Carbohydrate Metabolism in Micrococcus Radiodurans

Duryee, Frances L.; Raj, H. D.; Wang, Chih H.; Anderson, A. W.; Elliker, P. R.

doi:10.1139/m61-095

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“…It is essential to take into account that all these cultures, according to Table 4, were facultatively anaerobic strains, hence staphylococci of the S. saprophyticus (S. epidermidis) type (Fairbrother, 1940). None of the 106 micrococci examined metabolized mannitol under anaerobic conditions, although 52.8 % oxidized this polyol in the upper layer of the medium, probably via the phosphogluconate pathway (Raj et al, 1960;Duryee et al, 1961).…”

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Attempt in Classification of Catalase-Positive Staphylococci and Micrococci

Mossel

1962

J Bacteriol

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MOSSEL, D. A. A. (Central Institute for Nutrition and Food Research T.N.O., Utrecht, The Nethrlands). Attempt in classification of catalasepositive staphylococci and micrococci. J. Bacteriol. 84:1140-1147. 1962.-About 390 strains MATERIALS AND METHODS Origin of strains. Some 360 strains of Staphylococcus aureus were isolated from the human clinical sources listed in Table 1. After preliminary identification in the Clinical Routine Laboratory of the Pasteur Institute, Lille, they were repurified by streaking onto plates of Chapman's (1945) mannitol salt phenol red agar. The 11 pathogenic strains of bovine origin were obtained from T.

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Attempt in Classification of Catalase-Positive Staphylococci and Micrococci

Mossel

1962

J Bacteriol

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“…Hence, better understanding of the biological mechanisms of ROS formation and host homeostasis ability to rapidly remove the harmful ROS has been an important topic in scientific research, which may offer some potential applications in agriculture, engineering, and medicine. Remarkably, a unique vegetative bacterium, named Deinococcus radiodurans , was isolated from canned ground meat treated by γ-irradiated at 4,000 Gray (Gy), which is approximately 250 times higher than the death dose used to kill Escherichia coli [6] , [7] , [8] . This outstanding survival and growth robustness of D. radiodurans under such harsh environments, including gamma radiation, oxidation, and desiccation, which may produce high-level ROS, has garnered great attention to scientists from diverse fields [9] , [10] , [11] .…”

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Pleiotropic roles of late embryogenesis abundant proteins of Deinococcus radiodurans against oxidation and desiccation

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Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal

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Deinococcus radiodurans, an important extremophile, possesses extraordinary stress tolerance ability against lethal and mutagenic effects of DNA-damaging agents, such as γ-rays, ultraviolet, oxidation, and desiccation. How global regulators of this bacterium function in response to oxidation and desiccation has been an intense topic as elucidating such mechanisms may help to facilitate some beneficial applications in agriculture or medicine. Particularly, a variety of functional proteins have been characterized for D. radiodurans ’ behaviors under abiotic stresses. Interestingly, a group of L ate E mbryogenesis A bundant proteins (LEAs) in D. radiodurans have been characterized both biochemically and physiologically, which are shown indispensable for stabilizing crucial metabolic enzymes in a chaperone-like manner and thereby maintaining the metal ion homeostasis under oxidation and desiccation. The rapid progress in understanding deinococcal LEA proteins has substantially extended their functions in both plants and animals. Herein, we discuss the latest studies of radiodurans LEA proteins ranging from the classification to structures to functions. Importantly, the harnessing of these proteins may have unlimited potential for biotechnology, engineering and disease treatments.

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