abstract：:The skin represents an important barrier for pathogens and is known to produce fatty acids that are toxic toward gram-positive bacteria. A screen of fatty acids as growth inhibitors of Staphylococcus aureus revealed structure-specific antibacterial activity. Fatty acids like oleate (18:1Δ9) were nontoxic, whereas palm...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Parsons JB,Yao J,Frank MW,Jackson P,Rock CO

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rod-shaped bacteria grow by a repetitive cycle of elongation followed by division, and the mechanisms responsible for these two processes have been studied for decades. However, little is known about what happens during the transition between the two activities. At least one event occurs after elongation ends and befo...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Potluri LP,Kannan S,Young KD

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNP) plays a central role in RNA degradation, generating a pool of ribonucleoside diphosphates (rNDPs) that can be converted to deoxyribonucleoside diphosphates (dNDPs) by ribonucleotide reductase. We report here that spontaneous mutations resulting from replication errors, which are norm...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Becket E,Tse L,Yung M,Cosico A,Miller JH

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Containment strategies for outbreaks of invasive Neisseria meningitidis disease are informed by serogroup assays that characterize the polysaccharide capsule. We sought to uncover the genomic basis of conflicting serogroup assay results for an isolate (M16917) from a patient with acute meningococcal disease. To this e...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Rishishwar L,Katz LS,Sharma NV,Rowe L,Frace M,Dolan Thomas J,Harcourt BH,Mayer LW,Jordan IK

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reyranella massiliensis is an Alphaproteobacterium member of the class Rhodospirillaceae, growing in amoebae. We sequenced the genome of type strain 521(T). It is composed of a 5,792,218-bp chromosome and encodes 5,675 protein-coding genes and 53 RNA genes, including 3 rRNA genes. ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Pagnier I,Croce O,Robert C,Raoult D,La Scola B

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterococcus sp. strain C1 is a facultative anaerobe which was coisolated with Citrobacter sp. strain A1 from a sewage oxidation pond. Strain C1 could degrade azo dyes very efficiently via azo reduction and desulfonation in a microaerophilic environment. Here the draft genome sequence of Enterococcus sp. C1 is reporte...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Chan GF,Gan HM,Rashid NA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chb operon of Escherichia coli is involved in the utilization of the β-glucosides chitobiose and cellobiose. The function of chbG (ydjC), the sixth open reading frame of the operon that codes for an evolutionarily conserved protein is unknown. We show that chbG encodes a monodeacetylase that is essential for growt...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Verma SC,Mahadevan S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria possess multiple mechanisms to survive exposure to various chemical stresses and antimicrobial compounds. In the enteric bacterium Escherichia coli, three homologous transcription factors-MarA, SoxS, and Rob-play a central role in coordinating this response. Three separate systems are known to regulate the ex...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Chubiz LM,Glekas GD,Rao CV

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide messenger cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) plays a central role in the regulation of motility, virulence, and biofilm formation in many pathogenic bacteria. EAL domain-containing phosphodiesterases are the major signaling proteins responsible for the degradation of c-di-GMP and maintenance of its cellular level...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Chen MW,Kotaka M,Vonrhein C,Bricogne G,Rao F,Chuah ML,Svergun D,Schneider G,Liang ZX,Lescar J

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis is the agent of Israeli spotted fever. The present study reports the draft genome of Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis strain ISTT CDC1, isolated from a Rhipicephalus sanguineus tick collected in Israel. ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Sentausa E,El Karkouri K,Robert C,Raoult D,Fournier PE

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pelosinus fermentans 16S rRNA gene sequences have been reported from diverse geographical sites since the recent isolation of the type strain. We present the genome sequence of the P. fermentans type strain R7 (DSM 17108) and genome sequences for two new strains with different abilities to reduce iron, chromate, and u...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Brown SD,Podar M,Klingeman DM,Johnson CM,Yang ZK,Utturkar SM,Land ML,Mosher JJ,Hurt RA Jr,Phelps TJ,Palumbo AV,Arkin AP,Hazen TC,Elias DA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DnaA is an AAA+ ATPase and the conserved replication initiator in bacteria. Bacteria control the timing of replication initiation by regulating the activity of DnaA. DnaA binds to multiple sites in the origin of replication (oriC) and is required for recruitment of proteins needed to load the replicative helicase. Dna...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Bonilla CY,Grossman AD

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa XMG, isolated from soil, utilizes lactate. Here we present a 6.45-Mb assembly of its genome sequence. Besides the lactate utilization mechanism of the strain, the genome sequence may also provide other useful information related to P. aeruginosa, such as identifying genes involved in virulence, ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Gao C,Hu C,Ma C,Su F,Yu H,Jiang T,Dou P,Wang Y,Qin T,Lv M,Xu P

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermococcus sp. strain CL1 is a hyperthermophilic, anaerobic, and heterotrophic archaeon isolated from a Paralvinella sp. polychaete worm living on an active deep-sea hydrothermal sulfide chimney on the Cleft Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge. To further understand the distinct characteristics of this archaeon at the...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Jung JH,Holden JF,Seo DH,Park KH,Shin H,Ryu S,Lee JH,Park CS

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbacterium yannicii is a Gram-positive, aerobic, yellow-pigmented, rod-shaped, nonmotile, oxidase-negative, and catalase-positive bacterium isolated on Columbia colistin-nalidixic acid (CNA) agar with 5% sheep blood from the sputum of a cystic fibrosis patient. The present study reports the draft genome of a Micro...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Sharma P,Diene SM,Gimenez G,Robert C,Rolain JM

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-celled organisms must survive exposure to environmental extremes. Perhaps one of the most variable and potentially life-threatening changes that can occur is that of a rapid and acute decrease in external osmolarity. This easily translates into several atmospheres of additional pressure that can build up within...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Booth IR,Blount P

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ibeA is a virulence factor found in some extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) strains from the B2 phylogenetic group and particularly in newborn meningitic and avian pathogenic strains. It was shown to be involved in the invasion process of the newborn meningitic strain RS218. In a previous work, we sho...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Fléchard M,Cortes MA,Répérant M,Germon P

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The magnetosomes of many magnetotactic bacteria consist of membrane-enveloped magnetite crystals, whose synthesis is favored by a low redox potential. However, the cellular redox processes governing the biomineralization of the mixed-valence iron oxide have remained unknown. Here, we show that in the alphaproteobacter...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Li Y,Katzmann E,Borg S,Schüler D

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sinorhizobium meliloti can live as a soil saprophyte and can engage in a nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with plant roots. To succeed in such diverse environments, the bacteria must continually adjust gene expression. Transcriptional plasticity in eubacteria is often mediated by alternative sigma (σ) factors interacting wit...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Barnett MJ,Bittner AN,Toman CJ,Oke V,Long SR

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular basis of the ability of bacteria to live on caffeine via the C-8 oxidation pathway is unknown. The first step of this pathway, caffeine to trimethyluric acid (TMU), has been attributed to poorly characterized caffeine oxidases and a novel quinone-dependent caffeine dehydrogenase. Here, we report the deta...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Mohanty SK,Yu CL,Das S,Louie TM,Gakhar L,Subramanian M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following arrest by UV-induced DNA damage, replication is restored through a sequence of steps that involve partial resection of the nascent DNA by RecJ and RecQ, branch migration and processing of the fork DNA surrounding the lesion by RecA and RecF-O-R, and resumption of DNA synthesis once the blocking lesion has be...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Courcelle CT,Landstrom AJ,Anderson B,Courcelle J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The model archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus grows optimally near 100°C on carbohydrates and peptides. Its genome sequence (NCBI) was determined 12 years ago. A genetically tractable strain, COM1, was very recently reported, and here we describe its genome sequence. Of 1,909,827 bp in size, it is 1,571 bp longer (0.1%) than...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Bridger SL,Lancaster WA,Poole FL 2nd,Schut GJ,Adams MW

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17 is capable of utilizing various derivatives of benzene and bicyclics containing both aromatic and alicyclic moieties as sole carbon and energy sources. Here, we present the 9,107,362-bp draft genome sequence of DK17 and its genomic analysis in comparison with other members of the genus Rhod...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Yoo M,Kim D,Choi KY,Chae JC,Zylstra GJ,Kim E

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Klebsiella pneumoniae LZ is a bacterium isolated from soil which can produce 1,3-propanediol from glycerol. Here we present a 5,431,750-bp assembly of its genome sequence. We annotated 9 coding sequences (CDSs) responsible for glycerol fermentation to 1,3-propanediol, 19 CDSs encoding glycerol utilization, and 134 CDS...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Tao F,Tai C,Liu Z,Wang A,Wang Y,Li L,Gao C,Ma C,Xu P

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The whole-genome sequence of Mycobacterium bolletii M24, isolated from the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of a Malaysian patient, is reported here. The circular chromosome of 5,507,730 bp helped to clarify the taxonomic position of this organism within the M. abscessus complex and revealed the presence of proteins poten...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Wong YL,Choo SW,Tan JL,Ong CS,Ng KP,Ngeow YF

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dehalococcoides species are key players in the anaerobic transformation of halogenated solvents at contaminated sites. Here, we analyze isotopologue distributions in amino acid pools from peptides of Dehalococcoides strain CBDB1 after incubation with (13)C-labeled acetate or bicarbonate as a carbon source. The resulti...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Marco-Urrea E,Seifert J,von Bergen M,Adrian L

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serratia plymuthica strain PRI-2C is a rhizosphere bacterial strain with antagonistic activity against different plant pathogens. Here we present the 5.39-Mb (G+C content, 55.67%) draft genome sequence of S. plymuthica strain PRI-2C with the aim of providing insight into the genomic basis of its antagonistic activity....

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Garbeva P,van Elsas JD,de Boer W

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micromonospora strains have been isolated from diverse niches, including soil, water, and marine sediments and root nodules of diverse symbiotic plants. In this work, we report the genome sequence of Micromonospora lupini Lupac 08 isolated from root nodules of the wild legume Lupinus angustifolious. ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Alonso-Vega P,Normand P,Bacigalupe R,Pujic P,Lajus A,Vallenet D,Carro L,Coll P,Trujillo ME

更新日期：2012-08-01 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 general stress regulon of Bacillus subtilis comprises approximately 200 genes and is under the control of the alternative sigma factor σ(B). The activation of σ(B) occurs in response to multiple physical stress stimuli as well as energy starvation conditions. The expression of the general stress proteins provides ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Reder A,Höper D,Gerth U,Hecker M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Escherichia coli, putrescine is metabolized to succinate for use as a carbon and nitrogen source by the putrescine utilization pathway (Puu pathway). One gene in the puu gene cluster encodes a transcription factor, PuuR, which has a helix-turn-helix DNA-binding motif. DNA microarray analysis of an E. coli puuR muta...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Nemoto N,Kurihara S,Kitahara Y,Asada K,Kato K,Suzuki H

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The draft genome of Methylacidiphilum fumariolicum SolV, a thermoacidophilic methanotroph of the phylum Verrucomicrobia, is presented. Annotation revealed pathways for one-carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen catabolism and respiration together with central metabolic pathways. The genome encodes three orthologues of particu...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Khadem AF,Wieczorek AS,Pol A,Vuilleumier S,Harhangi HR,Dunfield PF,Kalyuzhnaya MG,Murrell JC,Francoijs KJ,Stunnenberg HG,Stein LY,DiSpirito AA,Semrau JD,Lajus A,Médigue C,Klotz MG,Jetten MS,Op den Camp HJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the complete genome sequence of Helicobacter cinaedi strain PAGU611, isolated in a case of human bacteremia. The PAGU611 genome comprises a 2,078,348-bp chromosome and a 23,054-bp plasmid. The chromosome contains a unique genomic island, encoding a type VI secretion system and clustered regularly interspaced...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Goto T,Ogura Y,Hirakawa H,Tomida J,Morita Y,Akaike T,Hayashi T,Kawamura Y

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bifidobacterium breve is an actinobacterium frequently isolated from colonic microbiota of breastfeeding babies. Here, we report the complete and annotated genome sequence of a B. breve strain isolated from human milk, B. breve CECT 7263. The genome sequence will provide new insights into the biology of this potential...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Jiménez E,Villar-Tajadura MA,Marín M,Fontecha J,Requena T,Arroyo R,Fernández L,Rodríguez JM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In bacteria, normal mutation frequencies are mostly around 10(-10) per base pair. However, there exists natural isolates, called "mutators," that exhibit permanent mutation occurrences up to 1,000-fold greater than usual. As mutations play essential roles, particularly in the evolution of antibiotic resistance, bacter...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Le Bars H,Bousarghin L,Bonnaure-Mallet M,Jolivet-Gougeon A,Barloy-Hubler F

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A newly isolated bacterium, Pseudomonas geniculata N1, can efficiently degrade nicotine. Here we present a 4.51-Mb assembly of its genome, which is the first sequence of the P. geniculata group. The sequence contains the genes related to nicotine catabolism and may provide insights into its molecular mechanism for N-h...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Tang H,Yu H,Tai C,Huang K,Liu Y,Wang L,Yao Y,Wu G,Xu P

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nearly every known species of Eubacteria encodes a homolog of the Borrelia burgdorferi EbfC DNA-binding protein. We now demonstrate that fluorescently tagged EbfC associates with B. burgdorferi nucleoids in vivo and that chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) of wild-type EbfC showed it to bind in vivo to sites througho...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Jutras BL,Bowman A,Brissette CA,Adams CA,Verma A,Chenail AM,Stevenson B

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The citrate transporter CitP of lactic acid bacteria catalyzes electrogenic precursor-product exchange of citrate versus L-lactate during citrate-glucose cometabolism. In the absence of sugar, L-lactate is replaced by the metabolic intermediates/end products pyruvate, α-acetolactate, and acetate. In this study, the bi...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Pudlik AM,Lolkema JS

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Antarctic sea ice bacterium Glaciecola punicea ACAM 611(T), the type species of the genus Glaciecola. A blue-light-absorbing proteorhodopsin gene is present in the 3.08-Mb genome. This genome sequence can facilitate the study of the physiological metabolisms and ecological ...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Qin QL,Xie BB,Shu YL,Rong JC,Zhao DL,Zhang XY,Chen XL,Zhou BC,Zhang YZ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium xenopi is a slow-growing, thermophilic, water-related Mycobacterium species. Like other nontuberculous mycobacteria, M. xenopi more commonly infects humans with altered immune function, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. It is considered clinically relevant in a significant proportio...

journal_title：Journal of bacteriology

authors： Abdallah AM,Rashid M,Adroub SA,Elabdalaoui H,Ali S,van Soolingen D,Bitter W,Pain A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00