ExoS controls the cell contact-mediated switch to effector secretion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

abstract：:Rod-shaped bacteria grow by a repetitive cycle of elongation followed by division, and the mechanisms responsible for these two processes have been studied for decades. However, little is known about what happens during the transition between the two activities. At least one event occurs after elongation ends and befo...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Potluri LP,Kannan S,Young KD

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel sucrose hydrolase (SUH) from Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines, a causative agent of bacterial pustule disease on soybeans, was studied at the functional and molecular levels. SUH was shown to act rather specifically on sucrose (K(m) = 2.5 mM) but not on sucrose-6-phosphate. Protein analysis of purified SUH ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Kim HS,Park HJ,Heu S,Jung J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The segrosome is the nucleoprotein complex that mediates accurate plasmid segregation. In addition to its multifunctional role in segrosome assembly, the ParG protein of multiresistance plasmid TP228 is a transcriptional repressor of the parFG partition genes. ParG is a homodimeric DNA binding protein, with C-terminal...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Zampini M,Derome A,Bailey SE,Barillà D,Hayes F

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adler, H. E. (University of California, Davis), M. Shifrine, and Herrad Ortmayer. Mycoplasma inocuum sp. n., a saprophyte from chickens. J. Bacteriol. 82:239-240. 1961.-A new species of Mycoplasma was isolated from the infraorbital sinuses of chickens. The organism, a saprophyte, differs from all known mycoplasmas of ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： ADLER HE,SHIFRINE M,ORTMAYER H

更新日期：1961-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Saccharomyces cerevisiae mating hormone a-factor has been difficult to isolate reproducibly in sufficient yields by methods using ion-exchange chromatography, probably because of its pronounced hydrophobicity. In this work, a hydrophobic adsorbent (Amberlite XAD-2), in an insoluble bead from, was used to isolate l...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Strazdis JR,MacKay VL

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultures of recombination-deficient strains of Escherichia coli are composed of three classes of cells: (i) viable cells, which can undergo 20 or more generations, (ii) residually dividing cells, which can undergo fewer than 20 generations (probably an average of fewer than 6), and (iii) nondividing cells, which are i...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Capaldo FN,Ramsey G,Barbour SD

更新日期：1974-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth of Agrobacterium tumefaciens on d-glucuronic acid (GlcUA) or d-galacturonic acid (GalUA) induces formation of hexuronic acid dehydrogenase [d-aldohexuronic acid: nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) oxidoreductase]. The dehydrogenase, which irreversibly converts GlcUA or GalUA to the corresponding hexaric ac...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Chang YF,Feingold DS

更新日期：1969-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When allyl alcohol was used as a suicide substrate, spontaneous mutants and UV light- and nitrous acid-generated mutants of Methylobacterium organophilum XX were selected which grew on methylamine but not on methanol. There was no detectable methanol dehydrogenase (MDH) activity in crude extracts of these mutants, yet...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Machlin SM,Tam PE,Bastien CA,Hanson RS

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus mutans is a key contributor to the formation of the extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) matrix in dental biofilms. The exopolysaccharides, which are mostly glucans synthesized by streptococcal glucosyltransferases (Gtfs), provide binding sites that promote accumulation of microorganisms on the tooth surfa...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Koo H,Xiao J,Klein MI,Jeon JG

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycerol trinitrate (GTN) reductase, which enables Agrobacterium radiobacter to utilize GTN and related explosives as sources of nitrogen for growth, was purified and characterized, and its gene was cloned and sequenced. The enzyme was a 39-kDa monomeric protein which catalyzed the NADH-dependent reductive scission of...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Snape JR,Walkley NA,Morby AP,Nicklin S,White GF

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mutant affected in the b subunit (coded by the uncF gene) of the F1F0-ATPase in Escherichia coli was isolated by a localized mutagenesis procedure in which a plasmid carrying the unc genes was mutagenized in vivo. The biochemical properties of cells carrying the uncF515 allele were examined in a strain carrying the ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Jans DA,Hatch L,Fimmel AL,Gibson F,Cox GB

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactobacillus rhamnosus MTCC 5462 was isolated from infant gastrointestinal flora. The strain exhibited an ability to reduce cholesterol and stimulate immunity. The strain has exhibited positive results in alleviating gastrointestinal discomfort and good potential as a probiotic. We sequenced the whole genome of the s...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Prajapati JB,Khedkar CD,Chitra J,Suja S,Mishra V,Sreeja V,Patel RK,Ahir VB,Bhatt VD,Sajnani MR,Jakhesara SJ,Koringa PG,Joshi CG

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified a gene encoding a putative membrane protein homologous to the major facilitator superfamily, mapping upstream of the lacS gene in Sulfolobus solfataricus. Permeases from this family mediate secondary transport and are widely distributed among eubacteria and eukaryotes; the finding of an archaeal mem...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Prisco A,Moracci M,Rossi M,Ciaramella M

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen different serotypes of Listeria monocytogenes can be distinguished on the basis of variation in somatic and flagellar antigens. Although the known virulence genes are present in all serotypes, greater than 90% of human cases of listeriosis are caused by serotypes 1/2a, 1/2b, and 4b and nearly all outbreaks of...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Zhang C,Zhang M,Ju J,Nietfeldt J,Wise J,Terry PM,Olson M,Kachman SD,Wiedmann M,Samadpour M,Benson AK

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spectinomycin dependence in Bacillus subtilis involves two mutations, one conferring drug resistance and the other producing a requirement for spectinomycin for growth. ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Henkin TM,Campbell KM,Chambliss GH

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type III secretion systems (T3SSs) are essential virulence devices for many gram-negative bacteria that are pathogenic for plants, animals, and humans. They serve to translocate virulence effector proteins directly into eukaryotic host cells. T3SSs are composed of a large cytoplasmic bulb and a transmembrane region in...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Veenendaal AK,Sundin C,Blocker AJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A globomycin-resistant mutant of Escherichia coli was found to produce a precursor of the major outer membrane lipoprotein (prolipoprotein), in which the glycine residue at position 14 within the signal peptide was replaced by an aspartic acid residue. The same mutation has been reported by Lin et al. (Proc. Natl. Aca...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Lee N,Yamagata H,Inouye M

更新日期：1983-07-01 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：:Carbon catabolite repression (CCR) allows bacteria to alter metabolism in response to the availability of specific sugar sources, and increasing evidence suggests that CCR is involved in regulating virulence gene expression in many pathogens. A scan of the M1 SF370 group A streptococcus (GAS) genome using a Bacillus s...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Almengor AC,Kinkel TL,Day SJ,McIver KS

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:During biosynthesis of [NiFe]-hydrogenase 2 (Hyd-2) of Escherichia coli, a 15-amino-acid C-terminal peptide is cleaved from the catalytic large subunit precursor, pro-HybC. This peptide is removed only after NiFe(CN)2CO cofactor insertion by the Hyp accessory protein machinery has been completed, suggesting ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Thomas C,Muhr E,Sawers RG

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA binding proteins ArgR and AhrC are essential for regulation of arginine metabolism in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis, respectively. A unique property of these regulators is that they form hexameric protein complexes, mediating repression of arginine biosynthetic pathways as well as activation of argini...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Larsen R,Buist G,Kuipers OP,Kok J

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Brucella abortus virB locus contains 12 open reading frames, termed virB1 through virB12, which encode a type IV secretion system. Polar mutations in the virB locus markedly reduce the ability of B. abortus to survive in cultured macrophages or to persist in organs of mice. While a nonpolar deletion of the virB2 g...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： den Hartigh AB,Rolán HG,de Jong MF,Tsolis RM

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Archaea are abundant and drive critical microbial processes in the Earth's cold biosphere. Despite this, not enough is known about the molecular mechanisms of cold adaptation and no biochemical studies have been performed on stenopsychrophilic archaea (e.g., Methanogenium frigidum). This study examined the structural ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Giaquinto L,Curmi PM,Siddiqui KS,Poljak A,DeLong E,DasSarma S,Cavicchioli R

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile is the etiological agent of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Among the factors that may play a role in infection are S-layer proteins (SLPs). Previous work has shown these to consist mainly of two components, resulting from the cleavage of a precursor encoded by the slpA gene. The high-molecular-w...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Calabi E,Fairweather N

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both alpha-tocopherolquinol and alpha-tocopherolquinone were found in 56 of 93 strains of microorganisms examined. Organisms that contained these compounds included the single example of a eucaryotic alga, a Euglena, and a cyanobacterium (blue-green alga), 22 of 32 genera of bacteria, and 9 genera of yeasts. In the ba...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Hughes PE,Tove SB

更新日期：1982-09-01 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：:The nucleotide sequence of a 2.0-kilobase DNA segment containing the Clostridium acetobutylicum glnA gene was determined. The upstream region of the glnA gene contained two putative extended promoter consensus sequences (p1 and p2), characteristic of gram-positive bacteria. A third putative extended gram-positive prom...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Janssen PJ,Jones WA,Jones DT,Woods DR

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LamB-LacZ fusion proteins have classically been used in studies of the general secretion pathway of Escherichia coli. Here we describe how increasing signal sequence hydrophobicity routes LamB-LacZ Hyb42-1 to the signal recognition particle (SRP) pathway. Secretion of this hydrophobic fusion variant (H*LamB-LacZ) was ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Bowers CW,Lau F,Silhavy TJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falcone, Giuseppe (Rutgers, The State University, New Brunswick, N.J.), and Walter J. Nickerson. Reduction of selenite by intact yeast cells and cell-free preparations. J. Bacteriol. 85:754-762. 1963.-Nonproliferating cell suspensions of Candida albicans rapidly reduced selenite to red, metallic selenium in the absenc...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： FALCONE G,NICKERSON WJ

更新日期：1963-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The luminescence (lux) operon (luxICDABEG) of the symbiotic bacterium Vibrio fischeri is regulated by the transcriptional activator LuxR and two acyl-homoserine lactone (acyl-HSL) autoinducers (the luxI-dependent 3-oxo-hexanoyl-HSL [3-oxo-C6-HSL] and the ainS-dependent octanoyl-HSL [C8-HSL]) in a population density-re...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Callahan SM,Dunlap PV

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00