylphthalate (DMP), one of the phthalate esters, is used in the manufacture of plasticizers, insect repellents, and synthetic fibers, and contributes to environmental pollution. In the present study, we report a novel bacterium belonging to the Bacillus sp., which has the ability to utilize DMP as the sole source...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Niazi JH,Prasad DT,Karegoudar TB

更新日期：2001-03-15 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 Giardia genome project database provides an online resource for Giardia lamblia (WB strain, clone C6) genome sequence information. The database includes edited single-pass reads, the results of BLASTX searches, and details of progress towards sequencing the entire 12 million-bp Giardia genome. Pre-sorted BLASTX re...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： McArthur AG,Morrison HG,Nixon JE,Passamaneck NQ,Kim U,Hinkle G,Crocker MK,Holder ME,Farr R,Reich CI,Olsen GE,Aley SB,Adam RD,Gillin FD,Sogin ML

更新日期：2000-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have generated interest in the use of the homologous recombination system of bacteriophage lambda for genetic engineering. The system, called Red, consists primarily of three proteins: lambda exonuclease, which processively digests the 5'-ended strand of a dsDNA end; beta protein, which binds to ssDNA a...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Poteete AR

更新日期：2001-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:CRISPR-Cas adaptive immune systems protect bacteria from phage predation, and other foreign genetic elements such as plasmids. Significant advances have been made regarding how CRISPR-Cas systems elicit immunity; however, comparatively little is known about their regulation. To study CRISPR-Cas regulation, we describe...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Hampton HG,Patterson AG,Chang JT,Taylor C,Fineran PC

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phosphatidylcholine (PC) content of Aspergillus nidulans choC was varied by growing the auxotroph in medium containing various concentrations of choline chloride. Direct linear correlations were observed between PC content and in vivo chitin synthase activity, between in vivo chitin synthase activity and mean hyph...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Binks PR,Robson GD,Goosey MW,Trinci AP

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Linkage of rumen microbial structure to host phenotypical traits may enhance the understanding of host-microbial interactions in livestock species. This study used culture-independent PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) to investigate the microbial profiles in the rumen of cattle differing in feed e...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Guan LL,Nkrumah JD,Basarab JA,Moore SS

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on the specificity of a monoclonal antibody which reacts with autoclaved extracts of four species of enterococci but does not react to the same extent with similar extracts from two non-enterococcal group D streptococci. The monoclonal antibody also reacts specifically with purified lipoteichoic acid from St...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Hammonds SJ,Easterbrook TJ,McIllmurray MB

更新日期：1991-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The phylogenetic interrelationships of the genera Pediococcus and Aerococcus were investigated using reverse transcriptase sequencing of 16S rRNA. The genus Pediococcus was found to be phylogenetically heterogeneous. The four species P. acidilactici, P. damnosus, P. parvulus and P. pentosaceus formed a phylogeneticall...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Collins MD,Williams AM,Wallbanks S

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most Moraxella catarrhalis isolates express a highly-conserved outer membrane protein of 453 residues designated OMPCD, which has been previously shown to mediate binding to A549 human lung cells. Here, it is reported that two distinct domains of the M. catarrhalis strain O35E OMPCD protein specify adherence. Truncate...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Akimana C,Lafontaine ER

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During protein synthesis, elongation factor G (EFG) participates at the steps of translocation and ribosome recycling. Fusidic acid (FA) is a bacteriostatic antibiotic, which traps EFG on ribosomes, stalling them on mRNAs. How the bacterial susceptibility to FA is determined, and which of the two functions of EFG (tra...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Ayyub SA,Lahry K,Dobriyal D,Mondal S,Varshney U

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bacteroides fragilis enterotoxin is an extracellular zinc metalloprotease that has been implicated in diarrheal disease of humans and animals. This toxin causes fluid accumulation in intestinal loops and is cytotoxic for HT-29 cells, an intestinal carcinoma cell line. Here we report the cloning and sequencing of t...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Kling JJ,Wright RL,Moncrief JS,Wilkins TD

更新日期：1997-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Probing protein extracts from exponentially growing and stationary phase cultures of Mycobacterium bovis BCG with anti-phospho amino acid antibodies revealed a 31-kDa anti-phospho threonine antibody-reactive protein specific to growing culture. The corresponding protein was purified via two-dimensional gel electrophor...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Sinha I,Boon C,Dick T

更新日期：2003-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Crithidia oncopelti, Crithidia deanei and Crithidia desouzai are flagellates of the Trypanosomatidae family that present bacterium-like endosymbionts in their cytoplasm. Gelatin-SDS-PAGE analysis was used to characterize cell-associated and extracellular proteinases in these organisms. Our survey indicates that the pr...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： d'Avila-Levy CM,Melo AC,Vermelho AB,Branquinha MH

更新日期：2001-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Defects in the acd gene (which may be allelic to ubiH) result in the inactivation of the coenzyme A-linked acetaldehyde dehydrogenase activity of the multifunctional AdhE protein of Escherichia coli. This activity is restored by addition of ubiquinone-0 to cell extracts. However, the alcohol dehydrogenase activity of ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Gupta S,Mat-Jan F,Latifi M,Clark DP

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram positive pathogen that is ubiquitous in the environment. It is a facultative anaerobic rod that causes listeriosis, a disease with potentially lethal consequences for susceptible individuals. During infection, the pathogen is capable of sequestering metal ions to act as vital biocataly...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Dowd GC,Casey PG,Begley M,Hill C,Gahan CG

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have devised a reliable procedure for the separation of three beta-lactamases of isoelectric focusing points (pI), 5.4, 6.5, and 7.9 by Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography (FPLC System). All of these enzymes were transferable and originated from a ceftazidime and cefotaxime resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated i...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Payne DJ,Hood J,Marriott MS,Amyes SG

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sequences of the epidermolytic toxins and V8 serine proteinase share about 25% identity, including the catalytic triad at the proteinase active centre. Here we have altered the putative ETA active-site serine-195 to glycine by site-directed mutagenesis. No epidermolytic activity was detected when up to 100-fold gr...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Redpath MB,Foster TJ,Bailey CJ

更新日期：1991-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This study characterizes the glucomannan utilization operon (gmuBACDREFG, formerly ydhMNOPQRST) of Bacillus subtilis. Transcription of the operon is induced by konjac glucomannan and requires the last mannanase gene (gmuG). Cellobiose and mannobiose, possible degradation products of glucomannan by GmuG, are strong ind...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Sadaie Y,Nakadate H,Fukui R,Yee LM,Asai K

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the dental caries pathogen Streptococcus mutans, an MarR-like transcriptional regulator (RcrR), two ABC efflux pumps (RcrPQ) and two effector peptides encoded in the rcrRPQ operon provide molecular connections between stress tolerance, (p)ppGpp metabolism and genetic competence. Here, we examined the role of RcrRPQ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Shields RC,Burne RA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A smooth colony strain, resistant to phages lambda and P22, was isolated from sewage and identified as Escherichia coli (strain H). Four temperate phages plaquing on strain H were isolated from sewage. The archetype, HK620, does not plaque on strains C and K12 of E. coli nor on the LT2 strain of Salmonella enterica. B...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Dhillon TS,Poon AP,Chan D,Clark AJ

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The multiple antibiotic resistance operon (marRAB) is a member of the multidrug resistance (mdr) systems. Similar to other mdr systems, this operon when induced encodes resistance to structurally and functionally unrelated antibiotics. marRAB has been shown to be conserved in the family Enterobacteriaceae, but within ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Kunonga NI,Sobieski RJ,Crupper SS

更新日期：2000-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromobacterium violaceum is a Gram-negative opportunistic human pathogen and an inhabitant of tropical soils and waterways. Although known primarily for the synthesis of the pigment violacein, and more recently as a reporter strain for quorum sensing, clinical reports of chromobacteriosis comprise the largest block o...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Brumbach KC,Eason BD,Anderson LK

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The copZ gene of Bacillus subtilis encodes a copper chaperon CopZ that donates copper to the copper transporter CopA. Both genes copZ and copA are clustered to an operon and its promoter is regulated by Cu ions and CueR, a Mer-like transcriptional activator. Here we show that cadmium ions activate copZA expression as ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Solovieva IM,Entian KD

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00