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[study of a population of sulfur-reducing bacteria]. 196013816190
[contributions to studies on carbon dioxide and lactate assimilation by desulfovibrio aestuarii (van delden) kluyver and van niel]. 196013835431
sulphate transport and metabolism by desulphovibrio desulphuricans. 196113895997
[research on tetrathionate reductase of a facultative anaerobic bacterium]. 196313943287
choline fermentation by desulfovibrio desulfuricans.baker, f. d. (western reserve university, cleveland, ohio), h. r. papiska, and l. leon campbell. choline fermentation by desulfovibrio desulfuricans. j. bacteriol. 84:973-978. 1962-hayward and stadtman pointed out that the organism they described as vibrio cholinicus is closely related to desulfovibrio desulfuricans. we have established that some strains of d. desulfuricans carry out the same fermentation of choline as does v. cholinicus. we have also shown that v. cholinicus carries out the sul ...196213969140
versatile medium for the enumeration of sulfate-reducing bacteria.a lactate-yeast extract-sulfate medium, making use of both thioglycolate and ascorbate to poise the e(n) gave valid colony counts of sulfate-reducing bacteria with both pure cultures and natural samples.196313985693
enzymic oxidation of carbon monoxide. iii. reversibility. 196214002201
role of ferredoxin in the metabolism of molecular hydrogen.valentine, r. c. (university of illinois, urbana) and r. s. wolfe. role of ferredoxin in the metabolism of molecular hydrogen. j. bacteriol. 85:1114-1120. 1963.-the metabolism of molecular hydrogen by clostridium pasteurianum, micrococcus lactilyticus (veillonella alcalescens), and several other anaerobic bacteria was studied. oxidation of hydrogen, using several electron-accepting substrates including triphosphopyridine nucleotide, uric acid, xanthine, nitrite, and hydroxylamine, required ferre ...196314044002
base composition of the deoxyribonucleic acid of sulfate-reducing bacteria.sigal, nicole (laboratoire de chimie bactérienne du cnrs, marseille, france), jacques c. senez, jean le gall, and madeleine sebald. base composition of the deoxyribonucleic acid of sulfate-reducing bacteria. j. bacteriol. 85:1315-1318. 1963-the deoxyribonucleic acid constitution of several strains of sulfate-reducing bacteria has been analytically determined. the results of these studies show that this group of microorganisms includes at least four subgroups characterized by significantly differ ...196314047223
identification of coleman's sulfate-reducing bacterium as a mesophilic relative of clostridium nigrificans.postgate, john r. (university of illinois, urbana) and l. leon campbell. identification of coleman's sulfate-reducing bacterium as a mesophilic relative of clostridium nigrificans. j. bacteriol. 86:274-279. 1963.-coleman's sulfate-reducing bacterium is immunologically and morphologically similar to clostridium nigrificans and unlike desulfovibrio species. it is not thermophilic and does not acquire the thermophilic habit; it is thus the first naturally occurring mesophilic member of this group t ...196314058952
inorganic pyrophosphatase of desulfovibrio desulfuricans.akagi, j. m. (university of illinois, urbana) and l. leon campbell. inorganic pyrophosphatase of desulfovibrio desulfuricans. j. bacteriol. 86:563-568. 1963.-the inorganic pyrophosphatase of desulfovibrio desulfuricans was purified 136-fold by (nh(4))(2)so(4) and ethanol fractionation and diethylaminoethyl cellulose chromatography. mg(++) or mn(++) was required for optimal activity; co(++) was only 65% as effective as mg(++). the optimal ratio of mg(++) to pyrophosphate was 1.0 at ph 8.0. the k( ...196314066437
resistance to copper of some oxidizing and reducing bacteria. 196314072027
a new species of desulfovibrio. 196314080783
some observations on the enzyme hydrogenase of desulfovibrio desulfuricans. 196314082355
[measurement of bacterial reductase activity]. 196314089649
a strain of desulfovibrio able to use oxamate. 196314092426
[research on anaerobic bacterial alginolysis]. 196314102050
hydrogen sulphide hazard in saline waters. 196414127929
microbiological fractionation of sulphur isotopes. 196414135528
carbon isotope fractionation during metabolism of lactate by desulfovibrio desulfuricans. 196414140997
differences in the resistance of sulphate-reducing bacteria to inhibitors. 196414215434
[on a sulfate reducing bacteria isolated from sheep rumen]. 196414221473
iron requirement for the hydrogenase of desulfovibrio desulfuricans. 196414240576
a sulphate-reducing bacterium containing cytochrome c3 but lacking desulfoviridin. 196414250805
[isolation in pure culture of a marine clostridium, agent of anaerobic symbiotic alginolysis]. 196514308779
studies on adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate reductase from desulfovibrio desulfuricans and thiobacillus thioparus. i. the assay and purification. 196514314382
[cytochome c3 of desulfovibrio gigas]. 196514336080
the control of sulphate activation in bacteria.1. atp-sulphate adenylyltransferase (ec 2.7.7.4) and atp-adenylyl sulphate 3'-phosphotransferase (ec 2.7.1.25) of escherichia coli 9723, e. coli k(12) and bacillus subtilis 1379 are each repressed by growth in the presence of cystine. repression of the two enzymes in e. coli 9723 may be co-ordinate. 2. atp-sulphate adenylyltransferase of desulphovibrio desulphuricans, in which sulphate reduction is linked to the energy supply of the organism, is not repressed by growth in the presence of inorgan ...196514343144
the production of surface active compounds by micro-organisms and its possible significance in oil recovery ii. on the release of oil from oil-sand mixtures with the aid of sulphate reducing bacteria. 195514350597
[sulfite as an intermediate in the reduction of sulfate by desulfovibrio desulfuricans]. 195514352481
[morphologic characteristics of sulfur-reducing bacteria found in oil-bearing sites]. 195214373885
[new methods of isolation of sulfate-reducing bacteria]. 195214373895
[chemistry of hydrogen reduction of sulfates]. 195414373902
the metabolism of malate and certain other compounds by desulphovibrio desulphuricans. 195514392298
[microbiological problems in the etiology of endemic goiter]. 195514396356
the purification and properties of the hydrogenase of desulfovibrio desulfuricans. 196014411716
[influence of nitrogen fixation on the growth of desulfovibrio desulfuricans]. 196014414884
evidence for oxidative phosphorylation during the reduction of sulfate with hydrogen by desulfovibrio desulfuricans. 196014431287
the economic activities of sulphate-reducing bacteria. 196014434409
the purification of hydrogenase of desulfovibrio desulfuricans. 195914440671
a search for the rubentschikii group of desulphovibrio. 195914444778
purification & propertis of sulfurylase from desulovibrio desulfuricans. 196114448443
enzymatic basis for assimilatory and dissimilatory sulfate reduction.peck, h. d., jr. (oak ridge national laboratory, oak ridge, tenn.). enzymatic basis for assimilatory and dissimilatory sulfate reduction. j. bacteriol. 82: 933-939. 1961.-two pathways for the reduction of sulfate to sulfite in bacteria have been previously described. the substrate for sulfate reduction by extracts of yeast is 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate (paps) and, in contrast, the substrate for sulfate reduction in extracts of desulfovibrio desulfuricans is adenosine-5'-phosphosulfate ...196114484818
the role of adenosine-5'-phosphosulfate in the reduction of sulfate to sulfite by desulfovibrio desulfuricans. 196214484820
sediment microbial community composition and methylmercury pollution at four mercury mine-impacted sites.mercury pollution presents a globally significant threat to human and ecosystem health. an important transformation in the mercury cycle is the conversion of inorganic mercury to methylmercury, a toxic substance that negatively affects neurological function and bioaccumulates in food chains. this transformation is primarily bacterially mediated, and sulfate-reducing bacteria (srb) have been specifically implicated as key mercury methylators in lake and estuarine sediments. this study used phosph ...200314502415
the isolation and characterization of cytochrome c nitrite reductase subunits (nrfa and nrfh) from desulfovibrio desulfuricans atcc 27774. re-evaluation of the spectroscopic data and redox properties.the cytochrome c nitrite reductase is isolated from the membranes of the sulfate-reducing bacterium desulfovibrio desulfuricans atcc 27774 as a heterooligomeric complex composed by two subunits (61 kda and 19 kda) containing c-type hemes, encoded by the genes nrfa and nrfh, respectively. the extracted complex has in average a 2nrfa:1nrfh composition. the separation of ccnir subunits from one another is accomplished by gel filtration chromatography in the presence of sds. the amino-acid sequence ...200314511372
mutagenesis study on the role of a lysine residue highly conserved in formate dehydrogenases and periplasmic nitrate reductases.lysine 85 (k85) in the primary structure of the catalytic subunit of the periplasmic nitrate reductase (nap-a) of ralstonia eutropha h16 is highly conserved in periplasmic nitrate reductases and in the structurally related catalytic subunit of the formate dehydrogenases of various bacterial species. it is located between an [4fe-4s] center and one of the molybdopterin-guanine dinucleotides mediating the through bonds electron flow to convert the specific substrate of the respective enzymes. to e ...200314511645
crystal structure of sulerythrin, a rubrerythrin-like protein from a strictly aerobic archaeon, sulfolobus tokodaii strain 7, shows unexpected domain swapping.sulerythrin is the first rubrerythrin-like protein to be isolated from an aerobic organism, sulfolobus tokodaii strain 7, and it lacks a c-terminal rubredoxin-like fes(4) domain. the protein purified from sulfolobus cells was crystallized, and the crystal structure was determined at 1.7 a resolution. the dimer of sulerythrin exhibited "domain-swapping" at the loop connecting alphab and alphac, hybrid four-helix bundles consisting of alphaa/b and alphac/d being formed. the structure and atomic id ...200314529281
direct detection of a hydrogen ligand in the [nife] center of the regulatory h2-sensing hydrogenase from ralstonia eutropha in its reduced state by hyscore and endor spectroscopy.the regulatory h2-sensing [nife] hydrogenase of the beta-proteobacterium ralstonia eutropha displays an ni-c "active" state after reduction with h2 that is very similar to the reduced ni-c state of standard [nife] hydrogenases. pulse electron nuclear double resonance (endor) and four-pulse eseem (hyperfine sublevel correlation, hyscore) spectroscopy are applied to obtain structural information on this state via detection of the electron-nuclear hyperfine coupling constants. two proton hyperfine ...200314570480
role of the aromatic ring of tyr43 in tetraheme cytochrome c(3) from desulfovibrio vulgaris miyazaki f.tyrosine 43 is positioned parallel to the fifth heme axial ligand, his34, of heme 1 in the tetraheme cytochrome c(3). the replacement of tyrosine with leucine increased the redox potential of heme 1 by 44 and 35 mv at the first and last reduction steps, respectively; its effects on the other hemes are small. in contrast, the y43f mutation hardly changed the potentials. it shows that the aromatic ring at this position contributes to lowering the redox potential of heme 1 locally, although this ca ...200314581238
a new function of the desulfovibrio vulgaris hildenborough [fe] hydrogenase in the protection against oxidative stress.sulfate-reducing bacteria, like desulfovibrio vulgaris hildenborough, have developed a set of reactions allowing them to survive in oxic environments and even to reduce molecular oxygen to water. d. vulgaris contains a cytoplasmic superoxide reductase (sor) and a periplasmic superoxide dismutase (sod) involved in the elimination of superoxide anions. to assign the function of sod, the periplasmic [fe] hydrogenase activity was followed in both wild-type and sod deletant strains. this activity was ...200414594815
can cofactor-binding sites in proteins be flexible? desulfovibrio desulfuricans flavodoxin binds fmn dimer.flavodoxins catalyze redox reactions using the isoalloxazine moiety of the flavin mononucleotide (fmn) cofactor stacked between two aromatic residues located in two peptide loops. at high fmn concentrations that favor stacked fmn dimers in solution, isothermal titration calorimetric studies show that these dimers bind strongly to apo-flavodoxin from desulfovibrio desulfuricans (30 degrees c, 20 mm hepes, ph 7, k(d) = 5.8 microm). upon increasing the temperature so the fmn dimers dissociate (as s ...200314596623
adhesion of anaerobic microorganisms to solid surfaces and the effect of sequential attachment on adhesion characteristics.the attachment of three anaerobic microorganisms, desulfomonile tiedjei, syntrophomonas wolfei, and desulfovibrio sp. strain g11, was investigated to determine if the presence of one species could influence the adhesion of another species to glass surfaces. the results indicated that the numbers and distribution of attached cells of one species could be influenced considerably by the presence of another species and the order in which the test species were exposed to the surface. d. tiedjei was f ...200314618685
mutual influences of pseudomonas aeruginosa and desulfovibrio desulfuricans on their adhesion to stainless steel.the mutual influences of pseudomonas aeruginosa pao1 and desulfovibrio desulfuricans subsp. desulfuricans (atcc 29577) on their adhesion to stainless steel were investigated in batch and column experiments. it was found that p. aeruginosa promoted the adhesion of d. desulfuricans under conditions of turbulence, but not under quiescent conditions. the enhancement involved the alignment of most d. desulfuricans along p. aeruginosa cells and was attributed to the additional interaction surface area ...200314618696
protein stabilization by compatible solutes. effect of diglycerol phosphate on the dynamics of desulfovibrio gigas rubredoxin studied by nmr.heteronuclear nmr relaxation measurements and hydrogen exchange data have been used to characterize protein dynamics in the presence or absence of stabilizing solutes from hyperthermophiles. rubredoxin from desulfovibrio gigas was selected as a model protein and the effect of diglycerol phosphate on its dynamic behaviour was studied. the presence of 100 mm diglycerol phosphate induces a fourfold increase in the half-life for thermal denaturation of d. gigas rubredoxin. a model-free analysis of t ...200314622247
structure of the hybrid cluster protein (hcp) from desulfovibrio desulfuricans atcc 27774 containing molecules in the oxidized and reduced states.the hybrid cluster protein (hcp) from the sulfate-reducing bacteria desulfovibrio desulfuricans atcc 27774 has been isolated and crystallized anaerobically. the protein sample used in the crystallization studies was several months old, having been stored at 193 k, and initial crystal structure studies were unable to fully resolve details of the hybrid cluster despite the use of high-resolution data to 1.25 a collected at the esrf, grenoble, france. full elucidation of the structure has only beco ...200314646063
crystallization and preliminary neutron analysis of the dissimilatory sulfite reductase d (dsrd) protein from the sulfate-reducing bacterium desulfovibrio vulgaris.dissimilatory sulfite reductase d (dsrd) from desulfovibrio vulgaris has been crystallized for a neutron diffraction study. the initial crystals obtained were too small for the neutron experiment. in order to obtain a larger crystal (>1 mm3), a combination of two techniques was developed to determine the optimum crystallization conditions: a crystallization phase diagram was obtained, followed by crystal-quality assessment via x-ray diffraction. using conditions determined in this manner, a larg ...200314646103
x-ray induced reduction of the crystal of high-molecular-weight cytochrome c revealed by microspectrophotometry.the crystal structures of high-molecular-weight cytochrome c (hmc) from desulfovibrio vulgaris hildenborough in the transient and reduced states have been determined at 2.8 a resolution. an absorption spectrum measured with microspectrophotometer indicated that about 86% of the hemes were reduced after 45 min irradiation of the x-ray beam. further exposure for 90 min did not significantly change the spectrum. these results suggest that hmc in the crystalline state is easily reduced by illuminati ...200414646149
desulfovibrio desulfuricans lipopolysaccharides induce endothelial cell il-6 and il-8 secretion and e-selectin and vcam-1 expression.the aim of this study was to determine whether desulfovibrio desulfuricans-derived lps stimulate the release of il-6 and il-8 from ecs and the expression of their adhesion molecules at the transcriptional level. confluent monolayers of huvec were incubated in the absence or presence of 20 microg/ml and 60 microg/ml lpss derived from the ddt and dda bacterial strains. also, the simultaneous stimulation of cells with lpss and il-1beta was evaluated. the levels of cytokines released were measured u ...200314668922
incorporation of either molybdenum or tungsten into formate dehydrogenase from desulfovibrio alaskensis ncimb 13491; epr assignment of the proximal iron-sulfur cluster to the pterin cofactor in formate dehydrogenases from sulfate-reducing bacteria.we report the characterization of the molecular properties and epr studies of a new formate dehydrogenase (fdh) from the sulfate-reducing organism desulfovibrio alaskensis ncimb 13491. fdhs are enzymes that catalyze the two-electron oxidation of formate to carbon dioxide in several aerobic and anaerobic organisms. d. alaskensis fdh is a heterodimeric protein with a molecular weight of 126+/-2 kda composed of two subunits, alpha=93+/-3 kda and beta=32+/-2 kda, which contains 6+/-1 fe/molecule, 0. ...200414669076
a glutamate is the essential proton transfer gate during the catalytic cycle of the [nife] hydrogenase.kinetic, epr, and fourier transform infrared spectroscopic analysis of desulfovibrio fructosovorans [nife] hydrogenase mutants targeted to glu-25 indicated that this amino acid participates in proton transfer between the active site and the protein surface during the catalytic cycle. replacement of that glutamic residue by a glutamine did not modify the spectroscopic properties of the enzyme but cancelled the catalytic activity except the para-h(2)/ortho-h(2) conversion. this mutation impaired t ...200414688251
improvement of comparative modeling by the application of conserved motifs amongst distantly related proteins as additional restraints.protein comparative modeling has useful applications in large-scale structural initiatives and in rational design of drug targets in medicinal chemistry. the reliability of a homology model is dependent on the sequence identity between the query and the structural homologue used as a template for modeling. here, we present a method for the utilization and conservation of important structural features of template structures by providing additional spatial restraints in comparative modeling progra ...200414691673
molecular basis for redox-bohr and cooperative effects in cytochrome c3 from desulfovibrio desulfuricans atcc 27774: crystallographic and modeling studies of oxidized and reduced high-resolution structures at ph 7.6.the tetraheme cytochrome c3 is a small metalloprotein with ca. 13,000 da found in sulfate-reducing bacteria, which is believed to act as a partner of hydrogenase. the three-dimensional structure of the oxidized and reduced forms of cytochrome c3 from desulfovibrio desulfuricans atcc 27774 at ph 7.6 were determined using high-resolution x-ray crystallography and were compared with the previously determined oxidized form at ph 4.0. theoretical calculations were performed with both structures, usin ...200414705030
periplasmic cytochrome c3 of desulfovibrio vulgaris is directly involved in h2-mediated metal but not sulfate reduction.kinetic parameters and the role of cytochrome c(3) in sulfate, fe(iii), and u(vi) reduction were investigated in desulfovibrio vulgaris hildenborough. while sulfate reduction followed michaelis-menten kinetics (k(m) = 220 micro m), loss of fe(iii) and u(vi) was first-order at all concentrations tested. initial reduction rates of all electron acceptors were similar for cells grown with h(2) and sulfate, while cultures grown using lactate and sulfate had similar rates of metal loss but lower sulfa ...200414711670
[methods for estimation of microbe resistance of protective coatings].methods are proposed which permit estimating bioresistance of protective materials against denitrifying hydrocarbon-oxidizing and sulphate-reducing bacteria-destructors of coatings in laboratory conditions. the methods are based on the quantitative determination of bacteria growth in presence of coatings as the only source of hydrocarbon. besides, attention is given to changes of certain indices of physico-mechanical properties of coatings: breaking strength and adhesion strength for coatings fr ...200314723162
superoxide reductase from desulfoarculus baarsii: identification of protonation steps in the enzymatic mechanism.superoxide reductase (sor) is a metalloenzyme that catalyzes the reduction of o2*- to h2o2 and provides an antioxidant mechanism in some anaerobic and microaerophilic bacteria. its active site contains an unusual mononuclear ferrous center (center ii). protonation processes are essential for the reaction catalyzed by sor, since two protons are required for the formation of h2o2. we have investigated the acido-basic and ph dependence of the redox properties of the active site of sor from desulfoa ...200414730986
thermodesulfatator indicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic chemolithoautotrophic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from the central indian ridge.a thermophilic, marine, anaerobic, chemolithoautotrophic, sulfate-reducing bacterium, strain cir29812t, was isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent site at the kairei vent field on the central indian ridge. cells were gram-negative motile rods that did not form spores. the temperature range for growth was 55-80 degrees c, with an optimum at 70 degrees c. the nacl concentration range for growth was 10-35 g l(-1), with an optimum at 25 g l(-1). the ph range for growth was 6-6.7, with an optimum ...200414742485
cloning and expression of the enolase gene from desulfovibrio vulgaris (miyazaki f).the gene encoding an enolase from desulfovibrio vulgaris (miyazaki f) was cloned and overexpressed in escherichia coli. a 2.1-kb dna fragment, isolated from d. vulgaris (miyazaki f) by double digestion with psti and bamhi, contained an enolase gene (eno) and part of the methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase gene (fold). the nucleotide sequence of eno indicates that the protein monomer is composed of 434 amino acids. an expression system for eno under control of the t7 promoter was constructed ...200414746912
enzymatic mechanism of fe-only hydrogenase: density functional study on h-h making/breaking at the diiron cluster with concerted proton and electron transfers.the mechanism of the enzymatic hydrogen bond forming/breaking (2h(+) + 2e<==>h(2)) and the plausible charge and spin states of the catalytic diiron subcluster [fefe](h) of the h cluster in fe-only hydrogenases are probed computationally by the density functional theory. it is found that the active center [fefe](h) can be rationally simulated as [[h](ch(3)s)(co)(cn(-))fe(p)(co(b))(mu-srs)fe(d)(co)(cn(-))l], where the monovalence [h] stands for the [4fe4s](h)(2+) subcluster bridged to the [fefe](h ...200414753812
a novel approach to investigate biofilm accumulation and bacterial transport in porous matrices.knowledge of bacterial transport through, and biofilm growth in, porous media is vitally important in numerous natural and engineered environments. despite this, porous media systems are generally oversimplified and the local complexity of cell transport, biofilm formation and the effect of biofilm accumulation on flow patterns is lost. in this study, cells of the sulphate-reducing bacterium, desulfovibrio sp. ex265, accumulated primarily on the leading faces of obstructions and developed into b ...200414756882
stable carbon isotope ratios of lipid biomarkers of sulfate-reducing bacteria.we examined the potential use of natural-abundance stable carbon isotope ratios of lipids for determining substrate usage by sulfate-reducing bacteria (srb). four srb were grown under autotrophic, mixotrophic, or heterotrophic growth conditions, and the delta13c values of their individual fatty acids (fa) were determined. the fa were usually 13c depleted in relation to biomass, with deltadelta13c(fa - biomass) of -4 to -17 per thousand; the greatest depletion occurred during heterotrophic growth ...200414766550
detection and characterization of a dehalogenating microorganism by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism fingerprinting of 16s rrna in a sulfidogenic, 2-bromophenol-utilizing enrichment.terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of reverse-transcribed 16s rrna during periods of community flux was used as a tool to delineate the roles of the members of a 2-bromophenol-degrading, sulfate-reducing consortium. starved, washed cultures were amended with 2-bromophenol plus sulfate, 2-bromophenol plus hydrogen, phenol plus sulfate, or phenol with no electron acceptor and were monitored for substrate use. in the presence of sulfate, 2-bromophenol and phenol were complet ...200414766602
[analysis of the anaerobic microbial community capable of degrading p-toluene sulphonate].three strains of clostridium sp., 14 (vkm b-2201), 42 (vkm b-2202), and 21 (vkm b-2279), two methanogens, methanobacterium formicicum mh (vkm b-2198) and methanosarcina mazei mm (vkm b-2199), and one sulfate-reducing bacterium, desulfovibrio sp. sr1 (vkm b-2200), were isolated in pure cultures from an anaerobic microbial community capable of degrading p-toluene sulfonate. strain 14 was able to degrade p-toluene sulfonate in the presence of yeast extract and bactotryptone and, like strain 42, to ...200314768540
contribution of the [feii(scys)4] site to the thermostability of rubredoxins.the thermostabilities of fe(2+) ligation in rubredoxins (rds) from the hyperthermophile pyrococcus furiosus (pf) and the mesophiles clostridium pasteurianum (cp) and desulfovibrio vulgaris (dv) were compared. residue 44 forms an nh.s(cys) hydrogen bond to one of the cysteine ligands to the [fe(scys)(4)] site, and substitutions at this location affect the redox properties of the [fe(scys)(4)] site. both pf rd and dv rd have an alanine residue at position 44, whereas cp fd has a valine residue. wi ...200414770302
[comparative investigation on the growth of sporovibrio desulfuricans on pyruvate and on sodium lactate]. 195114829932
the role of hydrogenase in the autotrophy of desulphovibrio. 195114844833
on the nutrition of desulphovibrio desulphuricans. 195114908010
the reduction of sulphur compounds by desulphovibrio desulphuricans. 195114908011
competitive and noncompetitive inhibitors of bacterial sulphate reduction. 195214927859
sulphate-reducing and hydrocarbon-producing bacteria in groundwater. 195114933033
microbial communities and exopolysaccharides from polynesian mats.microbial mats present in two shallow atolls of french polynesia were characterized by high amounts of exopolysaccharides associated with cyanobacteria as the predominating species. cyanobacteria were found in the first centimeters of the gelatinous mats, whereas deeper layers showing the occurrence of the sulfate reducers desulfovibrio and desulfobacter species as determined by the presence of specific biomarkers. exopolysaccharides were extracted from these mats and partially characterized. al ...200114961381
crystallization and mad data collection of high-molecular weight cytochrome c from desulfovibrio vulgaris miyazaki f.hexadecaheme high molecular weight cytochrome c from a sulfate-reducing bacterium, desulfovibrio vulgaris miyazaki f has been successfully purified and crystallized. x-ray diffraction data have been collected by the multiple wavelength anomalous dispersion method. the crystal belongs to the space group p2(1)2(1)2(1) with unit-cell parameters a=60.42, b=84.29 and c=144.16 a and contains one molecule per asymmetric unit.200414965285
iron corrosion by novel anaerobic microorganisms.corrosion of iron presents a serious economic problem. whereas aerobic corrosion is a chemical process, anaerobic corrosion is frequently linked to the activity of sulphate-reducing bacteria (srb). srb are supposed to act upon iron primarily by produced hydrogen sulphide as a corrosive agent and by consumption of 'cathodic hydrogen' formed on iron in contact with water. among srb, desulfovibrio species--with their capacity to consume hydrogen effectively--are conventionally regarded as the main ...200414985759
differential expression of desulfovibrio vulgaris genes in response to cu(ii) and hg(ii) toxicity.the response of desulfovibrio vulgaris to cu(ii) and hg(ii) was characterized. both metals increased the lag phase, and cu(ii) reduced cell yield at concentrations as low as 50 microm. mrna expression was analyzed using random arbitrarily primed pcr, differential display, and quantitative pcr. both cu(ii) and hg(ii) (50 micro m) caused upregulation of mrna expression for an atp binding protein (orf2004) and an atpase (orf856) with four- to sixfold increases for hg(ii) and 1.4- to 3-fold increase ...200415006815
identification and quantitation of mucosal and faecal desulfovibrios using real time polymerase chain reaction.desulfovibrios produce sulphide, which is toxic to colonic epithelial cells. these bacteria have previously been linked to ulcerative colitis. traditional methods of culturing these organisms are slow, and often unreliable, while molecular approaches are either non-quantitative or lack sensitivity.200415016746
x-ray crystal structure of desulfovibrio vulgaris rubrerythrin with zinc substituted into the [fe(scys)4] site and alternative diiron site structures.the x-ray crystal structure of recombinant desulfovibrio vulgaris rubrerythrin (rbr) that was subjected to metal constitution first with zinc and then iron, yielding zns(4)rbr, is reported. a [zn(scys)(4)] site with no iron and a diiron site with no appreciable zinc in zns(4)rbr were confirmed by analysis of the anomalous scattering data. partial reduction of the diiron site occurred during the synchrotron x-ray irradiation at 95 k, resulting in two different diiron site structures in the zns(4) ...200415023070
direct electrochemistry of the desulfovibrio gigas aldehyde oxidoreductase.this work reports on the direct electrochemistry of the desulfovibrio gigas aldehyde oxidoreductase (dgaor), a molybdenum enzyme of the xanthine oxidase family that contains three redox-active cofactors: two [2fe-2s] centers and a molybdopterin cytosine dinucleotide cofactor. the voltammetric behavior of the enzyme was analyzed at gold and carbon (pyrolytic graphite and glassy carbon) electrodes. two different strategies were used: one with the molecules confined to the electrode surface and a s ...200415030483
time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy study on the interaction of curium(iii) with desulfovibrio äspöensis dsm 10631t.the influence of microorganisms on migration processes of actinides has to be taken into account for the risk assessment of potential high-level nuclear waste disposal sites. therefore it is necessary to characterize the actinide-bacteria species formed and to elucidate the reaction mechanisms involved. this work is focused on the sulfate-reducing bacterial (srb) strain desulfovibrio äspöensis (d. äspöensis) dsm 10631t which frequently occurs in the deep granitic rock aquifers at the aspö hard r ...200415046347
quantification of gram-negative sulphate-reducing bacteria in rice field soil by 16s rrna gene-targeted real-time pcr.for the quantification of gram-negative sulphate reducers in rice fields, 11 real-time pcr assays were established targeting 16s rrna genes combined with sybrgreen detection. three of these assays were specific for the "main" groups, i.e. the desulfovibrionaceae, the desulfobacteraceae and desulfobulbus sp., whereas eight assays were developed for subgroups within the first two main groups. the detection limits of the assays were between 2 x 10(5) and 4 x 10(3) targets g(-1) (wet weight) or less ...200415063062
the genome sequence of the anaerobic, sulfate-reducing bacterium desulfovibrio vulgaris hildenborough.desulfovibrio vulgaris hildenborough is a model organism for studying the energy metabolism of sulfate-reducing bacteria (srb) and for understanding the economic impacts of srb, including biocorrosion of metal infrastructure and bioremediation of toxic metal ions. the 3,570,858 base pair (bp) genome sequence reveals a network of novel c-type cytochromes, connecting multiple periplasmic hydrogenases and formate dehydrogenases, as a key feature of its energy metabolism. the relative arrangement of ...200415077118
downcore sulphur isotope ratios and diatom inferred ph in an artificially acidified canadian shield lake.three gravity cores were removed from near the deepest point in lake 223 on 9 june 1984, eight years after the experimental lakes area (ela) staff began the artificial acidification of the lake with sulphuric acid. the first of these cores was analysed for diatoms and pollen stratigraphy while the second and third were analysed for downcore sulphur isotope ratios (h. thode) and downcore changes in sulphur reducing bacterial densities (s. rao). sediment core chronologies were based on lead-210 an ...198815092659
crystal structure of chorismate synthase: a novel fmn-binding protein fold and functional insights.chorismate synthase catalyzes the conversion of 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate to chorismate in the shikimate pathway, which represents an attractive target for discovering antimicrobial agents and herbicides. chorismate serves as a common precursor for the synthesis of aromatic amino acids and many aromatic compounds in microorganisms and plants. chorismate synthase requires reduced fmn as a cofactor but the catalyzed reaction involves no net redox change. here, we have determined the cryst ...200415095868
crystallization and preliminary x-ray diffraction analysis of the 16-haem cytochrome of desulfovibrio gigas.high-molecular-weight cytochromes (hmcs) belong to a large family of multihaem cytochromes in sulfate-reducing bacteria. hmca is the first cytochrome reported to have 16 c-type haems arranged in its polypeptide chain. the function of this cytochrome is still unknown, although it is clear that it belongs to a membrane-bound complex involved in electron transfer from the periplasm to the membrane. hmca from desulfovibrio gigas has been purified and successfully crystallized using the hanging-drop ...200415103155
genomic insights into gene regulation of desulfovibrio vulgaris hildenborough.traditional laboratory studies of the sulfate-reducing bacteria have focused primarily on the biochemistry of the organisms. as genomic sequences of sulfate-reducing species have become available, insights have been gained into the metabolic and regulatory networks of these organisms. a computational analysis is reported of the transcriptional regulatory networks of desulfovibrio vulgaris hildenborough, the first mesophilic gram-negative sulfate-reducing bacterium for which a genome sequence is ...200415107236
cyclic voltammetry and voltabsorptometry studies of redox proteins immobilised on nanocrystalline tin dioxide electrodes.protein film cyclic voltammetry is a well-established technique for the study of redox proteins immobilised on electrode surfaces. in this paper, we use nanostructured sno(2) electrodes to demonstrate that cyclic voltabsorptometry is an effective, complimentary approach to such studies of protein redox function. we exemplify this approach using two different redox systems: microperoxidase-11 (mp-11) and flavodoxin desulfovibrio vulgaris hildenborough (fld). both systems were immobilised on nanoc ...200415110248
modeling electron transfer thermodynamics in protein complexes: interaction between two cytochromes c(3).redox protein complexes between type i and type ii tetraheme cytochromes c(3) from desulfovibrio vulgaris hildenborough are here analyzed using theoretical methodologies. various complexes were generated using rigid-body docking techniques, and the two lowest energy complexes (1 and 2) were relaxed using molecular dynamics simulations with explicit solvent and subjected to further characterization. complex 1 corresponds to an interaction between hemes i from both cytochromes c(3). complex 2 corr ...200415111396
uranium immobilization by sulfate-reducing biofilms.hexavalent uranium [u(vi)] was immobilized using biofilms of the sulfate-reducing bacterium (srb) desulfovibrio desulfuricans g20. the biofilms were grown in flat-plate continuous-flow reactors using lactate as the electron donor and sulfate as the electron acceptor. u(vi)was continuously fed into the reactor for 32 weeks at a concentration of 126 microm. during this time, the soluble u(vi) was removed (between 88 and 96% of feed) from solution and immobilized in the biofilms. the dynamics of u ...200415112808
interaction between uranium and the cytochrome c3 of desulfovibrio desulfuricans strain g20.cytochrome c(3) of desulfovibrio desulfuricans strain g20 is an electron carrier for uranium (vi) reduction. when d. desulfuricans g20 was grown in medium containing a non-lethal concentration of uranyl acetate (1 mm), the rate at which the cells reduced u(vi) was decreased compared to cells grown in the absence of uranium. western analysis did not detect cytochrome c(3) in periplasmic extracts from cells grown in the presence of uranium. the expression of this predominant tetraheme cytochrome w ...200415114437
carbon monoxide and oxidative stress in desulfovibrio desulfuricans b-1388.it has been shown that carbon monoxide (co) in low concentration may be an active biochemical and physiological regulator of cell function. the bases of co toxicity and cell protection are not clearly understood. to provide insights into these mechanisms, we measured superoxide production by d. desulfuricans b-1388 incubated anaerobically in postgate medium with or without 5% co. d. desulfuricans b-1388 growing with co in the gas phase produced more superoxide radicals then control cells growing ...200415122650
automated purification and suspension array detection of 16s rrna from soil and sediment extracts by using tunable surface microparticles.autonomous, field-deployable molecular detection systems require seamless integration of complex biochemical solutions and physical or mechanical processing steps. in an attempt to simplify the fluidic requirements for integrated biodetection systems, we used tunable surface microparticles both as an rrna affinity purification resin in a renewable microcolumn sample preparation system and as the sensor surface in a flow cytometer detector. the tunable surface detection limits in both low- and hi ...200415128511
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