Bacterial Proteins

Microbial Ecology
Murein Hydrolase LytF of Streptococcus sanguinis and the Ecological Consequences of Competence Development
Nyssa Cullin, Sylvio Redanz, Kirsten J. Lampi, Justin Merritt, Jens Kreth
Biotechnology | Spotlight
Functional Analysis of the Glucan Degradation Locus in Caldicellulosiruptor bescii Reveals Essential Roles of Component Glycoside Hydrolases in Plant Biomass Deconstruction
Jonathan M. Conway, Bennett S. McKinley, Nathaniel L. Seals, Diana Hernandez, Piyum A. Khatibi, Suresh Poudel, Richard J. Giannone, Robert L. Hettich, Amanda M. Williams-Rhaesa, Gina L. Lipscomb, Michael W. W. Adams, Robert M. Kelly
Biodegradation
Multiple Roles for Two Efflux Pumps in the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Pseudomonas putida Strain B6-2 (DSM 28064)
Xuemei Yao, Fei Tao, Kunzhi Zhang, Hongzhi Tang, Ping Xu
Food Microbiology
A Mutator Phenotype Promoting the Emergence of Spontaneous Oxidative Stress-Resistant Mutants in Campylobacter jejuni
Lei Dai, Orhan Sahin, Yizhi Tang, Qijing Zhang
Genetics and Molecular Biology
The Type IX Secretion System Is Required for Virulence of the Fish Pathogen Flavobacterium columnare
Nan Li, Yongtao Zhu, Benjamin R. LaFrentz, Jason P. Evenhuis, David W. Hunnicutt, Rachel A. Conrad, Paul Barbier, Connor W. Gullstrand, Jack E. Roets, Jonathan L. Powers, Surashree S. Kulkarni, Devon H. Erbes, Julio C. García, Pin Nie, Mark J. McBride
Open Access

Enzymology and Protein Engineering
Biochemical Characteristics and Variable Alginate-Degrading Modes of a Novel Bifunctional Endolytic Alginate Lyase
Yuanyuan Cheng, Dandan Wang, Jingyan Gu, Junge Li, Huihui Liu, Fuchuan Li, Wenjun Han
Environmental Microbiology
Cytoplasmic Localization of Sulfide:Quinone Oxidoreductase and Persulfide Dioxygenase of Cupriavidus pinatubonensis JMP134
Rui Gao, Honglei Liu, Luying Xun
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Disruption of a Transcriptional Repressor by an Insertion Sequence Element Integration Leads to Activation of a Novel Silent Cellobiose Transporter in Lactococcus lactis MG1363
Ana Solopova, Jan Kok, Oscar P. Kuipers
Biodegradation
A Novel Aerobic Degradation Pathway for Thiobencarb Is Initiated by the TmoAB Two-Component Flavin Mononucleotide-Dependent Monooxygenase System in Acidovorax sp. Strain T1
Cui-Wei Chu, Bin Liu, Na Li, Shi-Gang Yao, Dan Cheng, Jia-Dong Zhao, Ji-Guo Qiu, Xin Yan, Qin He, Jian He
Plant Microbiology | Spotlight
Concomitant Loss of the Glyoxalase System and Glycolysis Makes the Uncultured Pathogen “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” an Energy Scavenger
Mukesh Jain, Alejandra Munoz-Bodnar, Dean W. Gabriel

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