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Potekhina NV, Shashkov AS, Streshinskaya GM, Tul’skaya EM, Kozlova YI, Senchenkova SN, Kudryashova EB, Evtushenko LI. Teichoic acids of three type strains of the Bacillus subtilis group, Bacillus mojavensis VKM B-2650, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. amyloliquefaciens VKM B-2582, and Bacillus sonorensis VKM B-2652. Microbiology (Reading) 2013. [DOI: 10.1134/s002626171305010x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Bacillus thaonhiensis sp. nov., a new species, was isolated from the forest soil of Kyonggi University by using a modified culture method. Curr Microbiol 2013; 68:88-95. [PMID: 23995763 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-013-0443-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/15/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Using a new culture method for unculturable soil bacteria, we discovered a novel species, NHI-38(T), from the forest soil of Kyonggi University campus, South Korea. It was a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, and endospore-forming bacterial strain. It grew over a wide pH range (6.5-9.5), with an optimum range of pH 7-9, and in a wide range of temperatures (15-60 °C), with an optimum range of 35-45 °C. Growth was possible at 0-2 % NaCl concentration, and the optimal range was between 0.5 and 1.5 % NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that this new species clustered within the genus Bacillus; it was closely related to "Bacillus abyssalis" SCSIO 15042(T) (98.86 %), B. methanolicus NCIMB 13113(T) (95.97 %), B. vietnamensis 15-1(T) (95.8 %), B. seohaeanensis BH724(T) (95.5 %), B. timonensis MM10403188(T) (95.33 %), and B. subtilis subsp. subtilis NCIB 3610(T) (94.87 %). The main fatty acid components of this bacterium were iso-C15:0 (35.92 %), summed feature 3 (C16:1ω7c/C16:1ω6c; 16.92 %), and anteiso-C15:0 (14.19 %). The predominant quinone in this bacterial strain was MK-7. The polar lipid profile primarily comprised phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, and diphosphatidylglycerol. The genomic DNA G+C composition of the isolate was 40.7 mol%. The DNA-DNA hybridization results indicated that this strain was distinct from other Bacillus species, the degree of similarity being 50 % with "B. abyssalis", 56 % with B. methanolicus, 47 % with B. vietnamensis, 43 % with B. seohaeanensis, 46 % with B. timonensis, and 32 % with B. subtilis. Based on our results, we regard strain NHI-38(T) as a novel member of the Bacillus genus, and we propose the name Bacillus thaonhiensis (=KACC 17216(T) = KEMB 9005-019(T) = JCM 18863(T)).
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Tamura H, Hotta Y, Sato H. Novel accurate bacterial discrimination by MALDI-time-of-flight MS based on ribosomal proteins coding in S10-spc-alpha operon at strain level S10-GERMS. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2013; 24:1185-1193. [PMID: 23686278 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-013-0627-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2012] [Revised: 01/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/03/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Matrix-assisted laser-desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is one of the most widely used mass-based approaches for bacterial identification and classification because of the simple sample preparation and extremely rapid analysis within a few minutes. To establish the accurate MALDI-TOF MS bacterial discrimination method at strain level, the ribosomal subunit proteins coded in the S10-spc-alpha operon, which encodes half of the ribosomal subunit protein and is highly conserved in eubacterial genomes, were selected as reliable biomarkers. This method, named the S10-GERMS method, revealed that the strains of genus Pseudomonas were successfully identified and discriminated at species and strain levels, respectively; therefore, the S10-GERMS method was further applied to discriminate the pathovar of P. syringae. The eight selected biomarkers (L24, L30, S10, S12, S14, S16, S17, and S19) suggested the rapid discrimination of P. syringae at the strain (pathovar) level. The S10-GERMS method appears to be a powerful tool for rapid and reliable bacterial discrimination and successful phylogenetic characterization. In this article, an overview of the utilization of results from the S10-GERMS method is presented, highlighting the characterization of the Lactobacillus casei group and discrimination of the bacteria of genera Bacillus and Sphingopyxis despite only two and one base difference in the 16S rRNA gene sequence, respectively.
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- Hiroto Tamura
- School of Agriculture, Meijo University, Shiogamaguchi, Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya, Japan,
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Identification and characterization of a Bacillus subtilis strain HB-1 isolated from Yandou, a fermented soybean food in China. Food Control 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Sabaté DC, Audisio MC. Inhibitory activity of surfactin, produced by different Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis strains, against Listeria monocytogenes sensitive and bacteriocin-resistant strains. Microbiol Res 2013; 168:125-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2012.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2011] [Revised: 11/09/2012] [Accepted: 11/11/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Norini MP, Secher C, Lollier M, Jézéquel K, Cornu JY, Lebeau T. Quantification of the 16S-23S rRNA internal transcribed spacers of Burkholderia xenovorans strain LB400 using real-time PCR in soil samples. Lett Appl Microbiol 2013; 56:366-72. [PMID: 23384335 DOI: 10.1111/lam.12057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Revised: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 01/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study establishes a new real-time PCR assay (using SYBR Green™ detection) for the identification and the direct quantification of specific individual Burkholderia xenovorans strain LB400 from DNA samples of soil and sediment. Specific primers were designed to amplify a 190-bp fragment of the 16S-23S rRNA internal transcribed spacers (ITS) from LB400. The specificity of primers was evaluated using 21 strains. The detection limit of the real-time PCR was analysed on soil samples inoculated with LB400 and was of 6 copies (10(5) CFU g(-1) of dry sample). The 16S-23S rRNA ITS primers developed in this work for rapid quantification of LB400 were validated. The assay allowed the quantification of LB400 as pure strain and among the indigenous microbial community in samples of soil and sediment (105-day experiment).
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- M-P Norini
- EDBS, LVBE EA3991, University of Haute Alsace, Colmar Cedex, France.
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You ZQ, Li J, Qin S, Tian XP, Wang FZ, Zhang S, Li WJ. Bacillus abyssalis sp. nov., isolated from a sediment of the South China Sea. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 103:963-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s10482-013-9875-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2012] [Accepted: 01/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Guo Q, Li S, Lu X, Li B, Stummer B, Dong W, Ma P. phoRsequences as a phylogenetic marker to differentiate the species in theBacillus subtilisgroup. Can J Microbiol 2012; 58:1295-305. [DOI: 10.1139/w2012-106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bacillus subtilis and its closely related species are indistinguishable from one another by morphological characteristics and 16S rDNA sequences. In this study, the partial phoR sequence was tested to determine the phylogenetic relationship of species in the B. subtilis group. Degenerate primers were developed according to the relatively conserved nucleotide sequences of phoR and the linked gene phoP in the B. subtilis group. The primers amplified a 1100 bp phoR fragment from strains representative of 6 species in the B. subtilis group. Based on the sequenced fragments, 26 type strains comprising these 6 species were clearly distinguished. At the intraspecies level, the phoR sequence similarities were 90%–100%, but at the interspecies level, the phoR sequence similarities were 32.8%–75%. Compared with the gyrB sequence, the phoR sequences showed a larger divergence especially at the interspecies levels. Therefore, the phoR sequence may be an efficient alternative marker for phylogenetic and taxonomic analysis of species in the B. subtilis group. Twenty-three Bacillus undomesticated isolates were tested for identification and phylogenetic analysis based on the phoR and gyrB sequences. The 23 isolates could be clearly delineated into 4 distinct groups, 10 as B. subtilis, 3 as B. mojavensis, 2 as B. atrophaeus, and 8 as B. amyloliquefaciens.
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- Qinggang Guo
- Institute of Plant Protection, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences; IPM Centre of Hebei Province; Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northern Region of North China, Ministry of Agriculture, P.R. China, Baoding, Hebei 071000, People’s Republic of China, 071000
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences; IPM Centre of Hebei Province; Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northern Region of North China, Ministry of Agriculture, P.R. China, Baoding, Hebei 071000, People’s Republic of China, 071000
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences; IPM Centre of Hebei Province; Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northern Region of North China, Ministry of Agriculture, P.R. China, Baoding, Hebei 071000, People’s Republic of China, 071000
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences; IPM Centre of Hebei Province; Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northern Region of North China, Ministry of Agriculture, P.R. China, Baoding, Hebei 071000, People’s Republic of China, 071000
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- CSIRO Sustainable Agriculture National Research Flagship/CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, PMB2, Glen Osmond, SA, 5064, Australia
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences; IPM Centre of Hebei Province; Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northern Region of North China, Ministry of Agriculture, P.R. China, Baoding, Hebei 071000, People’s Republic of China, 071000
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences; IPM Centre of Hebei Province; Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northern Region of North China, Ministry of Agriculture, P.R. China, Baoding, Hebei 071000, People’s Republic of China, 071000
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Streshinskaya GM, Shashkov AS, Kozlova YI, Tul’skaya EM, Kudryashova EB, Senchenkova SN, Ariskina EV, Evtushenko LI, Potekhina NV. Cell wall teichoic acids of Bacillus licheniformis VKM B-511T, Bacillus pumilus VKM B-508T, and other strains previously assigned to Bacillus pumilus. Microbiology (Reading) 2012. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026261712030125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We sequenced four strains of Bacillus subtilis and the type strains for two closely related species, Bacillus vallismortis and Bacillus mojavensis. We report the high-quality Sanger genome sequences of B. subtilis subspecies subtilis RO-NN-1 and AUSI98, B. subtilis subspecies spizizenii TU-B-10(T) and DV1-B-1, Bacillus mojavensis RO-H-1(T), and Bacillus vallismortis DV1-F-3(T).
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Huang CH, Chang MT, Huang L, Chu WS. Development of a novel PCR assay based on the gyrase B gene for species identification of Bacillus licheniformis. Mol Cell Probes 2012; 26:215-7. [PMID: 22580104 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2012.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Revised: 05/03/2012] [Accepted: 05/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bacillus licheniformis is closely related to the Bacillus subtilis group, and could not be clearly identified using phenotypic and genotypic (16S rDNA sequence analysis) techniques alone. Some strains of this species are considered to be probiotic and are widely applied in the food and feed industry. The objective of this study was to develop species-specific PCR based on the gyrB gene sequence for direct species identification of the B. licheniformis within the B. subtilis group. A pair of species-specific primer was designed and used to specifically detect B. licheniformis, but none of the other B. subtilis group strains. Our data indicate that the novel species-specific primer could be used to rapidly and accurately identify the species of B. licheniformis from B. subtilis group by a PCR based assay.
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- Chien-Hsun Huang
- Bioresource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, Hsinchu 30062, Taiwan, ROC
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Increased competitive fitness of Bacillus subtilis under nonsporulating conditions via inactivation of pleiotropic regulators AlsR, SigD, and SigW. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:3500-3. [PMID: 22344650 DOI: 10.1128/aem.07742-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Previous studies implicated loss of motility and mutations of the alsR and sigW regulatory genes in enhanced fitness of the Bacillus subtilis evolved strain WN716 over that of its ancestral strain WN624. The fitness of strains carrying knockout mutations alsR::spc, sigD::kan, and/or sigW::erm was measured and compared to that of the congenic ancestral strain by competition experiments.
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Chang M, Chang HC. Development of a screening method for biogenic amine producing Bacillus spp. Int J Food Microbiol 2012; 153:269-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2011] [Revised: 11/08/2011] [Accepted: 11/13/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Sabaté DC, Cruz MS, Benítez-Ahrendts MR, Audisio MC. Beneficial Effects of Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis Mori2, a Honey-Associated Strain, on Honeybee Colony Performance. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins 2011; 4:39-46. [DOI: 10.1007/s12602-011-9089-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Papke RT, White E, Reddy P, Weigel G, Kamekura M, Minegishi H, Usami R, Ventosa A. A multilocus sequence analysis approach to the phylogeny and taxonomy of the Halobacteriales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2984-2995. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.029298-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Members of the order Halobacteriales are obligate extreme halophiles that belong to the domain Archaea. The classification of the Halobacteriales currently relies on a polyphasic approach, which integrates phenotypic, genotypic and chemotaxonomic characterization. However, the most utilized genetic marker for phylogeny, the 16S rRNA gene, has multiple drawbacks for use with the Halobacteriales: the species of many genera exhibit large intragenic differences between multiple ribosomal RNA operons, the gene is too conserved to discriminate reliably at the species level and it appears to be the most frequently recombined gene between closely related species. Moreover, the Halobacteriales is a rapidly expanding group due to recent successes at cultivating novel strains from a diverse set of hypersaline environments; a fast, reliable, inexpensive, portable molecular method for discriminating species is required for their investigation. Recently, multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) has been shown to be an effective tool for strain identification and taxonomic designation, even for those taxa that experience frequent lateral gene transfer and homologous recombination. In this study, MLSA was utilized for evolutionary and taxonomic investigation of the Halobacteriales. Efficacy of the MLSA approach was tested across a hierarchical gradient using 52 halobacterial strains, representing 33 species (including names without standing in nomenclature) and 14 genera. A subset of 21 strains from the genus Haloarcula was analysed separately to test the sensitivity and relevance of the MLSA approach among closely related strains and species. The results demonstrated that MLSA differentiated individual strains, reliably grouped strains into species and species into genera and identified potential novel species and also family-like relationships. This study demonstrates that MLSA is a rapid and informative molecular method that will probably accommodate strain analysis at any taxonomic level within the Halobacteriales.
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- R. Thane Papke
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Bio-Nano Electronics Research Center, Toyo University, Kujirai, Kawagoe, Saitama 350-8585, Japan
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- Bio-Nano Electronics Research Center, Toyo University, Kujirai, Kawagoe, Saitama 350-8585, Japan
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- Departamento de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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Zhao K, Liu J, Li Z, Chang Z, Shi P, Ping W, Zhou D. Bacillus subtilis subspecies virginiana, a new subspecies of antitermitic compound-producing endophytic bacteria isolated from Juniperus virginiana. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2011; 104:1502-1508. [PMID: 22066178 DOI: 10.1603/ec11002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Termites are worldwide pests causing considerable damage to agriculture, forestry and buildings. Although physical and chemical methods have been tried to eliminate termite populations, they have the limitations such as low effectiveness, high-toxicity residue, environmentally harmful and high cost. Therefore, it has attracted much attention to develop highly effective, low-toxic, long residual period, environmentally friendly and low-cost termiticidals. Here, we report the characterization and antitermitic activities of a new antitermitic compound-producing endophytic bacterium HUB-I-47 isolated from eastern red-cedar, Juniperus virginiana L. The morphological, physiochemical characteristics of strain HUB-I-47 and its 16S rDNA sequences, and the antitermitic compound were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry were studied. We found that the morphology of HUB-I-47 was very similar to that of Bacillus subtilis but presented some differences in shape and cell size. Growth evaluation showed that the lowest, highest, and optimum growth temperatures of HUB-I-47 were 12, 47, and 31 degrees C, respectively, which were different from those of reference strains. The 16S rDNA sequence analysis revealed a high similarity of 99% to those of B. subtilis. Based on these analyses, we named strain HUB-I-47 as B. subtilis subsp. virginiana D. P. Zhou, K. Zhao, J. Liu et W. X. Ping, subsp. nov. This is the first report on the analysis of antitermitic compounds from endophytic bacteria. Our study identified a new resource of antitermitic compounds through endophytic bacteria fermentation.
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- Kai Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, 74 Xuefu Rd., Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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Whole-genome sequencing and phenotypic analysis of Bacillus subtilis mutants following evolution under conditions of relaxed selection for sporulation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:6867-77. [PMID: 21821766 DOI: 10.1128/aem.05272-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Little is known about how genetic variation at the nucleotide level contributes to competitive fitness within species. During a 6,000-generation study of Bacillus subtilis evolved under relaxed selection for sporulation, a new strain, designated WN716, emerged with significantly different colony and cell morphologies; loss of sporulation, competence, acetoin production, and motility; multiple auxotrophies; and increased competitive fitness (H. Maughan and W. L. Nicholson, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 77:4105-4118, 2011). The genome of WN716 was analyzed by OpGen optical mapping, whole-genome 454 pyrosequencing, and the CLC Genomics Workbench. No large chromosomal rearrangements were found; however, 34 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and +1 frameshifts were identified in WN716 that resulted in amino acid changes in coding sequences of annotated genes, and 11 SNPs were located in intergenic regions. Several classes of genes were affected, including biosynthetic pathways, sporulation, competence, and DNA repair. In several cases, attempts were made to link observed phenotypes of WN716 with the discovered mutations, with various degrees of success. For example, a +1 frameshift was identified at codon 13 of sigW, the product of which (SigW) controls a regulon of genes involved in resistance to bacteriocins and membrane-damaging antibiotics. Consistent with this finding, WN716 exhibited sensitivity to fosfomycin and to a bacteriocin produced by B. subtilis subsp. spizizenii and exhibited downregulation of SigW-dependent genes on a transcriptional microarray, consistent with WN716 carrying a knockout of sigW. The results suggest that propagation of B. subtilis for less than 2,000 generations in a nutrient-rich environment where sporulation is suppressed led to rapid initiation of genomic erosion.
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Esawy MA, Ahmed EF, Helmy WA, Mansour NM, El-Senousy WM, El-Safty MM. Production of levansucrase from novel honey Bacillus subtilis isolates capable of producing antiviral levans. Carbohydr Polym 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Hotta Y, Sato J, Sato H, Hosoda A, Tamura H. Classification of the genus Bacillus based on MALDI-TOF MS analysis of ribosomal proteins coded in S10 and spc operons. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:5222-5230. [PMID: 21469741 DOI: 10.1021/jf2004095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A rapid bacterial identification method by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) using ribosomal proteins coded in S10 and spc operons as biomarkers, named the S10-GERMS (the S10-spc-alpha operon gene encoded ribosomal protein mass spectrum) method, was applied for the genus Bacillus a Gram-positive bacterium. The S10-GERMS method could successfully distinguish the difference between B. subtilis subsp. subtilis NBRC 13719(T) and B. subtilis subsp. spizizenii NBRC 101239(T) because of the mass difference of 2 ribosomal subunit proteins, despite the difference of only 2 bases in the 16S rRNA gene between them. The 8 selected reliable and reproducible ribosomal subunit proteins without disturbance of S/N level on MALDI-TOF MS analysis, S10, S14, S19, L18, L22, L24, L29, and L30, coded in S10 and spc operons were significantly useful biomarkers for rapid bacterial classification at species and strain levels by the S10-GERMS method of genus Bacillus strains without purification of ribosomal proteins.
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- Yudai Hotta
- School of Agriculture, Meijo University, Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
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Biosurfactant-producing Bacillus are present in produced brines from Oklahoma oil reservoirs with a wide range of salinities. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 91:1083-93. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3326-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2011] [Revised: 04/07/2011] [Accepted: 04/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zeigler DR. The genome sequence of Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii W23: insights into speciation within the B. subtilis complex and into the history of B. subtilis genetics. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2011; 157:2033-2041. [PMID: 21527469 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.048520-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The genome sequence of Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii W23 has been determined. The sequence strongly suggests that W23 is a direct descendant of B. subtilis ATCC 6633. W23 shares a 3.6 Mb core genome with the intensively studied model organism B. subtilis subsp. subtilis 168, and gene order within this core has been strongly conserved. Additionally, the W23 genome has 157 accessory (that is, non-core) genome segments that are not found in 168, while the 168 genome has 141 segments not found in W23. The distribution of sequences similar to these accessory segments among other genomes of the B. subtilis species complex shows that those sequences having entered into the phylogeny of the complex more recently tend to be larger and more AT-rich than those having entered earlier. A simple model can account for these observations, in which parasitic or symbiotic DNAs are transferred into the genome and then are reduced in size and modified in base composition during speciation.
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- Daniel R Zeigler
- Bacillus Genetic Stock Center, The Ohio State University, 484 W 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Reginensi SM, González MJ, Olivera JA, Sosa M, Juliano P, Bermúdez J. RAPD-based screening for spore-forming bacterial populations in Uruguayan commercial powdered milk. Int J Food Microbiol 2011; 148:36-41. [PMID: 21565415 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2010] [Revised: 03/01/2011] [Accepted: 04/20/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The occurrence of spore-forming bacteria in powdered milk is of concern to the dairy industry due to potential deleterious effects including those resulting from proteolytic and lipolytic activities. Twenty-two powdered milk samples representative of spring and summer production obtained from Uruguayan retail stores were analyzed for type and number of thermophilic and spore-forming bacterial species. Bacillus licheniformis isolates were found to be the most prominent milk powder contaminant followed by Anoxybacillus flavithermus representing 71.5 to 84% of the total microflora. Geobacillus stearothermophilus, however, was not found. B. licheniformis strains F and G were both found in this study but strain F was the prevalent isolate representing 98.9% of the total isolates of this species. A. flavithermus isolates corresponded to strain C in accordance with 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, however, in contrast with other reports, the RAPD profiles showed three characteristic bands at approximately 650, 1000 and 1650 bp, but lacking a band at 1250 bp. A third group of isolates was identified corresponding to members of a Bacillus subtilis group and Bacillus megaterium. Isolates designated B. licheniformis, A. flavithermus, B. megaterium and the B. subtilis group represented 89.1 to 93.6% of those analyzed, and depended on previous heat treatment and incubation temperatures of the plates. The remaining isolates were Bacillus pumilus and unidentified spore-formers.
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- Stella M Reginensi
- Unidad de Tecnología de Alimentos, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Ling J, Zhang G, Sun H, Fan Y, Ju J, Zhang C. Isolation and characterization of a novel pyrene-degrading Bacillus vallismortis strain JY3A. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2011; 409:1994-2000. [PMID: 21371739 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2010] [Revised: 02/05/2011] [Accepted: 02/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The PAHs-degrading bacterium strain JY3A was newly isolated from the polluted soil in the Jinan Oil Refinery Factory, Shandong Province of China. The isolate was identified as Bacillus vallismortis with respect to its 16S rDNA sequence, DNA-DNA relatedness and fatty acid profiles, as well as various physiological characteristics. The strain was Gram-positive, motile, endospore forming, aerobic, oxidase and catalase-positive. The cells were 0.8-1.0μm wide and 2.0-2.5μm long, single or in pairs and sometimes in chains. Bacillus vallismortis strain JY3A could utilize naphthalene, phenanthrene, anthracene, pyrene, fluorene, benzene, toluene, phenol, methanol, ethanol, Tween 80, cyclohexane or catechol as sole carbon source. The strain alone removed 90.5% of pyrene at an initial concentration of 150ppm in 15days in the presence of 0.5% (w/w) Tween 80. However, in co-culture with Phanerochaete chrysosporium, JY3A reduced the concentration of pyrene by nearly 55.4% after 7days of incubation.
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- Jianya Ling
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
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A halotolerant, thermotolerant, and facultative biosurfactant producer: Identification and molecular characterization of a bacterium and evolution of emulsifier stability of a lipopeptide biosurfactant. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-010-0148-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Streshinskaya GM, Shashkov AS, Potekhina NV, Kozlova YI, Tul’skaya EM, Senchenkova SN, Kudryashova EB, Anan’ina LN. Carbohydrate-containing cell wall polymers of some strains of the Bacillus subtilis group. Microbiology (Reading) 2011. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026261711010164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis W23 make polyribitol wall teichoic acids using different enzymatic pathways. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 17:1101-10. [PMID: 21035733 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2010.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2010] [Revised: 05/17/2010] [Accepted: 07/16/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Wall teichoic acids (WTAs) are anionic polymers that play key roles in bacterial cell shape, cell division, envelope integrity, biofilm formation, and pathogenesis. B. subtilis W23 and S. aureus both make polyribitol-phosphate (RboP) WTAs and contain similar sets of biosynthetic genes. We use in vitro reconstitution combined with genetics to show that the pathways for WTA biosynthesis in B. subtilis W23 and S. aureus are different. S. aureus requires a glycerol-phosphate primase called TarF in order to make RboP-WTAs; B. subtilis W23 contains a TarF homolog, but this enzyme makes glycerol-phosphate polymers and is not involved in RboP-WTA synthesis. Instead, B. subtilis TarK functions in place of TarF to prime the WTA intermediate for chain extension by TarL. This work highlights the enzymatic diversity of the poorly characterized family of phosphotransferases involved in WTA biosynthesis in Gram-positive organisms.
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Maughan H, Van der Auwera G. Bacillus taxonomy in the genomic era finds phenotypes to be essential though often misleading. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2011; 11:789-97. [PMID: 21334463 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2010] [Revised: 01/31/2011] [Accepted: 02/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bacillus is a diverse bacterial genus characterized by cells growing aerobically and forming dormant endospores. Although Bacillus species were some of the first bacteria ever characterized, their relationships to one another remain enigmatic. The recent deluge of environmental sequencing projects has further complicated our view of Bacillus taxonomy and diversity. In this review we discuss the current state of Bacillus taxonomy and focus on two examples that highlight the ecological diversity found within identical 16S rDNA-based clusters: the identification of ecologically distinct clusters of B. simplex in Evolution Canyons and the demarcation of species in the industrially and medically important B. cereus group. These examples highlight the difficulties of purely 16S rDNA-based taxonomy, emphasizing the need to interpret the massive amounts of molecular data from environmental sequencing projects in a bacterial ecology framework. Such interpretations are likely to reveal ecological diversity within Bacillus that extends beyond that previously imaginable, providing a true picture of Bacillus ecology and evolution.
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- Heather Maughan
- Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Willcocks St, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3B2.
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Entianin, a novel subtilin-like lantibiotic from Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii DSM 15029T with high antimicrobial activity. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:1698-707. [PMID: 21239550 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01962-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Lantibiotics, such as nisin and subtilin, are lanthionine-containing peptides that exhibit antimicrobial as well as pheromone-like autoinducing activity. Autoinduction is specific for each lantibiotic, and reporter systems for nisin and subtilin autoinduction are available. In this report, we used the previously reported subtilin autoinduction bioassay in combination with mass spectrometric analyses to identify the novel subtilin-like lantibiotic entianin from Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii DSM 15029(T). Linearization of entianin using Raney nickel-catalyzed reductive cleavage enabled, for the first time, the use of tandem mass spectrometry for the fast and efficient determination of an entire lantibiotic primary structure, including posttranslational modifications. The amino acid sequence determined was verified by DNA sequencing of the etnS structural gene, which confirmed that entianin differs from subtilin at 3 amino acid positions. In contrast to B. subtilis ATCC 6633, which produces only small amounts of unsuccinylated subtilin, B. subtilis DSM 15029(T) secretes considerable amounts of unsuccinylated entianin. Entianin was very active against several Gram-positive pathogens, such as Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis. The growth-inhibiting activity of succinylated entianin (S-entianin) was much lower than that of unsuccinylated entianin: a 40-fold higher concentration was required for inhibition. For succinylated subtilin (S-subtilin), a concentration 100-fold higher than that of unsuccinylated entianin was required to inhibit the growth of a B. subtilis test strain. This finding was in accordance with a strongly reduced sensing of cellular envelope stress provided by S-entianin relative to that of entianin. Remarkably, S-entianin and S-subtilin showed considerable autoinduction activity, clearly demonstrating that autoinduction and antibiotic activity underlie different molecular mechanisms.
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Mandic-Mulec I, Prosser JI. Diversity of Endospore-forming Bacteria in Soil: Characterization and Driving Mechanisms. SOIL BIOLOGY 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-19577-8_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Constitutive high level expression of an endoxylanase gene from the newly isolated Bacillus subtilis AQ1 in Escherichia coli. J Biomed Biotechnol 2010; 2010. [PMID: 20936136 PMCID: PMC2947863 DOI: 10.1155/2010/980567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2010] [Revised: 05/21/2010] [Accepted: 07/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A xylanolytic bacterium was isolated from the sediment of an aquarium. Based on the 16S rDNA sequence as well as morphological and biochemical properties the isolate was identified and denoted as Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) AQ1 strain. An endoxylanase-encoding gene along with its indigenous promoter was PCR amplified and after cloning expressed in E. coli. In E. coli the recombinant enzyme was found in the extracellular, in the cytoplasmic, and in the periplasmic fraction. The specific activity of the extracellular AQ1 recombinant endoxylanase after 24-hour fermentation was very high, namely, 2173.6 ± 51.4 and 2745.3 ± 11 U/mg in LB and LB-xylan medium, respectively. This activity was clearly exceeding that of the native B. subtilis AQ1 endoxylanase and that of 95% homologous recombinant one from B. subtilis DB104. The result shows that the original AQ1 endoxylanase promoter and the signal peptide gave a very high constitutive extracellular expression in E. coli and hence made the production in E. coli feasible.
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Borriss R, Chen XH, Rueckert C, Blom J, Becker A, Baumgarth B, Fan B, Pukall R, Schumann P, Spröer C, Junge H, Vater J, Pühler A, Klenk HP. Relationship of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens clades associated with strains DSM 7T and FZB42T: a proposal for Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. amyloliquefaciens subsp. nov. and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum subsp. nov. based on complete genome sequence comparisons. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 61:1786-1801. [PMID: 20817842 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.023267-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The whole-genome-sequenced rhizobacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42(T) (Chen et al., 2007) and other plant-associated strains of the genus Bacillus described as belonging to the species Bacillus amyloliquefaciens or Bacillus subtilis are used commercially to promote the growth and improve the health of crop plants. Previous investigations revealed that a group of strains represented a distinct ecotype related to B. amyloliquefaciens; however, the exact taxonomic position of this group remains elusive (Reva et al., 2004). In the present study, we demonstrated the ability of a group of Bacillus strains closely related to strain FZB42(T) to colonize Arabidopsis roots. On the basis of their phenotypic traits, the strains were similar to Bacillus amyloliquefaciens DSM 7(T) but differed considerably from this type strain in the DNA sequences of genes encoding 16S rRNA, gyrase subunit A (gyrA) and histidine kinase (cheA). Phylogenetic analysis performed with partial 16S rRNA, gyrA and cheA gene sequences revealed that the plant-associated strains of the genus Bacillus, including strain FZB42(T), formed a lineage, which could be distinguished from the cluster of strains closely related to B. amyloliquefaciens DSM 7(T). DNA-DNA hybridizations (DDH) performed with genomic DNA from strains DSM 7(T) and FZB42(T) yielded relatedness values of 63.7-71.2 %. Several methods of genomic analysis, such as direct whole-genome comparison, digital DDH and microarray-based comparative genomichybridization (M-CGH) were used as complementary tests. The group of plant-associated strains could be distinguished from strain DSM 7(T) and the type strain of B. subtilis by differences in the potential to synthesize non-ribosomal lipopeptides and polyketides. Based on the differences found in the marker gene sequences and the whole genomes of these strains, we propose two novel subspecies, designated B. amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum subsp. nov., with the type strain FZB42(T) ( = DSM 23117(T) = BGSC 10A6(T)), and B. amyloliquefaciens subsp. amyloliquefaciens subsp. nov., with the type strain DSM 7(T)( = ATCC 23350(T) = Fukumoto Strain F(T)), for plant-associated and non-plant-associated representatives, respecitvely. This is in agreement with results of DDH and M-CGH tests and the MALDI-TOF MS of cellular components, all of which suggested that the ecovars represent two different subspecies.
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- Rainer Borriss
- Bakteriengenetik, Institut für Biologie, Humboldt Universität Berlin, Chausseestrasse 117, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Bakteriengenetik, Institut für Biologie, Humboldt Universität Berlin, Chausseestrasse 117, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Computational Genomics, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Computational Genomics, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Computational Genomics, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Computational Genomics, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Bakteriengenetik, Institut für Biologie, Humboldt Universität Berlin, Chausseestrasse 117, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstrasse 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstrasse 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstrasse 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- ABiTEP, Glienicker Weg 185, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Franklinstrasse 29, 10587 Berlin, Germany
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- Computational Genomics, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstrasse 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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Detection technologies for Bacillus anthracis: Prospects and challenges. J Microbiol Methods 2010; 82:1-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2010] [Revised: 04/09/2010] [Accepted: 04/12/2010] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Gottelt M, Kol S, Gomez-Escribano JP, Bibb M, Takano E. Deletion of a regulatory gene within the cpk gene cluster reveals novel antibacterial activity in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2). MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2010; 156:2343-2353. [PMID: 20447997 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.038281-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Genome sequencing of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) revealed an uncharacterized type I polyketide synthase gene cluster (cpk). Here we describe the discovery of a novel antibacterial activity (abCPK) and a yellow-pigmented secondary metabolite (yCPK) after deleting a presumed pathway-specific regulatory gene (scbR2) that encodes a member of the gamma-butyrolactone receptor family of proteins and which lies in the cpk gene cluster. Overproduction of yCPK and abCPK in a scbR2 deletion mutant, and the absence of the newly described compounds from cpk deletion mutants, suggest that they are products of the previously orphan cpk biosynthetic pathway in which abCPK is converted into the yellow pigment. Transcriptional analysis suggests that scbR2 may act in a negative feedback mechanism to eventually limit yCPK biosynthesis. The results described here represent a novel approach for the discovery of new, biologically active compounds.
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- Marco Gottelt
- Department of Microbial Physiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB), University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, 9751NN Haren, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Physiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB), University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, 9751NN Haren, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Microbial Physiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB), University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, 9751NN Haren, The Netherlands
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Connor N, Sikorski J, Rooney AP, Kopac S, Koeppel AF, Burger A, Cole SG, Perry EB, Krizanc D, Field NC, Slaton M, Cohan FM. Ecology of speciation in the genus Bacillus. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:1349-58. [PMID: 20048064 PMCID: PMC2832372 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01988-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2009] [Accepted: 12/23/2009] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Microbial ecologists and systematists are challenged to discover the early ecological changes that drive the splitting of one bacterial population into two ecologically distinct populations. We have aimed to identify newly divergent lineages ("ecotypes") bearing the dynamic properties attributed to species, with the rationale that discovering their ecological differences would reveal the ecological dimensions of speciation. To this end, we have sampled bacteria from the Bacillus subtilis-Bacillus licheniformis clade from sites differing in solar exposure and soil texture within a Death Valley canyon. Within this clade, we hypothesized ecotype demarcations based on DNA sequence diversity, through analysis of the clade's evolutionary history by Ecotype Simulation (ES) and AdaptML. Ecotypes so demarcated were found to be significantly different in their associations with solar exposure and soil texture, suggesting that these and covarying environmental parameters are among the dimensions of ecological divergence for newly divergent Bacillus ecotypes. Fatty acid composition appeared to contribute to ecotype differences in temperature adaptation, since those ecotypes with more warm-adapting fatty acids were isolated more frequently from sites with greater solar exposure. The recognized species and subspecies of the B. subtilis-B. licheniformis clade were found to be nearly identical to the ecotypes demarcated by ES, with a few exceptions where a recognized taxon is split at most into three putative ecotypes. Nevertheless, the taxa recognized do not appear to encompass the full ecological diversity of the B. subtilis-B. licheniformis clade: ES and AdaptML identified several newly discovered clades as ecotypes that are distinct from any recognized taxon.
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- Nora Connor
- Department of Biology, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ), Inhoffenstraße 7 B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois 61604, Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, California 92328
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- Department of Biology, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ), Inhoffenstraße 7 B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois 61604, Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, California 92328
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- Department of Biology, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ), Inhoffenstraße 7 B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois 61604, Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, California 92328
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- Department of Biology, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ), Inhoffenstraße 7 B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois 61604, Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, California 92328
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- Department of Biology, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ), Inhoffenstraße 7 B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois 61604, Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, California 92328
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- Department of Biology, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ), Inhoffenstraße 7 B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois 61604, Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, California 92328
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- Department of Biology, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ), Inhoffenstraße 7 B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois 61604, Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, California 92328
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- Department of Biology, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ), Inhoffenstraße 7 B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois 61604, Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, California 92328
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- Department of Biology, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ), Inhoffenstraße 7 B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois 61604, Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, California 92328
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- Department of Biology, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ), Inhoffenstraße 7 B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois 61604, Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, California 92328
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- Department of Biology, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ), Inhoffenstraße 7 B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois 61604, Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, California 92328
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- Department of Biology, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ), Inhoffenstraße 7 B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois 61604, Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, California 92328
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De Jonghe V, Coorevits A, De Block J, Van Coillie E, Grijspeerdt K, Herman L, De Vos P, Heyndrickx M. Toxinogenic and spoilage potential of aerobic spore-formers isolated from raw milk. Int J Food Microbiol 2009; 136:318-25. [PMID: 19944473 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2009] [Revised: 10/09/2009] [Accepted: 11/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The harmful effects on the quality and safety of dairy products caused by aerobic spore-forming isolates obtained from raw milk were characterized. Quantitative assessment showed strains of Bacillus subtilis, the Bacillus cereus group, Paenibacillus polymyxa and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens to be strongly proteolytic, along with Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus pumilus and Lysinibacillus fusiformis to a lesser extent. Lipolytic activity could be demonstrated in strains of B. subtilis, B. pumilus and B. amyloliquefaciens. Qualitative screening for lecithinase activity also revealed that P. polymyxa strains produce this enzyme besides the B. cereus group that is well-known for causing a 'bitty cream' defect in pasteurized milk due to lecithinase activity. We found a strain of P. polymyxa to be capable of gas production during lactose fermentation. Strains belonging to the species B. amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus clausii, Lysinibacillus sphaericus, B. subtilis and P. polymyxa were able to reduce nitrate. A heat-stable cytotoxic component other than the emetic toxin was produced by strains of B. amyloliquefaciens and B. subtilis. Heat-labile cytotoxic substances were produced by strains identified as B. amyloliquefaciens, B. subtilis, B. pumilus and the B. cereus group. Variations in expression levels between strains from the same species were noticed for all tests. This study emphasizes the importance of aerobic spore-forming bacteria in raw milk as the species that are able to produce toxins and/or spoilage enzymes are all abundantly present in raw milk. Moreover, we demonstrated that some strains are capable of growing at room temperature and staying stable at refrigeration temperatures.
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- Valerie De Jonghe
- Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), Technology and Food Science Unit, Brusselsesteenweg 370, 9090 Melle, Belgium.
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Rooney AP, Price NPJ, Ehrhardt C, Swezey JL, Bannan JD. Phylogeny and molecular taxonomy of the Bacillus subtilis species complex and description of Bacillus subtilis subsp. inaquosorum subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2429-36. [PMID: 19622642 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.009126-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Bacillus subtilis species complex is a tight assemblage of closely related species. For many years, it has been recognized that these species cannot be differentiated on the basis of phenotypic characteristics. Recently, it has been shown that phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene also fails to differentiate species within the complex due to the highly conserved nature of the gene, yet DNA-DNA hybridization values fall well below 70 % for the same species comparisons. As a complementary approach, we propose that phylogenetic analysis of multiple protein-coding loci can be used as a means to detect and differentiate novel Bacillus taxa. Indeed, our phylogenetic analyses revealed the existence of a previously unknown group of strains closely related to, but distinct from, Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii. Results of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry analyses revealed that the group produces a novel surfactin-like lipopeptide with mass m/z 1120.8 that is not produced by the other currently recognized subspecies. In addition, the group displayed differences in the total cellular content of the fatty acids C(16 : 0) and iso-C(17 : 1)omega10c that distinguish it from the closely related B. subtilis subsp. spizizenii. Consequently, the correlation of these novel phenotypic traits with the phylogenetic distinctiveness of this previously unknown subspecies group showed that phylogenetic analysis of multiple protein-coding loci can be used as a means to detect and differentiate novel Bacillus taxa. Therefore, we propose that this new group should be recognized as representing a novel taxon, Bacillus subtilis subsp. inaquosorum subsp. nov., with the type strain NRRL B-23052(T) (=KCTC 13429(T)=BGSC 3A28(T)).
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- Alejandro P Rooney
- Microbial Genomics and Bioprocessing Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Peoria, IL 61604, USA.
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Singh M, Patel SK, Kalia VC. Bacillus subtilis as potential producer for polyhydroxyalkanoates. Microb Cell Fact 2009; 8:38. [PMID: 19619289 PMCID: PMC2719590 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-8-38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2009] [Accepted: 07/20/2009] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable polymers produced by microbes to overcome environmental stress. Commercial production of PHAs is limited by the high cost of production compared to conventional plastics. Another hindrance is the brittle nature and low strength of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), the most widely studied PHA. The needs are to produce PHAs, which have better elastomeric properties suitable for biomedical applications, preferably from inexpensive renewable sources to reduce cost. Certain unique properties of Bacillus subtilis such as lack of the toxic lipo-polysaccharides, expression of self-lysing genes on completion of PHA biosynthetic process – for easy and timely recovery, usage of biowastes as feed enable it to compete as potential candidate for commercial production of PHA.
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- Mamtesh Singh
- Microbial Biotechnology and Genomics, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), CSIR, Delhi University Campus, Mall Road, Delhi-110007, India.
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Fujisawa M, Wada Y, Tsuchiya T, Ito M. Characterization of Bacillus subtilis YfkE (ChaA): a calcium-specific Ca2+/H+ antiporter of the CaCA family. Arch Microbiol 2009; 191:649-57. [PMID: 19543710 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-009-0494-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2009] [Revised: 06/03/2009] [Accepted: 06/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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YfkE, a protein from Bacillus subtilis, exhibits homology to the Ca(2+):Cation Antiporter (CaCA) Family. In a fluorescence-based assay of everted membrane vesicles prepared from Na(+)(Ca(2+))/H(+) antiporter-defective mutant Escherichia coli KNabc, YfkE exhibited robust Ca(2+)/H(+) antiport activity, with a K (m) for Ca(2+) estimated at 12.5 muM at pH 8.5 and 113 muM at pH 7.5. Neither Na(+) nor K(+) served as a substrate. Mg(2+) also did not serve as a substrate, but inhibited the Ca(2+)/H(+) antiporter activity. The Ca(2+) transport capability of YfkE was also observed directly by transport assays in everted membrane vesicles using radiolabeled (45)Ca(2+). Transcriptional analysis from the putative yfkED operon using beta-garactosidase activity as a reporter revealed that both of the yfkE and yfkD genes are regulated by forespore-specific sigma factor, SigG, and the general stress response regulator, SigB. These results suggest that YfkE may be needed for Ca(2+) signaling in the sporulation or germination process in B. subtilis. ChaA is proposed as the designation for YfkE of B. subtilis.
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- Makoto Fujisawa
- Bio-Nano Electronics Research Center, Toyo University, 2100, Kujirai, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8585, Japan
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Sabaté DC, Carrillo L, Carina Audisio M. Inhibition of Paenibacillus larvae and Ascosphaera apis by Bacillus subtilis isolated from honeybee gut and honey samples. Res Microbiol 2009; 160:193-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2009.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2008] [Revised: 03/05/2009] [Accepted: 03/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Porwal S, Lal S, Cheema S, Kalia VC. Phylogeny in aid of the present and novel microbial lineages: diversity in Bacillus. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4438. [PMID: 19212464 PMCID: PMC2639701 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2008] [Accepted: 12/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Bacillus represents microbes of high economic, medical and biodefense importance. Bacillus strain identification based on 16S rRNA sequence analyses is invariably limited to species level. Secondly, certain discrepancies exist in the segregation of Bacillus subtilis strains. In the RDP/NCBI databases, out of a total of 2611 individual 16S rDNA sequences belonging to the 175 different species of the genus Bacillus, only 1586 have been identified up to species level. 16S rRNA sequences of Bacillus anthracis (153 strains), B. cereus (211 strains), B. thuringiensis (108 strains), B. subtilis (271 strains), B. licheniformis (131 strains), B. pumilus (83 strains), B. megaterium (47 strains), B. sphaericus (42 strains), B. clausii (39 strains) and B. halodurans (36 strains) were considered for generating species-specific framework and probes as tools for their rapid identification. Phylogenetic segregation of 1121, 16S rDNA sequences of 10 different Bacillus species in to 89 clusters enabled us to develop a phylogenetic frame work of 34 representative sequences. Using this phylogenetic framework, 305 out of 1025, 16S rDNA sequences presently classified as Bacillus sp. could be identified up to species level. This identification was supported by 20 to 30 nucleotides long signature sequences and in silico restriction enzyme analysis specific to the 10 Bacillus species. This integrated approach resulted in identifying around 30% of Bacillus sp. up to species level and revealed that B. subtilis strains can be segregated into two phylogenetically distinct groups, such that one of them may be renamed.
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- Shalini Porwal
- Microbial Biotechnology and Genomics, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), CSIR, Delhi University Campus, Delhi, India
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Pune, Pune, India
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- Microbial Biotechnology and Genomics, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), CSIR, Delhi University Campus, Delhi, India
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- Microbial Biotechnology and Genomics, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), CSIR, Delhi University Campus, Delhi, India
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- Microbial Biotechnology and Genomics, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), CSIR, Delhi University Campus, Delhi, India
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Zhou Y, Wei W, Che Q, Xu Y, Wang X, Huang X, Lai R. Bacillus pallidus sp. nov., isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 58:2850-4. [PMID: 19060070 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.2008/000075-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A Gram-positive bacterium, designated strain CW 7(T), was isolated from forest soil in Anhui Province, south-east China. Cells were strictly aerobic, motile with peritrichous flagella and rod-shaped. The strain grew optimally at 30-37 degrees C and pH 7.0-8.0. The major fatty acids of strain CW 7(T) were anteiso-C(15 : 0), iso-C(15 : 0) and anteiso-C(17 : 0). The predominant menaquinone was MK-7. The cell-wall peptidoglycan contained meso-diaminopimelic acid. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 42.3 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that strain CW 7(T) belonged to a monophyletic cluster within the genus Bacillus and showed 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of less than 96.5 % to recognized species of the genus Bacillus. The results of the polyphasic taxonomic study, including phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic analyses, showed that strain CW 7(T) represents a novel species of the genus Bacillus, for which the name Bacillus pallidus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CW 7(T) (=KCTC 13200(T)=CCTCC AB 207188(T)=LMG 24451(T)).
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- Yu Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Life Sciences College of Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China
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Social interactions and distribution of Bacillus subtilis pherotypes at microscale. J Bacteriol 2008; 191:1756-64. [PMID: 19114482 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01290-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bacillus subtilis strains communicate through the comQXPA quorum sensing (QS) system, which regulates genes expressed during early stationary phase. A high polymorphism of comQXP' loci was found in closely related strains isolated from desert soil samples separated by distances ranging from meters to kilometers. The observed polymorphism comprised four communication groups (pherotypes), such that strains belonging to the same pherotype exchanged information efficiently but strains from different pherotypes failed to communicate. To determine whether the same level of polymorphism in the comQXP' QS system could be detected at microscale, B. subtilis isolates were obtained from two separate 1-cm(3) soil samples, which were progressively divided into smaller sections. Cross-activation studies using pherotype-responsive reporter strains indicated the same number of communication pherotypes at microscale as previously determined at macroscale. Sequencing of the housekeeping gene gyrA and the QS comQ gene confirmed different evolutionary rates of these genes. Furthermore, an asymmetric communication response was detected inside the two pherotype clusters, suggesting continuous evolution of the QS system and possible development of new languages. To our knowledge, this is the first microscale study demonstrating the presence of different QS languages among isolates of one species, and the implications of this microscale diversity for microbial interactions are discussed.
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Bacillus subtilis is both a model organism for basic research and an industrial workhorse, yet there are major gaps in our understanding of the genomic heritage and provenance of many widely used strains. We analyzed 17 legacy strains dating to the early years of B. subtilis genetics. For three--NCIB 3610T, PY79, and SMY--we performed comparative genome sequencing. For the remainder, we used conventional sequencing to sample genomic regions expected to show sequence heterogeneity. Sequence comparisons showed that 168, its siblings (122, 160, and 166), and the type strains NCIB 3610 and ATCC 6051 are highly similar and are likely descendants of the original Marburg strain, although the 168 lineage shows genetic evidence of early domestication. Strains 23, W23, and W23SR are identical in sequence to each other but only 94.6% identical to the Marburg group in the sequenced regions. Strain 23, the probable W23 parent, likely arose from a contaminant in the mutagenesis experiments that produced 168. The remaining strains are all genomic hybrids, showing one or more "W23 islands" in a 168 genomic backbone. Each traces its origin to transformations of 168 derivatives with DNA from 23 or W23. The common prototrophic lab strain PY79 possesses substantial W23 islands at its trp and sac loci, along with large deletions that have reduced its genome 4.3%. SMY, reputed to be the parent of 168, is actually a 168-W23 hybrid that likely shares a recent ancestor with PY79. These data provide greater insight into the genomic history of these B. subtilis legacy strains.
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Tindall BJ, Garrity GM. Should we alter the way that authorship of a subspecies name that is automatically created under Rule 40d of the Bacteriological Code is cited? Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1991-2. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.2008/006148-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Earl AM, Losick R, Kolter R. Ecology and genomics of Bacillus subtilis. Trends Microbiol 2008; 16:269-75. [PMID: 18467096 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2008.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 252] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2007] [Revised: 03/27/2008] [Accepted: 03/28/2008] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Bacillus subtilis is a remarkably diverse bacterial species that is capable of growth within many environments. Recent microarray-based comparative genomic analyses have revealed that members of this species also exhibit considerable genomic diversity. The identification of strain-specific genes might explain how B. subtilis has become so broadly adapted. The goal of identifying ecologically adaptive genes could soon be realized with the imminent release of several new B. subtilis genome sequences. As we embark upon this exciting new era of B. subtilis comparative genomics we review what is currently known about the ecology and evolution of this species.
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- Ashlee M Earl
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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De Jonghe V, Coorevits A, Vandroemme J, Heyrman J, Herman L, De Vos P, Heyndrickx M. Intraspecific genotypic diversity of Bacillus species from raw milk. Int Dairy J 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2007.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Wang LT, Lee FL, Tai CJ, Kuo HP. Bacillus velezensis is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:671-5. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.65191-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Hutsebaut D, Vandroemme J, Heyrman J, Dawyndt P, Vandenabeele P, Moens L, de Vos P. Raman microspectroscopy as an identification tool within the phylogenetically homogeneous ‘Bacillus subtilis’-group. Syst Appl Microbiol 2006; 29:650-60. [PMID: 16564151 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2006.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Vibrational methods have multiple advantages compared to more classic, chemotaxonomic and even molecular microbial tools for the identification of bacteria. Nevertheless, their definite breakthrough in diagnostic microbiology laboratories is determined by their identification potential. This paper reports on the profound evaluation of Raman spectroscopy to identify closely related species by means of 68 Bacillus strains that are assigned or closely related to the phylogenetically homogeneous 'Bacillus subtilis'-group (sensu stricto). These strains were chosen to represent biological variation within the selected species and to create a realistic view on the possibilities of this technique The evaluation resulted in 49/54 correct identifications at the species level for intern and 15/19 for extern testing. The correct identification of strains, which were not represented in the training set, supports the potential as an identification tool within the 'B. subtilis group'. Considering the vague borderline between the species studied, Raman spectroscopy can be regarded here as a promising application for identifications at the species level.
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- Didier Hutsebaut
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Ghent University, Proeftuinstraat 86, Ghent, Belgium
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Waldeck J, Daum G, Bisping B, Meinhardt F. Isolation and molecular characterization of chitinase-deficient Bacillus licheniformis strains capable of deproteinization of shrimp shell waste to obtain highly viscous chitin. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:7879-85. [PMID: 17028230 PMCID: PMC1694268 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00938-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2006] [Accepted: 09/26/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Proteolytic but chitinase-deficient microbial cultures were isolated from shrimp shell waste and characterized. The most efficient isolate was found to be a mixed culture consisting of two Bacillus licheniformis strains, which were first determined microscopically and physiologically. Molecular characterization was carried out by sequencing the 16S rRNA gene of both strains. According to the residual protein and ash content, the chitin obtained by fermentation of such a mixed culture was found to be comparable to a commercially available, chemically processed product. However, the strikingly high viscosity (80 versus 10 mPa of the commercially available sample) indicates its superior quality. The two strains differed in colony morphology and in their secretion capabilities for degradative extracellular enzymes. Sequencing of the loci encoding amylase, cellulase, chitinases, and proteases, as well as the degS/degU operon, which is instrumental in the regulation of degradative enzymes, and the pga operon, which is responsible for polyglutamic acid production, revealed no differences. However, a frameshift mutation in chiA, encoding a chitinase, was validated for both strains, providing an explanation for the ascertained absence of chitinolytic activities and the concomitant possibility of producing highly viscous chitin in a fermentational deproteinization process.
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- Jens Waldeck
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Corrensstrasse 3, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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