A Halocin Promotes DNA Uptake in Haloferax mediterranei [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 Halocins are antimicrobial peptides or proteins that are produced by halophilic archaea. Although their function in inhibiting the growth of closely related haloarchaeal strains is well known, other physiological functions of halocins have also been ...
Shaoxing Chen +6 more
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Exploring the Molecular Machinery of Denitrification in Haloferax mediterranei Through Proteomics [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Many proteins and enzymes involved in denitrification in haloarchaea can be inferred to be located between the cytoplasmic membrane and the S-layer, based on the presence of a Tat signal sequence and the orientation of the active site that some of these ...
Javier Torregrosa-Crespo +5 more
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Exploitation of wasted bread as substrate for polyhydroxyalkanoates production through the use of Haloferax mediterranei and seawater [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 The use of the halophile microorganism Haloferax mediterranei, able to synthesize poly(hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV), is considered as a promising tool for the industrial production of bioplastic through bioprocessing.
Marco Montemurro +8 more
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Engineering Haloferax mediterranei as an Efficient Platform for High Level Production of Lycopene [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Lycopene attracts increasing interests in the pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic industries due to its anti-oxidative and anti-cancer properties. Compared with other lycopene production methods, such as chemical synthesis or direct extraction from plants,
Zhen-Qiang Zuo +9 more
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Carbon Source Influences Antioxidant, Antiglycemic, and Antilipidemic Activities of Haloferax mediterranei Carotenoid Extracts [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2022 Haloarchaeal carotenoids have attracted attention lately due to their potential antioxidant activity. This work studies the effect of different concentrations of carbon sources on cell growth and carotenoid production.
Micaela Giani +3 more
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Optimization of Growth and Carotenoid Production by Haloferax mediterranei Using Response Surface Methodology [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2018 Haloferax mediterranei produces C50 carotenoids that have strong antioxidant properties. The response surface methodology (RSM) tool helps to accurately analyze the most suitable conditions to maximize C50 carotenoids production by haloarchaea.
Zaida Montero-Lobato +8 more
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Toxicity Assessment and Bioremediation of Deep Eutectic Solvents by Haloferax mediterranei: A Step toward Sustainable Circular Chemistry. [PDF]
ChemSusChemThe toxicity and biodegradability of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) can be evaluated using Haloferax mediterranei as a novel model organism. The haloarchaeon metabolizes specific DES components, highlighting its potential for DES bioremediation. These findings support the use of H.
Martínez G +2 more
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Haloferax mediterranei, an Archaeal Model for Denitrification in Saline Systems, Characterized Through Integrated Physiological and Transcriptional Analyses [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Haloferax mediterranei (R4) belongs to the group of halophilic archaea, one of the predominant microbial populations in hypersaline environments. In these ecosystems, the low availability of oxygen pushes the microbial inhabitants toward anaerobic ...
Javier Torregrosa-Crespo +3 more
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Analysis of the external signals driving the transcriptional regulation of the main genes involved in denitrification in Haloferax mediterranei [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Haloferax mediterranei is the model microorganism for the study of the nitrogen cycle in haloarchaea. This archaeon not only assimilate N-species such as nitrate, nitrite, or ammonia, but also it can perform denitrification under low oxygen conditions ...
Jose María Miralles-Robledillo +4 more
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Characterisation of chlorate reduction in the haloarchaeon Haloferax mediterranei [PDF]
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, 2015 Background: Haloferax mediterranei is a denitrifying haloarchaeon using nitrate as a respiratory electron acceptor under anaerobic conditions in a reaction catalysed by pNarGH.
Bonete, María-José +2 more
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