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Small secreted proteins enable biofilm development in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus. [PDF]

, 2016
Small proteins characterized by a double-glycine (GG) secretion motif, typical of secreted bacterial antibiotics, are encoded by the genomes of diverse cyanobacteria, but their functions have not been investigated to date.
Golden, Susan, Nagar, Elad, Parnasa, Rami, Reich, Ziv, Schwarz, Rakefet, Sendersky, Eleonora, Simkovsky, Ryan   +6 more
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Investigation of the biosynthesis of exopolysaccharides within the biofilm matrix of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiea : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Genetics at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2017
Polysaccharides are highly abundant natural biopolymers, which have biologically significant structural functions in living organisms. Various polysaccharides, with specific physicochemical properties, contribute to biofilm formation; defined as cell ...
Ghods, Shirin
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Exopolysaccharide II Is Relevant for the Survival of Sinorhizobium meliloti under Water Deficiency and Salinity Stress

Molecules, 2020
Sinorhizobium meliloti is a soil bacterium of great agricultural importance because of its ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen in symbiotic association with alfalfa (Medicago sativa) roots.
Emiliano Primo, Pablo Bogino, Sacha Cossovich, Emiliano Foresto, Fiorela Nievas, Walter Giordano   +5 more
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Antiviral Activity of Exopolysaccharides Produced by Lactic Acid Bacteria of the Genera Pediococcus, Leuconostoc and Lactobacillus against Human Adenovirus Type 5

Medicina, 2019
Background and objectives: The use of antagonistic probiotic microorganisms and their byproducts represents a promising approach for the treatment of viral diseases.
Liubov Biliavska, Yulia Pankivska, Olga Povnitsa, Svitlana Zagorodnya   +3 more
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Selection of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Based on Their Antimicrobial and Enzymatic Activities

Foods, 2020
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are an important source of bioactive metabolites and enzymes. LAB isolates from fresh vegetable sources were evaluated to determine their antimicrobial, enzymatic, and adhesion activities.
José Rafael Linares-Morales, Guillermo Eduardo Cuellar-Nevárez, Blanca Estela Rivera-Chavira, Néstor Gutiérrez-Méndez, Samuel Bernardo Pérez-Vega, Guadalupe Virginia Nevárez-Moorillón   +5 more
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Study of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. Mycoides exopolysaccharides [PDF]

, 2013
Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides (Mmm) is responsible for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, a severe lung disease of cattle and buffaloes. Mmm belongs to the class Mollicutes, grouping wall-less bacteria that have evolved by major gene losses and are
Bertin, Clothilde, Courtois, Josiane, Gaurivaud, Patrice, Legrand, Dominique, Manso-Silvan, Lucia, Pau-Roblots, Corinne, Poumarat, François, Tardy, Florence, Thiaucourt, François   +8 more
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Communication and signal exchange in the Rhizobium bradyrhizobium legume system [PDF]

, 1994
A new comprehensive communication concept in the Rhizobium/Bradyrhizobium legume symbiosis was developed. It includes a root zone specific flavonoid exudation, the differential activity of phenylpropane/acetate pathway derivatives on chemotaxis, nod-gene
Ahlborn, Bettina, Antoun, Hani, Bernhard, Simone, Bolanos, Christina, Cooper, James E., Görge, Elisabeth, Jacobi, Andreas, Kalliopi, Papadopoulou, Kape, Rüdiger, Katinakis, Panagiotis, Kosch, Kerstin, Müller, Peter, Schmidt, Petra, Streit, Wolfgang, Werner, Dietrich, Wetzel, Astrid   +15 more
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Novel Bacterial Diversity and Fragmented eDNA Identified in Hyperbiofilm-Forming Pseudomonas aeruginosa Rugose Small Colony Variant [PDF]

, 2020
Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms represent a major threat to health care. Rugose small colony variants (RSCV) of P. aeruginosa, isolated from chronic infections, display hyperbiofilm phenotype.
Deng, Binbin, Ghatak, Piya Das, Ghatak, Subhadip, Khanna, Savita, Mathew-Steiner, Shomita S., McComb, David W., Roy, Sashwati, Sarkar, Subendu, Sen, Chandan K., Singh, Kanhaiya, Wozniak, Daniel J.   +10 more
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The biotechnology of higher fungi - current state and perspectives [PDF]

, 2014
This review article concisely describes methodology of biotechnological processes with the use of cultures of higher fungi, their application in bioremediation and to obtain biologically active preparations.
Turło, Jadwiga
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Exopolysaccharides from Marine and Marine Extremophilic Bacteria: Structures, Properties, Ecological Roles and Applications [PDF]

, 2018
The marine environment is the largest aquatic ecosystem on Earth and it harbours microorganisms responsible for more than 50% of total biomass of prokaryotes in the world.
CASILLO, ANGELA, CORSARO, MARIA MICHELA, LANZETTA, ROSA, PARRILLI, MICHELANGELO   +3 more
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