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The bacterial cell cycle checkpoint protein Obg and its role in programmed cell death

Microbial Cell, 2016
The phenomenon of programmed cell death (PCD), in which cells initiate their own demise, is not restricted to multicellular organisms. Unicellular organisms, both eukaryotes and prokaryotes, also possess pathways that mediate PCD.
Liselot Dewachter, Natalie Verstraeten, Maarten Fauvart, Jan Michiels   +3 more
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Genetic basis of microbial carotenogenesis

International Microbiology, 2003
The synthesis of carotenoids begins with the formation of a phytoene from geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate, a well conserved step in all carotenogenic organisms and catalyzed by a phytoene synthase, an enzyme encoded by the crtB ( spy) genes. The next step is the dehydrogenation of the phytoene, which is carried out by phytoene dehydrogenase.
C, Sieiro, M, Poza, T, de Miguel, T G, Villa   +3 more
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Advances in Plant-Nematode Interactions with Emphasis on the Notorious Nematode Genus Meloidogyne. [PDF]

, 2019
Plant infections by plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) continue to be one of the major limitations in agricultural systems. Root-knot nematodes (RKNs), belonging to the genus Meloidogyne, are one of the most important groups of PPNs worldwide.
Kaloshian, Isgouhi, Teixeira, Marcella
core  

Introducing the concept of biocatalysis in the classroom: The conversion of cholesterol to provitamin D 3 [PDF]

, 2016
Biocatalysis is a fundamental concept in biotechnology. The topic integrates knowledge of several disciplines; therefore, it was included in the course “design and optimization of biological systems” which is offered in the biochemistry curricula.
De Luca, Belén M., Gonzalez, Rodrigo Horacio, Nudel, Berta Clara, Nusblat, Alejandro David   +3 more
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Antibiofilm activity of a chionodracine‐derived peptide by NMR‐based metabolomics of cell‐free supernatant of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical strains

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
KHS‐Cnd peptide is able to impair biofilm formation and disaggregate mature biofilms in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates. Differences in extracellular metabolites reflect changes in biofilm metabolism due to KHS‐Cnd treatment. Among the differentially represented extracellular metabolites upon KHS‐Cnd treatment, the significantly altered ...
Fernando Porcelli, Enrico Landi, Francesco Maiurano, Irene Paris, Rosanna Papa, Marco Artini, Laura Selan, Stefano Borocci, Francesco Buonocore, Esther Imperlini   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Salmonella biofilm formation diminishes bacterial proliferation in the C. elegans intestine

Biofilm
Non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars are a significant global cause of foodborne infections, owing their transmission success to the formation of biofilms.
Ines Thiers, Maries Lissens, Hanne Langie, Bram Lories, Hans Steenackers   +4 more
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Causes and biophysical consequences of cellulose production by Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 at the air-liquid interface

, 2019
Cellulose over-producing wrinkly spreader mutants of Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 have been the focus of much investigation, but conditions promoting the production of cellulose in ancestral SBW25, its effects and consequences have escaped in-depth ...
Ardré, M., Dufour, D., Rainey, P.
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Sustainable bioplastics manufacturing from renewable sources

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Bioplastics are manufactured by using polymers from different bio‐based sources. These novel materials not only offer biodegradability but also possess various functional properties that make them suitable for diverse applications. Recent developments in the preparation of bioplastics are reported, highlighting the distinct properties of each type of ...
C. Valeria L. Giosafatto, Marika Avitabile, Michela Famiglietti, Talayeh Kordjazi, Marzieh Moosavi‐Nasab, Odile F. Restaino, Loredana Mariniello   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

CRISPR-FRT targets shared sites in a knock-out collection for off-the-shelf genome editing

Nature Communications, 2018
Genome editing requires precise targeting of loci with specific gRNAs. Here the authors introduce CRISPR-FRT, which targets flippase recognition sites, common in bacterial genetic collections, for fast off-the-shelf genome engineering.
Toon Swings, David C. Marciano, Benu Atri, Rachel E. Bosserman, Chen Wang, Marlies Leysen, Camille Bonte, Thomas Schalck, Ian Furey, Bram Van den Bergh, Natalie Verstraeten, Peter J. Christie, Christophe Herman, Olivier Lichtarge, Jan Michiels   +14 more
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Sphagnum physiology in the context of changing climate: emergent influences of genomics, modelling and host-microbiome interactions on understanding ecosystem function. [PDF]

, 2014
Peatlands harbour more than one-third of terrestrial carbon leading to the argument that the bryophytes, as major components of peatland ecosystems, store more organic carbon in soils than any other collective plant taxa. Plants of the genus Sphagnum are
Gu, Lianhong, Muchero, Wellington, Schmutz, Jeremy, Shaw, A Jonathan, Timm, Collin M, Tuskan, Gerald A, Walker, Anthony P, Warren, Jeffrey M, Weston, David J, Wullschleger, Stan D   +9 more
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