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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2008, p. 4560-4563, Vol. 74, No. 14
0099-2240/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.00492-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Synthesis of the Compatible Solute Ectoine in Virgibacillus pantothenticus Is Triggered by High Salinity and Low Growth Temperature{triangledown}

Anne U. Kuhlmann, Jan Bursy, Silvy Gimpel, Tamara Hoffmann, and Erhard Bremer*

Laboratory for Microbiology, Department of Biology, Philipps University Marburg, D-35032 Marburg, Federal Republic of Germany

Received 29 February 2008/ Accepted 10 May 2008

The quantification of the intracellular concentration of ectoine in Virgibacillus pantothenticus revealed that the production of this compatible solute is triggered either by an increase in the external salinity or by a reduction in the growth temperature. This finding reflects increased transcription of the ectoine biosynthetic operon (ectABC) under both environmental conditions.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratory for Microbiology, Department of Biology, Philipps University Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch Str. 8, D-35032 Marburg, Federal Republic of Germany. Phone: 49-6421-2821529. Fax: 49-6421-2828979. E-mail: bremer{at}staff.uni-marburg.de

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 16 May 2008.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2008, p. 4560-4563, Vol. 74, No. 14
0099-2240/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.00492-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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