Co-expression of the mosquitocidal toxins Cyt1Aa and Cry11Aa from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis in Asticcacaulis excentricus.

abstract：:Flagella occur on many prokaryotes, which primarily propel cells to move from detrimental to favorable environments. A variety of species-specific flagellation patterns have been identified. Although it is presumed that for each of these flagellated microorganisms, an evolutionarily fixed flagellation pattern is favor...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yang RS,Chen YT

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work compared the inhibition effect of the commercially available mouthwash Corsodyl, containing 0.1% chlorhexidine digluconate, and photodynamic inactivation (PDI) employing methylene blue (MB) with irradiation from a red laser on 24-h biofilms formed by Streptococcus mutans strains on hydroxyapatite surfaces. T...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Legéňová K,Kovalčíková M,Černáková L,Bujdáková H

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brevibacterium halotolerans is currently classified as a member of the Brevibacterium genus, a genus that groups together many bacterial species of similar morphology but diverse biochemical and physiological features. Here we suggest, based on multiple gene sequencing and microbial and biochemical characterization of...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Ben-Gad D,Gerchman Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strains isolated from rabbit, chicken, and rat feces and from sewage and fermented milk products, all identified as Bifidobacterium animalis, were found to show phase variations in colony appearance and in cellular morphology. The rate of transition in a switching system from opaque to transparent colonies and vice ve...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Biavati B,Crociani F,Mattarelli P,Scardovi V

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fungus Mycogone perniciosa is a major pathogen of the common button mushroom Agaricus bisporus. Analysis of genetic diversity in M. Perniciosa may assist in developing methods for prophylaxis and treatment of M. Perniciosa infections. For this, it is necessary to classify M. Perniciosa into relevant class groups q...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Wang W,Li X,Chen B,Wang S,Li C,Wen Z

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moutai Jiuqu is a famous aromatic raw material of Maotai flavor liquor in China. It is brewed at high temperature and contains many kinds of bacteria, molds, and yeasts. There are many useful glycoside hydrolases in these microfloras, from which efficient glycoside hydrolases can be screened for biotransformation of n...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zuo SS,Wang YC,Zhu L,Zhao JY,Li MG,Han XL,Wen ML

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxylipin metabolism represents one of the important hormonal and defensive mechanisms employed by plants, algae, or animals. It begins mostly with the reaction of lipoxygenases (LOXs), which catalyze the oxygenation of polyunsaturated fatty acids to form the corresponding hydroperoxides. At present, little information...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Koeduka T,Kajiwara T,Matsui K

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) displays important functional diversity in mammalian and plants. So far, however, studies on GAPDH have not included the halotolerant, unicellular green alga Dunaliella salina. In the present study, a GAPDH cDNA was cloned and sequenced from D. salina. It was 1394 bp lo...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Jia Y,Xue L,Liu H,Li J

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cyclomaltodextrinase gene from Bacillus subtilis high-temperature growth transformant H-17 was cloned on separate PstI, BamHI, and EcoRI fragments into the plasmid vector pUC18, but was expressed in an inactive form in the host, Escherichia coli DH5 alpha. High level constitutive expression of the gene product was...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Krohn BM,Lindsay JA

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three yeast strains of Yamadazyma dushanensis f.a., sp. nov. were isolated from rotten wood samples collected in the Dushan Forest Park, Nanyang, Henan Province, China. Sequence analyses of the D1/D2 domains of the large subunit rRNA gene and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions revealed that this new species...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Wang Y,Ren YC,Li Y,Hui FL

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By cloning and sequencing specific randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) products, we have developed pairs of PCR primers that can be used to detect Xylella fastidiosa in general, and X. fastidiosa that cause citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC) specifically. We also identified a CVC-specific region of the X. fastidi...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Pooler MR,Hartung JS

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catastrophic global accumulation of non-biodegradable plastic has led to efforts for production of alternative eco-friendly biopolymer. Here, we attempted to produce a biodegradable, cytocompatible and eco-friendly polyhydroxy-butyrate (PHB) from a pigmented Bacillus sp. C1 (2013) (KF626477) through submerged (SmF) an...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Pati S,Maity S,Dash A,Jema S,Mohapatra S,Das S,Samantaray DP

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osmotically sensitive mutants of Neurospora crassa are unable to grow on medium supplemented with 4% NaCl, have altered morphologies and cell-wall compositions, and are resistant to dicarboximide fungicides. Osmotic-1 (os-1) mutants have a unique characteristic of forming protoplasts that grow and divide in specialize...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Schumacher MM,Enderlin CS,Selitrennikoff CP

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the genomic sequence and cDNA library screening, the cDNA sequence encoding an alpha-amylase was cloned from the filamentous white-rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium and designated as pcamy1. Alignment results showed that the predicted protein has up to 43% amino acid homology to the known alpha-amylases ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Wu B,Hu GK,Feng H,Wu JM,Zhang YZ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia, has attained the status of one of the high priority agents that could be used in the act of bioterrorism. Currently, there is no licensed vaccine for this highly infectious intracellular pathogen. Being a listed 'Category A' agent of the U.S. Center for Disease...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Gaur R,Alam SI,Kamboj DV

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 102 lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were isolated from three different coffee farms in Taiwan. These isolates were classified and identified by the restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and sequencing of 16S ribosomal DNA. Heterofermentative Leuconostoc, and Weissella species were the most common LAB...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Leong KH,Chen YS,Pan SF,Chen JJ,Wu HC,Chang YC,Yanagida F

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Native perennial legume Adesmia bicolor reveals characteristics that are key to securing persistence under grazing. Literature on the diversity and symbiotic effectiveness of indigenous rhizobia-nodulating A. bicolor in central Argentina is limited. The purpose of this study was therefore to determine phenotypic and g...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Bianco L,Angelini J,Fabra A,Malpassi R

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six cyclohexylacetic acid-degrading strains were isolated from soil samples in Japan and identified as members of the genera Cupriavidus (strain KUA-1), Rhodococcus, and Dietzia by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. For the first time members of these genera were shown to be capable of degrading cyclohexylacetic acid. A...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Iwaki H,Nakai E,Nakamura S,Hasegawa Y

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki HD-1 spores upon the toxicity of purified Cry1Ab and Cry1C crystal proteins toward susceptible and BT-resistant Indianmeal moth (IMM, Plodia interpunctella) larvae was investigated. With susceptible larvae, HD-1 spores were toxic in the absence of crystal protein...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Johnson DE,McGaughey WH

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two strains of the well-known insect pathogen and biopesticide, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), belonging to subspecies alesti (strain Bt5) and kurstaki (strain Bt213), were chosen for genetic characterization. The two strains belong to different serotypes and are currently classified into different subspecies, although ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Lövgren A,Carlson CR,Kang D,Eskils K,Kolstø AB

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen clinical isolates of Pasteurella multocida from a variety of different animals and humans were examined for their ability to produce lipase. Lipase substrates used included Tween 20, Tween 40, Tween 80, and Tween 85. Lipase activity was detected in the filtrates of organisms grown to the exponential phase in ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Pratt J,Cooley JD,Purdy CW,Straus DC

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel thermostable phytase gene was cloned from Aspergillus fumigatus WY-2. It was 1459 bp in size and encoded a polypeptide of 465 amino acids. The gene was expressed in Pichia pastoris GS115 as an extracellular enzyme. The expressed enzyme was purified to homogeneity and biochemically characterized. The purified e...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Wang Y,Gao X,Su Q,Wu W,An L

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trioxacarcin A is a polyoxygenated, structurally complex antibiotic produced by Streptomyces spp., which possesses high anti-bacterial, anti-malaria, and anti-tumor activities. The trioxacarcin biosynthetic pathway involves type II polyketide synthases (PKSs) with L-isoleucine as a unique starter unit, as well as many...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yang K,Qi LH,Zhang M,Hou XF,Pan HX,Tang GL,Wang W,Yuan H

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Predation by Bdellovibrio-like organisms (BLOs) results in bacterial community succession in aquatic ecosystems. The effects of nutrient loading on the distribution and phylogeny of BLOs remain largely unknown. To this end, we present our findings on BLO diversity from four north-Indian lakes that are variable in thei...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Chauhan A,Fortenberry GZ,Lewis DE,Williams HN

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 5' untranslated region and the orf1 sequence from the cry2Aa1 operon from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki NRD-12 were sequenced and compared to that from strain HD-1. The start codon described in HD-1 does not yield in NRD-12 a protein of the expected size of 20 kDa, but a 10-amino acid peptide. A second, h...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Delattre D,Rang C,Lecointe N,Royer M,Delécluse A,Moar WJ,Frutos R

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lytic Pseudomonas aeruginosa phage vB_PaeP_LP14 belonging to the family Podoviridae was isolated from infected mink. The microbiological characterization revealed that LP14 was stable at 40 to 50 °C and stable over a broad range of pH (5 to 12). The latent period was 5 min, and the burst size was 785 pfu/infected ce...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Shi X,Zhao F,Sun H,Yu X,Zhang C,Liu W,Pan Q,Ren H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli (E. coli) has been widely used as a host organism for producing recombinant proteins such as biocatalysts, antibody fragments, and therapeutic hormones. To enhance recombinant protein production, many E. coli strains have been genetically engineered on practical purposes. In this study, we developed t...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Kim M,Jang B,Ahn YJ

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus sp. TYF-LIM-B05, which is isolated from spoilage vinegar, is resistant to high temperature, high concentrated alcohol, acid, and salt, and can produce ethanol from mono-, di-, polysaccharide, and complex biomass as the sole carbon source. Thus, this strain is a potential candidate for consolidated bioprocessi...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Fan L,Li M,Li Y,Fan X,Liu Y,Lv Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article outlines a comprehensive analysis of the microbial diversity of aerosols produced during screening in a green waste composting plant using both culture and molecular techniques. Bacteria, thermophilic actinomycetes and fungi were quantified in the aerosols. The structure of the microbial community was exa...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Bru-Adan V,Wéry N,Moletta-Denat M,Boiron P,Delgènes JP,Godon JJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni is a major food-borne pathogen that causes human gastroenteritis in many developed countries. In our study, we applied multilocus sequence typing (MLST) technology to 167 C. jejuni isolates from diverse sources in Eastern China to examine their genetic diversity. MLST defined 94 sequence types (ST...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zhang G,Zhang X,Hu Y,Jiao XA,Huang J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00