Identification of a novel operon in Lactococcus lactis encoding three enzymes for lactic acid synthesis: phosphofructokinase, pyruvate kinase, and lactate dehydrogenase.

abstract：:We report the draft genome sequence of Lactobacillus salivarius SMXD51, isolated from the cecum of healthy chickens showing an activity against Campylobacter--the food-borne pathogen that is the most common cause of gastroenteritis in the European Union (EU)--and potentially interesting features for a probiotic strain...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Kergourlay G,Messaoudi S,Dousset X,Prévost H

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphotransacetylase and acetate kinase catalyze the activation of acetate to acetyl coenzyme A in the first step of methanogenesis from acetate in Methanosarcina thermophila. The genes encoding these enzymes (pta and ack) have been cloned and sequenced. They are arranged on the chromosome with pta upstream of ack (M...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Singh-Wissmann K,Ferry JG

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Host range mutants of phage T1 (T1h), which productively infected tonB mutants of Escherichia coli, were isolated. The phage mutants were inactivated by isolated outer membranes of E. coli in contrast to the wild-type phage, which only adsorbed reversibly. For the infection process, the tonB function is apparently onl...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Hantke K,Braun V

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Ralstonia eutropha H16, the nitric oxide (NO)-responsive transcriptional activator NorR controls the expression of a dicistronic operon that encodes a membrane-bound NO reductase, NorB, and a protein of unknown function, NorA. The N-terminal domain (NTD) of NorR is responsible for perception of the signal molecule,...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Klink A,Elsner B,Strube K,Cramm R

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the proton gradient and external pH in the motility and chemotaxis of Bacillus subtilis was investigated. Presence of a substantial proton gradient is not necessary for motility or chemotaxis, as long as the electrical potential is sufficient to maintain motility. Changes in the proton gradient do, however...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Miller JB,Koshland DE Jr

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chpB locus is a chromosomal homolog of the pem locus, which is responsible for stable maintenance of plasmid R100 within the host cells. Like pem, chpB codes for two genes, chpBK and chpBI, encoding a growth inhibitor and a suppressor for the killing action of the ChpBK protein, respectively. Here, we determined t...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Masuda Y,Ohtsubo E

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diphtheria toxin repressor (DtxR) uses Fe(2+) as a corepressor and inhibits transcription from iron-regulated promoters (IRPs) in Corynebacterium diphtheriae. A new IRP, designated IRP6, was cloned from C. diphtheriae by a SELEX-like procedure. DtxR bound to IRP6 in vitro only in the presence of appropriate divale...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Qian Y,Lee JH,Holmes RK

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Study of the replication pattern of a number of B. subtilis 168 strains under controlled physiological conditions revealed great interstrain variation in control of replication. Replication patterns were calculated from ratios of purA16/leu-8 and purA16/metB5 transformation frequency. The thymine-independent strains a...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Gillin FD,Ganesan AT

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The glmU gene product of Escherichia coli was recently identified as the N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate uridyltransferase activity which catalyzes the formation of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine, an essential precursor for cell wall peptidoglycan and lipopolysaccharide biosyntheses (D. Mengin-Lecreulx and J. van Heijenoort,...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Mengin-Lecreulx D,van Heijenoort J

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A selection procedure is described which permits a large number of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants to be screened for specific lesions in mitochondrial respiratory enzymes and the adenosine triphosphatase. The method has been used to isolate nuclear mutant strains with specific lesions in coenzyme QH2-cytochrome c re...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Tzagoloff A,Akai A,Needleman RB

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated and characterized two minor extracellular proteases from culture supernatants of a strain of Bacillus subtilis containing deletion mutations of the genes for the extracellular proteases subtilisin (apr) and neutral protease (npr) and a minor extracellular protease (epr) as well as intracellular serine...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Rufo GA Jr,Sullivan BJ,Sloma A,Pero J

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia trachomatis is a human bacterial pathogen that multiplies only within an intracellular membrane-bound vacuole, the inclusion. C. trachomatis includes ocular and urogenital strains, usually causing infections restricted to epithelial cells of the conjunctiva and genital mucosa, respectively, and lymphogranulo...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Almeida F,Borges V,Ferreira R,Borrego MJ,Gomes JP,Mota LJ

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon prolonged exposure to cholate and other toxic compounds, Lactococcus lactis develops a multidrug resistance phenotype that has been attributed to an elevated expression of the heterodimeric ABC-type multidrug transporter LmrCD. To investigate the molecular basis of bile acid resistance in L. lactis and to evaluat...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Zaidi AH,Bakkes PJ,Lubelski J,Agustiandari H,Kuipers OP,Driessen AJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the nosocomial opportunistic pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii, RecA-dependent mutagenesis, which causes antibiotic resistance acquisition, is linked to the DNA damage response (DDR). Notably, unlike the Escherichia coli paradigm, recA and DDR gene expression in A. baumannii is bimodal. Namely, there is phenotypic v...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Ching C,Gozzi K,Heinemann B,Chai Y,Godoy VG

更新日期：2017-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study, we showed that in bacteroids, transcription of the inducible nod genes does not occur and expression of nodD is decreased by 65% (H. R. M. Schlaman, B. Horvath, E. Vijgenboom, R.J.H. Okker, and B. J. J. Lugtenberg, J. Bacteriol. 173:4277-4287, 1991). In the present study, we show, using gel retard...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Schlaman HR,Lugtenberg BJ,Okker RJ

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levin, Alfred P. (The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.), and Philip E. Hartman. Action of a histidine analogue, 1,2,4-triazole-3-alanine, in Salmonella typhimurium. J. Bacteriol. 86:820-828. 1963.-The effect of the histidine analogue, 1,2,4-triazole-3-alanine (TRA), on growth and enzyme synthesis in histidine ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： LEVIN AP,HARTMAN PE

更新日期：1963-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Domingue, Gerald J. (Tulane University, New Orleans, La.), and William A. Pierce, Jr. Effect of partially purified streptococcal M protein on the in vitro phagocytosis of Streptococcus pyogenes. J. Bacteriol. 89:583-588. 1965.-M protein from Streptococcus pyogenes strain Bailey type 12 was adsorbed onto cells of a glo...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： DOMINGUE GJ,PIERCE WA Jr

更新日期：1965-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of 12 phage strains with bacilli, protoplasts, and L forms of Bacillus subtilis 168 and with eight of its mutants and two of its lysogens is described qualitatively and quantitatively. After removal of the cell wall from B. subtilis 168, 11 of the 12 phage strains can still adsorb to the protoplasts, n...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Jacobson ED,Landman OE

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herbaspirillum sp. strain GW103 was isolated from rhizosphere soil of the reed Phragmites australis on reclaimed land. Here we report the 5.05-Mb draft genome sequence of the strain, providing bioinformation about the agronomic benefits of this strain, such as multiple traits relevant to plant root colonization and pl...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Lee GW,Lee KJ,Chae JC

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology of nucleoids and mesosomes of Bacillus subtilis in stationary-and lag-phase cultures was studied by making three-dimensional cell reconstructions in plastic of electron micrographs of serial sections. In cells from stationary cultures, the dormant nucleoids are frequently, but not always, spherical and ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Van Iterson W,Michels PA,Vyth-Dreese F,Aten JA

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have utilized transposon mutagenesis to obtain insertional mutations in Providencia stuartii that activate the chromosomal aac(2')-la gene. Two closely linked mini-Tn5Cm insertions were obtained in a locus designated aarA, and a single insertion was obtained in a separate locus, aarC. Nucleotide sequence analysis, ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Rather PN,Orosz E

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caulobacter crescentus cells adhere to surfaces by using an extremely strong polar adhesin called the holdfast. The polysaccharide component of the holdfast is comprised in part of oligomers of N-acetylglucosamine. The genes involved in the export of the holdfast polysaccharide and the anchoring of the holdfast to the...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Toh E,Kurtz HD Jr,Brun YV

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fucose-/mannose-specific lectin LecB from Pseudomonas aeruginosa is transported to the outer membrane; however, the mechanism used is not known so far. Here, we report that LecB is present in the periplasm of P. aeruginosa in two variants of different sizes. Both were functional and could be purified by their affi...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Bartels KM,Funken H,Knapp A,Brocker M,Bott M,Wilhelm S,Jaeger KE,Rosenau F

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The E. coli RelA protein is a ribosome-dependent (p)ppGpp synthetase that is activated in response to amino acid starvation. RelA can be dissected both functionally and physically into two domains: The N-terminal domain (NTD) (amino acids [aa] 1 to 455) contains the catalytic domain of RelA, and the C-terminal domain ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Gropp M,Strausz Y,Gross M,Glaser G

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The SOS response in bacteria includes a global transcriptional response to DNA damage. DNA damage is sensed by the highly conserved recombination protein RecA, which facilitates inactivation of the transcriptional repressor LexA. Inactivation of LexA causes induction (derepression) of genes of the LexA regulon, many o...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Au N,Kuester-Schoeck E,Mandava V,Bothwell LE,Canny SP,Chachu K,Colavito SA,Fuller SN,Groban ES,Hensley LA,O'Brien TC,Shah A,Tierney JT,Tomm LL,O'Gara TM,Goranov AI,Grossman AD,Lovett CM

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Piliated, competent gonococci are known to preferentially take up homologous transforming DNA into the cell. We examined the mechanism for DNA uptake with pFA10, a hybrid 11.5-kilobase (kb) penicillin-resistant (Pcr) plasmid composed of heterologous DNA from a 7.2-kb Pcr plasmid and homologous DNA from a 4.2-kb gonoco...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Graves JF,Biswas GD,Sparling PF

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 69 ColE3 mutant plasmids selected on the basis of their inability to produce an active colicin, seven (cop-1 to cop-7) were found to bear a mutation affecting the structural gene for colicin. Three of these (cop-1, cop-2 and cop-3) lead to the production of an inactive colicin molecule which has the same molecul...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Mock M,Schwartz M

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma cells obtained from the peripheral blood of a patient with multiple myeloma was incubated in serum and Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate buffer with (14)C-labeled glucose, acetate, and propionate. Glucose utilization by these cells amounted to 0.5 mumole per hr per 10(8) cells and was mainly via the Embden-Meyerhof path...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Stjernholm RL

更新日期：1967-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When incubated in the light under 100% oxygen, wild-type blue-green algae (Anacystis nidulans, Synechococcus cedrorum) die out rapidly at temperatures of 4 to 15 C, and at 35 C (or at 26 C in the case of S. cedrorum) in the absence of CO(2). Photosynthesis is impaired in these cells long before they die. Blocking of p...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Abeliovich A,Shilo M

更新日期：1972-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The filamentous cyanobacterium Anabaena fixes nitrogen in specialized cells called heterocysts. The immediate product of fixation, ammonia, is known to be assimilated by addition to glutamate to make glutamine. How fixed nitrogen is transported along the filament to the 10 to 20 vegetative cells that separate heterocy...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Ke S,Haselkorn R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00