Mycobacterium avium rough-to-smooth colony conversion resulting from growth in Tween 80 without presence of type-specific glycopeptidolipid antigens.

abstract：:Among the etiological agents of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto strains carry a 16 kb plasmid, which did not hybridize to plasmids of B. garinii and B. afzelii strains. A 1271 bp DNA fragment of the 16 kb plasmid was cloned. It hybridized to several plasmids of this species (16, 27 and 55 kb). Sequenc...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Misonne MC,Schuttler M,Dernelle JM,De Kesel M,Hoet PP

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report we describe the development of a highly stringent and dually regulated promoter system for Shigella flexneri. Dual regulation was provided by utilizing a promoter susceptible to control by the bacteriophage P1 temperature-sensitive C1 repressor that in turn was under the transcriptional control of LacI....

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Schofield DA,Westwater C,Dolan JW,Norris JS,Schmidt MG

更新日期：2002-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The diheme cytochromes c of the widespread TsdA family are bifunctional thiosulfate dehydrogenase/tetrathionate reductases. Here, biochemical information was collected about TsdA from the Epsilonproteobacterium Wolinella succinogenes (WsTsdA). The situation in W. succinogenes is unique since TsdA is closely associated...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Kurth JM,Schuster A,Seel W,Herresthal S,Simon J,Dahl C

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusobacterium nucleatum is a common oral anaerobe associated with gingivitis, periodontal disease and preterm deliveries. Coaggregation among oral bacteria is considered to be a significant factor in dental plaque development. Adhesion to host cells was suggested to be important for the F. nucleatum virulence associat...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Bachrach G,Ianculovici C,Naor R,Weiss EI

更新日期：2005-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In several bacterial species that show natural transformation, dprA has been described as a competence gene. The DprA protein has been suggested to be involved in the protection of incoming DNA. However, members of the dprA gene family (also called smf) can be detected in virtually all bacterial species, which suggest...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Smeets LC,Becker SC,Barcak GJ,Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM,Bitter W,Goosen N

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mathematical modeling is an important tool in biological research, allowing for the synthesis of results from many studies into an understanding of a system. Despite this, the need for extensive subject matter knowledge and complex mathematics often leaves modeling as an esoteric subspecialty. A 2-fold approach can be...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Lofgren ET

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mapping of the plasmid-encoded RNA of the intracellular parasite, Chlamydia trachomatis revealed that the upstream control elements are different from those of other Gram-negative bacteria. A tetranucleotide, AYAA was found near the -10 position, in 5 out of 8 upstream sequences described so far. The plasmid also has ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Sriprakash KS,Pearce BJ

更新日期：1990-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA) was developed to measure bacterial surface lipoteichoic acid (LTA). Numerous strains of oral streptococci belonging to the 'viridans' group were examined on three separate occasions. The results show that, under these cultural conditions, oral streptococci do not normally ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Hogg SD,Manning JE

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori possesses a gene (HP0326/JHP309) homologous to neuA of other bacteria, encoding a cytidyl monophosphate-N-acetylneuraminic acid synthetase-homologous enzyme in its N-terminal portion. We analysed the function of this gene, which is controlled by a flagellar class 2 sigma(54) promoter, in flagellar ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Josenhans C,Vossebein L,Friedrich S,Suerbaum S

更新日期：2002-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The porin-associated protein of Rhodospirillum rubrum FR1 was found to contain a peptidoglycan binding motif. A partial fragment of 179 amino acids, obtained by cleavage of PAP with trypsin, Asp-N protease, and CNBr, was sequenced. Substantial sequence homology was found of the C-terminal part (residues 126-179) of po...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Neumann U,Schiltz E,Stahl B,Hillenkamp F,Weckesser J

更新日期：1996-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection is associated with a range of diseases including pneumonia, asthma and heart disease. Although an obligate intracellular pathogen, high levels of antigen-specific antibody are induced and serology is frequently used to diagnose these infections. Proteins targeted by the humoral respo...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Cunningham AF,Ward ME

更新日期：2003-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We found that the presence of plasmids expressing tetracycline resistance or chloramphenicol resistance genes, but not those expressing ampicillin resistance or kanamycin resistance genes, in Escherichia coli led to the retardation of the process of removal of the heat-aggregated proteins (i.e. the S fraction) from th...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Kedzierska S,Staniszewska M,Potrykus J,Wegrzyn G

更新日期：1999-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains exhibiting a heterogeneous mode of growth against carbapenems have been described recently. This study investigated the underlying molecular mechanisms in four genetically unrelated P. aeruginosa clinical isolates that were previously characterized by population analyses as heterogeneous...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Ikonomidis A,Tsakris A,Kantzanou M,Spanakis N,Maniatis AN,Pournaras S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of cultivating the biotechnologically important bacterium Streptomyces griseus in single-species and mixed-species biofilms using a tubular biofilm reactor (TBR). Streptomyces griseus biofilm development was found to be cyclical, starting with the initial ad...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Winn M,Casey E,Habimana O,Murphy CD

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA from Aspergillus sp. has been reported not to contain 5-methylcytosine. However, it has been found that Aspergillus nidulans responds to 5-azacytidine, a drug that is a strong inhibitor of DNA methyltransferases. Therefore, we have re-examined the occurrence of 5-methylcytosine in DNA from Aspergillus flavus by us...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Gowher H,Ehrlich KC,Jeltsch A

更新日期：2001-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Two Pseudomonas aeruginosa genes encoding the enzymes 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP) synthase and DXP reductoisomerase, both involved in the mevalonate-independent biosynthesis of isoprenoids, have been expressed as recombinant enzymes in Escherichia coli. The purified P. aeruginosa DXP reductoisomerase was inhi...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Altincicek B,Hintz M,Sanderbrand S,Wiesner J,Beck E,Jomaa H

更新日期：2000-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Both form I and II ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO) genes were detected in Thiobacillus intermedius by heterologous hybridization using specific probes from Anacystis nidulans and Rhodobacter sphaeroides, respectively. However, only the previously reported form I enzyme could be demonstrated i...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Stoner MT,Shively JM

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, motile and slightly curved rod-shaped bacterium (BFLP-4(T)) was isolated from the faeces of wild seahorses (Hippocampus guttulatus) captured in northwest Spain (Toralla, Galicia). Strain BFLP-4(T) grew at 10-35 degrees C and pH 5-9 (optimally at 20 degrees C and pH 7.2) and at...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Balcázar JL,Pintado J,Planas M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When challenged by stresses such as starvation, the soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis produces an endospore surrounded by a proteinaceous coat composed of >70 proteins that are organized into three main layers: an amorphous undercoat, lightly staining lamellar inner coat and electron-dense outer coat. This coat protect...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Müllerová D,Krajčíková D,Barák I

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug resistance plasmids carrying the bla(CMY-2) gene have been identified in Salmonella enterica serovars Typhimurium and Newport from the United States. This gene confers decreased susceptibility to ceftriaxone, and is most often found in strains with concomitant resistance to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, strep...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Doublet B,Carattoli A,Whichard JM,White DG,Baucheron S,Chaslus-Dancla E,Cloeckaert A

更新日期：2004-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Deferoxamine (DFO), an FDA-approved iron chelator used for treatment of iron poisoning, affects bacteria as iron availability is intimately connected with growth and several virulence determinants. However, little is known about the effect on oral pathogens. In this study, the effect of DFO on Porphyromonas gingivalis...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Moon JH,Herr Y,Kim SW,Lee JY

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sepsis caused by Vibrio vulnificus is characterized by an average incubation period of 26 h and a high mortality rate exceeding 50%. The fast growth and dissemination of V. vulnificus in vivo lead to poor clinical outcomes in patients. Therefore, elucidation of the proliferation mechanisms of this organism in vivo...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Kado T,Kashimoto T,Yamazaki K,Ueno S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A DNA segment located immediately upstream of the eaeA gene of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain HA1 was cloned and sequenced. This segment contained an open reading frame encoding a predicted protein of 156 amino acids. A database search identified similar open reading frames upstream of the eaeA gene...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Zhao S,Mitchell SE,Meng J,Doyle MP,Kresovich S

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrating short DNA fragments at the correct leader-repeat junction is key to successful CRISPR-Cas memory formation. The Cas1-2 proteins are responsible to carry out this process. However, the CRISPR adaptation process additionally requires a DNA element adjacent to the CRISPR array, called leader, to facilitate ef...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Kieper SN,Almendros C,Brouns SJJ

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We isolated a fungal strain HS-1 utilizing either ethylene glycol dibenzoate or ethyl benzoate as sole source of carbon and energy, and identified it as Aspergillus nomius, based on morphological and rDNA analyses. An enzyme hydrolyzing the esters was purified from the culture supernatant of the strain to an electroph...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Uchida H,Kurakata Y,Sawamura H,Inamura N,Kotani T,Uwajima T

更新日期：2003-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The 181 251 bp accessory plasmid pSmeSM11b of Sinorhizobium meliloti strain SM11, belonging to a dominant indigenous S. meliloti subpopulation identified during a long-term field release experiment, was sequenced. This plasmid has 166 coding sequences (CDSs), 42% of which encode proteins with homology to proteins of k...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Stiens M,Schneiker S,Pühler A,Schlüter A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outer membrane proteins of several prominent bacterial pathogens demonstrate substantial variation in their surface antigenic epitopes. To determine if this was also true for Pseudomonas aeruginosa outer membrane protein OprF, gene sequencing of a serotype 5 isolate was performed to permit comparison with the publ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Martin NL,Rawling EG,Wong RS,Rosok M,Hancock RE

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sugar alcohols (polyols) have important roles as nutrients, anti-freezing agents and scavengers of free radicals in cold-adapted bacteria, but the characteristics of polyol dehydrogenases in cold-adapted bacteria remain largely unknown. In this study, based on the observation that a cold-adapted bacterium Pseudomonas ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： DangThu Q,Nguyen TT,Jang SH,Lee C

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The halophilic actinomycete genus Streptomonospora, forming a distinct branch in the 16S rRNA gene phylogenetic tree adjacent to the genera Nocardiopsis and Thermobifida, was first proposed by Cui et al. to accommodate the species type Streptomonospora salina. During a biodiversity and taxonomic study on halophilic fi...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Zhi XY,Tang SK,Li WJ,Xu LH,Jiang CL

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated the abc1 gene from the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Sequence analysis suggests that the Abc1 protein is a member of the ABC superfamily of transporters and is composed of two structurally homologous halves, each consisting of a hydrophobic region of six transmembrane domains and a hydrophi...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Christensen PU,Davis K,Nielsen O,Davey J

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00