abstract：:Here we announce the complete genome sequence of the copper-resistant bacterium Cupriavidus necator N-1, the type strain of the genus Cupriavidus. The genome consists of two chromosomes and two circular plasmids. Based on genome comparison, the chromosomes of C. necator N-1 share a high degree of similarity with the t...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Poehlein A,Kusian B,Friedrich B,Daniel R,Bowien B

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intermolecular interactions of the mycobacteriophage Ms6 secretion chaperone with endolysin were characterized. The 384-amino-acid lysin (lysin(384))-binding domain was found to encompass the N-terminal region of Gp1, which is also essential for a lysis phenotype in Escherichia coli. In addition, a GXXXG-like moti...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Catalão MJ,Gil F,Moniz-Pereira J,Pimentel M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myxobacteria are predatory and are prolific producers of secondary metabolites. Here, we tested a hypothesized role that secondary metabolite antibiotics function as weapons in predation. To test this, a Myxococcus xanthus Δta1 mutant, blocked in antibiotic TA (myxovirescin) production, was constructed. This TA(-) mut...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Xiao Y,Wei X,Ebright R,Wall D

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we have characterized the Rickettsia prowazekii RP534 protein, a homologue of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExoU phospholipase A (PLA) secreted cytotoxin. Our studies showed that purified recombinant RP534 PLA possessed the predicted PLA(2) and lyso-PLA(2) activities based on what has been published for P. aeruginos...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Housley NA,Winkler HH,Audia JP

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrolytic deamination of cytosine to uracil in DNA is increased in organisms adapted to high temperatures. Hitherto, the uracil base excision repair (BER) pathway has only been described in two archaeons, the crenarchaeon Pyrobaculum aerophilum and the euryarchaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus, which are hyperthermophiles ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Moen MN,Knævelsrud I,Haugland GT,Grøsvik K,Birkeland NK,Klungland A,Bjelland S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactococcus garvieae is the etiological agent of lactococcosis, one of the most important disease threats to the sustainability of the rainbow trout farming industry. Here, we present the draft genome sequence of Lactococcus garvieae strain 8831, isolated from diseased rainbow trout, which is composed of 2,087,276 bp ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Aguado-Urda M,López-Campos GH,Gibello A,Cutuli MT,López-Alonso V,Fernández-Garayzábal JF,Blanco MM

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MreC and MreD, along with the actin homologue MreB, are required to maintain the shape of rod-shaped bacteria. The depletion of MreCD in rod-shaped bacteria leads to the formation of spherical cells and the accumulation of suppressor mutations. Ovococcus bacteria, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, lack MreB homologues...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Land AD,Winkler ME

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stator proteins PomA and PomB form a complex that couples Na(+) influx to torque generation in the polar flagellar motor of Vibrio alginolyticus. This stator complex is anchored to an appropriate place around the rotor through a putative peptidoglycan-binding (PGB) domain in the periplasmic region of PomB (PomB(C)...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Li N,Kojima S,Homma M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anabaenopeptins (AP) are bioactive cyclic hexapeptides synthesized nonribosomally in cyanobacteria. APs are characterized by several conserved motifs, including the ureido bond, N-methylation in position 5, and d-Lys in position 2. All other positions of the AP molecule are variable, resulting in numerous structural v...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Christiansen G,Philmus B,Hemscheidt T,Kurmayer R

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa and many other bacteria can utilize biogenic polyamines, including diaminopropane (DAP), putrescine (Put), cadaverine (Cad), and spermidine (Spd), as carbon and/or nitrogen sources. Transcriptome analysis in response to exogenous Put and Spd led to the identification of a list of genes encoding ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Yao X,He W,Lu CD

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycoplasma fermentans is a microorganism commonly found in the genitourinary and respiratory tracts of healthy individuals and AIDS patients. The complete genome of the repetitive-sequence-rich M. fermentans strain M64 is reported here. Comparative genomics analysis revealed dramatic differences in genome size between...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Shu HW,Liu TT,Chan HI,Liu YM,Wu KM,Shu HY,Tsai SF,Hsiao KJ,Hu WS,Ng WV

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The well-known large catabolic potential of rhodococci is greatly facilitated by an impressive gene multiplicity. This study reports on the multiplicity of kshA, encoding the oxygenase component of 3-ketosteroid 9α-hydroxylase, a key enzyme in steroid catabolism. Five kshA homologues (kshA1 to kshA5) were previously i...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Petrusma M,Hessels G,Dijkhuizen L,van der Geize R

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autotransporter biogenesis is dependent upon BamA, a central component of the β-barrel assembly machinery (BAM) complex. In this report, we detail the role of the other BAM components (BamB-E). We identify the importance of BamD in autotransporter biogenesis and show that BamB, BamC, and BamE are not required. ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Rossiter AE,Leyton DL,Tveen-Jensen K,Browning DF,Sevastsyanovich Y,Knowles TJ,Nichols KB,Cunningham AF,Overduin M,Schembri MA,Henderson IR

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 98% of reported human listeriosis cases are caused by Listeria monocytogenes serotypes within lineages I and II. Serotypes within lineage III (4a and 4c) are commonly isolated from environmental and food specimens. We report the first complete genome sequence of a lineage III isolate, HCC23, which will be us...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Steele CL,Donaldson JR,Paul D,Banes MM,Arick T,Bridges SM,Lawrence ML

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of the membrane lipid phosphatidylcholine (PC) in the bacterial membrane is critically important for many host-microbe interactions. The phospholipid N-methyltransferase PmtA from the plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens catalyzes the formation of PC by a three-step methylation of phosphatidylethanola...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Aktas M,Gleichenhagen J,Stoll R,Narberhaus F

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strain IMCC9480 is a novel member of the family Oxalobacteraceae of the Betaproteobacteria, isolated from the Arctic Ocean by dilution-to-extinction culturing. Here we present the draft genome sequence of strain IMCC9480. The genome is predicted to contain genes for xanthorhodopsin, retinoid biosynthesis, carbon monox...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Oh HM,Lee K,Jang Y,Kang I,Kim HJ,Kang TW,Kim SY,Cho JC

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GspB is a serine-rich glycoprotein adhesin of Streptococcus gordonii that is exported to the bacterial surface by the accessory Sec system. This dedicated export pathway is comprised of seven components (SecA2, SecY2, and five accessory Sec proteins [Asp1 to Asp5]). The latter proteins have no known homologs beyond th...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Yen YT,Seepersaud R,Bensing BA,Sullam PM

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the carnobacteria have been extensively studied as probiotic cultures in aquacultures and protective cultures in seafood, diary, and meat. We report on the finished genome sequence of Carnobacterium sp. 17-4, which has been isolated from permanently cold seawater. The genetic information reveals a new circu...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Voget S,Klippel B,Daniel R,Antranikian G

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Listeria monocytogenes has caused numerous human outbreaks. Here we report draft genomes of L. monocytogenes J1816 and J1-220, which belong to epidemic clones II and IV, respectively. Whole-genome sequence analysis of these strains provides a tool for studying the short-term evolution of these epidemic clones. ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Chen Y,Strain EA,Allard M,Brown EW

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strain IMCC3088, cultivated from the Yellow Sea, is a novel isolate belonging to the OM60/NOR5 clade and is closely related to clone OM241, Congregibacter litoralis, and strain HTCC2080. Here, the genome sequence of strain IMCC3088 is presented, showing the absence of photosynthetic gene clusters and the presence of p...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Jang Y,Oh HM,Kang I,Lee K,Yang SJ,Cho JC

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organic compounds exhibit various levels of toxicity toward living organisms based upon their ability to insert into biological membranes and disrupt normal membrane function. The primary mechanism responsible for organic solvent tolerance in many bacteria is energy-dependent extrusion via efflux pumps. One such bacte...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Sun X,Zahir Z,Lynch KH,Dennis JJ

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus oralis, a commensal species of the human oral cavity, belongs to the Mitis group of streptococci, which includes one of the major human pathogens as well, S. pneumoniae. We report here the first complete genome sequence of this species. S. oralis Uo5, a high-level penicillin- and multiple-antibiotic-resi...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Reichmann P,Nuhn M,Denapaite D,Brückner R,Henrich B,Maurer P,Rieger M,Klages S,Reinhard R,Hakenbeck R

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During spore formation, Bacillus subtilis divides asymmetrically, resulting in two cells with different fates. Immediately after division, the transcription factor σ(F) becomes active in the smaller prespore, followed by activation of σ(E) in the larger mother cell. We recently showed that a delay in σ(E) activation r...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Xenopoulos P,Piggot PJ

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccharopolyspora spinosa is a Gram-positive bacterium that produces spinosad, a well-known biodegradable insecticide that is used for agricultural pest control and has an excellent environmental and mammalian toxicological profile. Here, we present the first draft genome sequence of the type strain Saccharopolyspora ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Pan Y,Yang X,Li J,Zhang R,Hu Y,Zhou Y,Wang J,Zhu B

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the CbrA/CbrB two-component system is instrumental in the maintenance of the carbon-nitrogen balance and for growth on carbon sources that are energetically less favorable than the preferred dicarboxylate substrates. The CbrA/CbrB system drives the expression of the small RNA CrcZ, which ant...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Abdou L,Chou HT,Haas D,Lu CD

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formate is an important energy substrate for sulfate-reducing bacteria in natural environments, and both molybdenum- and tungsten-containing formate dehydrogenases have been reported in these organisms. In this work, we studied the effect of both metals on the levels of the three formate dehydrogenases encoded in the ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： da Silva SM,Pimentel C,Valente FM,Rodrigues-Pousada C,Pereira IA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial Gre factors associate with RNA polymerase (RNAP) and stimulate intrinsic cleavage of the nascent transcript at the active site of RNAP. Biochemical and genetic studies to date have shown that Escherichia coli Gre factors prevent transcriptional arrest during elongation and enhance transcription fidelity. Fur...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Kusuya Y,Kurokawa K,Ishikawa S,Ogasawara N,Oshima T

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) from hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus guaymasensis was purified to homogeneity and was found to be a homotetramer with a subunit size of 40 ± 1 kDa. The gene encoding the enzyme was cloned and sequenced; this gene had 1,095 bp, corresponding to 365 amino acids, and showed high seq...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Ying X,Ma K

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Green fluorescent protein (GFP) fusions, immunofluorescence microscopy, and cryo-electron tomography revealed that the chemoreceptors of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi form long, thin arrays near both cell poles. These arrays are in close proximity to the flagellar motors. This information provides a...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Xu H,Raddi G,Liu J,Charon NW,Li C

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gammaproteobacterium Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 utilizes a complex electron transfer network composed primarily of c-type cytochromes to respire under anoxic conditions a variety of compounds, including fumarate, nitrate, and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), in addition to the minerals Fe(III) and Mn(IV). Central to sev...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Cordova CD,Schicklberger MF,Yu Y,Spormann AM

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type VI secretion systems (T6SS) are bacteriophage-derived macromolecular machines responsible for the release of at least two proteins in the milieu, which are thought to form an extracellular appendage. Although several T6SS have been shown to be involved in the virulence of animal and plant pathogens, clusters enco...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Bernard CS,Brunet YR,Gavioli M,Lloubès R,Cascales E

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytotoxicity is an important virulence determinant in the pathogenesis of Vibrio vulnificus, and two cytotoxins, RTX (encoded by rtxA1) and cytolysin/hemolysin (encoded by vvhA), have been identified in this organism. We showed that the quorum-sensing regulator LuxO controlled the cytotoxicity of this organism: a Δlux...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Shao CP,Lo HR,Lin JH,Hor LI

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a significant nosocomial pathogen worldwide. The increasing trend of carbapenem and fluoroquinolone resistance in A. baumannii severely limits the usage of therapeutic antimicrobial agents. Here we report the genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant A. baumannii strain, TCDC-AB07...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Chen CC,Lin YC,Sheng WH,Chen YC,Chang SC,Hsia KC,Liao MH,Li SY

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strain 768-28 was isolated from a hot spring in Kamchatka, Russia, and represents a novel member of the Vulcanisaeta genus. The complete genome sequence of this thermoacidophilic anaerobic crenarchaeon reveals genes for protein and carbohydrate-active enzymes, the Embden-Meyerhof and Entner-Doudoroff pathways for gluc...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Gumerov VM,Mardanov AV,Beletsky AV,Prokofeva MI,Bonch-Osmolovskaya EA,Ravin NV,Skryabin KG

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our recent identification and genetic analysis of the biosynthetic gene cluster for production of the ribosomally synthesized and posttranslationally modified peptide cypemycin revealed a new class of peptide natural products, the linaridins. Here we describe the identification and characterization of grisemycin, a li...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Claesen J,Bibb MJ

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selenium has been shown to be present as a labile cofactor in a small class of molybdenum hydroxylase enzymes in several species of clostridia that specialize in the fermentation of purines and pyrimidines. This labile cofactor is poorly understood, yet recent bioinformatic studies have suggested that Enterococcus fae...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Srivastava M,Mallard C,Barke T,Hancock LE,Self WT

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified several promoters responsible for the expression of regA, which encodes a global virulence regulator in Citrobacter rodentium. Expression of some of the promoters was strongly autoactivated by RegA in conjunction with bicarbonate. Biochemical and mutational analyses were used to determine the consensus s...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Tan A,Yang J,Tauschek M,Praszkier J,Robins-Browne RM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is a member of the coagulase-positive staphylococci and is the commonest cause of canine pyoderma. We report the first genome sequence of S. pseudintermedius, which shows the presence of numerous virulence factors akin to those of the related human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Tse H,Tsoi HW,Leung SP,Urquhart IJ,Lau SK,Woo PC,Yuen KY

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most iron in mammals is found within the heme prosthetic group. Consequently, many bacterial pathogens possess heme acquisition systems to utilize iron from the host. Here, we demonstrate that Mycobacterium tuberculosis can utilize heme as an iron source, suggesting that M. tuberculosis possesses a yet-unknown heme ac...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Jones CM,Niederweis M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Gram-positive bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes (also called group A Streptococcus [GAS]), is found strictly in humans and is capable of causing a wide variety of infections. Here we demonstrate that serine catabolism in GAS is controlled by the transcriptional regulator Spy49_0126c. We have designated this regulat...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： LaSarre B,Federle MJ

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00