MetJ-mediated regulation of the Salmonella typhimurium metE and metR genes occurs through a common operator region.

abstract：:The isolate NJ-101 obtained from agricultural soil was characterized and presumptively identified as Pseudomonas sp. The isolate exhibited efficient degradation of the insecticide carbofuran with a rate constant of 0.035 day(-1), following first-order rate kinetics. The ability of performing multifarious biological ac...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Bano N,Musarrat J

更新日期：2004-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A serum-susceptible, guinea-pig chamber-passaged, laboratory strain (BS4 (agar)) of Neisseria gonorrhoeae was converted to serum resistance by incubation with cytidine 5-monophospho-N-acetyl neuraminic acid (CMP-NANA) and examined by electron microscopy after staining with ruthenium-red. In contrast to serum susceptib...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Fox AJ,Curry A,Rowland PL,Lancaster S,Jones DM,Parsons NJ,Cole JA,Smith H

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among aerobic prokaryotes, many different terminal oxidase complexes have been described. Sequence comparison has revealed that the aa3-type cytochrome c oxidase and the bo3-type quinol oxidase are variations on the same theme: the heme-copper oxidase. A third member of this family has recently been recognized: the cb...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： van der Oost J,de Boer AP,de Gier JW,Zumft WG,Stouthamer AH,van Spanning RJ

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ascomycete Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a plant pathogen with a very broad host range. In order to identify and characterize genes involved in S. sclerotiorum infection of Brassica napus (canola), expressed sequence tags (ESTs) were examined from libraries prepared from three tissues: complex appressorium (infectio...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Sexton AC,Cozijnsen AJ,Keniry A,Jewell E,Love CG,Batley J,Edwards D,Howlett BJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two conservative gene clusters, the S10 ribosomal protein region and one (of the two) set of rRNA genes, were split in a genome crossover rearrangement event in Mycoplasma gallisepticum. As a result of the rearrangement the major part of the S10 ribosomal protein cluster is located upstream of genes for 23S-5S rRNA (r...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Skamrov A,Feoktistova E,Goldman M,Beabealashvilli R

更新日期：2002-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that mycolyl glycolipids from Nocardia rubra such as glucose or trehalose mycolates induced granuloma formation in mice. The structure of the carbohydrate moiety of the mycolyl glycolipids influenced the granuloma forming activity profoundly. Here, we have examined the macrophage-chemotacti...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Matsunaga I,Oka S,Inoue T,Yano I

更新日期：1990-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now well established that physicochemical properties of exopolysaccharides (EPS) can vary between strains of a given species and according to growth conditions. The EPS production of four strains of Lactobacillus bulgaricus was monitored during growth in milk and in a chemically defined media. All strains, inclu...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Petry S,Furlan S,Waghorne E,Saulnier L,Cerning dagger J,Maguin E

更新日期：2003-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The Gram-positive bacterium Streptococcus gordonii has been genetically engineered to allow the simultaneous expression of two heterologous proteins at the cell surface. A family of recombinant streptococci displaying two different antigens was constructed. All the strains were genetically stable and expressed both pr...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Maggi T,Spinosa M,Ricci S,Medaglini D,Pozzi G,Oggioni MR

更新日期：2002-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus carnosus 833, inoculated into sausage meat, increased the level of methyl ketones, which contributed to the cured aroma. These ketones can arise from incomplete beta-oxidation followed by two enzymatic activities: a thioesterase and a decarboxylase. In this study we identified the beta-oxidative pathway...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Engelvin G,Feron G,Perrin C,Mollé D,Talon R

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae is an important plant pathogen which causes bacterial blight of rice. To facilitate genome studies of this bacterium, we have constructed a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) library of strain MAFF 311018. It consisted of 750 clones representing 16 genome equivalents, and had an insert...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Ochiai H,Inoue Y,Hasebe A,Kaku H

更新日期：2001-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The RcsCDB (Rcs) phosphorelay system regulates capsule synthesis, flagella production and other cellular activities in several enteric bacteria. This system consists of three proteins: the sensor RcsC, the cognate response regulator RcsB and the histidine-containing phosphotransfer protein RcsD (YojN), which is hypoth...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Pescaretti Mde L,Morero R,Delgado MA

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The beta-toxin gene from Clostridium perfringens type C was cloned and expressed as a glutathione S-transferase fusion protein in Escherichia coli. The DNA sequence was determined and compared to the type B sequence. Two nucleotide differences were found in the protein coding sequence, resulting in one amino acid diff...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Steinthorsdottir V,Fridriksdottir V,Gunnarsson E,Andrésson OS

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diesel fuel is a common environmental pollutant comprised of a large number of both aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons. The microbial degradation of individual hydrocarbons has been well characterized, however, the community dynamics within a system degrading a complex pollutant such as diesel fuel are still poorly u...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Ciric L,Philp JC,Whiteley AS

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interest in endophytes as natural sources for new medicines was inspired by the discovery of paclitaxel-producing endophytic fungi. This study investigated the anti-cancer activity of extracts of endophytes isolated from two Australian plants, Eremophila longifolia (EL) and Eremophila maculata (EM). Endophytes were is...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Zaferanloo B,Pepper SA,Coulthard SA,Redfern CPF,Palombo EA

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas sp. TLC6-6.5-4 is a multiple metal resistant plant growth-promoting bacteria isolated from copper-contaminated lake sediments. In this study, a comprehensive analysis of genes involved in copper resistance was performed by generating a library of transposon (Tn5) mutants. Two copper-sensitive mutants with ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Li K,Pidatala RR,Ramakrishna W

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosome analysis by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis shows a high level of genetic heterogeneity between the two subspecies of the green sulfur bacteria Chlorobium limicola analysed: C. limicola and C. limicola f. s. thiosulfatophilum. Currently, they are differentiated only by the ability to utilize thiosulfate as...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Méndez-Alvarez S,Pavoń V,Esteve I,Guerrero R,Gaju N

更新日期：1995-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:An inducible mycelial beta-glucosidase from Scytalidum thermophilum was characterized. The enzyme exhibited a pI of 6.5, a carbohydrate content of 15%, and an apparent molecular mass of about 40 kDa. Optima of temperature and pH were 60 degrees C and 6.5, respectively. The enzyme was stable up to 1 h at 50 degrees C a...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Zanoelo FF,Polizeli Mde L,Terenzi HF,Jorge JA

更新日期：2004-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetotactic bacteria are microorganisms that respond to magnetic fields. We studied the surface ultrastructure of uncultured magnetotactic cocci collected from a marine environment by transmission electron microscopy using freeze-fracture and freeze-etching. All bacteria revealed a Gram-negative cell wall. Many bact...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Freitas F,Keim CN,Kachar B,Farina M,Lins U

更新日期：2003-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodic evolution of H(2)S during aerobic chemostat culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae resulted in ultradian metabolic oscillation via periodic inhibition of respiratory activity. To understand the nature of periodic H(2)S evolution, we investigated whether oxidative stress is associated with H(2)S production. The c...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Kwak WJ,Kwon GS,Jin I,Kuriyama H,Sohn HY

更新日期：2003-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic oligonucleotide primers were used in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) protocol to target a specific sequence in the gene coding for the A subunit of Escherichia coli verotoxin (VTe-variant, VTev). This PCR protocol permits the VTe-variant target sequence to be distinguished from closely related sequences in...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Johnson WM,Tyler SD,Wang G,Lior H

更新日期：1991-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusarium graminearum was grown on four lignocellulosic substrates (corn cobs, wheat bran, hop cell walls, and birchwood) and glucose as the sole carbon source. Proteomic studies performed on the resulting enzymatic cocktails highlighted a great diversity in the number and type of proteins secreted. The cell wall-degra...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Debeire P,Delalande F,Habrylo O,Jeltsch JM,Van Dorsselaer A,Phalip V

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Corynebacterium glutamicum the promoter of the araBAD Escherichia coli gene is positively regulated by both arabinose and the araC gene product, as it is the case in the natural host. If the L-arabinose inducer and an active araC gene are present, significant amounts of araBAD promoter expression take place in the ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Ben-Samoun K,Leblon G,Reyes O

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A continuous culture technique utilising a variant of Staphylococcus aureus 8325-4 containing transcriptional gene fusions was used to investigate the relationships between cell density (OD(600)), steady-state specific growth rate (mu) and expression of both agr (accessory gene regulator) and tst (toxic shock syndrome...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Wright JD,Holland KT

更新日期：2003-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The filamentous ascomycete Botrytis cinerea is one of the most studied models for understanding the necrotrophic behaviour of phytopathogenic fungi. The genomes of two strains of B. cinerea have been sequenced (B05.10 and T4), which may contribute to elucidating the virulence polymorphism in this fungus. In this study...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Choquer M,Robin G,Le Pêcheur P,Giraud C,Levis C,Viaud M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the impacts of bacterial DNA extraction methodology on downstream analysis of fish gut microbiota. Feces and intestine samples were taken from three sympatric freshwater fish species with varying diets. Samples were processed immediately (approximately 4 h after capture; fresh), stored at -20 °...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Larsen AM,Mohammed HH,Arias CR

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An obligately anaerobic spirochete designated strain SEBR 4228T (T = type strain) was isolated from an oil field of Congo, Central Africa. The strain grew optimally with a sodium chloride concentration of 5% (sodium chloride concentration) growth range 1.0-10%) at 37 degrees C (growth temperature range 20-40 degrees C...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Magot M,Fardeau ML,Arnauld O,Lanau C,Ollivier B,Thomas P,Patel BK

更新日期：1997-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of the Photorhabdus luminescens genome sequence revealed that the pts region is related to the tail synthesis gene core of the P2 phage. The pts locus encodes a DNA invertase homologue. PCR-RFLP analysis showed the two potential tail fiber regions of the pts locus present DNA inversions. Electron microscopy r...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Gaudriault S,Thaler JO,Duchaud E,Kunst F,Boemare N,Givaudan A

更新日期：2004-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Shigella flexneri, which causes shigellosis in humans, evolved from Escherichia coli. The sequencing of Shigella genomes has revealed that a large number of insertion sequence (IS) elements (over 200 elements) reside in the genome. Although the presence of these elements has been noted previously and summarized, more ...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Zaghloul L,Tang C,Chin HY,Bek EJ,Lan R,Tanaka MM

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth of a Mycobacterium avium complex serotype 20 rough-colony variant in 1.0% Tween 80 resulted in a smooth-colony morphological conversion that was reversible upon removal of Tween and was not associated with the presence of serotype-specific glycopeptidolipid antigens. Electron microscopic examination suggested t...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Wright EL,Pourshafie M,Barrow WW

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on acyclic terpene alcohols (citronellol) and on other methyl-branched compounds such as leucine or isovalerate requires a functional leucine/isovalerate utilization (Liu) pathway. In this study, we investigated the liuABCDE gene cluster by insertion mutant analysis, heterologous expre...

journal_title：FEMS microbiology letters

authors： Förster-Fromme K,Jendrossek D

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00