Rhodococcus baikonurensisBTM4c, a Boron-Tolerant Actinobacterial Strain Isolated from Soil

Metagenomic survey of bacteria associated with the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

“…However, it is also a pathogen of Atlantic salmon (Avendano-Herrera et al, 2011) and recorded in an alpine glacier at a site subject to high levels of human activity (Lee et al, 2011) so this bacterium might be associated with ladybeetles collected from polluted soil around wind turbines. The second species of this genus recorded in all samples was R. baikonurensis, which is a soil bacterium (Yoon et al, 2010) and was isolated for the fi rst time in the air in the Mir space station (Li et al, 2004). R. baikonurensis is known to degrade oil (Lee et al, 2006) and its presence on ladybeetles, like that of R. qingshengii, might be linked with the polluted environment around wind turbines.…”

Screening of Microorganisms Producing Cold-Active Oxidoreductases to Be Applied in Enantioselective Alcohol Oxidation. An Antarctic Survey

“…The biocatalytic reactions can be performed by isolated enzymes or whole-cell system, which may be microorganisms or plant cells [4]. It is well known that the screening of a wide variety of microorganisms living in the soil is an efficient method to obtain the desired enzyme [5–7]. In this context, unusual sources, such as microorganisms from extreme environments, have called the scientists attention for the possibility to find new biocatalysts or natural products [8].…”

What transcriptomics and proteomics can tell us about a high borate perturbed boron tolerant Bacilli strain

“…36,37,[68][69][70][71] These isolates, tolerating B differently from 80 to 450 mM, maintained a significantly lower intracellular B concentration via high B efflux and (or) exclusion (as suggested from the kinetic assay) than in the medium. 3,37,[72][73][74][75] Lysinibacillus sp. strain OL1 was isolated from a boron contaminated agricultural field and shown to grow logarithmically in the presence of 230 mM boric acid using an inducible active efflux mechanism.…”