Intercellular communication by related bacterial protein toxins: colicins, contact-dependent inhibitors, and proteins exported by the type VI secretion system.

abstract：:The viability of probiotics is affected by several factors during manufacturing, storage and gastrointestinal tract passage. Protecting the probiotics from harmful conditions is particularly critical for oxygen sensitive species like Akkermansia muciniphila, a bacterium which recently has been proposed as a next-gener...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Marcial-Coba MS,Saaby L,Knøchel S,Nielsen DS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digital game-based learning (DGBL) is being used increasingly as an alternative learning tool to teach science in further and higher education. A variety of digital game formats currently exist for science learning, alongside diverse methods for their implementation and evaluation. This paper aims to provide a broad s...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Brown CL,Comunale MA,Wigdahl B,Urdaneta-Hartmann S

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yeast Cia2p is a component of the cytosolic Fe/S protein assembly (CIA) machinery. Initial studies of the CIA machinery were performed in yeast, but the precise role of Cia2p in this eukaryote is still unknown. We report that CIA2 deficiency results in impaired oxidative stress response, as evidenced by increased sens...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Zhao W,Zheng HZ,Niu YJ,Yuan Y,Fang BX,Liu YN,Cai LH,Zhou ZJ,Liu XG

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sequences of the epidermolytic toxins and V8 serine proteinase share about 25% identity, including the catalytic triad at the proteinase active centre. Here we have altered the putative ETA active-site serine-195 to glycine by site-directed mutagenesis. No epidermolytic activity was detected when up to 100-fold gr...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Redpath MB,Foster TJ,Bailey CJ

更新日期：1991-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Bordetella calmodulin-like protein was purified from culture supernatant fluid of B. pertussis, B. parapertussis and B. bronchiseptica by successive chromatography on hydroxyapatite, Toyopearl HW-50F and QAE-Toyopearl 550C columns. The purified calmodulin-like protein appeared to be homogeneous by SDS-polyacrylamide g...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Nagai M,Endoh M,Danbara H,Nakase Y

更新日期：1994-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Total dsRNA extractions in five killer K2 strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolated from spontaneous fermentations revealed the presence of a novel dsRNA fragment (which we named NS dsRNA) of approximately 1.30 kb, together with L and M2 dsRNAs. NS dsRNA appeared to be encapsidated in the same kind of viral particl...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Cansado J,Barros Velázquez J,Sieiro C,Gacto M,Villa TG

更新日期：1999-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based procedures of randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and repetitive element (RE)-based PCR were used to amplify total DNA prepared from each of 62 clinical Serratia marcescens isolates. Three different random primers, designated 1060, 1254 and 1283, were used individually i...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Patton TG,Katz S,Sobieski RJ,Crupper SS

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polyhydroxyalkanoic acid (PHA) synthase gene (phaCAc) of a species of Acinetobacter isolated from an activated sludge treatment plant was cloned by heterologous complementation in a poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) negative mutant of Alcaligenes eutrophus. Nucleotide sequence analysis of phaCAc revealed an open rea...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Schembri MA,Bayly RC,Davies JK

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio cholerae non-O1 strain N037 produced a hemolysin (NO37-Hly) which was antigenically similar to E1 Tor hemolysin (E1 Tor-Hly) but different in molecular size, hemolytic activity, and glucose binding capacity. In the gene encoding NO37-Hly, a 4-bp insertion into the structural gene for E1 Tor-Hly (hlyA) was found...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Honma Y,Yamamoto K,Iwanaga M

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sepsis caused by Vibrio vulnificus is characterized by an average incubation period of 26 h and a high mortality rate exceeding 50%. The fast growth and dissemination of V. vulnificus in vivo lead to poor clinical outcomes in patients. Therefore, elucidation of the proliferation mechanisms of this organism in vivo...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Kado T,Kashimoto T,Yamazaki K,Ueno S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium thermocellum, a Gram-positive, thermophilic anaerobe produces a highly active cellulase system. This system, termed the cellulosome, is a complex composed of at least 14-18 different types of components organized around a large, cellulose-binding protein. Combining recombinant DNA technology and protein bi...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Béguin P,Millet J,Aubert JP

更新日期：1992-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 401 enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 isolates from two experimentally infected calves were analyzed using molecular biological methods. Genetic differences detected by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis were observed between the inoculated and recovered strains as early as 1 day post inoculat...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Akiba M,Sameshima T,Nakazawa M

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of oxidoreduction potential (Eh) combined with acetic acid, NaCl and temperature on the growth, acidification, and membrane properties of Lactobacillus plantarum were studied. The culture medium was set at pH 5, and two different Eh values were adjusted using nitrogen (Eh = +350 mV) or hydrogen (Eh = -300 ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Ouvry A,Waché Y,Tourdot-Maréchal R,Diviès C,Cachon R

更新日期：2002-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Lineage-specific genes (LSGs) are defined as genes with sequences that are not significantly similar to those in any other lineage. LSGs have been proposed, and sometimes shown, to have significant effects in the evolution of biological function. In this study, two sets of Hanseniaspora spp. LSGs were identified by co...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Chen K,Tian Z,Chen P,He H,Jiang F,Long CA

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriophage M102 is a virulent siphophage that propagates in some serotype c Streptococcus mutans strains, but not in S. mutans of serotype e, f or k. The serotype of S. mutans is determined by the glucose side chain of rhamnose-glucose polysaccharide (RGP). Because the first step in the bacteriophage infection proc...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Shibata Y,Yamashita Y,van der Ploeg JR

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to core Cas proteins, CRISPR-Cas loci often encode ancillary proteins that modulate the activity of the respective effectors in interference. Subtype VI-B1 CRISPR-Cas systems encode the Csx27 protein that down-regulates the activity of Cas13b when the type VI-B locus is expressed in Escherichia coli. We sh...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Makarova KS,Gao L,Zhang F,Koonin EV

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent molecular approaches for the study of microbial communities such as PCR-cloning have enabled the detection and identification of as-yet-unculturable taxa. Cloning and sequencing of multiple samples is extremely laborious and expensive to perform thoroughly due to the large diversity involved. For this purpose, ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Gafan GP,Spratt DA

更新日期：2005-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary structure of a bacteriocin produced by Enterococcus hirae DCH5 was determined by combined amino acid and DNA sequencing. Nucleotide analysis of a 2838-bp DNA fragment of E. hirae DCH5 revealed five putative ORFs. The first orf (hirJM79) encodes a 74-amino-acid peptide containing an N-terminal signal peptid...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Sánchez J,Diep DB,Herranz C,Nes IF,Cintas LM,Hernández PE

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus subtilis cells must have cytochromes for growth and can synthesize cytochromes of a-, b-, c-, d-, and o-types. After a long lag, our knowledge of the structure, genetics and specific role for these cytochromes is now growing exponentially as the result of recent research. This progress is reviewed here and in...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： von Wachenfeldt C,Hederstedt L

更新日期：1992-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Marine viruses are the most abundant biological entity in the oceans, the majority of which infect bacteria and are known as bacteriophages. Yet, the bulk of bacteriophages form part of the vast uncultured dark matter of the microbial biosphere. In spite of the paucity of cultured marine bacteriophages, it is known th...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Perez Sepulveda B,Redgwell T,Rihtman B,Pitt F,Scanlan DJ,Millard A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae is an important plant pathogen which causes bacterial blight of rice. To facilitate genome studies of this bacterium, we have constructed a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) library of strain MAFF 311018. It consisted of 750 clones representing 16 genome equivalents, and had an insert...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Ochiai H,Inoue Y,Hasebe A,Kaku H

更新日期：2001-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report we describe and characterize two oligomer probes that are broadly homologous to conserved eubacterial 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequences not present in human 18 rRNA or human mitochondrial 12S rRNA. One or both of the probes can detect all of 23 phylogenetically diverse eubacterial nucleic acids against...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Chen K,Neimark H,Rumore P,Steinman CR

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the establishment of a diagnostic tool for mycobacterial species, a part of the dnaA gene was amplified and sequenced from clinically relevant 27 mycobacterial species as well as 49 clinical isolates. Sequence variability in the amplified segment of the dnaA gene allowed the differentiation of all species except f...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Mukai T,Miyamoto Y,Yamazaki T,Makino M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haloarchaea thrive under saline and hypersaline conditions and often dominate microbial communities in saltmarshes, salted lakes/soils and some oceanic areas. Some of the predominant species show denitrifying capabilities, although it remains unclear whether they are complete or partial denitrifiers. As complete denit...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Torregrosa-Crespo J,Bergaust L,Pire C,Martínez-Espinosa RM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequence of a 714-bp DNA fragment containing the enterotoxic Escherichia coli (ETEC) adhesive factor 8786 structural gene, designated nfaA, revealed an open reading frame of 498 bp encoding a polypeptide of 166 amino acids. Primer-extension experiments showed that the nfaA gene is within a single transc...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Aubel D,Darfeuille-Michaud A,Martin C,Joly B

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of microorganisms in natural environments are difficult to cultivate, but their genes can be studied via metagenome libraries. To enhance the chances that these genes become expressed we here report the construction of a broad-host-range plasmid vector (pRS44) for fosmid and bacterial artificial chromosom...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Aakvik T,Degnes KF,Dahlsrud R,Schmidt F,Dam R,Yu L,Völker U,Ellingsen TE,Valla S

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two different nucleic acid precursor utilization patterns were obtained for five avian isolates of Chlamydia psittaci. Three of the isolates behaved in a manner similar to that previously described, showing total dependency on the host cell for ribonucleoside triphosphates and being unable to utilize medium-supplied t...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： McClarty G,Fan H,Andersen AA

更新日期：1993-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA polymerase from the archaeon Pyrococcus abyssi strain Orsay was expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant DNA polymerase (Pab) was purified to homogeneity by heat treatment followed by 5 steps of chromatography and characterized for PCR applications. Buffer optimization experiments indicated that Pab PCR perf...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Dietrich J,Schmitt P,Zieger M,Preve B,Rolland JL,Chaabihi H,Gueguen Y

更新日期：2002-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:A collection of 45 epidemiologically unrelated Streptococcus agalactiae strains (group B Streptococcus, GBS), belonging to different serotypes, isolated from pregnant women in China and Russia was studied. Strains were characterized by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) employing hybridization with nine genes pot...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Dmitriev A,Hu YY,Shen AD,Suvorov A,Yang YH

更新日期：2002-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to generate highly specific serological reagents for the quantitative identification of Actinomyces naeslundii in clinical samples, in particular dental plaque. Balb/c mice were immunized with pasteurized human A. naeslundii strains representing different genospecies and serotypes. Ten hy...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Thurnheer T,Guggenheim B,Gmür R

更新日期：1997-05-15 00:00:00