A patatin-like protein associated with the polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) granules of Haloferax mediterranei acts as an efficient depolymerase in the degradation of native PHA.

abstract：:Volume 61, no. 12, p. 4505, Introduction, column 1, line 13, and column 2, line 5: reference 19, which refers to a toxicity test based on the inhibition of (beta)-glucuronidase, not (beta)-galactosidase, in E. coli, should not be cited. [This corrects the article on p. 4505 in vol. 61.]. ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Van Poucke SO,Nelis HJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The basidiomycetous genus Wallemia is an active inhabitant of hypersaline environments, and it has recently been described as comprising three halophilic and xerophilic species: Wallemia ichthyophaga, Wallemia muriae, and Wallemia sebi. Considering the important protective role the fungal cell wall has under fluctuati...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Kralj Kuncic M,Kogej T,Drobne D,Gunde-Cimerman N

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of a suitable substrate for the cultivation of the common white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, is referred to as composting. High microbiological activity causes temperatures of the composting material to rise as high as 80 degrees C. At stacking, an optimal oxygen consumption rate of 140 mumol of ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Derikx PJ,Op Den Camp HJ,van der Drift C,Van Griensven LJ,Vogels GD

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmodium falciparum, in addition to scavenging essential fatty acids from its intra- and intercellular environments, possesses a functional complement of type II fatty acid synthase (FAS) enzymes targeted to the apicoplast organelle. Recent evidence suggests that products of the plasmodial FAS II system may be criti...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Du Y,Gisselberg JE,Johnson JD,Lee PJ,Prigge ST,Bachmann BO

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:beta-d-Mannanase from Bacillus pumilus was purified into two components, A and B, which exhibited homogeneity on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. These components had molecular weights of 55,000 (A) and 37,000 (B); carbohydrate contents of 15.3% (A) and 7.2% (B); specific activities of 78 (A) and 1,616 (B) U/mg; pH...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Araujo A,Ward OP

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of viruses in marine microbial ecology has been established over the past decade. Specifically, viruses influence bacterial abundance and community composition through lysis and alter bacterial genetic diversity through transduction and lysogenic conversion. By contrast, the abundance and distribution o...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Williamson KE,Radosevich M,Wommack KE

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in anoxic waters and sediments are the major producers of methylmercury in aquatic systems. Although a considerable amount of work has addressed the environmental factors that control methylmercury formation and the conditions that control bioavailability of inorganic mercury to SRB, li...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Ekstrom EB,Morel FM,Benoit JM

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The yeast Torulaspora delbrueckii, which propagates as a haploid, was made into a diploid by treatment with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) on the regeneration of protoplasts. The diploid state was stably inherited; the cell volume was three times that of the parent strain and the cellular DNA content was two times that of ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Sasaki T,Ohshima Y

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterial host range of coliphage P1 was extented by using the heat-inducible phage P1clr100KM. A gene for kanamycin resistance was transferred from Escherichia coli to members of the family Enterobacteriaceae and some other genera of gram-negative bacteria. P1 phage was produced by thermal induction from the lyso...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Murooka Y,Harada T

更新日期：1979-10-01 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：:The presence and activities of urease genes were investigated in 49 clinical, food, and environmental Bacillus cereus isolates. Ten strains were shown to have urease genes, with eight of these strains showing growth on urea as the sole nitrogen source. Two of the urease-positive strains, including the sequenced strain...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Mols M,Abee T

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In acetic acid fermentation by Acetobacter aceti, the acetic acid produced inhibits the production of acetic acid by this microorganism. To alleviate this inhibitory effect, we developed an electrodialysis fermentation method such that acetic acid is continuously removed from the broth. The fermentation unit has a com...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Nomura Y,Iwahara M,Hongo M

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nprA gene, encoding Bacillus thuringiensis neutral protease A, was cloned by the use of gene-specific oligonucleotides. The size of neutral protease A deduced from the nprA sequence was 566 amino acids (60,982 Da). The cloned nprA gene was partially deleted in vitro, and the deleted allele, designated nprA3, was u...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Donovan WP,Tan Y,Slaney AC

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole cells of the parent strain of Beijerinckia, grown with succinate and biphenyl, oxidized dibenzo-p-dioxin and several chlorinated dioxins. The rate of oxidation of the chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins decreased with an increasing degree of chlorine substitution. A mutant strain (B8/36) of Beijerinckia oxidized diben...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Klecka GM,Gibson DT

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soils contain a tangle of minerals, water, nutrients, gases, plant roots, decaying organic matter, and microorganisms which work together to cycle nutrients and support terrestrial plant growth. Most soil microorganisms live in periodically interconnected communities closely associated with soil aggregates, i.e., smal...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Wilpiszeski RL,Aufrecht JA,Retterer ST,Sullivan MB,Graham DE,Pierce EM,Zablocki OD,Palumbo AV,Elias DA

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing evidence that anthropogenic sources of antibiotics and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria can spill over into natural ecosystems, raising questions about the role wild animals play in the emergence, maintenance, and dispersal of antibiotic resistance genes. In particular, we lack an understanding of how...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Miller EA,Johnson TJ,Omondi G,Atwill ER,Isbell LA,McCowan B,VanderWaal K

更新日期：2018-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellulase and xylanase cDNAs were isolated from a cDNA library of the polycentric anaerobic fungus Orpinomyces sp. strain PC-2 constructed in Escherichia coli. The cellulase cDNA (celB) was 1.8 kb long with an open reading frame (ORF) coding for a polypeptide of 471 amino acids, and the xylanase cDNA (xynA) was 1.2 kb...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Li XL,Chen H,Ljungdahl LG

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our goal was to develop a field soil biodegradation assay using (13)C-labeled compounds and identify the active microorganisms by analyzing 16S rRNA genes in soil-derived (13)C-labeled DNA. Our biodegradation approach sought to minimize microbiological artifacts caused by physical and/or nutritional disturbance of soi...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Padmanabhan P,Padmanabhan S,DeRito C,Gray A,Gannon D,Snape JR,Tsai CS,Park W,Jeon C,Madsen EL

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The filter exclusion method was used to isolate Frankia strains from Myrica pennsylvanica (bayberry) root nodules collected at diverse sites in New Jersey. A total of 16 isolates from five locations were cultured. The isolates were characterized by morphological, chemical, physiological, and plant infectivity criteria...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Bloom RA,Lechevalier MP,Tate RL 3rd

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) serotype B (BoNT/B) is one of the serotypes of BoNT that causes deadly human botulism, though it is used clinically for treatment of many neuromuscular diseases. BoNT/B is produced by Clostridium botulinum, and it is secreted along with a group of neurotoxin-associated proteins (NAPs) in th...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Wang HH,Riding S,Lindo P,Singh BR

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA sequence of a 359-bp fragment of nifH was determined for the heterocystous strains Anabaena sp. strain CA (ATCC 33047), Nostoc muscorum UTEX 1933, a Nostoc sp., Gloeothece sp. strain ATCC 27152, Lyngbya lagerheimii UTEX 1930, and Plectonema boryanum IU 594. Results confirmed that the DNA sequence of the 359-bp...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Ben-Porath J,Zehr JP

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sedimentary bacterial isolate has been shown to contain trans-monounsaturated fatty acids (6% of the total fatty acids). The ratio of trans- to cis-acids in this isolate was in the range 3.2 to 7.6. The identification of trans-monounsaturated acids in a marine bacterium implied that the trans-acids which have been r...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Gillan FT,Johns RB,Verheyen TV,Volkman JK,Bavor HJ

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The significance of dissolved combined amino acids (DCAA), dissolved free amino acids (DFAA), and dissolved DNA (D-DNA) as sources of C and N for marine bacteria in batch cultures with variable substrate C/N ratios was studied. Glucose, ammonium, alanine, and phosphate were added to the cultures to produce C/N ratios ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Jørgensen NO,Kroer N,Coffin RB

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a PCR detection method that selectively recognizes a single biological control agent and demonstrated that universally primed PCR (UP-PCR) can identify strain-specific markers. Antagonistic strains of Clonostachys rosea (syn. Gliocladium roseum) were screened by UP-PCR, and a strain-specific marker was id...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Bulat SA,Lübeck M,Alekhina IA,Jensen DF,Knudsen IM,Lübeck PS

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthrobacter aurescens strain TC1 metabolizes atrazine to cyanuric acid via TrzN, AtzB, and AtzC. The complete sequence of a 160-kb bacterial artificial chromosome clone indicated that trzN, atzB, and atzC are linked on the A. aurescens genome. TrzN, AtzB, and AtzC were shown to be functional in Escherichia coli. Hybr...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Sajjaphan K,Shapir N,Wackett LP,Palmer M,Blackmon B,Tomkins J,Sadowsky MJ

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial signaling is an important part of community life, but little is known about the signal transduction pathways of the as-yet-uncultured members of microbial communities. To address this gap, we aimed to identify genes directing the synthesis of signals in uncultured bacteria associated with the midguts of gyps...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Guan C,Ju J,Borlee BR,Williamson LL,Shen B,Raffa KF,Handelsman J

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of acetic acid by Clostridium thermoaceticum was studied by using batch fermentations. In a pH-controlled fermentation with sodium hydroxide (pH 6.9), this organism was able to produce 56 g of acetic acid per liter. On the other hand, when the pH was not controlled and was decreased during fermentation ...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Wang G,Wang DI

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inactivation (loss of culturability) by sunlight of enterococci and fecal coliforms within sewage effluent diluted in seawater was investigated in field experiments. In most experiments, 500-ml flasks of pure silica were used to confine activated sludge effluent diluted to 2% (vol/vol) in seawater. Inactivation of bac...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Davies-Colley RJ,Bell RG,Donnison AM

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Cry2Aa3 gene was introduced into asporogenic Bacillus thuringiensis, and the synthesized protoxin killed Bombyx mori and Lymantria dispar larvae. Chymotrypsin hydrolyzed the linkages between 49Tyr/Val50 and 145Lys/Ser146 in the protoxin, and 50- and 58-kDa fragments were generated, respectively. Both peptides kill...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Ohsawa M,Tanaka M,Moriyama K,Shimazu M,Asano S,Miyamoto K,Haginoya K,Mitsui T,Kouya T,Taniguchi M,Hori H

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MICRO-ID LISTERIA system, designed to identify Listeria isolates to species level within 24 h, was compared with conventional biochemical identification. MICRO-ID LISTERIA used in combination with the CAMP test correctly identified 409 (98.8%) of 414 strains isolated from human, animal, food, and environmental sou...

journal_title：Applied and environmental microbiology

authors： Bannerman E,Yersin MN,Bille J

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00