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：:Avian-pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) strains cause extraintestinal diseases in avian species. Here, we present the draft genome of an APEC strain (SCI-07) from Brazil that was isolated from skin lesions (gelatinous edema) on the head and periorbital tissues of a laying hen with swollen head syndrome. ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Rojas TC,Parizzi LP,Tiba MR,Chen L,Pereira GA,Sangal V,Yang J,Yu J,Dias da Silveira W

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofilm formation is a key factor in Vibrio cholerae environmental survival and host colonization. Production of biofilm enables V. cholerae to survive and persist in aquatic environments and aids in the passage through the gastric acid barrier to allow access to the small intestine. The genes involved in biofilm form...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： He H,Cooper JN,Mishra A,Raskin DM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterocyst differentiation is orchestrated by the N control transcriptional regulator NtcA and the differentiation-specific factor HetR. In Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120, the devBCA operon is expressed from two different promoters activated upon N stepdown. The distal devB promoter (transcription start point [TSP] loca...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Camargo S,Valladares A,Flores E,Herrero A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilization of heme as an iron source by Bradyrhizobium japonicum involves induction of the outer membrane heme receptor gene hmuR and other genes within the heme utilization locus. Here, we discovered the hmuP gene located upstream of hmuR and transcribed divergently from it along with hmuTUV. hmuP encodes a small pr...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Escamilla-Hernandez R,O'Brian MR

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxalate catabolism is conducted by phylogenetically diverse organisms, including Methylobacterium extorquens AM1. Here, we investigate the central metabolism of this alphaproteobacterium during growth on oxalate by using proteomics, mutant characterization, and (13)C-labeling experiments. Our results confirm that ener...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Schneider K,Skovran E,Vorholt JA

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial communities in the termite hindgut are essential for degrading plant material. We present the high-quality draft genome sequence of the Opitutaceae bacterium strain TAV1, the first member of the phylum Verrucomicrobia to be isolated from wood-feeding termites. The genomic analysis reveals genes coding for li...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Isanapong J,Goodwin L,Bruce D,Chen A,Detter C,Han J,Han CS,Held B,Huntemann M,Ivanova N,Land ML,Mavromatis K,Nolan M,Pati A,Pennacchio L,Pitluck S,Szeto E,Tapia R,Woyke T,Rodrigues JL

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Mexico, actinomycetoma is mainly caused by Nocardia brasiliensis, which is a soil inhabitant actinobacterium. Here, we report for the first time the draft genome of a strain isolated from a human case that has largely been found in in vitro and experimental models of actinomycetoma, N. brasiliensis HUJEG-1. ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Vera-Cabrera L,Ortiz-Lopez R,Elizondo-Gonzalez R,Perez-Maya AA,Ocampo-Candiani J

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paenibacillus mucilaginosus is a ubiquitous functional bacterium in microbial fertilizer. Here we report the complete sequence of P. mucilaginosus 3016. Multiple sets of functional genes have been found in the genome. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first announcement about the complete genome sequence of a ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Ma M,Wang Z,Li L,Jiang X,Guan D,Cao F,Chen H,Wang X,Shen D,Du B,Li J

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group B streptococcus (GBS) pili may enhance colonization and infection by mediating bacterial adhesion to host cells, invasion across endothelial and epithelial barriers, and resistance to bacterial ingestion and killing by host phagocytes. However, it remains unclear how pilus expression is regulated and how modulat...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Jiang S,Park SE,Yadav P,Paoletti LC,Wessels MR

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription-coupled repair (TCR) is a cellular process by which some forms of DNA damage are repaired more rapidly from transcribed strands of active genes than from nontranscribed strands or the overall genome. In humans, the TCR coupling factor, CSB, plays a critical role in restoring transcription following both ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Schalow BJ,Courcelle CT,Courcelle J

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial flagellar filaments grow at their distal ends, from flagellin that travels through a central channel ∼2 nm in diameter. The flagellin is extruded from the cytoplasm by a pump powered by a proton motive force (PMF). We measured filament growth in cells near the mid-exponential-phase with flagellin bearing a s...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Turner L,Stern AS,Berg HC

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bacillus subtilis ferric uptake regulator (Fur) protein is the major sensor of cellular iron status. When iron is limiting for growth, derepression of the Fur regulon increases the cellular capacity for iron uptake and mobilizes an iron-sparing response mediated in large part by a small noncoding RNA named FsrA. F...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Smaldone GT,Revelles O,Gaballa A,Sauer U,Antelmann H,Helmann JD

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni commensally colonizes the cecum of birds. The RacR (reduced ability to colonize) response regulator was previously shown to be important in avian colonization. To explore the means by which RacR and its cognate sensor kinase RacS may modulate C. jejuni physiology and colonization, ΔracR and ΔracS ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Apel D,Ellermeier J,Pryjma M,Dirita VJ,Gaynor EC

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first complete genome sequence of the Enterobacter aerogenes species. Here we present the genome sequence of E. aerogenes KCTC 2190, which contains 5,280,350 bp with a G + C content of 54.8 mol%, 4,912 protein-coding genes, and 109 structural RNAs. ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Shin SH,Kim S,Kim JY,Lee S,Um Y,Oh MK,Kim YR,Lee J,Yang KS

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactobacillus plantarum is a highly versatile lactic acid bacterium found in various ecological niches, such as fermented vegetable, meat, and dairy products and the gastrointestinal tract. We sequenced the genome of L. plantarum NC8, a naturally plasmid-free strain, which has been used as a model strain in many labor...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Axelsson L,Rud I,Naterstad K,Blom H,Renckens B,Boekhorst J,Kleerebezem M,van Hijum S,Siezen RJ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gram-negative Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans can be distinguished (based on the promoter structure of the leukotoxin operon) into JP2 and non-JP2 genotypes, with the former found to be more pathogenic than the latter. Here we report the first complete genome sequence of a serotype b non-JP2 strain of A. actinom...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Chen C,Kittichotirat W,Chen W,Downey JS,Bumgarner R

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human pathogen Vibrio cholerae carries a chromosomal superintegron (SI). The SI contains an array of hundreds of gene cassettes organized in tandem which are stable under conditions when no particular stress is applied to bacteria (such as during laboratory growth). Rearrangements of these cassettes are catalyzed ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Baharoglu Z,Krin E,Mazel D

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glyoxal is toxic and mutagenic α-oxoaldehyde generated in vivo as an oxidation by-product of sugar metabolism. We selected glyoxal-resistant mutants from an Escherichia coli strain lacking major glyoxal-detoxifying genes, gloA and yqhD, by growing cells in medium containing a lethal concentration of glyoxal. The mutan...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Kwon M,Lee J,Lee C,Park C

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactobacillus fructivorans is important in the generation of particular flavors and in other ripening processes associated with fermented food. Here, we present the draft genome sequence of the type strain Lactobacillus fructivorans KCTC 3543 (1,373,326 bp, with a G+C content of 38.9%), which consists of 5 scaffolds. ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Nam SH,Choi SH,Kang A,Lee KS,Kim DW,Kim RN,Kim DS,Park HS

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of deoxyribonucleotides for DNA synthesis is an essential and tightly regulated process. The class Ia ribonucleotide reductase (RNR), the product of the nrdAB genes, is required for aerobic growth of Escherichia coli. In catalyzing the reduction of ribonucleotides, two of the cysteines of RNR become oxidize...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Feeney MA,Ke N,Beckwith J

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (S. suis 2) is an important swine and human pathogen responsible for septicemia and meningitis. A novel gene, designated atl and encoding a major autolysin of S. suis 2 virulent strain HA9801, was identified and characterized in this study. The Atl protein contains 1,025 amino acids with ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Ju CX,Gu HW,Lu CP

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PhoQ/PhoP two-component system is repressed by divalent cations, such as Mg(2+) and Ca(2+), in the growth medium and stimulated by low pH and certain cationic antimicrobial peptides. In Escherichia coli, it was recently shown that the histidine kinase PhoQ is also modulated by at least two additional factors, the ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Lippa AM,Goulian M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strains of Bacillus thuringiensis such as B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (ONR-60A) and B. thuringiensis subsp. morrisoni (PG-14) pathogenic for mosquito larvae produce a complex parasporal body consisting of several protein endotoxins synthesized during sporulation that form an aggregate of crystalline inclusions...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Diaz-Mendoza M,Bideshi DK,Federici BA

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spx is a global regulator that is widespread among the low-G+C-content gram-positive bacteria. Spx has been extensively studied in Bacillus subtilis, where it acts as an activator and a repressor of transcription in response to disulfide stress. Under nonstress conditions, Spx is rapidly degraded by the ClpXP protease...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Engman J,Rogstam A,Frees D,Ingmer H,von Wachenfeldt C

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of the pneumococcal type 1 pilus is bistable and positively regulated by the transcription factor RlrA. RlrA is also known to positively control its own expression. Here we present evidence that bistable expression of the type 1 pilus is mediated by the positive-feedback loop controlling rlrA expression. ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Basset A,Turner KH,Boush E,Sayeed S,Dove SL,Malley R

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the genomic sequence of the human pathogen Legionella pneumophila serogroup 12 strain 570-CO-H (ATCC 43290), a clinical isolate from the Colorado Department of Health, Denver, CO. This is the first example of a genome sequence of L. pneumophila from a serogroup other than serogroup 1. We highlight the simil...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Amaro F,Gilbert JA,Owens S,Trimble W,Shuman HA

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium sporogenes PA 3679 is widely used as a nontoxigenic surrogate for proteolytic strains of Clostridium botulinum in the derivation and validation of thermal processes in food. Here we report the draft assembly and annotation of the C. sporogenes PA 3679 genome. Preliminary analysis demonstrates a high degree...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Bradbury M,Greenfield P,Midgley D,Li D,Tran-Dinh N,Vriesekoop F,Brown JL

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biogenesis of the outer membrane (OM) is an essential process in gram-negative bacteria. One of the key steps of OM biogenesis is the assembly of integral outer membrane beta-barrel proteins (OMPs) by a protein machine called the Bam complex. In Escherichia coli, the Bam complex is composed of the essential proteins B...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Rigel NW,Schwalm J,Ricci DP,Silhavy TJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we present the complete genome sequence of Rhodococcus pyridinivorans AK37 strain NCAIM PB1376, which was isolated from an oil-polluted site in Hungary. R. pyridinivorans AK37 is an aerobic, nonsporulating, nonmotile, gram-positive bacterium with remarkable aromatic-decomposing activity. ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Kriszt B,Táncsics A,Cserháti M,Tóth Á,Nagy I,Horváth B,Nagy I,Tamura T,Kukolya J,Szoboszlay S

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactobacillus rhamnosus MTCC 5462 was isolated from infant gastrointestinal flora. The strain exhibited an ability to reduce cholesterol and stimulate immunity. The strain has exhibited positive results in alleviating gastrointestinal discomfort and good potential as a probiotic. We sequenced the whole genome of the s...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Prajapati JB,Khedkar CD,Chitra J,Suja S,Mishra V,Sreeja V,Patel RK,Ahir VB,Bhatt VD,Sajnani MR,Jakhesara SJ,Koringa PG,Joshi CG

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides is one of the most predominant lactic acid bacterial groups during kimchi fermentation. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of L. mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides J18, which was isolated from kimchi. The genome of the strain consists of a 1,896,561-bp chromosom...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Jung JY,Lee SH,Lee SH,Jeon CO

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The group A streptococcus (GAS) Streptococcus pyogenes is known to cause self-limiting purulent infections in humans. The role of GAS pili in host cell adhesion and biofilm formation is likely fundamental in early colonization. Pilus genes are found in the FCT (fibronectin-binding protein, collagen-binding protein, an...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Kimura KR,Nakata M,Sumitomo T,Kreikemeyer B,Podbielski A,Terao Y,Kawabata S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetic parameters of the release of Ca(2+)-dipicolinic acid (CaDPA) during germination of spore populations and multiple individual spores of Bacillus subtilis strains with major alterations in the structure of the spore peptidoglycan (PG) cortex or lacking one or both of the two redundant enzymes involved in cor...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Zhang P,Thomas S,Li YQ,Setlow P

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactobacillus rhamnosus R0011 is a commercially available probiotic that is widely used in human dietary supplements and pharmaceutical products. We prepared a draft genome sequence consisting of 10 contigs totaling 2,900,620 bases and a G+C content of 46.7% for this strain. ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Tompkins TA,Barreau G,de Carvalho VG

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical "superbug" isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were previously observed to be resistant to several antibiotics, including polymyxin B, and/or to have a distinct, reproducible adaptive polymyxin resistance phenotype, identified by observing "skipped" wells (appearance of extra turbid wells) during broth microdi...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Boyle B,Fernandez L,Laroche J,Kukavica-Ibrulj I,Mendes CM,Hancock RW,Levesque RC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycoplasma iowae is associated mainly with reduced hatchability in turkeys and is well known for the unusual ability of phenotypic variation in the Mycoplasma surface components as well as a relative resistance to heat, bile salts, and many antimicrobials. A subset of unique genes and a gene cluster responsible for th...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Wei S,Guo Z,Li T,Zhang T,Li X,Zhou Z,Li Z,Liu M,Luo R,Bi D,Chen H,Zhou R,Jin H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The type IV secretion system encoded by the virB operon is required for full virulence of Brucella sp., and the present study links the RNA chaperone Hfq to wild-type expression of virB in Brucella abortus 2308. Studies employing virB-lacZ fusions, quantitative reverse transcription-PCR, and immunoblot analysis showed...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Caswell CC,Gaines JM,Roop RM 2nd

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-density tiling microarray and RNA sequencing technologies were used to analyze the transcriptome of the periodontopathogenic bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis. The compiled P. gingivalis transcriptome profiles were based on total RNA samples isolated from three different laboratory culturing conditions, and the ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Høvik H,Yu WH,Olsen I,Chen T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SecA signal peptide interaction is critical for initiating protein translocation in the bacterial Sec-dependent pathway. Here, we have utilized the recent nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Förster resonance energy transfer studies that mapped the location of the SecA signal peptide-binding site to design and isolat...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Grady LM,Michtavy J,Oliver DB

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00