Spirosoma terrae sp. nov., Isolated from Soil from Jeju Island, Korea.

abstract：:A new cry gene (cry1Ca9) was cloned and sequenced from a Bacillus thuringiensis isolate native to Taiwan (G10-01A). The cry1C-type gene, designated cry1Ca9, consisted of an open reading frame of 3,567 bp, encoding a protein of 1,189 amino acid residues. The polypeptide has the deduced amino acid sequences predicting m...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Kao SS,Hsieh FC,Tzeng CC,Tsai YS

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first cloning and characterization of the gene katA, encoding the major catalase (KatA), from Xanthomonas is reported. A reverse genetic approach using a synthesized katA-specific DNA probe to screen a X. campestris pv. phaseoli genomic library was employed. A positively hybridizing clone designated pKat29 that co...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Chauvatcharin N,Vattanaviboon P,Switala J,Loewen PC,Mongkolsuk S

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contribution of host genetic backgrounds in the development of gastric microbiota has not been clearly defined. This study was aimed to characterize the biodiversity, structure and composition of gastric microbiota among twins. A total of four pairs of twins and eight unrelated individuals were enrolled in the study. ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Dong Q,Xin Y,Wang L,Meng X,Yu X,Lu L,Xuan S

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To present an overview of the existing epidemiological evidence regarding the occurrence of tinea gladiatorum in wrestlers and dermatophyte contamination in wrestling halls, five electronic databases including "PubMed," "Scopus," "Google Scholar," "Science Direct," and "Web of Science" were searched from inception to ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Kermani F,Moosazadeh M,Hosseini SA,Bandalizadeh Z,Barzegari S,Shokohi T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel leucine aminopeptidase was purified from a Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) culture. The purification stages included heating the concentrated supernatant to 65 degrees C for 90 min, anion-exchange chromatography by DEAE cellulose, and hydrophobic chromatography by phenyl Sepharose. The specific activi...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Cahan R,Hetzroni E,Nisnevitch M,Nitzan Y

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of non-tuberculous mycobacteria to form biofilms may allow for their increased resistance to currently used biocides in medical and industrial settings. This study examines the biofilm growth of Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium marinum, using the MBEC trade mark assay system, and compares the susc...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Bardouniotis E,Ceri H,Olson ME

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequences of 16S rDNAs (coding for the small subunit ribosomal RNAs) were used to identify Xylella fastidiosa, a nutritionally fastidious plant pathogenic bacterium. The near-complete 16S rDNAs from nine strains of Xyl. fastidiosa, including seven pathotypes and one strain of Xanthomonas campestris pv. ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Chen J,Banks D,Jarret RL,Chang CJ,Smith BJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modification is described of the plate method for the detection of microorganisms with overall cellulolytic activity, including those like Cytophaga, in which the activity is cell bound. Within a few days of incubation colonies of cellulose-degrading bacteria formed holes in discs of lens paper placed on freshly ino...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Volokita M,Abeliovich A,Soares MI

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erwinia amylovora causes fire blight of apple, pear, and other members of the Rosaceae family. The enzyme LuxS catalyzes the last step in the production of autoinducer-2 (AI-2), a molecule implicated with quorum sensing in many bacterial species. It is now well recognized that LuxS also plays a central role in sulfur ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Gao Y,Song J,Hu B,Zhang L,Liu Q,Liu F

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel virulent phage, vB_KpnP_IME337, isolated from a hospital sewage in Beijing, China, that infects carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae KN2 capsular type was identified and characterized. Next-generation sequencing and genome analysis revealed that vB_KpnP_IME337 had a linear double-stranded genome with a l...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Gao M,Wang C,Qiang X,Liu H,Li P,Pei G,Zhang X,Mi Z,Huang Y,Tong Y,Bai C

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alkaline phosphatase (phoA) gene from Zymomonas mobilis was isolated in Escherichia coli CC118 by use of the plasmid Bluescript KS+. The origin of the 6.4-kb DNA fragment in pZAP1 from the chromosome of Z. mobilis was confirmed by Southern blotting and hybridization studies. The Z. mobilis phoA gene was localized a...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Karunakaran T,Gunasekaran P

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 11.2-kb fragment containing the ectABC genes of the biosynthetic pathway of ectoine from the Gram-positive, moderately halophilic bacterium Halobacillus dabanensis D-8(T) was obtained by inverse polymerase chain reaction. Subsequently, the entire ectABC cluster was cloned and analyzed. It revealed that the intergeni...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Zhao B,Lu W,Yang L,Zhang B,Wang L,Yang SS

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The commencement of intracellular protease synthesis was studied by gelatin zymography in Bacillus thuringiensis ( Btk) HD1, Btk HD73, and a protease-deficient mutant Btk-q derived from the former strain. By gelatin zymography, a 92-kDa protease was detected first at 3 h of sporulation, which continued until 48 h, whe...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Reddy YC,Venkateswerlu G

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microorganisms that colonize plants require a number of hydrolytic enzymes to help degrade the cell wall. The maize endophyte Acremonium zeae was surveyed for production of extracellular enzymes that hydrolyze cellulose and hemicellulose. The most prominent enzyme activity in cell-free culture medium from A. zeae NRRL...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Bischoff KM,Wicklow DT,Jordan DB,de Rezende ST,Liu S,Hughes SR,Rich JO

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 102 lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were isolated from three different coffee farms in Taiwan. These isolates were classified and identified by the restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and sequencing of 16S ribosomal DNA. Heterofermentative Leuconostoc, and Weissella species were the most common LAB...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Leong KH,Chen YS,Pan SF,Chen JJ,Wu HC,Chang YC,Yanagida F

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protease production by Streptomyces sp. 594 was obtained after submerged fermentation (SF) and solid-state fermentation (SSF) using feather meal (FM) and corn steep liquor (CSL) as sole sources of carbon and nitrogen. Enzyme productions were 13.4 U ml(-1) in SF and 21.5 U g(-1) in SSF; these values were approximately ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： De Azeredo LA,De Lima MB,Coelho RR,Freire DM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single strain, designated BF49(T), was isolated from a biofilm of a tufa deposit from the Westerhöfer rivulet, Lower Saxony, Germany. The G+C content of the genomic DNA of strain BF49(T) was 69 mol% and the predominant ubiquinone was Q-8. Major fatty acids were C(16:1)omega7c/15 iso 2OH and C(16:0). Comparative 16S ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Stackebrandt E,Frühling A,Cousin S,Brambilla E,Lünsdorf H,Verbarg S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cluster of genes encoding components of the progenitor botulinum neurotoxin complex has been mapped and cloned in Clostridium botulinum type G strain ATCC 27322. Determination of the nucleotide sequence of the region has revealed open reading frames encoding nontoxic components of the complex, upstream of the gene...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Bhandari M,Campbell KD,Collins MD,East AK

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine parvovirus (PPV) can cause reproductive failure in swine, resulting in economic losses to the industry. Antiviral effects of diammonium glycyrrhizinate (DG) have been reported on several animal viruses; however, to date it has yet to be tested on PPV. In this study, the antiviral activity of DG on swine testis...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Li P,Zou H,Ren Y,Zarlenga DS,Ren X

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bacterium that tested positive with antibodies specific for Escherichia coli O157 was isolated from beef during routine screening procedures. The bacterium was identified as E. fergusonii by biochemical testing and partial sequencing of 16S rRNA. The isolate was tested for the presence of genes encoding Shiga toxins...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Fegan N,Barlow RS,Gobius KS

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella and amebae populations in 16 cooling towers were challenged with three commercially available biocide formulations. The active agents were: a chlorinated phenolic thioether (CPTE), bromo-nitro-propane-diol (BNPD), and bromo-chloro-dimethylhydantoin (BCD, in briquette form). The towers were dosed with these ...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Bentham RH,Broadbent CR

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine domestic wine samples collected from a Japanese winery were examined for the presence of fumonisin B1 (FB1), fumonisin B2 (FB2), and fumonisin B3 (FB3), as well as ochratoxin A (OTA) and ochratoxin B (OTB). Wine samples spiked with 13C-labeled internal standards (13C34-FB1 and 13C20-OTA) were diluted with phospha...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Nakagawa H,Hashimoto R,Matsuo Y,Sago Y,Yokoyama K,Takahashi H

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To isolate a naturally occurring novel Bacillus thuringiensis strain, we investigated the distribution, toxicity, morphology, H serotype, and gene type of B. thuringiensis from residue samples of granary in Korea. A total of 163 B. thuringiensis isolates out of 411 samples producing spore and crystal were obtained. In...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Kim HS,Lee DW,Woo SD,Yu YM,Kang SK

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An exopolysaccharide (EPS-I) having the molecular weight ~ 2.6 × 105 Da, was isolated from a Zinc resistant strain of Enterococcus faecalis from costal area. The exopolysaccharide consists of D-mannose, D-glucose, and L-fucose in molar ratio of 9:4:1. The monosaccharide units in the EPS-1 were determined through chemi...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Choudhuri I,Khanra K,Pariya P,Maity GN,Mondal S,Pati BR,Bhattacharyya N

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between 16S rRNA gene sequence-derived phylogeny and the bacterial production of diterpenoids from 18 isolates of marine bacteria belonging to the genus Saprospira was determined. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of the PCR amplified 16S rRNA genes of these isolates indicated f...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Mincer TJ,Spyere A,Jensen PR,Fenical W

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bacterium capable of utilizing p-cresol as sole source of carbon and energy was isolated from soil and identified as a Bacillus species. The organism also utilized phenol, o-cresol, m-cresol, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, and gentisic acid as growth substrates. The organism degraded p-cresol to 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, which...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Tallur PN,Megadi VB,Kamanavalli CM,Ninnekar HZ

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amino acid residues in the active site of quinoline 2-oxidoreductase (Qor) that are deemed important for substrate binding and turnover were replaced by site-directed mutagenesis. The apparent k(cat) values for quinoline were reduced 2.4-, 38-, 40-, and 199-fold in the protein variants QorA259G, QorW331G, QorV373A, an...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Purvanov V,Fetzner S

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth-inhibitory effect of 23 carbohydrate monoesters synthesized by lipases and proteases were assayed to obtain antibacterial agents that suppress the cell growth of Streptococcus mutans. Among the carbohydrate esters synthesized, galactose and fructose laurates showed the highest growth-inhibitory effect, whil...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Watanabe T,Katayama S,Matsubara M,Honda Y,Kuwahara M

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine phage isolates infectious for Vibrio vulnificus and falling into four morphological groups were isolated from estuarine waters collected in Louisiana. Of the 60 V. vulnificus strains tested, 87% were susceptible to one or more of the isolates. With the exception of V. fluvialis, Vibrio species other than vulnific...

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Pelon W,Siebeling RJ,Simonson J,Luftig RB

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Putative penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) were identified in the genome of the Burkholderia cenocepacia strain J2315 based on homology to E. coli PBPs. The three sequences identified as homologs of E. coli PBP1a, BCAL2021, BCAL0274, and BCAM2632, were cloned and expressed as His(6)-tagged fusion proteins in E. coli....

journal_title：Current microbiology

authors： Specht KM,Sheetz KH,Alexander CM,Lamech LT,O'Connor LH,Walker DM,Stevenson HP

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00