Differential regulation of physiological activities by RcsB and OmpR in Yersinia enterocolitica.

abstract：:The genus Burkholderia comprises over 28 species and species-specific, recA-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are available for several species, but not for some soil-inhabiting species including B. fungorum. Previous analysis of several novel rhizospheric, environmental isolates belonging to the B. cepacia ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Chan CH,Stead DE,Coutts RH

更新日期：2003-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as one of the most pressing threats to public health. AMR evolution occurs in the clinic but also in the environment, where antibiotics and heavy metals can select and co-select for AMR. While the selective potential of both antibiotics and metals is increasingly well-charact...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Vos M,Sibleyras L,Lo LK,Hesse E,Gaze W,Klümper U

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A derivative of Staphylococcus simulans biovar staphylolyticus cured of all five plasmids present in the wild-type organism was developed, and the characteristics of extracellular protein production by this plasmidless strain were compared to those of the wild type. Although staphylolytic endopeptidase (lysostaphin) a...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Nitterauer JD,Heath HE,Heath LS,LeBlanc PA,Sloan GL

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group B streptococci (GBS) represent a very important group of human pathogens. So far little is known about the mechanisms by which these bacteria can cause disease and the bacterial factors involved. One putative virulence factor is the beta antigen of the C protein complex (Bac), which can bind to the Fc region of ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Kreikemeyer B,Jerlström PG

更新日期：1999-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The NH(2)-terminal amino acid sequence of L-threo-3-hydroxyaspartate dehydratase from Pseudomonas sp. T62 showed significant similarity to that of the SRY1 gene product of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (serine racemase in yeast). SRY1 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli, and the gene product was purified and parti...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Wada M,Nakamori S,Takagi H

更新日期：2003-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The enteric microogranisms Salmonella, Escherichia coli and Shigella flexneri prefer to grow in neutral pH environments. They nevertheless experience dramatic pH fluctuations in nature and during pathogenesis. In response to environmental encounters with acid, these organisms have evolved complex, inducible acid survi...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Bearson S,Bearson B,Foster JW

更新日期：1997-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofilms present complex assemblies of micro-organisms attached to surfaces. they are dynamic structures in which various metabolic activities and interactions between the component cells occur. When phage come in contact with biofilms, further interactions occur dependent on the susceptibility of the biofilm bacteria...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Sutherland IW,Hughes KA,Skillman LC,Tait K

更新日期：2004-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Rifampicin is a principal drug used to combat infections by mycobacteria and related organisms. Most strains of Mycobacterium are able to inactivate this antibiotic by ribosylation via an ADP-ribosylated intermediate. We found that this inactivation was inhibited by light at levels similar to those prevailing in labor...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Dabbs ER,Quan S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental plasmids often expand the metabolic repertoire of bacteria that carry them, but they also interfere with the biochemical and genetic network of the host. The pWW0 plasmid born by Pseudomonas putida mt-2 encodes the TOL pathway for degradation of toluene/m-xylene through production of intermediate compoun...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Silva-Rocha R,de Lorenzo V

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of the antiseptic-resistance genes qacE and qacE delta 1 was studied in a large number of Gram-negative bacteria by a method that included the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). A total of 117 strains of Gram-negative bacteria, isolated from clinical or environmental sources, was used in this analysis. ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Kazama H,Hamashima H,Sasatsu M,Arai T

更新日期：1998-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Ammonia-induced injury was investigated in pure cultures of Escherichia coli and Enterobacter aerogenes, and in natural coliform populations obtained from the oligotrophic Luxapallila and the eutrophic Sunflower Rivers in northern Mississippi. Pure cultures were affected by ammonia exposure as indicated by changes in ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Naundorf G,Aumen NG

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic engineering is the practice of using directed genetic manipulations to rewire cellular metabolism primarily with the aim to transform the organism into a single-celled chemical factory. Using biological processes, we can produce more complex chemicals in a more sustainable way. This is particularly important...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Ward VCA,Chatzivasileiou AO,Stephanopoulos G

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the construction of two broad host range promoter-probe plasmid vectors for rapid analysis of promoters in Gram-negative bacteria. The new vectors, pME4507 and pME4510, carry carbenicillin and gentamycin resistance genes, respectively, and are small sized (4 kb) with a flexible multiple cloning site to facil...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Rist M,Kertesz MA

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genes encoding transferrin-binding proteins (TBPs) 1 and 2 of Neisseria meningitidis and N. gonorrhoeae were used as model loci in a novel method of cloning (twin N-terminal polymerase chain reaction; TNT-PCR) involving amplification between the 5' ends of two genes. Primers were based on N-terminal amino-acid seq...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Wilton J,Ala'Aldeen D,Palmer HM,Borriello SP

更新日期：1993-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Probiotics are known for their health-promoting abilities through the production of various metabolites, and also benefits are membrane associated. Probiotic Enterococcus faecalis AG5 has been previously assessed for its probiotic properties and this study further strengthens that claim. Strain AG5 was inoculated with...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Mishra AK,Kumar SS,Ghosh AR

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori ATCC43504 responds chemotactically to aspartic acid and serine, but not to arginine, nor to sodium bicarbonate. In contrast, H. pylori ATCC700392 (strain 26695) shows chemotaxis to all four attractants. Open reading frame HP0099 from H. pylori 26695 is predicted to encode one of three methyl-accept...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Cerda O,Rivas A,Toledo H

更新日期：2003-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) is the causal agent of black rot disease in cruciferous plants. The synthesis of known virulence factors in this organism, such as extracellular enzymes and biofilm, is strictly regulated in response to environmental stimuli. Two-component signal transduction systems sense e...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Tao J,He C

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quorum quenching (QQ) activity of endophytic bacteria associated with medicinal plants was explored. Extracts of the Gram-negative Enterobacter sp. CS66 possessed potent N-acylhomoserine lactone (AHL) hydrolytic activity in vitro. Using degenerate primers, we PCR-amplified an open reading frame (denoted aiiE) from...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Shastry RP,Dolan SK,Abdelhamid Y,Vittal RR,Welch M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies had shown that Mycoplasma pulmonis contained a bovine serum albumin-dependent, membrane-associated hemolysin. Biochemical analyses were performed to further characterize this activity. The membrane-associated hemolytic activity could be activated by dithiothreitol and beta-mercaptoethanol, and inactiv...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Jarvill-Taylor KJ,Minion FC

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2918 bp sequence coding for the orotidine-5'-monophosphate decarboxylase enzyme (OMPD) was isolated from the genome of Myrothecium gramineum. This sequence was analysed and, remarkably, it is the first OMPD gene of a Sordariomycete that has an intron. The gene codes for an enzyme of 282 amino acids. The nucleotide s...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： De Maeseneire SL,De Groeve MR,Dauvrin T,De Mey M,Soetaert W,Vandamme EJ

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the role of Listeria monocytogenes ferritin was investigated. The fri gene encoding the ferritin was deleted and the phenotype of the mutant was analyzed demonstrating that ferritin is necessary for optimal growth in minimal medium in both presence and absence of iron, as well as after cold- and heat-sh...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Dussurget O,Dumas E,Archambaud C,Chafsey I,Chambon C,Hébraud M,Cossart P

更新日期：2005-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the etiological agents of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto strains carry a 16 kb plasmid, which did not hybridize to plasmids of B. garinii and B. afzelii strains. A 1271 bp DNA fragment of the 16 kb plasmid was cloned. It hybridized to several plasmids of this species (16, 27 and 55 kb). Sequenc...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Misonne MC,Schuttler M,Dernelle JM,De Kesel M,Hoet PP

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the complete nucleotide sequence of the 16341 bp plasmid pHH205 of the extremely halophilic archaeon Halobacterium salinarum J7. The plasmid has a G+C content of 61.1%. A number of direct and inverted repeat sequences were found in pHH205, while no insertion sequences were found. Thirty-eight large open ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Ye X,Ou J,Ni L,Shi W,Shen P

更新日期：2003-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The structural gene, adhA, for a thermostable primary alcohol dehydrogenase was cloned from Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus JW200. Constitutive expression from its own promoter was observed in Escherichia coli. The nucleotide sequence of adhA corresponded to an open reading frame of 1197 bp, encoding a polypeptide of 3...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Holt PJ,Williams RE,Jordan KN,Lowe CR,Bruce NC

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acinetobacter baumannii strain A148, a clinical isolate resistant to imipenem (MIC = 32 mg l-1), synthesized two beta-lactamases with pIs 6.3 and > 9.2. The pI 6.3 enzyme hydrolyzed the penicillins, including isoxazoylpenicillins, first-, second- and, to a lesser extent, third-generation cephalosporins. It was inhibit...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Hornstein M,Sautjeau-Rostoker C,Péduzzi J,Vessières A,Hong LT,Barthélémy M,Scavizzi M,Labia R

更新日期：1997-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene nfxB is one of the genes which affect the cell membrane permeability of quinolones in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO. Both wild-type nfxB and a mutant nfxB (nfx13E) were cloned and the DNA sequences were determined. The wild-type gene was dominant in PAO strains. The nfxB mutation was a point mutation (cytosine--...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Okazaki T,Hirai K

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transfer of DNA by conjugation has been the method generally used for genetic manipulation of Edwardsiella ictaluri because, previously, attempts to transform E. ictaluri by the uptake of naked DNA have apparently failed. We report here the successful transformation of seven strains of E. ictaluri using electroporatio...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Russo R,Panangala VS,Wood RR,Klesius PH

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bovine enteric calici-like virus, Newbury agent 1 (NA1) was characterised to determine if it is a member of the Caliciviridae and to establish its antigenic relationship to the established bovine enteric calicivirus Newbury agent 2 (NA2). Solid phase immune electron microscopy (SPIEM) allowed quantification of NA1...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Dastjerdi AM,Snodgrass DR,Bridger JC

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, PCR fingerprinting using the universal primer T3B was applied to distinguish among clinical and environmental species of the Sporothrix complex, Sporothrix brasiliensis, S. globosa, S. mexicana, S. pallida, S. luriei and S. schenckii sensu stricto. The T3B fingerprinting generated clearly distinct bandi...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Oliveira MM,Franco-Duarte R,Romeo O,Pais C,Criseo G,Sampaio P,Zancope-Oliveira RM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) possesses plasmids of different sizes and roles. Besides the serovar-specific virulence plasmid present in most field strains, S. Enteritidis can harbour plasmids of low molecular mass whose biological role is poorly understood. We therefore sequenced plasmid pC...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Gregorova D,Pravcova M,Karpiskova R,Rychlik I

更新日期：2002-09-10 00:00:00