Ultrasound Imaging Properties of Heterologously Synthesized Gas Vesicles from Halophilic Archaeon [PDF]
NanomaterialsBiosynthetic gas vesicles (GVs), as novel nanoscale ultrasound contrast agents, exhibit unique potential in biomedical ultrasound imaging. For example, they are expected to have better tissue penetration through the tumor vasculature for detecting tumor ...
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Salty secrets of Halobacterium salinarum AD88: a new archaeal ecotype isolated from Cuatro Cienegas Basin [PDF]
BMC GenomicsThe Cuatro Cienegas Basin (CCB) in Mexico, represents a unique ecological habitat, characterized by extreme and fluctuating conditions, providing a window into ancient evolutionary processes.
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Meniscus-Mediated Imaging of Soft Biological Membranes Using 200 kN/m Ultra-Stiff 15 MHz MEMS AFM Probes. [PDF]
J Mol RecognitABSTRACT Coronaviruses, among other membrane‐enveloped viruses, can remain infectious on surfaces in ambient air for days. Many bacteria and fungi also expose their plasma membranes to air environments. Key survival strategies in air include hydrophobic coatings to prevent water loss and waxy or silica‐based resistant cell walls.
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Extreme halophilic Archaea: Halobacterium salinarum carotenoids characterization and antioxidant properties [PDF]
HeliyonImportant marine microorganisms are resources of renewable energy that may face global population growth and needs. The application of biomass metabolites, such as carotenoids and their derivatives, may solve some agro-food health problems. Herein, a new
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 Halobacterium salinarum are halophilic archaea that display directional swimming in response to various environmental signals, including light, chemicals and oxygen. In Hbt. salinarum, the building blocks (archaellins) of the archaeal swimming apparatus (
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Metallochaperones regulate intracellular copper levels. [PDF]
PLoS Computational Biology, 2013 Copper (Cu) is an important enzyme co-factor that is also extremely toxic at high intracellular concentrations, making active efflux mechanisms essential for preventing Cu accumulation. Here, we have investigated the mechanistic role of metallochaperones
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Assessment of methods for evaluating structural stability of cell envelope fragments in hypersaline brines as biosignatures of ancient microbial life [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe study of biomolecular stability of proteins and lipids in extreme saline environments is critical for understanding the preservation of potential microbial biosignatures of ancient life on Earth and other planetary bodies, including Mars.
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Elucidating metabolic pathways through genomic analysis in highly heavy metal-resistant Halobacterium salinarum strains [PDF]
HeliyonThe annotated and predicted genomes of five archaeal strains (AS1, AS2, AS8, AS11 and AS19), isolated from Sfax solar saltern sediments (Tunisia) and affiliated with Halobacterium salinarum, were performed by RAST webserver (Rapid Annotation using ...
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Two different sulfotransferases modify sugars of the N-linked tetrasaccharide decorating Halobacterium salinarum glycoproteins [PDF]
mBioDespite providing the first example of archaeal N-glycosylation almost 50 years ago, detailed insight into the pathway used by Halobacterium salinarum to assemble and attach an N-linked tetrasaccharide decorating glycoproteins in this haloarchaea has ...
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Efficient Transformation of Halobacterium salinarum by a “Freeze and Thaw” Technique [PDF]
BioTechniques, 2001 Arne Zibat
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