Histidine aminotransferase activity in Streptomyces tendae and its correlation with nikkomycin production.

abstract：:Based on second generation sequencing (MiSeq platform, Illumina), we determined the genetic diversity of T4-like bacteriophages of the family Myoviridae by analysing fragments of the major capsid protein gene g23 in the plankton of Lake Baikal. The sampling depth in our study was significantly higher than in those obt...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Potapov S,Belykh O,Krasnopeev A,Gladkikh A,Kabilov M,Tupikin A,Butina T

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterococcus faecium, a major cause of nosocomial infections, is often isolated from conditions where biofilm is considered to be important in the establishment of infections. We investigated biofilm formation among E. faecium isolates from diverse sources and found that the occurrence and amount of biofilm formation ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Almohamad S,Somarajan SR,Singh KV,Nallapareddy SR,Murray BE

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequence of a 714-bp DNA fragment containing the enterotoxic Escherichia coli (ETEC) adhesive factor 8786 structural gene, designated nfaA, revealed an open reading frame of 498 bp encoding a polypeptide of 166 amino acids. Primer-extension experiments showed that the nfaA gene is within a single transc...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Aubel D,Darfeuille-Michaud A,Martin C,Joly B

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A characteristic feature of fungal hypha is the presence of large number of nuclei in a common cytoplasmic environment. Where it has been examined, the coenocytic mycelium is commonly heterokaryotic. The nuclei cooperate, compete or combat. It is proposed that in addition to their classical role in heredity, supernume...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Maheshwari R

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissimilatory metal-reducing bacteria (DMRB), such as Shewanella oneidensis MR-1, are of great interest for their importance in the biogeochemical cycling of metals and utility in biotechnological processes, such as bioremediation and microbial fuel cells. To identify genes necessary for metal reduction, this study co...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Kouzuma A,Hashimoto K,Watanabe K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Phytomonas is responsible for many diseases in different crop plant species. The finding that chitin is an exposed cell surface polysaccharide in Phytomonas françai and the observation that chitinases can inhibit fungal growth raises expectations about the potential effect of plant chitinases on the P. franç...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Gomes Rocha GC,Nicolich R,Romeiro A,Margis-Pinheiro M,Attias M,Alves-Ferreira M

更新日期：2003-09-12 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：:Bacteria are in constant conflict with competing bacterial and eukaryotic cells. To cope with the various challenges, bacteria developed distinct strategies, such as toxins that inhibit the growth or kill rivals of the same ecological niche. In recent years, two toxin systems have been discovered - the type VI secreti...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Braun V,Patzer SI

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Segmented filamentous bacteria (SFB) are inhabitants of the small intestine of various animals, where they can be detected microscopically due to their specific morphology and intimate association with the intestinal epithelium. SFB colonize the distal part of the small intestine in a host-specific manner and affects ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Jonsson H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The filamentous fungi Monascus spp., which have been used in traditional fermented food in Asia for centuries, are well-known producers of a group of bioactive metabolites that are widely used as food additives and nutraceutical supplements worldwide. However, its potential to produce the mycotoxin citrinin poses a th...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Li L,Shao Y,Li Q,Yang S,Chen F

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the dissemination of microbiology and science in general, social media is an underutilized but increasingly powerful tool, and one that transcends traditional avenues for scientific outputs. In order to reach and potentially inspire a deeply interested and general public, scientists should engage with platforms su...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Hines HN

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A plasmid has been constructed which is a bifunctional vector for Escherichia coli and for streptomycetes, containing the cos site of Streptomyces phage phi C31. It can be efficiently transduced into S. lividans 66 and into several other Streptomyces species. The nucleotide sequence of a 311-bp DNA fragment containing...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Kobler L,Schwertfirm G,Schmieger H,Bolotin A,Sladkova I

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycelium of Pleurotus ostreatus var. florida with a decreased growth rate contained seven double-stranded RNA segments and isometrical virus particles with diameters of 24 and 30 nm. Mycelium with a normal growth rate lacked dsRNA. Protoclones from virus-containing mycelium contained one to seven of these dsRNA segmen...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： van der Lende TR,Harmsen MC,Go SJ,Wessels JG,Wessel JG

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sacB gene of Bacillus subtilis was successfully applied in various Arthrobacter, Brevibacterium, Corynebacterium and Rhodococcus strains for the isolation of transposable elements. Three different insertion sequence (IS) elements entrapped in sacB were isolated. The IS elements IS-Bl and IS-Cg isolated from Brevib...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Jäger W,Schäfer A,Kalinowski J,Pühler A

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay detected Salmonella within 60 min. The 220 strains of 39 serotypes of Salmonella subsp. enterica and 7 strains of Salmonella enterica subsp. arizonae were amplified, but not 62 strains of 23 bacterial species other than Salmonella. The sensitivity of the LAMP assay w...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Hara-Kudo Y,Yoshino M,Kojima T,Ikedo M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A particular property of Clostridium difficile strain C34 is an insertion of approximately 2 kb in the tcdA-C34 gene that does not hinder expression of a fully active TcdA-C34 molecule. Intoxication with TcdA-C34 induced an arborized appearance in eukaryotic cells (D-type cytopathic effect); intoxication with TcdB-C34...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Mehlig M,Moos M,Braun V,Kalt B,Mahony DE,von Eichel-Streiber C

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactobacilli have been shown to be important in the maintenance of the healthy urogenital flora. One strain, Lactobacillus fermentum RC-14, releases surface-active components which can inhibit adhesion of uropathogenic bacteria. Using a quantitative method for determining inhibition of adhesion, a protein with high an...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Heinemann C,van Hylckama Vlieg JE,Janssen DB,Busscher HJ,van der Mei HC,Reid G

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Characterization of genomic variation among different microbial species, or different strains of the same species, is a field of significant interest with a wide range of potential applications. We have investigated the genomic variation in mycorrhizal fungal genomes through genomic suppressive subtractive hybridizati...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Murat C,Zampieri E,Vallino M,Daghino S,Perotto S,Bonfante P

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transcription start point of the dnaK operon of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) has been determined by S1 mapping, using the EMBL automated fluorescent DNA sequencer. The -35 and -10 hexamers correspond to a sigma 70-type promoter. This promoter responds to heat shock and involves an inverted repeat different from t...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Brans A,Loriaux A,Thamm I,Joris B,Dusart J

更新日期：1997-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell walls of Microcystis sp. PCC 7806 were purified from cell homogenates by sucrose density centrifugation and Triton X-100 extraction. The outer membrane contained carotenoids, two major peptidoglycan-associated proteins (Mr 49,000 and 52,000), and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as indicated by the presence of 3-hydroxy ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Jürgens UJ,Martin C,Weckesser J

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild alkaline solutions (beta-elimination), after removing the non-covalently bonded wall materials by hot SDS, released 13% and 26% of remaining wall proteins from mycelial and yeast cells of Candida albicans, respectively. When the beta-elimination was carried out after digestion of the walls with chitinase, four-fo...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Mormeneo S,Marcilla A,Iranzo M,Sentandreu R

更新日期：1994-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a multiplex PCR to detect the presence of methicillin- (mecA), cadmium/zinc-(czrC) and antiseptic-resistant (qacA/B) staphylococci and to identify Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive and -negative Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) from infected and healthy eyes. The ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Panda S,Kar S,Choudhury R,Sharma S,Singh DV

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of evidence implicates streptococcal and staphylococcal superantigens in the development of psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and Kawasaki syndrome. In each of these illnesses, an abnormal state of immunologic activity is observed. Superantigens, which have a unique ability to activate large numbers of lymph...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Yarwood JM,Leung DY,Schlievert PM

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the production of astaxanthin in the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodovulum sulfidophilum, which has adequate precursor pools and storage capabilities for heterologous carotenoid production. Chemical mutagenesis was carried out using ethylmethane sulfonate to produce mutants with a modified carotenoid ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Mukoyama D,Takeyama H,Kondo Y,Matsunaga T

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of synthetic sex pheromone on pheromone-inducible conjugation between the isogenic Enterococcus faecalis strains OG1RF and OG1SS was investigated in (i) Todd-Hewitt broth medium and (ii) intestinal mucus isolated from germ-free rats. In broth, the presence of synthetic pheromone cCF10 had no detectable effe...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Licht TR,Hammerum AM,Jensen LB,Jacobsen BL

更新日期：2001-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophilus influenzae has an absolute growth requirement for heme and a heme binding lipoprotein (HbpA) has been implicated in the utilization of this essential nutrient. HbpA was identified by examining clones from an H. influenzae genomic library that caused Escherichia coli harboring the clone to bind heme. Howeve...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Morton DJ,Madore LL,Smith A,Vanwagoner TM,Seale TW,Whitby PW,Stull TL

更新日期：2005-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A new type II restriction endonuclease, SshAI, was purified from Salmonella shikmonah TK139 of kangaroo origin. The recognition and cleavage specificity of Ssh AI was determined to be 5'-CC/TNAGG-3', identical to that of SauI from Streptomyces aureofaciens and Bsu36I from Bacillus subtilis. Based on closely related an...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Miyahara M,Nakajima K,Kawanishi T,Mise K

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ceramide mono (CMH) or dihexoside (CDH) fractions from Trypanosoma cruzi (Dm28c clone) were identified as glucosyl and lactosylceramides containing non-hydroxylated fatty acids. The di-glycosylated form was much more efficiently recognized by sera from T. cruzi-immunized rabbits, indicating that glycosylation influenc...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Villas-Boas MH,Wait R,Silva RB,Rodrigues ML,Barreto-Bergter E

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three clinical isolates of Salmonella enterica recovered between 2000 and 2003 in France and Senegal were found to produce extended-spectrum beta-lactamase CTX-M-15. The two isolates from Senegal were recovered from stool of a hospitalized patient with gastroenteritis in 2000 and from an urine specimen of an out-patie...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Weill FX,Perrier-Gros-Claude JD,Demartin M,Coignard S,Grimont PA

更新日期：2004-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A bacterium strain, which is capable of degrading monocrotophos, was isolated from sludge collected from the bottom of a wastewater treatment system of a chemical factory, and named M-1. On the basis of the results of the cellular morphology, physiological and chemotaxonomic characteristics and phylogenetic similarity...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Jia KZ,Cui ZL,He J,Guo P,Li SP

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00