The mode of action of the plant antimicrobial peptide MiAMP1 differs from that of its structural homologue, the yeast killer toxin WmKT.

abstract：:The Gram-positive bacterium Streptococcus gordonii has been genetically engineered to allow the simultaneous expression of two heterologous proteins at the cell surface. A family of recombinant streptococci displaying two different antigens was constructed. All the strains were genetically stable and expressed both pr...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Maggi T,Spinosa M,Ricci S,Medaglini D,Pozzi G,Oggioni MR

更新日期：2002-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Two yeasts from the effluent of a uranium mineral heap were identified as Candida sorbophila and Rhodotorula mucilaginosa. They are well adapted to such an environment as shown by their tolerance to metals and acid pH. However, different mechanisms could be involved in the adaptation: C. sorbophila could be considered...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： de Silóniz MI,Payo EM,Callejo MA,Marquina D,Peinado JM

更新日期：2002-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:parD and chpA are homologous conditional killer systems of plasmid and chromosomal origin, respectively, encoding a killer protein (Kid and ChpAK) and an antidote (Kis and ChpAI). Here it is shown that these systems can functionally interact. A multicopy chpA recombinant partially complements two mutations in the anti...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Santos-Sierra S,Giraldo R,Díaz-Orejas R

更新日期：1997-07-01 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 polysaccharides formed on hot alkaline extraction of the ascomycetous lichen Teloschistes flavicans were fractionated to give two glucans, which were characterised by methylation analysis and 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy. One was a branched beta-glucan containing (1-->3) and (1-->6) linkages, a structure which is mo...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Reis RA,Tischer CA,Gorin PA,Iacomini M

更新日期：2002-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding and hemagglutinating activities of the B subunit(s) of the heat-labile enterotoxin (LTh-B) isolated from human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli were investigated. The binding of 125I-labeled LTh-B to neuraminidase-treated human type B erythrocytes was most effectively inhibited by ganglioside GM1. A number...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Sugii S,Tsuji T

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Correct identification of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolates to the species or subspecies level is a cumbersome but nevertheless important task for a routine diagnostic laboratory. The widely used biochemical tests might be often misleading while more sophisticated phenotypic or genotypic methods are...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Steinbrueckner B,Haerter G,Pelz K,Kist M

更新日期：1999-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Truffles are hypogeous Ascomycete fungi belonging to the genus Tuber and forming fruiting bodies highly prized for their taste and aroma. The identification of the genus Tuber and its species is important to investigate their ecology and avoid fraud in the food market. As genus-specific primers are not available, the ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Zampieri E,Mello A,Bonfante P,Murat C

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clonal relationship of thirty E. coli strains of 0 antigen serotype 06 isolated from human, dog, pig or cow infections were investigated. Two main clones with serotypes 06 : H1 or 06 : H31, H- were identified. Isolates from humans, dogs, pigs and cows were found in both clones, indicating that animals are a possib...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Cherifi A,Contrepois M,Picard B,Goullet P,Orskov I,Orskov F,De Rycke J

更新日期：1991-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of ancient microbial DNA offers a new approach for the study of infectious diseases, their occurrence, frequency and host-pathogen interaction in historic times and populations. Moreover, data obtained from skeletal and mummified tissue may represent an important completion of contemporary phylogenetic a...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Zink AR,Reischl U,Wolf H,Nerlich AG

更新日期：2002-08-06 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：:Crystalline 3-methylaspartase (EC 4.3.1.2) from Escherichia coli strain YG1002 that had been isolated from soil was characterized. The enzyme activity was induced when the organism was grown statically on medium containing (S)-glutamic acid. Its molecular mass is about 84 kDa, and it may be composed of two identical s...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Asano Y,Kato Y

更新日期：1994-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The ultrastructure of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) particles produced by recombinant yeast cells was examined using high-resolution negative staining, and ice embedding, electron microscopy. With negative staining, the HBsAg particles were spherical to slightly ovoid with a mean diameter of 27.5 nm and co...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Yamaguchi M,Sugahara K,Shiosaki K,Mizokami H,Takeo K

更新日期：1998-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is an explosive chemical generally used for military, civil and industrial purposes. Therefore, TNT residue can be found in soil and ground water as an environmental pollutant. The environmental control of TNT pollution has become a critical issue because of its potential toxicity and carcinogeni...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Kao CM,Wei SF,Chen SC,Yao CL,Ma C,Chien CC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The choline-containing teichoic and lipoteichoic acids play an important part in cell wall metabolism of Streptococcus pneumoniae. We propose that a choline kinase enzyme has a role in the synthesis of these antigens. The presence of this enzyme was demonstrated in cell free extracts of S. pneumoniae by measuring the ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Whiting GC,Gillespie SH

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A continuous culture technique utilising a variant of Staphylococcus aureus 8325-4 containing transcriptional gene fusions was used to investigate the relationships between cell density (OD(600)), steady-state specific growth rate (mu) and expression of both agr (accessory gene regulator) and tst (toxic shock syndrome...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Wright JD,Holland KT

更新日期：2003-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:ZnO-Nanoparticle-Chitosan (ZnO-NP-CH) composite has potential biomedical and food applications due to its better antimicrobial activity. However, the presence of nano-metal-oxide in the composite makes the material unsuitable for any food applications. Moreover, the cost involved in the preparation of Zinc Oxide-Nano-...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Visnuvinayagam S,Murthy LN,Parvathy U,Jeyakumari A,Sivaraman GK,Karthikeyan D

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

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：:Although Lentinula edodes is the second most important cultivated mushroom worldwide, most industrially cultivated strains have been identified only through traditional phenotypic analysis. Here, we report for the first time the use of sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR) markers for strain differentiation. ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Qin LH,Tan Q,Chen MJ,Pan YJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on the porcine respiratory tract pathogen Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae requires the availability of improved genetic tools. Therefore, using the sacB gene of Bacillus subtilis, we developed a sucrose-based counterselection system that allows rapid curing of an Escherichia coli-A. pleuropneumoniae shuttle v...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Oswald W,Tonpitak W,Ohrt G,Gerlach G

更新日期：1999-10-01 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：:Amplification of the gene encoding 23S rRNA of Aeromonas hydrophila by polymerase chain reaction, with primers complementary to conserved regions of 16S and the 3'-end of 23S rRNA genes, resulted in a DNA fragment of approximately 3 kb. This fragment was cloned in Escherichia coli, and its nucleotide sequence determin...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： East AK,Collins MD

更新日期：1993-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:There are two major pathways for methionine biosynthesis: the enterobacterial type transsulfuration pathway and the sulfhydrylation pathway as previously identified in the spirochete Leptospira meyeri. Sequence analysis of the L. meyeri metYX locus allows the identification of a third gene, called metW, which encodes ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Picardeau M,Bauby H,Saint Girons I

更新日期：2003-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus sp. strain CS93, which was previously isolated from Pozol, was previously shown to produce iturin A, bacilysin and chlorotetaine. To investigate the biosynthetic mechanism of chlorotetaine production, the bac genes were amplified from genomic DNA of Bacillus sp. CS93 by PCR and sequenced. The genes bacABCDE w...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Moran S,Robertson K,Paradisi F,Rai DK,Murphy CD

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two fungal isolates, formerly classified as Verticillium alboatrum and proposed as forming the basis of a new sub-group ('Group 2') within the species, have been shown to be non-pathogenic to known hosts of V. alboatrum and, on the basis of molecular evidence, to be closely related to Verticillium psalliotae and Verti...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Carder JH,Barbara DJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli is the most common organism associated with asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) in humans. In contrast to uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) that cause symptomatic urinary tract infection, very little is known about the mechanisms by which these strains colonize the urinary tract. Here, we have investigated the ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Hancock V,Ferrières L,Klemm P

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria carry a number of genes that cause cell growth arrest or cell lysis upon expression. Notably, defective prophages retain many lysis proteins. Here, we identified a novel lytic gene, ydfD, on the Qin prophage segment of the Escherichia coli genome. YdfD lyses 99.9% of cells within 2 h of its induction. The co-...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Masuda H,Awano N,Inouye M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Tn5 transposon mutant was isolated of the alkylphenol degrader Pseudomonas sp. KL28 that showed increased growth at higher levels of m-cresol on solid and in liquid cultures. The transposon was inserted at the 5'-terminus of rpoS, which encodes a stationary-phase sigma factor. When grown on agar plates, the rpoS mut...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Yun JI,Cho KM,Kim JK,Lee SO,Cho K,Lee K

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to identify pathogenic organisms rapidly provides significant benefits to clinicians; in particular, with respect to best prescription practices and tracking of recurrent infections. Conventional bioassays require 3-5 days before identification of an organism can be made, thus compromising the effectivenes...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Jarvis RM,Goodacre R

更新日期：2004-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccharomyces cerevisiae genes encoding functions necessary for inhibition by the Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae cyclic lipodepsipeptide, syringomycin-E, were identified by mutant analyses. Syringomycin-E-resistant mutants were isolated, shown to contain single recessive mutations, and divided into eight gene compl...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Takemoto JY,Yu Y,Stock SD,Miyakawa T

更新日期：1993-12-15 00:00:00