Alcaligenes faecalisNBIB-017, a Gram-negative bacterium, was isolated from soil in China. Here, we provide the complete genome sequence of this bacterium, which possesses a high number of genes encoding antibacterial factors, including proteins and small molecular peptides.

High molecular weight dextrans improve the rheological properties of fermented products and have immunomodulatory antiviral activity. We report on 5.84 × 107–2.61 108 Da produced by Leuconostoc lactis AV1n, Weissella cibaria AV2ou confusa V30 FS54 strains. Dextransucrases catalyze dextran synthesis sucrose hydrolysis concomitant with fructose generation. The four bacteria dextransucrases about ...

Formosa haliotis is a brown alga-degrading bacterium isolated from the gut of abalone Haliotis gigantea Here, we report the draft genome sequence of this bacterium and pointed out possible important features related to alginate degradation.

Hahella sp. strain CCB-MM4 is a halophilic bacterium isolated from estuarine mangrove sediment. The genome sequence of Hahella sp. CCB-MM4 provides insights into exopolysaccharide biosynthesis and the lifestyle of the bacterium thriving in a saline mangrove environment.

Callus like galls were observed inside the stem of more than 5-year old papaya trees in Kerala, India. The bacterium Pantoea dispersa and fungus Fusarium spinosum isolated from these galls...

The Rhodococcus FMF (R. FMF) native bacterium was isolated from soil contaminated with oil in Tabrizrefinery. This bacterium carries three genes sox (dszA, B, C) on its genomic DNA. Preliminary studieshave proved that R. FMF strain possess desulfurization activity. In this work soxA and B genes wereamplified by PCR, after designing a pair of suitable primers. Analysis of PCR p...

Anthracene is a widespread environmental pollutant with carcinogenic and genotoxic properties. Biodegradation is a simple, cost-effective and safe technique to clean-up contaminated environments. The aims of this study are isolation and characterization of an oligotrophic bacterium with the ability to degrade anthracene and the assessment of in vitro biodegradation process. For this purpose pet...

antibacterial effects of honeybee propolis tested on the paenibacillus larvae larvae, cause of honeybee american foulbrood disease. after cultivation of bacterium in special medium we used of two antibacterial susceptibility tests: broth dilution susceptibility test and paper disk susceptibility test. in the b.d.s.t 0.32 milligrams/ml and higher concentrations of propolis inhibited growth of th...

The gram-negative bacterium Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is increasingly recognized as an important cause of nosocomial infection. Infection occurs principally, but not exclusively, in debilitated and immunosuppressed individuals. Management of S. maltophilia-associated infection is problematic because many strains of the bacterium manifest resistance to multiple antibiotics. These difficulties...

Flavobacterium psychrophilum, the etiological agent that causes bacterial coldwater disease, has been implicated in significant reductions in the numbers of salmonids reared at fish hatcheries. In this study, we performed a series of in vitro experiments to test the effectiveness of rapid temperature, pH, and osmotic pressure changes in killing three strains of the bacterium. We also evaluated ...