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

abstract：:A Gram-negative, motile, aerobic and coccoid rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain YIM132180T, was isolated from a Lepraria sp. lichen collected from Pu'er, Yunnan Province, China. The strain grew at 15-35 °C (optimum, 25-28 °C), at 0-2% (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 0-1%) and at pH 6.0-9.0 (optimum, pH 7.0). The 16S rRNA ge...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zhang K,Jiang LQ,Wang LS,An DF,Lang L,Li GD,Wang XY,Shi SB,Li QY,Jiang CL,Jiang Y

更新日期：2020-02-01 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

abstract：:This report presents results from a study on the bacterial diversity of cigarette brands collected from military personnel during the U.S. Army's investigation of a series of cases of acute eosinophilic pneumonitis in military personnel deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Eight species of Bacillus, including five new...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Rooney AP,Swezey JL,Wicklow DT,McAtee MJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, EMA (ethidium monoazide) treatment was applied to a silty-sand reference soil prior to DNA extraction to enable a differentiation between dead and living cells. For this purpose, a reference soil was spiked with Listeria monocytogenes cells or cell equivalents, respectively. With the purpose of e...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Wagner AO,Praeg N,Illmer P

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：:White-rot fungal strains of Trametes versicolor and Phanerochaete chrysosporium were selected to study the decolourisation of the textile dye, Reactive Black 5, under alkaline-saline conditions. Free and immobilised T. versicolor cells showed 100 % decolourisation in the growth medium supplemented with 15 g l(-1) NaCl...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Ottoni C,Lima L,Santos C,Lima N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bacterium capable of utilizing p-cresol as sole source of carbon and energy was isolated from soil and identified as a Bacillus species. The organism also utilized phenol, o-cresol, m-cresol, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, and gentisic acid as growth substrates. The organism degraded p-cresol to 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, which...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Tallur PN,Megadi VB,Kamanavalli CM,Ninnekar HZ

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of disodium fumarate (DF) on the ruminal fermentation profiles, the accumulation of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and bioamines, and the composition of the ruminal bacterial community was investigated by in vitro rumen fermentation. The addition of DF increased the total gas production; the concentrations of pro...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Jin W,Xue C,Liu J,Yin Y,Zhu W,Mao S

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether Bombyx mori immunized with Bacillus subtilis spore displaying GP64 escape from the B. mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) attack, a recombinant integrative plasmid named pJS700-GP64 was constructed, which carries a recombinant cotC-Gp64 gene under the control of the cotC promoter. In this study, p...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Li G,Tang Q,Chen H,Yao Q,Ning D,Chen K

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vegetative insecticidal protein (Vip3) from Bacillus thuringiensis shows high activity against lepidopteran insects. Cytolytic δ-endotoxin (Cyt) also has high toxicity to dipteran larvae and synergism with other crystal proteins (Cry), but synergism between Cyt and Vip3 proteins has not been tested. We analyzed for sy...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yu X,Liu T,Sun Z,Guan P,Zhu J,Wang S,Li S,Deng Q,Wang L,Zheng A,Li P

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the global perspective of antibiotic resistance, it is urgent to find potent topical antibiotics for the use in human and animal infection. Healing of equine wounds, particularly in the limbs, is difficult due to hydrostatic factors and exposure to environmental contaminants, which can lead to heavy bio-burden/biof...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Olofsson TC,Butler É,Lindholm C,Nilson B,Michanek P,Vásquez A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yarrowia lipolytica is a dimorphic fungus that secretes either an acidic or an alkaline protease depending on the environmental pH. Previous results have indicated that secretion of the alkaline protease is under control of the pH signaling Pal/Rim pathway originally described in Aspergillus nidulans. Several Y. lipol...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： González-López CI,Ortiz-Castellanos L,Ruiz-Herrera J

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bacillus subtilis pur operon repressor (PurR) has a PRPP (5-phosphoribosyl 1-pyrophosphate) binding motif at residues 199-211. Two PurR PRPP binding region mutations (D203A and D204A) were constructed, and the effects on binding of repressor to the pur operon control site in vitro and on regulation of pur operon e...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Weng M,Zalkin H

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mutation of Agrobacterium radiobacter cells exposed to chrysotile asbestos was examined by the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) method. Approximately 1.4 kbp of DNA in A. radiobacter, which was not amplified strongly in the cells that were not exposed to asbestos, was amplified in the cells that were expose...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yoshida N,Naka T,Sengoku T,Ogawa K

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequence analysis of dnaE, hlyA, and asd housekeeping genes were used to determine the genetic relatedness of our collection of Vibrio cholerae isolated from patients and surface waters over a 5-year period in Iran. The results showed 41, 17, and 9 variable sites throughout the sequenced fragments of dnaE (837 bp), hl...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Dashtbani-Roozbehani A,Bakhshi B,Pourshafie MR

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ansamycins is a group of type I polyketides characterized by the unique starter unit 3-amino-5-hydroxybenzoic acid. This family of secondary metabolites shows diverse biological activities, well-known members of which include rifamycin, geldanamycin, and maytansine. Previously, we isolated an AHBA synthase gene-positi...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Xie C,Deng JJ,Wang HX

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Betel vine is an edible creeper used in folk medicine to aid digestion since time immemorial. It is an ideal candidate deemed for the bioprospection of endophytic microorganisms with valuable attributes. This study aimed at the characterization of potential bacteria from fermented betel leaves. We report the presence ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Keerthana C,Narayanan RB

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus equi ssp. zooepidemicus (SEZ) is responsible for a wide variety of infections in many species, including pigs, horses and humans. Biofilm formation is essential for pathogenesis, and the ability to resist antibiotic treatment results in difficult-to-treat and persistent infections. However, the ability o...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yi L,Wang Y,Ma Z,Zhang H,Li Y,Zheng JX,Yang YC,Fan HJ,Lu CP

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A gene encoding the rice (Oryza sativa L.) 90-kDa heat shock protein (OsHsp90) was introduced into Escherichia coli using the pGEX-6p-3 expression vector with a glutathione-S-transferase (GST) tag to analyze the possible function of this protein under heat stress for the first time. We compared the survivability of E....

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Liu D,Lu Z,Mao Z,Liu S

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(13)CNMR and (1)HNMR studies revealed that aluminum citrate (Al-citrate) was metabolized intracellularly and that oxalic acid was an important product in the Al-stressed cells. This dicarboxylic acid was produced via the oxidation of glyoxylate, a precursor generated through the cleavage of isocitrate. In the control ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Appanna VD,Hamel RD,Lévasseur R

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：:Probiotics are well known for their wide range of beneficial activities. However, recent use of probiotic Bifidobacterium, Enterococcus, and Lactobacillus spp. has been plagued by certain disadvantages such as complex growth requirements, high maintenance cost, susceptibility to the gastrointestinal environment, patho...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Priyodip P,Balaji S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccharopolyspora erythraea, a mycelium-forming actinomycete, produces a clinically important antibiotic erythromycin. Extensive investigations have provided insights into erythromycin biosynthesis in S. erythraea, but knowledge of its morphogenesis remains limited. By gene inactivation and complementation strategies,...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Yin X,Xu X,Wu H,Yuan L,Huang X,Zhang B

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel bacterium, designated U33(T), was isolated from a soil sample collected in Mykhailyky, Poltavs'ka oblast, Ukraine. The bacterium was aerobic, Gram-positive, spore-forming, and consists of motile rods. The taxonomic position of strain U33(T) was studied by a polyphasic approach, and the results clearly showed t...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Lee K,Lee SS

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A NaCl(r) mutant of the diazotrophic cyanobacterium Anabaena variabilis has been isolated by NTG mutagenesis and selection for NaCl resistance. The NaCl(r) strain has been characterized with respect to its mechanism of NaCl tolerance and regulation of Na(+) influx. NaCl(r) strain exhibits low Na(+) influx, accumulated...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Chauhan VS,Singh B,Singh S,Bisen PS

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a screening strategy incorporating resistant insect lines for discovery of new Bacillus thuringiensis toxins against a background of known genes that would normally mask the activity of additional genes and the application of that strategy. A line of Helicoverpa armigera with resistance to Cry1Ac ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Beard CE,Court L,Mourant RG,James B,Van Rie J,Masson L,Akhurst RJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To present an overview of the existing epidemiological evidence regarding the occurrence of tinea gladiatorum in wrestlers and dermatophyte contamination in wrestling halls, five electronic databases including "PubMed," "Scopus," "Google Scholar," "Science Direct," and "Web of Science" were searched from inception to ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Kermani F,Moosazadeh M,Hosseini SA,Bandalizadeh Z,Barzegari S,Shokohi T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonial aggregation of Microcystis plays a key role in bloom formation. Limited studies have been reported about effects of environmental factors on the aggregation of Microcystis. Calcium is an important chemical element in water system. In this study, we investigated the effects of a low- (0.015 g l⁻¹) and a high-c...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Wang YW,Zhao J,Li JH,Li SS,Zhang LH,Wu M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is the main pathogen of the hand, foot, and mouth disease. It was firstly isolated from sputum specimens of infants with central nervous system diseases in California in 1969, and has been repeatedly reported in various parts of the world, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. EV71 3C protein is...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Wen W,Qi Z,Wang J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thermophilic fungus Thermomyces lanuginosus, which is able to use dextran as primary carbon source for growth, excreted during the early phases of growth an enzyme activity capable of degrading dextran. The activity peaked at 22 h and decreased rapidly after the culture entered the stationary phase, probably cause...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Jensen B,Olsen J

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00