Abundance and diversity of iron reducing bacteria communities in the sediments of a heavily polluted freshwater lake.

abstract：:Acyl-CoAs are crucial compounds involved in essential metabolic pathways such as the Krebs cycle and lipid, carbohydrate, and amino acid metabolisms, and they are also key signal molecules involved in the transcriptional regulation of lipid biosynthesis in many organisms. In this study, we took advantage of the high s...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Cabruja M,Lyonnet BB,Millán G,Gramajo H,Gago G

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Red koji or red mold rice is prepared by growing a genus Monascus on steamed rice. For centuries, it has been used in Asia for the production of fermented foods including red rice wine and fermented tofu. Although red koji is an important source of various hydrolytic enzymes critical for food fermentation, information...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Yasuda M,Tachibana S,Kuba-Miyara M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyme borreliosis is a bacterial infection that can be spread to humans by infected ticks and may severely affect many organs and tissues. Nearly four decades have elapsed since the discovery of the disease agent called Borrelia burgdorferi. Although there is a plethora of knowledge on the infectious agent and thousand...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Strnad M,Grubhoffer L,Rego ROM

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of a novel antimicrobial tropolone, beta-thujaplicin, in Cupressus lusitanica suspension cultures was studied by using a variety of chemicals and fungal elicitors. Sodium alginate, chitin, and methyl jasmonate resulted in 2-, 2.5-, and 3-fold higher beta-thujaplicin production, respectively, than in the con...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Zhao J,Fujita K,Yamada J,Sakai K

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus stearothermophilus, a thermophilic bacterium isolated from the Kuwaiti desert, produced a variety of monohydroxy androstene derivatives and an oxidized product when incubated with exogenous testosterone for 24 h at 65 degrees C. The major metabolite was identified as androst-4-en-3,17-dione while minor metabo...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Al-Awadi S,Afzal M,Oommen S

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors are increasingly popular tools for gene therapy applications. Their non-pathogenic status, low inflammatory potential, availability of viral serotypes with different tissue tropisms, and prospective long-lasting gene expression are important attributes that make rAAVs ...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Aponte-Ubillus JJ,Barajas D,Peltier J,Bardliving C,Shamlou P,Gold D

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain △faa1△faa4 [Acot5s] was demonstrated to accumulate more free fatty acids (FFA) previously. Here, comparative proteomic analysis was performed to get a global overview of metabolic regulation in the strain. Over 500 proteins were identified, and 82 of those proteins were f...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Chen L,Lee JJL,Zhang J,Chen WN

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are alarming reports of growing microbial resistance to all classes of antimicrobial agents used against different infections. Also the existing classes of anticancer drugs used against different tumours warrant the urgent search for more effective alternative agents for treatment. Broad-spectrum bioactivities o...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Rai M,Kon K,Ingle A,Duran N,Galdiero S,Galdiero M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucosylglycerols (GGs) are known as compatible solutes accumulated by some bacteria including cyanobacteria as well as higher plants for their adaptations to salt or desiccation stresses. Since being identified in Japanese sake, their physiological effects and potential applications on human health cares have been ex...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Tan X,Luo Q,Lu X

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine parvovirus (PPV) virus-like particles (VLPs) constitute a potential vaccine for prevention of parvovirus-induced reproductive failure in gilts. Here we report the development of a large scale (25 l) production process for PPV-VLPs with baculovirus-infected insect cells. A low multiplicity of infection (MOI) st...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Maranga L,Rueda P,Antonis AF,Vela C,Langeveld JP,Casal JI,Carrondo MJ

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofilm development in methanogenic fluidized-bed reactors with sand as the carrier was studied on a laboratory scale. The microorganisms present in consecutive layers of the biofilm of mature sludge granules were preliminarily characterized on the basis of their morphology, element composition and adhesion capacity a...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Lauwers AM,Heinen W,Gorris LG,van der Drift C

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shikimic acid is an industrially important chiral compound used as a key ingredient in formulation of drug Oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu) for the treatment of swine/avian flu. The high cost and limited availability of shikimic acid isolated from plants has detained the use of this valuable building block of the drug....

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Rawat G,Tripathi P,Saxena RK

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study, a marine isolate Clostridium sp. EDB2 degraded 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20) under anaerobic conditions (Bhushan B, Halasz A, Thiboutot S, Ampleman G, Hawari J (2004c) Chemotaxis-mediated biodegradation of cyclic nitramine explosives RDX, HMX, and CL-20 by Clos...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Bhushan B,Halasz A,Hawari J

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is an infectious agent of a large variety of birds, including chicken, which poses a real threat to the agriculture industry. Matrix (M) proteins of NDV and many other viruses perform critical functions during viral assembly and budding from the host cell. M-proteins are well conserved an...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Iram N,Shah MS,Ismat F,Habib M,Iqbal M,Hasnain SS,Rahman M

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A medium-scale (0.77 l) air-cathode, brush-anode microbial fuel cell (MFC) operated in fed-batch mode using xylose (20 mM) generated a maximum power density of 13 +/- 1 W/m(3) (673 +/- 43 mW/m(2)). Xylose was rapidly removed (83.5%) within 8 h of a 60-h cycle, with 42.1% of electrons in intermediates (8.5 +/- 0.2 mM a...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Huang L,Logan BE

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports enzymatic hydrolysis of the biomass of the giant reed (Arundo donax L.) after ammonia fibre expansion (AFEX) pretreatment. In particular, the capacity of the arabinofuranosidase from the fungus Pleurotus ostreatus recombinantly expressed in Pichia pastoris rPoAbf, its evolved mutant rPoAbf F435Y/Y44...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Giacobbe S,Balan V,Montella S,Fagnano M,Mori M,Faraco V

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inactivation of D-amino acid oxidase occurred by different mechanisms. The enzyme showed a rapid loss of activity in the presence of micromolar amounts of Cu2+ and Hg2+. It was also sensitive to oxidative inactivation by Fe2+ and H2O2 when both reagents were added in millimolar amounts. When oxidatively inactivated D-...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Schräder T,Andreesen JR

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The helix-loop-helix (HLH) family of transcriptional factors is a key player in a wide range of developmental processes in organisms from mammals to microbes. We previously identified the bHLH transcription factor SclR in Aspergillus oryzae and found that the loss of SclR function led to significant phenotypic changes...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Jin FJ,Han P,Zhuang M,Zhang ZM,Jin L,Koyama Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ene-reductases originating from extremophiles are gaining importance in the field of biocatalysis due to higher-stability properties. The genome of the acidophilic iron-oxidizing bacterium "Ferrovum" sp. JA12 was found to harbor a thermophilic-like ene-reductase (FOYE-1). The foye-1 gene was ligated into a pET16bp exp...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Scholtissek A,Ullrich SR,Mühling M,Schlömann M,Paul CE,Tischler D

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term usage of antibiotics has resulted in the evolution of multidrug-resistant bacteria. Unlike antibiotics, anti-virulence approaches target bacterial virulence without affecting cell viability, which may be less prone to develop drug resistance. Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen that produces ...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Lee K,Lee JH,Kim SI,Cho MH,Lee J

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcaligenesfaecalis (CCT 7145) was isolated from an Amazonian soil sample after an enrichment process to select for phenol-degrading microorganisms. The isolate was labeled with the green fluorescent protein (gfp) gene. The gfp-transformed cells were easily detected using a hand-held UV transilluminator and their taxo...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Bastos AE,Cassidy MB,Trevors JT,Lee H,Rossi A

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene ce1A, encoding an endoglucanase from the strain Bacillus sp. BP-23, was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The nucleotide sequence of a 1867-bp DNA fragment containing the ce1A gene was determined, revealing an open reading frame of 1200 nucleotides that encodes a protein of 44,803 Da. The deduced amin...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Blanco A,Díaz P,Martínez J,Vidal T,Torres AL,Pastor FI

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial peptides/proteins (AMPs) are biologically active molecules with diverse structural properties that are produced by mammals, plants, insects, ticks, and microorganisms. They have a range of antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and even anticancer activities, and their biological properties could therefor...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Tonk M,Vilcinskas A,Rahnamaeian M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intervention strategies for obesity are global issues that require immediate attention. The objective of this study was to assess the possibility that Clostridium butyricum and its potential components could reduce lipogenesis. Co-culture experiments of Caco-2 cells and 1 × 10(6), 1 × 10(7), and 1 × 10(8) CFU/ml of C....

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Zhao X,Guo Y,Liu H,Gao J,Nie W

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interest in industrial biotechnology and its importance opens up challenging possibilities of research in this area. Surfactants have long been among the most versatile of process chemicals. Their market is extremely competitive and manufacturers will have to expand their arsenal to develop products for the year 2...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Cameotra SS,Makkar RS

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant production of mammalian cytoplasmic proteins plays a major role in developing pharmaceutical products. Here we describe two expression technologies using unique nature of halophilic bacteria. One of such properties of halophilic bacteria is accumulation of compatible solutes in the cytoplasm. As the compat...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Tokunaga H,Arakawa T,Tokunaga M

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surfaces of massive chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) electrodes were modified by applying variable oxidation potential pulses under growth media in order to induce the formation of different secondary phases (e.g., copper-rich polysulfides, S n(2-); elemental sulfur, S(0); and covellite, CuS). The evolution of reactivity (oxidat...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Lara RH,García-Meza JV,González I,Cruz R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamics of bacterial communities play an important role in solid-state fermentation (SSF). Poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) was produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens C1 in SSF using dairy manure compost and monosodium glutamate production residuals as basic substrates. The production of γ-PGA reached a maximum of 0....

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Yong X,Cui Y,Chen L,Ran W,Shen Q,Yang X

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acid tolerance and aroma profile are crucial factors for wine production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. However, most wine yeasts to date fail to endure low-pH environments, therefore resulting in problems such as lengthened fermentation and poor flavor during acidic fruit wine production. In the present study, we estab...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Tian T,Wu D,Ng CT,Yang H,Sun J,Liu J,Lu J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein turnover through de novo synthesis is critical for sustainable cellular functions. We previously found that glucose consumption rate in Corynebacterium glutamicum under anaerobic conditions increased at temperature higher than the upper limit of growth temperature. Here, we showed that production of lactic and...

journal_title：Applied microbiology and biotechnology

authors： Uchikura H,Ninomiya K,Takahashi K,Tsuge Y

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00