The Vibrio vulnificus aphB mutant was significantly less virulent than the wild type and was impaired in motility and adherence to host cells. Microarray analysis revealed that AphB of V. vulnificus (AphB(Vv)) influences the expression of over 10% of the V. vulnificus genome. The combined results indicated that AphB(Vv) is a global regulator contributing to the pathogenesis of V. vulnificus.

Vibrio harveyi is a Gram-negative marine γ-proteobacterium that is known to be a formidable pathogen of aquatic animals and is a model organism for the study of bacterial bioluminescence and quorum sensing. In this report, we describe the complete genome sequence of the most studied strain of this species: V. harveyi ATCC 33843 (392 [MAV]).

Clostridium colicanis DSM 13634 is a strictly anaerobic, rod-shaped, and spore-forming bacterium. It produces acids from common sugars such as glucose and fructose. The draft genome consists of one chromosome (2.6 Mbp) and contains 2,159 predicted protein-encoding genes.

Rickettsia aeschlimannii is a tick-associated human pathogen. We report here the draft genome of R. aeschlimannii strain MC16, isolated from Hyalomma marginatum marginatum ticks collected in Morocco.

Vibrio natriegens is a Gram-negative bacterium known for its extremely short doubling time. Here we present the annotated draft genome sequence of Vibrio natriegens strain DSMZ 759, with the aim of providing insights about its high growth rate.

It can be argued that of all the issues faced by boards of directors, executives, and managers, unethical corporate activity is one of the most significant in terms of its potential negative impact and one of the most difficult to properly address. The range of illegal and unethical activity taking place is extensive and includes corruption, bribery, receiving and giving gifts and entertainment...

Since its first announcement by P. Sensi et at. in 19591}, the rifamycin complex has been extensively studied by a number of workers2). The type culture Nocardia mediterranea (Margalith et Beretta) Thiemann et at. 1969*, then known as Streptomyces mediterranei^ was isolated from a soil sample collected in France. Sugawara et al.l) culturing an isolate (4107 A2) from a Japanese soil sample, repo...