Characterization of a Bacillus thuringiensis chitinase that binds to cellulose and chitin.

abstract：:Lactobacillus panis strain PM1 is an obligatory heterofermentative and aerotolerant microorganism that also produces 1,3-propanediol from glycerol. This study investigated the metabolic responses of L. panis PM1 to oxidative stress under aerobic conditions. Growth under aerobic culture triggered an early entrance of L...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Kang TS,Korber DR,Tanaka T

更新日期：2013-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Wolves (Canis lupus) and their domesticated and close relatives, dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), have great differences in their diets and living environments. To the best of our knowledge, the fundamental question of how the abundance and function of the gut microbiota of domestic dogs evolved to adapt to the changes ...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Lyu T,Liu G,Zhang H,Wang L,Zhou S,Dou H,Pang B,Sha W,Zhang H

更新日期：2018-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of varying concentrations of the nitrogen source on the growth kinetics, lipid accumulation, lipid and DHA productivity, and fatty acid composition of C. cohnii was elucidated. Growth of C. cohnii was in three distinct growth stages: cell growth, lipid accumulation and a final lipid turnover stage. Most of ...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Safdar W,Shamoon M,Zan X,Haider J,Sharif HR,Shoaib M,Song Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mixotrophic cultivation is a potential approach to produce microalgal biomass that can be used as raw materials for renewable biofuels and animal feed, although using a suitable, cost-effective organic carbon source is crucial. Here, we used a Box-Behnken design with three factors, the glucose and sodium acetate conce...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Silva HR,Prete CEC,Zambrano F,de Mello VH,Tischer CA,Andrade DS

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High temperature causes ubiquitous environmental stress to microorganisms, but studies have not fully explained whether and to what extent heat shock would affect genome stability. Hence, this study explored heat-shock-induced genomic alterations in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Using genetic screening systems a...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Shen L,Wang YT,Tang XX,Zhang K,Wang PM,Sui Y,Zheng DQ

更新日期：2020-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The bioprospection for cellulase and protease producers is a promise strategy for the discovery of potential biocatalysts for use in hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials as well as proteic residues. These enzymes can increment and turn viable the production of second generation ethanol from different and alternativ...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： da Cruz Ramos GF,Ramos PL,Passarini MRZ,Vieira Silveira MA,Okamoto DN,de Oliveira LCG,Zezzo LV,Marem A,Santos Rocha RC,da Cruz JB,Juliano L,de Vasconcellos SP

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utilization of inoculants containing Azospirillum is becoming more popular due to increasing reports of expressive gains in grain yields. However, incompatibility with pesticides used in seed treatments represents a main limitation for a successful inoculation. Therefore, in this study we searched for alternatives...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Fukami J,Nogueira MA,Araujo RS,Hungria M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the aim to develop biocatalysts for enhanced hydrolysis of (hemi)cellulose into monosaccharides, random diversity by directed evolution was introduced in the gene coding for the endo-β-1,4-glucanase from Streptomyces sp. G12 which had been recombinantly expressed in Escherichia coli and named rCelStrep. The main ...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Cecchini DA,Pepe O,Pennacchio A,Fagnano M,Faraco V

更新日期：2018-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethanol extract of cell mass of Serratia marcescens strain N4-5, when applied as a treatment to cucumber seed, has been shown to provide control of the oomycete soil-borne plant pathogen Pythium ultimum equivalent to that provided by a seed-treatment chemical pesticide in some soils. Two dominant compounds in this ext...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Roberts DP,Selmer K,Lupitskyy R,Rice C,Buyer JS,Maul JE,Lakshman DK,DeSouza J

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Nigella A, also named Sieboldianoside A, has been extracted from many kinds of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), such as Nigella glandulifera, Stauntonia chinensis DC., and the leaves of Acanthopanax sieboldianus. Nigella A exhibited potential analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, and antioxidant activities. How...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Hu X,Xu N,Yang X,Hu X,Zheng Y,Zhang Q

更新日期：2020-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study the aromatic nanocolloids (CANCs) are synthesized using the noble metal silver by using Citronella extract and confirmed through physio chemical analysis. The synthesised CANCs were evaluated for its antimicrobial activity and antibiofilm activity against pathogenic biofilm forming E. coli. In addition, ...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Soundhararajan R,Mohamed Sheik Meeran SAF,Prakash SP,Mohammad W,Kandasamy R,Srinivasan H

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Mathematical models have been used from growth kinetic simulation to gen regulatory networks prediction for B. thuringiensis culture. However, this culture is a time dependent dynamic process where cells physiology suffers several changes depending on the changes in the cell environment. Therefore, through its culture...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Navarro-Mtz AK,Pérez-Guevara F

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) was used for comprehensive metabolomic fingerprinting of vanilla fruits prepared from the curing process. In this study, the metabolic changes of vanilla pods and vanilla beans were characterized using MS-based metabolomics to elucidate the biosynthesis ...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Gu F,Chen Y,Hong Y,Fang Y,Tan L

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we demonstrate that the antimicrobial activity of L. plantarum PBS067 strain against antagonist microorganisms was mediated by the production of a bacteriocin-like compound secreted at the stationary phase of the growth. The novel bacteriocin-like compound, designed plantaricin P1053, was identified by ...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： De Giani A,Bovio F,Forcella M,Fusi P,Sello G,Di Gennaro P

更新日期：2019-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The strain Y1, with a notably high production of neutral protease, was isolated from naturally fermented broad beans and subsequently identified as Aspergillus oryzae, through the analysis of its morphology characteristics and 18S rDNA sequence. Naturally fermented broad beans are the main raw material in Sichuan broa...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Ao XL,Yu X,Wu DT,Li C,Zhang T,Liu SL,Chen SJ,He L,Zhou K,Zou LK

更新日期：2018-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Wheat bran is an effective raw material for preparation xylooligosaccharides; however, current research mainly focuses on alkali extraction and enzymatic hydrolysis methods. Since ester bonds are destroyed during the alkali extraction process, xylanase and arabinofuranosidase are mainly used to hydrolyze xylooligosacc...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Zhang Y,Yang H,Yu X,Kong H,Chen J,Luo H,Bai Y,Yao B

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Cordyceps militaris is a type of entomogenous fungi and has been widely used as a medicinal fungus in Asia. Cordycepin produced by C. militaris has also been found to protect the liver. Moreover, deep ocean water (DOW) was proven to increase the functional compounds of functional fungi-fermented products. However, the...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Hung YP,Wang JJ,Wei BL,Lee CL

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monascus pigments (MPs) with different color characteristics, produced by submerged fermentation of Monascus purpureus M9, have potential application in food industry. In the present study, the effects and regulatory mechanisms of ammonium nitrate (AN) on the color characteristics of MPs were investigated. The concent...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Chen D,Wang Y,Chen M,Fan P,Li G,Wang C

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal microorganisms have been shown to be important factors affecting the growth performance of pigs. Therefore, to investigate the effect of the intestinal microflora structure on the growth performance of pigs, samples from Duroc (n = 10), Landrace (n = 9) and Yorkshire (n = 21) pigs under the same diet and fe...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Li XJ,Wang M,Xue Y,Duan D,Li C,Han X,Wang K,Qiao R,Li XL

更新日期：2020-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen gas represents a promising alternative energy source to dwindling fossil fuel reserves, as it carries the highest energy per unit mass and its combustion results in the release of water vapour as only byproduct. The facultatively anaerobic thermophile Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius is able to produce hyd...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Mohr T,Aliyu H,Biebinger L,Gödert R,Hornberger A,Cowan D,de Maayer P,Neumann A

更新日期：2019-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), PHB, accumulating thermophilic strain MW9(T), isolated from an aerobic organic waste treatment plant, was characterized by detailed physiological and phylogenetic studies. The strain is a Gram-stain-negative, rod shaped, non-spore forming member of Alphaproteobacteria. It shows optimum gro...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Ibrahim MHA,Lebbe L,Willems A,Steinbüchel A

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the group II LEA (late embryogenesis abundant) proteins, dehydrins (DHNs) play an important role in plant growth and development, as well as in response to abiotic or biotic stress challenges. In this study, a DHN gene named CsLEA11 was identified and characterized from Cucumis sativus. Sequence analysis of CsLEA11...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Zhou Y,He P,Xu Y,Liu Q,Yang Y,Liu S

更新日期：2017-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was demonstrated with a coculture fermentation system using sugar beet pulp (SBP) as a carbon source combining the cellulose-degrading bacterium Clostridium cellulovorans with microbial flora of methane production (MFMP) for the direct conversion of cellulosic biomass to methane (CH4). The MFMP was taken fr...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Tomita H,Okazaki F,Tamaru Y

更新日期：2019-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapidly developing industry raises concerns about the environmental impacts of nanoparticles, but the effects of inorganic nanoparticles on bacterial community in wastewater treatment remain unclear. The present research assessed the impact of cerium oxide nanoparticles (nCeO) on the microbiome of activated sludge sys...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Kamika I,Tekere M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A reporter system was constructed to measure perturbations in the NADH/NAD(+) co-factor balance in yeast, by using the green fluorescent protein gene under the control of the GPD2 promoter that is induced under conditions of excess of NADH. High fluorescence levels were obtained in a glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Knudsen JD,Carlquist M,Gorwa-Grauslund M

更新日期：2014-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we report a novel protein elicitor from Bacillus subtilis BU412 which could cause hypersensitive response (HR) and systemic acquired resistance (SAR) in tobacco. The purification was executed by ion-exchange and size exclusion chromatography. The target band on SDS-PAGE was analyzed by mass spectrometry, and the...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Shen Y,Li J,Xiang J,Wang J,Yin K,Liu Q

更新日期：2019-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Trace metals are required in many cellular processes in bacteria but also induce toxic effects to cells when present in excess. As such, various forms of adaptive responses towards extracellular trace metal ions are essential for the survival and fitness of bacteria in their environment. A soil Pseudomonas putida, str...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Chong TM,Yin WF,Chen JW,Mondy S,Grandclément C,Faure D,Dessaux Y,Chan KG

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine circovirus type 3 (PCV3) is a novel circovirus identified in sows with PDNS-like clinical signs and reproductive failure. The capsid protein (CAP) of PCV3 is expected to be an effective vaccine candidate. Here, we expressed the original capsid protein, truncated capsid protein without anterior highly repetitiv...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Liu BY,Gao B,Liu MZ,Zhang TT,Liu BS,Chen ZL

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas putida KT2440 is a model bacteria used commonly for medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs) production using various substrates. However, despite many studies conducted on P. putida KT2440 strain, the molecular mechanisms of leading to mcl-PHAs synthesis in reaction to environmental stimuli ar...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Mozejko-Ciesielska J,Dabrowska D,Szalewska-Palasz A,Ciesielski S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：: In winemaking, nutrient supplementation is a common practice for optimising fermentation and producing quality wine. Nutritionally suboptimal grape juices are often enriched with nutrients in order to manipulate the production of yeast aroma compounds. Nutrients are also added to active dry yeast (ADY) rehydration me...

journal_title：AMB Express

authors： Winter G,Henschke PA,Higgins VJ,Ugliano M,Curtin CD

更新日期：2011-11-02 00:00:00