Molecular cloning of cyanobacterial pteridine glycosyltransferases that catalyze the transfer of either glucose or xylose to tetrahydrobiopterin.

abstract：:Green mold disease (causal agent, Trichoderma) has resulted in severe crop losses on mushroom farms worldwide in recent years. We analyzed 160 isolates of Trichoderma from mushroom farms for morphological, cultural, and molecular characteristics and classified these isolates into phenotypic groups. The most common gro...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Castle A,Speranzini D,Rghei N,Alm G,Rinker D,Bissett J

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chickens on a broiler farm in southern England were found to be colonized with Campylobacter jejuni of a single serotype, Lior 1 Penner 4. The farm was the sole supplier of a local slaughterhouse associated with a campylobacter outbreak in 1984 caused by this serotype. The serotype persisted on the farm for at least 1...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Pearson AD,Greenwood M,Healing TD,Rollins D,Shahamat M,Donaldson J,Colwell RR

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organically raised swine had high fecal populations of chlortetracycline (CTC)-resistant (growing at 64 μg CTC/ml) Escherichia coli, Megasphaera elsdenii, and anaerobic bacteria. By comparison, CTC-resistant bacteria in feral swine feces were over 1,000-fold fewer and exhibited lower taxonomic diversity. ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Stanton TB,Humphrey SB,Stoffregen WC

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Rhizobia are best known for nodulating legume roots and fixing atmospheric nitrogen for the host in exchange for photosynthates. However, the majority of the diverse strains of rhizobia do not form nodules on legumes, often because they lack key loci that are needed to induce nodulation. Nonnodulating rhizob...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Gano-Cohen KA,Stokes PJ,Blanton MA,Wendlandt CE,Hollowell AC,Regus JU,Kim D,Patel S,Pahua VJ,Sachs JL

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Five strains of mesophilic, facultatively organotrophic, ore-leaching eubacteria were isolated from solfatara fields in Iceland and a uranium mine in the Federal Republic of Germany. The new organisms are aerobic gram-negative rods. They can use sulfidic ores or elemental sulfur as sole energy source, indicating that ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Huber H,Stetter KO

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transposon Tn916 and self-mobilizing plasmid pAM beta 1 were conjugated from Enterococcus faecalis to the ruminal bacterium Streptococcus bovis JB1. Transconjugants were identified by resistance to tetracycline (Tn916) or erythromycin (pAM beta 1) and by Southern hybridization analyses. Transfer frequencies were 7...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Hespell RB,Whitehead TR

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccharomyces cerevisiae normally cannot assimilate mannitol, a promising brown macroalgal carbon source for bioethanol production. The molecular basis of this inability remains unknown. We found that cells capable of assimilating mannitol arose spontaneously from wild-type S. cerevisiae during prolonged culture in ma...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Chujo M,Yoshida S,Ota A,Murata K,Kawai S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Tinto River (Huelva, southwestern Spain) is an extreme environment with a rather constant acidic pH along the entire river and a high concentration of heavy metals. The extreme conditions of the Tinto ecosystem are generated by the metabolic activity of chemolithotrophic microorganisms thriving in the rich complex...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： González-Toril E,Llobet-Brossa E,Casamayor EO,Amann R,Amils R

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative analysis of genes that code for Dehalococcoides 16S rRNA and chloroethene-reductive dehalogenases TceA, VcrA, and BvcA was done on groundwater sampled from 150 monitoring wells spread over 11 chlorinated ethene polluted European locations. Redundancy analysis was used to relate molecular data to geochemic...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： van der Zaan B,Hannes F,Hoekstra N,Rijnaarts H,de Vos WM,Smidt H,Gerritse J

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against Vibrio species that infect humans, fish, and shellfish were developed for application in rapid identifications. The pathogens included Vibrio alginolyticus, V. anguillarum, V. carchariae, V. cholerae, V. damsela, V. furnissii, V. harveyi, V. ordalii, V. parahaemolyticus, and V. vul...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Chen D,Hanna PJ,Altmann K,Smith A,Moon P,Hammond LS

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaerobic incubation of membrane filter cultures significantly enhanced detection of fecal coliforms in surface-water samples from recreational beaches. In contrast to standard aerobic incubation, anaerobic incubation suppressed overgrowth of masking, noncoliform bacteria but did not increase the frequency of fecal co...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Doyle JD,Tunnicliff B,Brickler SK,Kramer RE,Sinclair NA

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinomycetes secrete into their surroundings a suite of enzymes involved in the biodegradation of plant lignocellulose; these have been reported to include both hydrolytic and oxidative enzymes, including peroxidases. Reports of secreted peroxidases have been based upon observations of peroxidase-like activity associ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Mason MG,Ball AS,Reeder BJ,Silkstone G,Nicholls P,Wilson MT

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous attempts to express the toxin complex genes of Photorhabdus luminescens W14 in Escherichia coli have failed to reconstitute their oral toxicity to the model insect Manduca sexta. Here we show that the combination of three genes, tcdA, tcdB, and tccC, is essential for oral toxicity to M. sexta when expression ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Waterfield N,Dowling A,Sharma S,Daborn PJ,Potter U,Ffrench-Constant RH

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydantoin racemase from Sinorhizobium meliloti was functionally expressed in Escherichia coli. The native form of the enzyme was a homotetramer with a molecular mass of 100 kDa. The optimum temperature and pH for the enzyme were 40 degrees C and 8.5, respectively. The enzyme showed a slight preference for hydantoins w...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Martínez-Rodríguez S,Las Heras-Vázquez FJ,Mingorance-Cazorla L,Clemente-Jiménez JM,Rodríguez-Vico F

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two different Cd(2+) uptake systems were identified in Lactobacillus plantarum. One is a high-affinity, high-velocity Mn(2+) uptake system which also takes up Cd(2+) and is induced by Mn(2+) starvation. The calculated K(m) and V(max) are 0.26 microM and 3.6 micromol g of dry cell(-1) min(-1), respectively. Unlike Mn(2...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Hao Z,Reiske HR,Wilson DB

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Virus adsorption to soils is considered to be the most important factor in removing viruses after land treatment of wastewater. Most of the studies on virus adsorption to soils have utilized poliovirus as the model system. In the present study, comparative adsorption of a number of different types and strains of human...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Goyal SM,Gerba CP

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An aminotransferase capable of transaminating 2-oxo-4-[(hydroxy)(methyl)phosphinoyl]butyric acid to L-phosphinothricin [L-homoalanine-4-yl-(methyl)phosphinic acid], the active ingredient of the herbicide Basta (Hoechst AG), was purified to apparent homogeneity from Escherichia coli K-12. The enzyme catalyzes the trans...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Schulz A,Taggeselle P,Tripier D,Bartsch K

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A model conditional-suicide system to control genetically engineered microorganisms able to degrade substituted benzoates is reported. The system is based on two elements. One element consists of a fusion between the promoter of the Pseudomonas putida TOL plasmid-encoded meta-cleavage pathway operon (P(m)) and the lac...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Contreras A,Molin S,Ramos JL

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesophilic and psychrotrophic populations from refrigerated meat were identified in this study, and the spoilage potential of microbial isolates in packaged beef was evaluated by analyzing the release of volatile organic compounds (VOC) by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Fifty mesophilic and twenty-nine ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Ercolini D,Russo F,Nasi A,Ferranti P,Villani F

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofilm bacteria challenged with monochloramine retained significant respiratory activity, even though they could not be cultured on agar plates. Microbial colony counts on agar media declined by approximately 99.9% after 1 h of disinfection, whereas the number of bacteria stained by a fluorescent redox dye experience...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Stewart PS,Griebe T,Srinivasan R,Chen CI,Yu FP,deBeer D,McFeters GA

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ticks are important vectors for many emerging pathogens. However, they are also infected with many symbionts and commensals, often competing for the same niches. In this paper, we characterize the microbiome of Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae), the lone star tick, in order to better understand the evolutionary r...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Ponnusamy L,Gonzalez A,Van Treuren W,Weiss S,Parobek CM,Juliano JJ,Knight R,Roe RM,Apperson CS,Meshnick SR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dual-trap laser tweezers Raman spectroscopy (LTRS) and elastic light scattering (ELS) were used to investigate dynamic processes during high-temperature treatment of individual spores of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus megaterium, and Bacillus subtilis in water. Major conclusions from these studies included the following. (...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Zhang P,Kong L,Setlow P,Li YQ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxidation of fluorene, a polycyclic hydrocarbon which is not a substrate for fungal lignin peroxidase, was studied in liquid cultures of Phanerochaete chrysosporium and in vitro with P. chrysosporium extracellular enzymes. Intact fungal cultures metabolized fluorene to 9-hydroxyfluorene via 9-fluorenone. Some conv...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Bogan BW,Lamar RT,Hammel KE

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen of 1,200 colonies of Escherichia coli isolated from "keebe," hamburger, or sausage produced heat-labile enterotoxin. None of them produced heat-stable enterotoxin. The characteristics of 9 of the 18 strains are presented. ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Reis MH,Vasconcelos JC,Trabulsi LR

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circular bacteriocins are a group of N-to-C-terminally linked antimicrobial peptides, produced by Gram-positive bacteria of the phylum Firmicutes. Circular bacteriocins generally exhibit broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, including against common food-borne pathogens, such as Clostridium and Listeria spp. These pe...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

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

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alteromonas is a widely distributed genus of marine Gammaproteobacteria, with representatives shown to be key players in diverse processes, including biogeochemical cycling and biofouling of marine substrata. While Alteromonas spp. are early colonizers of copper-based antifouling paints on marine vessels, their mechan...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Cusick KD,Polson SW,Duran G,Hill RT

更新日期：2020-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The wood protection industry has refined their products from chrome-, copper-, and arsenate-based wood preservatives toward solely copper-based preservatives in combination with organic biocides. One of these is Cu-HDO, containing the chelation product of copper and N-cyclohexyldiazenium dioxide (HDO). In this study, ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Jakobs-Schönwandt D,Mathies H,Abraham WR,Pritzkow W,Stephan I,Noll M

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio cholerae O1 strain TSI-4 (El Tor, Ogawa) can shift to a rugose colony morphology from its normal translucent colony morphology in response to nutrient starvation. We have investigated differences between the rugose and translucent forms of V. cholerae O1 strain TSI-4. Electron microscopic examination of the rug...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Wai SN,Mizunoe Y,Takade A,Kawabata SI,Yoshida SI

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Listeria monocytogenes can change its cellular morphology from bacilli to cocci during the transition to the long-term-survival (LTS) phase. The LTS cells demonstrated increased baro- and thermotolerance compared to their vegetative counterparts. So far, the underlying mechanisms that trigger this morphological and ph...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Wen J,Deng X,Li Z,Dudley EG,Anantheswaran RC,Knabel SJ,Zhang W

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acropora and Porites corals are important reef builders in the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean. Bacteria associated with mucus produced by Porites spp. and Acropora spp. from Caribbean (Punta Maroma, Mexico) and Indo-Pacific (Hoga and Sampela, Indonesia) reefs were determined. Analysis of pyrosequencing libraries showed th...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： McKew BA,Dumbrell AJ,Daud SD,Hepburn L,Thorpe E,Mogensen L,Whitby C

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00