Pyrrolidone carboxylyl peptidase in Streptococcus cremoris: dependence on an interaction with membrane components.

abstract：:Pizer, Lewis I. (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia). Glycine synthesis and metabolism in Escherichia coli. J. Bacteriol. 89:1145-1150. 1965.-A correlation was demonstrated between a nutritional requirement that can only be satisfied by glycine and the absence of the enzymatic capacity to interconvert l-serine a...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： PIZER LI

更新日期：1965-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tail structures of bacteriophages infecting gram-positive bacteria are largely unexplored, although the phage tail mediates the initial interaction with the host cell. The temperate Lactococcus lactis phage TP901-1 of the Siphoviridae family has a long noncontractile tail with a distal baseplate. In the present st...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Vegge CS,Brøndsted L,Neve H,Mc Grath S,van Sinderen D,Vogensen FK

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Random transposon Tn5 mutagenesis of Bradyrhizobium sp. (Arachis) strain NC92, a member of the cowpea cross-inoculation group, was carried out, and kanamycin-resistant transconjugants were tested for their symbiotic phenotype on three host plants: groundnut, siratro, and pigeonpea. Two nodulation (Nod- phenotype) muta...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Wilson KJ,Anjaiah V,Nambiar PT,Ausubel FM

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elongation factor P (EF-P) facilitates the translation of certain peptide motifs, including those with multiple proline residues. EF-P must be posttranslationally modified for full functionality; in enterobacteria, this is accomplished by two enzymes, namely, EpmA and EpmB, which catalyze the β-lysylation of EF-P at a...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Klee SM,Sinn JP,Holmes AC,Lehman BL,Krawczyk T,Peter KA,McNellis TW

更新日期：2019-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcriptional regulation of the Mg(2+)-citrate transporter, CitM, the main citrate uptake system of Bacillus subtilis, was studied during growth in rich medium. Citrate in the growth medium was required for induction under all growth conditions. In Luria-Bertani medium containing citrate, citM expression was complet...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Warner JB,Magni C,Lolkema JS

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genes for biosynthesis of the branched-chain amino acids leucine, isoleucine, and valine in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis NCDO2118 were characterized by cloning, complementation in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis, and nucleotide sequence analysis. Nine structural genes are clustered on a 12-kb DNA fragme...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Godon JJ,Chopin MC,Ehrlich SD

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Streptococcus pneumoniae is able to integrate exogenous DNA into its genome by natural genetic transformation. Transient accumulation of high levels of the only S. pneumoniae alternative σ factor is insufficient for development of full competence without expression of a second competence-specific protein, Co...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Tovpeko Y,Bai J,Morrison DA

更新日期：2016-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:In Escherichia coli, T:G mismatches in specific contexts are corrected by a very short patch (VSP) repair system. Previous studies have shown that the product of gene vsr mediates correction of T:G to C:G in the 5'CTAGG/3'GGTCC context and in some related contexts. Amber mutations that arose in CAG sequences in gene c...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Lieb M,Rehmat S

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia cepacia AC1100 metabolizes 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T) via formation of 5-chlorohydroxyquinol (5-CHQ), hydroxyquinol (HQ), maleylacetate, and beta-oxoadipate. The step(s) leading to the dechlorination of 5-CHQ to HQ has remained unidentified. We demonstrate that a dechlorinating enzyme, Tf...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Zaborina O,Daubaras DL,Zago A,Xun L,Saido K,Klem T,Nikolic D,Chakrabarty AM

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli LD0181 is sensitive to 15 micrograms of 2',3'-dideoxythymidine per ml. A derivative that was resistant to 40 micrograms of the same chemical per ml at 30 degrees C and that had lost the ability to grow on enriched medium at 42 degrees C was isolated after nitroso-guanidine mutagenesis. This mutant, TD...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Daws TD,Fuchs JA

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa produced alginate and elevated algD (encoding GDPmannose 6-dehydrogenase) transcription under strict anaerobic conditions, especially when using nitrate as a terminal electron acceptor. Purified alginate added to bacterial suspensions caused a decrease in growth, suggesting that alginate contrib...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Hassett DJ

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Choline starvation of the Neurospora crassa chol-1 mutant leads to a decrease in respiration through the cytochrome chain and a concomitant induction of the alternate oxidase. ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Juretic D

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofilms contribute to virulence of Staphylococcus aureus. Formation of biofilms is multifactorial, involving polysaccharide, protein, and DNA components, which are controlled by various regulators. Here we report that deletion of the rsp gene resulted in an increase in biofilm formation in strain MW2, suggesting that...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Lei MG,Cue D,Roux CM,Dunman PM,Lee CY

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pili are functionally expressed during the predivisional and swarmer stages of the Caulobacter crescentus differentiation cycle. They appear on the developing swarmer pole and at the same cellular location as flagella and the phiCbK receptor sites. Pili disappear when the swarmer cell differentiates into a stalked cel...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Lagenaur C,Agabian N

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work describes the draft genome sequence of Lactococcus garvieae DCC43. The 2.2-Mb draft genome contains 2,227 predicted protein-coding genes, among which is a region encoding the bacteriocin garvicin ML. No antibiotic resistance genes or capsule-related virulence genes were identified. Two plasmid replication re...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Gabrielsen C,Brede DA,Hernández PE,Nes IF,Diep DB

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Membrane fragments containing diacyl phospholipids were released from viable cells of Haemophilus parainfluenzae during incubation in ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)- tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (Tris) buffer. The phospholipids located in the part of the membrane that was released during the EDTA-Tris treat...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Tucker AN,White DC

更新日期：1970-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The exosporium of Bacillus anthracis is comprised of two distinct layers: a basal layer and a hair-like nap that covers the basal layer. The hair-like nap contains the glycoproteins BclA and, most likely, BclB. BclA and BclB are directed to assemble into the exosporium by motifs in their N-terminal domains. Here, we i...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Thompson BM,Hoelscher BC,Driks A,Stewart GC

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regulatory proteins OmpR and EnvZ are both required to activate expression of the genes for the major outer membrane porin proteins, OmpF and OmpC, of Escherichia coli K-12. Here we show that OmpR, under certain conditions, could activate porin expression in the complete absence of EnvZ. In addition, the pleiotrop...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Slauch JM,Garrett S,Jackson DE,Silhavy TJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response of Neurospora to changes in the availibility of exogenous arginine was investigated. Upon addition of arginine to the growth medium, catabolism is initiated within minutes. This occurs prior to expansion of the arginine pool or augmentation of catabolic enzyme levels. (Basal levels are approximately 25% o...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Weiss RL,Davis RH

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mutant (designated mec(-)) of Escherichia coli F(+) 100 endo I(-)su(+) r(K) (-)m(K) (+) has been isolated which is defective in cytosine-specific deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylase activity. The DNA of this mutant, as well as the DNA of phages lambda and fd propagated in it, is virtually devoid of 5-methyl-cytosi...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Hattman S,Schlagman S,Cousens L

更新日期：1973-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We are currently investigating the role of ToxR-mediated gene regulation in Photobacterium profundum strain SS9. SS9 is a moderately piezophilic ("pressure loving") psychrotolerant marine bacterium belonging to the family Vibrionaceae. In Vibrio cholerae, ToxR is a transmembrane DNA binding protein involved in mediati...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Bidle KA,Bartlett DH

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other surface pathogens involves the coordinate expression of a wide range of virulence determinants, including type IV pili. These surface filaments are important for the colonization of host epithelial tissues and mediate bacterial attachment to, and translocation across, ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Leech AJ,Mattick JS

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we have characterized the Rickettsia prowazekii RP534 protein, a homologue of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExoU phospholipase A (PLA) secreted cytotoxin. Our studies showed that purified recombinant RP534 PLA possessed the predicted PLA(2) and lyso-PLA(2) activities based on what has been published for P. aeruginos...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Housley NA,Winkler HH,Audia JP

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surface structure and cell envelope layers of various virulent Bacteroides nodosus strains were examined by light microscopy and by electron microscopy by using negative staining, thin-section, and freeze-fracture-etch techniques. Three surface structures were described: pili and a diffuse material, both of which ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Every D,Skerman TM

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elemental composition of individual cells of rapidly frozen and cryosectioned Escherichia coli B was measured with electron optical microanalytic methods. The Ca content was high (26.2 mmol/kg) in a 10-nm-wide region of the cell envelope. Amounts of cytoplasmic Ca in actively dividing cells were significantly high...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Chang CF,Shuman H,Somlyo AP

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At specific times in the cell cycle, the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus assembles two major polar organelles, the flagellum and the stalk. Previous studies have shown that flbT mutants overproduce flagellins and are unable to form chemotaxis swarm rings. In this paper, we report alterations in both the stalk and the...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Driks A,Schoenlein PV,DeRosier DJ,Shapiro L,Ely B

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Binding of uncharged tRNA to the nascent transcript promotes readthrough of a leader region transcription termination signal in genes regulated by the T box transcription antitermination mechanism. Each gene in the T box family responds independently to its cognate tRNA, with specificity determined by base pairing of ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Grundy FJ,Henkin TM

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clusters of cytoplasmic vesicles resembling those in growing hyphal apices of mycelial fungi are found near the tips of buds in three heterobasidiomycetous yeasts, Rhodotorula glutinis, Candida scottii, and Sporobolomyces salmonicolor. ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： McCully EK,Bracker CE

更新日期：1972-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus DSM 8798 has been reported to synthesize isoprenoid wax ester storage compounds when grown on phytol as the sole carbon source under limiting nitrogen and/or phosphorous conditions. We hypothesized that isoprenoid wax ester synthesis involves (i) activation of an isoprenoid fatty aci...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Holtzapple E,Schmidt-Dannert C

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When carbon sources become limiting for growth, bacteria must choose which of the remaining nutrients should be used first. We have identified a nutrient-sensing signaling network in Escherichia coli that is activated at the transition to stationary phase. The network is composed of the two histidine kinase/response r...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Behr S,Fried L,Jung K

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00