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Musa H, Kasim FH, Gunny AAN, Gopinath SCB, Chinni SV, Ahmad MA. Whole genome sequence of moderate halophilic marine bacterium Marinobacter litoralis SW-45: Abundance of non-coding RNAs. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 133:1288-1298. [PMID: 31055112 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Revised: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A report on the de novo Whole Genome Sequence (WGS) of Marinobacter litoralis SW-45, a moderately salt-tolerant bacterium isolated from the seawater in Malaysia is presented. The strain has a genome size of 3.45 Mb and is capable of producing halophilic lipase, protease and esterase enzymes. Computational prediction of non-coding RNA (ncRNA) genes in M. litoralis SW-45 was performed using standalone software known as the non-coding RNA characterization (nocoRNAc). In addition, a phylogenetic tree showing the evolutionary relationship between the strain and other members of the genus Marinobacter was constructed using 16SrRNA sequence information. A total of 385 ncRNA transcripts, 1124 terminator region, and 2350 Stress Induced Duplex Destabilization sites were predicted. The current WGS shotgun project has provided the relevant genetic information that may be useful for the strain's improvement studies. This manuscript gives the first description of M. litoralis with a complete genome.
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- Haliru Musa
- School of Bioprocess Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis UNIMAP, Kompleks Pusat Pengajian Jejawi 3, Arau, Perlis, 02600, Malaysia; Centre of Excellence for Biomass Utilization, School of Bioprocess Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kompleks Pusat Pengajian Jejawi 3, Arau, Perlis, 02600 Malaysia.
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- School of Bioprocess Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis UNIMAP, Kompleks Pusat Pengajian Jejawi 3, Arau, Perlis, 02600, Malaysia; Centre of Excellence for Biomass Utilization, School of Bioprocess Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kompleks Pusat Pengajian Jejawi 3, Arau, Perlis, 02600 Malaysia.
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- Centre of Excellence for Biomass Utilization, School of Bioprocess Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kompleks Pusat Pengajian Jejawi 3, Arau, Perlis, 02600 Malaysia; Department of Chemical Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus UniCITI Alam, Sungai Chuchuh, Padang Besar 02100, Perlis, Malaysia.
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- School of Bioprocess Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis UNIMAP, Kompleks Pusat Pengajian Jejawi 3, Arau, Perlis, 02600, Malaysia.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, AIMST University, Bedong, 08100, Malaysia.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Seri Ampangan, Nibong Tebai, Penang, 14300, Malaysia.
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Establishment of a markerless gene deletion system in Chromohalobacter salexigens DSM 3043. Extremophiles 2017; 21:839-850. [DOI: 10.1007/s00792-017-0946-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 06/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Kumar V, Tiwari SK. Activity-guided separation and characterization of new halocin HA3 from fermented broth of Haloferax larsenii HA3. Extremophiles 2017; 21:609-621. [PMID: 28378299 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-017-0930-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Haloferax larsenii HA3 was able to grow optimally in HS medium containing 15% NaCl, at pH 7.2 and 42 °C in aerobic conditions. Strain HA3 was found to be round shape, Gram-negative, catalase-positive, sensitive to bile acid, and resistant to chloramphenicol, and could not utilize arginine. The lipid profile revealed the presence of glycerol diether moiety (GDEM) suggesting Haloarchaea characteristics. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities showed that it was closely related to H. larsenii ZJ206. Interestingly, strain HA3 was found to produce halocin HA3 which was purified using ultrafiltration and chromatography. It was found to be stable up to 80 °C, pH 2.0-10.0, organic solvents, surfactants, and detergents tested. However, the activity of halocin HA3 was completely reduced in the presence of proteinase K and trypsin. It was found to be halocidal against H. larsenii HA10, rupturing cell boundary and leading to cell death. The molecular weight of halocin HA3 was found to be ~13 kDa and MALDI-TOF MS/MS analysis suggested no homology with known halocins. The N-terminal ten amino-acid residues, NH2MNLGIILETN-COOH, suggested a new/novel halocin. These properties of halocin HA3 may be applicable for control of Haloarchaea in environments and salted foods.
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- Vijay Kumar
- Department of Genetics, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, 124001, Haryana, India
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- Department of Genetics, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, 124001, Haryana, India.
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The Santa Pola saltern as a model for studying the microbiota of hypersaline environments. Extremophiles 2014; 18:811-24. [PMID: 25129545 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-014-0681-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Multi-pond salterns constitute an excellent model for the study of the microbial diversity and ecology of hypersaline environments, showing a wide range of salt concentrations, from seawater to salt saturation. Accumulated studies on the Santa Pola (Alicante, Spain) multi-pond solar saltern during the last 35 years include culture-dependent and culture-independent molecular methods and metagenomics more recently. These approaches have permitted to determine in depth the microbial diversity of the ponds with intermediate salinities (from 10% salts) up to salt saturation, with haloarchaea and bacteria as the two main dominant groups. In this review, we describe the main results obtained using the different methodologies, the most relevant contributions for understanding the ecology of these extreme environments and the future perspectives for such studies.
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Argandoña M, Vargas C, Reina-Bueno M, Rodríguez-Moya J, Salvador M, Nieto JJ. An extended suite of genetic tools for use in bacteria of the Halomonadaceae: an overview. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 824:167-201. [PMID: 22160899 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-433-9_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Halophilic gammaproteobacteria of the family Halomonadaceae (including the genera Aidingimonas, Carnimonas, Chromohalobacter, Cobetia, Halomonas, Halotalea, Kushneria, Modicisalibacter, Salinicola, and Zymobacter) have current and promising applications in biotechnology mainly as a source of compatible solutes (powerful stabilizers of biomolecules and cells, with exciting potentialities in biomedicine), salt-tolerant enzymes, biosurfactants, and extracellular polysaccharides, among other products. In addition, they display a number of advantages to be used as cell factories, alternative to conventional prokaryotic hosts like Escherichia coli or Bacillus, for the production of recombinant proteins: (1) their high salt tolerance decreases to a minimum the necessity for aseptic conditions, resulting in cost-reducing conditions, (2) they are very easy to grow and maintain in the laboratory, and their nutritional requirements are simple, and (3) the majority can use a large range of compounds as a sole carbon and energy source. In the last 15 years, the efforts of our group and others have made possible the genetic manipulation of this bacterial group. In this review, the most relevant and recent tools for their genetic manipulation are described, with emphasis on nucleic acid isolation procedures, cloning and expression vectors, genetic exchange mechanisms, mutagenesis approaches, reporter genes, and genetic expression analyses. Complementary sections describing the influence of salinity on the susceptibility of these bacteria to antimicrobials, as well as the growth media most routinely used and culture conditions, for these microorganisms, are also included.
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- Montserrat Argandoña
- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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Tokunaga H, Mitsuo K, Ichinose S, Omori A, Ventosa A, Nakae T, Tokunaga M. Salt-inducible multidrug efflux pump protein in the moderately halophilic bacterium Chromohalobacter sp. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004; 70:4424-31. [PMID: 15294769 PMCID: PMC492394 DOI: 10.1128/aem.70.8.4424-4431.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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It has been known that halophilic bacteria often show natural resistance to antibiotics, dyes, and toxic metal ions, but the mechanism and regulation of this resistance have remained unexplained. We have addressed this question by identifying the gene responsible for multidrug resistance. A spontaneous ofloxacin-resistant mutant derived from the moderately halophilic bacterium Chromohalobacter sp. strain 160 showed a two- to fourfold increased resistance to structurally diverse compounds, such as tetracycline, cefsulodin, chloramphenicol, and ethidium bromide (EtBr), and tolerance to organic solvents, e.g., hexane and heptane. The mutant produced an elevated level of the 58-kDa outer membrane protein. This mutant (160R) accumulated about one-third the level of EtBr that the parent cells did. An uncoupler, carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone, caused a severalfold increase in the intracellular accumulation of EtBr, with the wild-type and mutant cells accumulating nearly equal amounts. The hrdC gene encoding the 58-kDa outer membrane protein has been cloned. Disruption of this gene rendered the cells hypersusceptible to antibiotics and EtBr and led to a high level of accumulation of intracellular EtBr. The primary structure of HrdC has a weak similarity to that of Escherichia coli TolC. Interestingly, both drug resistance and the expression of HrdC were markedly increased in the presence of a high salt concentration in the growth medium, but this was not observed in hrdC-disrupted cells. These results indicate that HrdC is the outer membrane component of the putative efflux pump assembly and that it plays a major role in the observed induction of drug resistance by salt in this bacterium.
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- Hiroko Tokunaga
- Laboratory of Applied and Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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Purdy KJ, Cresswell-Maynard TD, Nedwell DB, McGenity TJ, Grant WD, Timmis KN, Embley TM. Isolation of haloarchaea that grow at low salinities. Environ Microbiol 2004; 6:591-5. [PMID: 15142247 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00592.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Summary Archaea, the third domain of life, were long thought to be limited to environmental extremes. However, the discovery of archaeal 16S rRNA gene sequences in water, sediment and soil samples has called into question the notion of Archaea as obligate extremophiles. Until now, none of these novel Archaea has been brought into culture, a critical step for discovering their ecological roles. We have cultivated three novel halophilic Archaea (haloarchaea) genotypes from sediments in which the pore-water salinity was close to that of sea water. All previously reported haloarchaeal isolates are obligate extreme halophiles requiring at least 9% (w/v) NaCl for growth and are typically the dominant heterotrophic organisms in salt and soda lakes, salt deposits and salterns. Two of these three newly isolated genotypes have lower requirements for salt than previously cultured haloarchaea and are capable of slow growth at sea-water salinity (2.5% w/v NaCl). Our data reveal the existence of Archaea that can grow in non-extreme conditions and of a diverse community of haloarchaea existing in coastal salt marsh sediments. Our findings suggest that the ecological range of these physiologically versatile prokaryotes is much wider than previously supposed.
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- K J Purdy
- School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK.
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Tegos G, Vargas C, Perysinakis A, Koukkou AI, Christogianni A, Nieto JJ, Ventosa A, Drainas C. Release of cell-free ice nuclei from Halomonas elongata expressing the ice nucleation gene inaZ of Pseudomonas syringae. J Appl Microbiol 2000; 89:785-92. [PMID: 11119152 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.01180.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Release of ice nuclei in the growth medium of recombinant Halomonas elongata cells expressing the inaZ gene of Pseudomonas syringae was studied in an attempt to produce cell-free active ice nuclei for biotechnological applications. Cell-free ice nuclei were not retained by cellulose acetate filters of 0.2 microm pore size. Highest activity of cell-free ice nuclei was obtained when cells were grown in low salinity (0.5-5% NaCl, w/v). Freezing temperature threshold, estimated to be below -7 degrees C indicating class C nuclei, was not affected by medium salinity. Their density, as estimated by Percoll density centrifugation, was 1.018 +/- 0.002 gml(-1) and they were found to be free of lipids. Ice nuclei are released in the growth medium of recombinant H. elongata cells probably because of inefficient anchoring of the ice-nucleation protein aggregates in the outer membrane. The ice+ recombinant H. elongata cells could be useful for future use as a source of active cell-free ice nucleation protein.
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- G Tegos
- Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece
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The moderately halophilic heterotrophic aerobic bacteria form a diverse group of microorganisms. The property of halophilism is widespread within the bacterial domain. Bacterial halophiles are abundant in environments such as salt lakes, saline soils, and salted food products. Most species keep their intracellular ionic concentrations at low levels while synthesizing or accumulating organic solutes to provide osmotic equilibrium of the cytoplasm with the surrounding medium. Complex mechanisms of adjustment of the intracellular environments and the properties of the cytoplasmic membrane enable rapid adaptation to changes in the salt concentration of the environment. Approaches to the study of genetic processes have recently been developed for several moderate halophiles, opening the way toward an understanding of haloadaptation at the molecular level. The new information obtained is also expected to contribute to the development of novel biotechnological uses for these organisms.
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- A Ventosa
- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, 41012 Seville, Spain.
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Host Range, Stability and Compatibility of Broad Host-Range-Plasmids and a Shuttle Vector in Moderately Halophilic Bacteria. Evidence of Intrageneric and Intergeneric Conjugation in Moderate Halophiles. Syst Appl Microbiol 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0723-2020(97)80063-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Coronado MJ, Vargas C, Kunte HJ, Galinski EA, Ventosa A, Nieto JJ. Influence of salt concentration on the susceptibility of moderately halophilic bacteria to antimicrobials and its potential use for genetic transfer studies. Curr Microbiol 1995; 31:365-71. [PMID: 8528008 DOI: 10.1007/bf00294701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The influence of salinity on the susceptibility of 13 moderately halophilic collection strains belonging to the genera Chromohalobacter, Deleya, Halomonas, Vibrio, and Volcaniella to 10 common antimicrobials has been studied. Three different patterns of tolerance were found when salinity was varied from 10 to 1% (wt/vol) total salts in the testing media. The first one included the responses to ampicillin and rifampicin, where only minimal effects on the susceptibility were found. All moderate halophiles showed a high sensitivity to rifampicin regardless of the salt concentration. In the second group, including the responses to the aminoglycosides gentamycin, kanamycin, neomycin, and streptomycin, a remarkable and gradual increase of the toxicity was detected at lower salinities. Thirdly, the highest heterogeneity was found for the rest of antimicrobials assayed (trimethoprim, nalidixic acid, spectinomycin, and tetracycline), where the effect of salinity was moderate and dependent on both the individual strain and the antimicrobial tested. The data presented here should facilitate genetic studies on moderate halophiles. Thus, they simplify the design of selection media for genetic exchange experiments. Besides, by using low-salinity media, genes encoding resistance to a number of antimicrobials, especially to aminoglycosides, can be used as genetic markers for plasmids or transposons to be transferred to these extremophiles.
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- M J Coronado
- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sevilla, Spain
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Mellado E, Asturias JA, Nieto JJ, Timmis KN, Ventosa A. Characterization of the basic replicon of pCM1, a narrow-host-range plasmid from the moderate halophile Chromohalobacter marismortui. J Bacteriol 1995; 177:3443-50. [PMID: 7768853 PMCID: PMC177047 DOI: 10.1128/jb.177.12.3443-3450.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The moderately halophilic bacterium Chromohalobacter marismortui contains a 17.5-kb narrow-host-range plasmid, pCM1, which shows interesting properties for the development of cloning vectors for the genetic manipulation of this important group of extremophiles. Plasmid pCM1 can stably replicate and is maintained in most gram-negative moderate halophiles tested. The replication origin has been identified and sequenced, and the minimal pCM1 replicon has been localized to a 1,600-bp region which includes two functionally discrete regions, the oriV region and the repA gene. oriV, located on a 700-bp fragment, contains four iterons 20 bp in length adjacent to a DnaA box that is dispensable but required for efficient replication of pCM1, and it requires trans-acting functions. The repA gene, which encodes a replication protein of 289 residues, is similar to the replication proteins of other gram-negative bacteria.
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- E Mellado
- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, Spain
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Kunte HJ, Galinski EA. Transposon mutagenesis in halophilic eubacteria: conjugal transfer and insertion of transposon Tn5 and Tn1732 in Halomonas elongata. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1995; 128:293-9. [PMID: 7781978 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1995.tb07539.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Molecular genetic studies of halophilic eubacteria have been limited by the lack of a suitable method for mutagenesis. To overcome this, we established a transposon mutagenesis procedure for the ectoine-producing, halophilic bacterium Halomonas elongata. We used suicide plasmids pSUP101 and pSUP102-Gm to introduce the transposons Tn5 and Tn1732 respectively into H. elongata via Escherichia coli SM10 mediated conjugation. Our finding that H. elongata is sensitive to aminoglycoside antibiotics at low salinity enabled us to apply transposons that mediate kanamycin resistance. The insertions of transposon Tn1732 occurred at different sites in the chromosome of H. elongata, as proved by Southern hybridization analysis. Phenotypic analysis revealed that different auxotrophic and salt sensitive mutants were generated by mutagenesis with transposon Tn1732. To our knowledge this is the first report of a successful application of a transposon for direct generalized mutagenesis in a halophilic eubacterium.
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- H J Kunte
- Institut für Mikrobiologie and Biotechnologie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn, Germany
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Vargas C, Fernández-Castillo R, Cánovas D, Ventosa A, Nieto JJ. Isolation of cryptic plasmids from moderately halophilic eubacteria of the genus Halomonas. Characterization of a small plasmid from H. elongata and its use for shuttle vector construction. MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS : MGG 1995; 246:411-8. [PMID: 7891654 DOI: 10.1007/bf00290444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Three cryptic plasmids have been isolated from moderately halophilic eubacteria belonging to three species of the genus Halomonas. These three plasmids were designated pHE1 (4.2 kb, isolated from H. elongata ATCC 33174), pHI1 (48 kb, isolated from "H. israelensis" ATCC 43985), and pHS1 (ca. 70 kb, isolated from H. subglaciescola UQM 2927). Because of its small size, the plasmid pHE1 was selected for further characterization and construction of a shuttle vector for Halomonas strains. pHE1 was cloned into pBluescript KS and a detailed restriction map was constructed. Hybridization experiments excluded the existence of sequences homologous to pHE1 in total DNA from other strains of the genus Halomonas. Moreover, no DNA homology with pMH1, the only plasmid described so far from moderate halophiles, was found. Since pHE1 appeared to be unable to replicate in Escherichia coli cells, a number of mobilizable pHE1-derived hybrid plasmids were constructed that could be selected and maintained both in E. coli and in H. elongata. Finally, an improved shuttle vector, pHS15, was generated. The vector pHS15 contains an origin of replication from E. coli as well as one from H. elongata, a streptomycin resistance gene for positive selection in moderate halophiles, a number of unique restriction sites commonly used for cloning, and the mobilization functions of the broad host range IncP plasmid RK2. The vector pHS15 was readily mobilized by the RK2 derivative pRK2013 to all Halomonas strains tested so far. This is the first report on the development of a cloning vector useful for moderately halophilic eubacteria.
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- C Vargas
- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sevilla, Spain
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Ventosa A, Nieto JJ. Biotechnological applications and potentialities of halophilic microorganisms. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 1995; 11:85-94. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00339138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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