Various Enterotoxin and Other Virulence Factor Genes Widespread Among Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis Strains.

abstract：:Areca nut (AN) chewing is a habit in many countries in Central, Southern, and Southeast Asia. It is strongly associated with the occurrence of oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal cancer as well as systemic inflammation. However, the association between AN intake and the development of gastric lesions has not yet been ide...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Lee J,Gunawardhana ND,Jang S,Choi YH,Illeperuma RP,Kim A,Su H,Hong YA,Kim JH,Kim J,Jung DW,Cha IH,Bak EJ,Cha JH

更新日期：2016-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactic acid bacteria that accumulated gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in culture medium were screened to identify strains with high GABA-producing ability. One strain, MS, which was isolated from kimchi, showed the highest GABA-producing ability among the screened strains. MS was identified as Lactobacillus buchneri ba...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Cho YR,Chang JY,Chang HC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commercial application of laccase is often hampered by insufficient enzyme stocks, with very low yields obtained from natural sources. This study aimed to improve laccase production by mutation of a Coriolopsis gallica strain and to determine the biological properties of the mutant. The high-yield laccase strain C. ga...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Xu X,Feng L,Han Z,Luo S,Wu A,Xie J

更新日期：2016-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a total of 58 different kinds of nuruk (a traditional Korean fermentation starter) were prepared, including 46 kinds of restored nuruk from ancient documents. Each nuruk was evaluated by analysis of its saccharification power, and the enzyme activities of glucoamylase, α-amylase, β-amylase, protease, an...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Lee JE,Lee AR,Kim H,Lee E,Kim TW,Shin WC,Kim JH

更新日期：2017-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel antifungal protein produced by the fungal strain Penicillium citrinum W1, which was isolated from a Southwest Indian Ocean sediment sample, was purified and characterized. The culture supernatant of P. citrinum W1 inhibited the mycelial growth of some plant pathogenic fungi. After saturation of P. citrinum W1 ...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Wen C,Guo W,Chen X

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isozyme and protein electrophoresis data from mycelial extracts of 27 isolates of Trichoderma harzianum, 10 isolates of T. aureoviride and 10 isolates of T. longibrachiatum from Southern Peninsular Malaysia were investigated. The eight enzyme and a single protein pattern systems were analyzed. Three isozyme and total ...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Siddiquee S,Tan SG,Yusof UK

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cycloisomaltooligosaccharide glucanotransferase (CITase) was isolated from alkaliphilic Paenibacillus daejeonensis via an amino acid homology search for the reported CITase. The recombinant alkaliphilic CITase (PDCITase) from P. daejeonensis was expressed in an Escherichia coli expression system and purified as a sing...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Yang SJ,Ko JA,Kim HS,Jo MH,Lee HN,Park BR,Kim Y

更新日期：2018-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is a major threat to the shrimp farming industry and so far there is no effective therapy for it, and thus early diagnostic of WSSV is of great importance. However, at the early stage of infection, the extremely low-abundance of WSSV DNA challenges the detection sensitivity and accurac...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Pan X,Zhang Y,Sha X,Wang J,Li J,Dong P,Liang X

更新日期：2017-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding α-L-arabinofuranosidase (AFase) from Paenibacillus sp. DG-22 was cloned, sequenced, and expressed in Escherichia coli. The AFase gene (abfA) comprises a 1,509 bp open reading frame encoding 502 amino acids with a molecular mass of 56,520 daltons. The deduced amino acid sequence of the gene shows that...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Lee SH,Lee YE

更新日期：2014-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The roles of conserved amino acid residues (Val329-Ala330- Asn331-Glu332), constituting an extra sugar-binding space (ESBS) of Thermus maltogenic amylase (ThMA), were investigated by combinatorial saturation mutagenesis. Various ThMA mutants were firstly screened on the basis of starch hydrolyzing activity and their e...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Oh SW,Jang MU,Jeong CK,Kang HJ,Park JM,Kim TJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An efficient and simple fermentation process was developed for the production of gamma-amminobutyric acid (GABA) by Lactobacillus sakei B2-16. When the L. sakei B2-16 was cultivated in the rice bran extracts medium containing 4% sucrose, 1% yeast extract and 12% monosodium glutamate, the maximum GABA concentration rea...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Kook MC,Seo MJ,Cheigh CI,Pyun YR,Cho SC,Park H

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the fermentative production of 1,3-propanediol under high substrate concentrations, accumulation of intracellular 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde will cause premature cessation of cell growth and glycerol consumption. Discovery of oxidoreductases that can convert 3- hydroxypropionaldehyde to 1,3-propanediol using NADP...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Ma CW,Zhang L,Dai JY,Xiu ZL

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Gram-positive and endospore-forming strain, JH8T, was isolated from deep-sea sediment and identified as a member of the genus Paenibacillus on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence and phenotypic analyses. According to a phylogenetic analysis, the most closely related species was Paenibacillus wynnii LMG 22176T (96.9%...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Choi JH,Im WT,Yoo JS,Lee SM,Moon DS,Kim HJ,Rhee SK,Roh DH

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, there has been no employment of a magnetoelastic (ME) biosensor method to detect Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in soil. The ME biosensor method needs to be investigated and modified for its successful performance. The filtration method, cation-exchange resin method, and combinations of both methods ...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Park MK,Chin BA

更新日期：2016-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Communication between endothelial cells (ECs) and smooth muscle cells (SMCs) via miR-143/145 clusters is vital to vascular stability. Previous research demonstrates that miR-143/145 released from ECs can regulate SMC proliferation and migration. In addition, a recent study has found that SMCs also have the capability ...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Wang W,Yang Y,Wang Y,Pang L,Huang J,Tao H,Sun X,Liu C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Codium fragile is an edible seaweed in Asian countries that has been used as a thrombolytic, anticoagulant, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immune-stimulatory agent. Ginseng has also been known to maintain immune homeostasis and to regulate the immune system via enhancing resistance to diseases and microorganisms....

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Kim JE,Monmai C,Rod-In W,Jang AY,You SG,Lee SM,Park WJ

更新日期：2019-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The production and characterization of an active recombinant N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase (GALNS) in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) has been previously reported. In this study, the effect of the signal peptide (SP), inducer concentration, process scale, and operational mode (batch and semi-continuous) on GALN...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Hernández A,Velásquez O,Leonardi F,Soto C,Rodríguez A,Lizaraso L,Mosquera Á,Bohórquez J,Coronado A,Espejo Á,Sierra R,Sánchez OF,Alméciga-Díaz CJ,Barrera LA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethyl (S)-3-hydroxy-3-(2-thienyl)propanoate((S)-HEES)acts as a key chiral intermediate for the blockbuster antidepressant drug duloxetine, which canbe achieved viathe stereoselective bioreduction ofethyl 3-oxo-3-(2-thienyl) propanoate (KEES) that containsa 3-oxoacyl structure.The sequences of the short-chain dehydroge...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Ren ZQ,Liu Y,Pei XQ,Wu ZL

更新日期：2019-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop a natural fungicide against Botrytis cinerea and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, a total of 25 essential oils were tested for their fumigant activity against post-harvest pathogens. The vaporous phases of oils were treated to each fungus on potato dextrose agar medium in half-plate separated Petri plates at...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Lee SO,Park IK,Choi GJ,Lim HK,Jang KS,Cho KY,Shin SC,Kim JC

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An intracellular lipase from Anoxybacillus flavithermus HBB 134 was purified to 7.4-fold. The molecular mass of the enzyme was found to be about 64 kDa. The maximum activity of the enzyme was at pH 9.0 and 50°C. The enzyme was stable between pH 6.0 and 11.0 at 25°C, 40°C, and 50°C for 24 h. The Km and Vmax of the enzy...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Bakir ZB,Metin K

更新日期：2016-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzymatic reaction system was developed and optimized for bioconversion of resveratrol from glucose. Liquid enzyme extracts were prepared from Alternaria sp. MG1, an endophytic fungus from grape, and used directly or after immobilization with sodium alginate. When the enzyme solution was used, efficient production ...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Che J,Shi J,Gao Z,Zhang Y

更新日期：2016-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the chromosome-encoded pcuRCAXB genes that are required for p-cresol degradation have been identified by using a newly constructed green fluorescent protein (GFP)-based promoter probe transposon in the long-chain alkylphenol degrader Pseudomonas alkylphenolia. The deduced amino acid sequences of the gen...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Cho AR,Lim EJ,Veeranagouda Y,Lee K

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been well known that the use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae can cause fungemia in critically ill patients and flavone shows an antimicrobial effect on S. cerevisiae. Therefore, we have investigated the activities of thirteen flavone analogues on S. cerevisiae in our studies. Because flavonoids including flavones h...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Young J,Park Y,Lee YU,Kim H,Shim YH,Ahn JH,Lim Y

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyester cloth (PC) was selected as a prospective inexpensive substitute separator material for microbial fuel cells (MFCs). PC was compared with a traditional Nafion proton exchange membrane (PEM) as an MFC separator by analyzing its physical and electrochemical properties. A single layer of PC showed higher mass tr...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Kim T,Kang S,Sung JH,Kang YK,Kim YH,Jang JK

更新日期：2016-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:To find alternative genetic resources for D-serine dehydratase (E.C. 4.3.1.18, dsdA) mediating the deamination of D-serine into pyruvate, metagenomic libraries were screened. The chromosomal dsdA gene of a wild-type Escherichia coli W3110 strain was disrupted by inserting the tetracycline resistance gene (tet), using ...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Lim MY,Lee HJ,Kim P

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that Tat-SOD can be directly transduced into mammalian cells and skin and acts as a potential therapeutic protein in various diseases. To isolate the compound that can enhance the transduction efficiency of Tat-SOD, we screened a number of natural products. 3-O-[beta-D-Glucopyranosyl(1-->4)-alpha-...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Lee SH,Kim SY,Kim DW,Jang SH,Lim SS,Kwon HJ,Kang TC,Won MH,Kang IJ,Lee KS,Park J,Eum WS,Choi SY

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A xylanase-producing thermophilic strain, Geobacillus sp. TC-W7, was isolated from a hot spring in Yongtai (Fuzhou, China). Subsequently, the xylanase gene that encoded 407 amino acids was cloned and expressed. The recombinant xylanase was purified by GST affinity chromatography and exhibited maximum activity at 75 de...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Liu B,Zhang N,Zhao C,Lin B,Xie L,Huang Y

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation was conducted on the enhancement of production and purification of an oxidant and SDS-stable alkaline protease (BHAP) secreted by an alkalophilic Bacillus horikoshii, which was screened from the body fluid of a unique Korean polychaeta (Periserrula leucophryna) living in the tidal mud flats of Kwangwh...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Joo HS,Choi JW

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficient L-lactic acid production from Jerusalem artichoke tubers by Lactobacillus casei G-02 using simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) in fed-batch culture is demonstrated. The kinetic analysis in the SSF signified that the inulinase activity was subjected to product inhibition, while the fermentati...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Ge XY,Qian H,Zhang WG

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Haematococcus pluvialis strain isolated from the ruins of Ephesus in Turkey was investigated as regards its adaptation to laboratory conditions and maximum growth rate. In the first stage of the experiment, the growth of H. pluvialis was compared in common culture media. Furthermore, in an effort to minimize the cul...

journal_title：Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Dalay MC,Imamoglu E,Demirel Z

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00