| central venous catheter sepsis caused by unusual gordona (rhodococcus species: identification with a digoxigenin-labeled rdna probe. | we describe central line sepsis caused by gordona (rhodococcus) species in two patients, which complicated receipt of long-term total parenteral nutrition at home. species identification was attempted by conventional biochemical analysis and analysis of polymorphisms in the ribosomal rna genes with use of a digoxigenin-labeled rdna probe. using these techniques, we identified our first patient's isolate as gordona terrae. the isolate from our second patient was biochemically atypical and could n ... | 1992 | 1420683 |
| parallel antitumor, granuloma-forming and tumor-necrosis-factor-priming activities of mycoloyl glycolipids from nocardia rubra that differ in carbohydrate moiety: structure-activity relationships. | multiple intravenous injections (30 micrograms, ten times) in icr mice of trehalose dimycolate and glucose monomycolate from nocardia rubra, containing c36-48 mycolic acids, showed a prominent antitumor effect on a subcutaneously implanted sarcoma-180, an allogeneic sarcoma of mice with a significant granuloma formation in lungs, spleen and liver. on the other hand, mycoloyl glycolipids other than glucose monomycolate and trehalose dimycolate, such as mannose or fructose mycolate, showed no sign ... | 1990 | 2322938 |
| granuloma-forming activity and antitumor activity of newly isolated mycoloyl glycolipid from rhodococcus terrae 70012 (rt. gm-2). | a newly isolated mycoloyl glycolipid (rt. gm-2) from rhodococcus terrae 70012 was identified and the granulomagenic and antitumor activities were studied as compared with trehalose-6,6'-dimycolate (cord factor) also from r. terrae (rt. tdm). the alkaline hydrolysis products of rt. gm-2 contained trehalose, methyl-alpha-mycolate and a less-polar ester than the usual methyl-alpha-mycolate, possibly beta-keto mycolate (1:1:1, by mol. ratios). on the other hand, analysis of alditol acetate obtained ... | 1990 | 2325578 |
| [protective effects of glycolipids (rt. gm-2) containing mycolic acid from rhodococcus terrae on influenza virus infection in mice]. | | 1987 | 2835414 |
| [newly isolated glycolipids from rhodococcus terrae cell wall and their granuloma forming activities]. | | 1987 | 3585708 |
| dietzia, a new genus including dietzia maris comb. nov., formerly rhodococcus maris. | sequencing of the 16s ribosomal dnas (rdna) of two strains of rhodococcus maris was performed to determine the relationship of this species to other mycolic acid-containing actinomycetes. for this purpose we also determined the 16s rdna sequences for the type species of the genus rhodococcus, rhodococcus rhodochrous, and for mycobacterium chlorophenolicum (formerly rhodococcus chlorophenolicus), rhodococcus erythropolis, gordona bronchialis, and gordona terrae, for which only partial sequence da ... | 1995 | 7857805 |
| brain abscess due to gordona terrae in an immunocompromised child: case report and review of infections caused by g. terrae. | a brain abscess complicated antineoplastic chemotherapy for a primary cerebral rhabdoid tumor in an immunocompromised boy. culture of purulent exudate obtained by surgical puncture of an intracranial hematoma yielded a gram-positive microorganism initially identified as a rhodococcus species by conventional biochemical analysis; however, the isolate was subsequently identified as gordona terrae by ribosomal dna analysis. to our knowledge, this is the third case of human infection caused by g. te ... | 1994 | 7986897 |
| gordona terrae central nervous system infection in an immunocompetent patient. | the bacterial genus gordona includes seven species of mycolic acid-containing actinomycetes which are cultured from environmental sources and rarely from clinical samples. they have been implicated in primary pulmonary diseases, nosocomial wound infections, and central nervous system infections in two immunocompromised patients. we isolated gordona terrae from the cerebrospinal fluid sample of an immunocompetent patient with meningitis and multiple brain abscesses and detected gordona terrae dna ... | 1997 | 9003600 |
| novel diagnostic algorithm for identification of mycobacteria using genus-specific amplification of the 16s-23s rrna gene spacer and restriction endonucleases. | a novel genus-specific pcr for mycobacteria with simple identification to the species level by restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) was established using the 16s-23s ribosomal rna gene (rdna) spacer as a target. panspecificity of primers was demonstrated on the genus level by testing 811 bacterial strains (122 species in 37 genera from 286 reference strains and 525 clinical isolates). all mycobacterial isolates (678 strains among 48 defined species and 5 indeterminate taxons) were amp ... | 2000 | 10699003 |
| biodegradation of ethyl t-butyl ether (etbe), methyl t-butyl ether (mtbe) and t-amyl methyl ether (tame) by gordonia terrae. | gordonia terrae strain ifp 2001 was selected from activated sludge for its capacity to grow on ethyl t-butyl ether (etbe) as sole carbon and energy source. etbe was stoichiometrically degraded to t-butyl alcohol (tba) and the activity was inducible. a constitutive strain, g. terrae ifp 2007, derived from strain ifp 2001, was also selected. methyl t-butyl ether (mtbe) and t-amyl methyl ether (tame) were not used as carbon and energy sources by the two strains, but cometabolic degradation of mtbe ... | 2001 | 11234952 |
| cloning of a genetically unstable cytochrome p-450 gene cluster involved in degradation of the pollutant ethyl tert-butyl ether by rhodococcus ruber. | rhodococcus ruber (formerly gordonia terrae) ifp 2001 is one of a few bacterial strains able to degrade ethyl tert-butyl ether (etbe), which is a major pollutant from gasoline. this strain was found to undergo a spontaneous 14.3-kbp chromosomal deletion, which results in the loss of the ability to degrade etbe. sequence analysis of the region corresponding to the deletion revealed the presence of a gene cluster, ethabcd, encoding a ferredoxin reductase, a cytochrome p-450, a ferredoxin, and a 10 ... | 2001 | 11673424 |
| catheter-related bacteremia caused by the nocardioform actinomycete gordonia terrae. | five cases of catheter-related bacteremia caused by gordonia terrae are reported. all patients who also had the primary diagnosis of cancer experienced nonneutropenic fever as a result of g. terrae infection. all patients were treated successfully with antibiotics, with the requirement of catheter removal for 2 patients who had systemic infections. | 2003 | 12567313 |
| synthesis of imidazol-2-yl amino acids by using cells from alkane-oxidizing bacteria. | sixty-one strains of alkane-oxidizing bacteria were tested for their ability to oxidize n-(2-hexylamino-4-phenylimidazol-1-yl)-acetamide to imidazol-2-yl amino acids applicable for pharmaceutical purposes. after growth with n-alkane, 15 strains formed different imidazol-2-yl amino acids identified by chemical structure analysis (mass and nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry). high yields of imidazol-2-yl amino acids were produced by the strains gordonia rubropertincta sbug 105, gordonia terra ... | 2003 | 12620858 |
| mycetoma of the hand caused by gordona terrae: a case report. | | 2004 | 15010171 |
| gordonia terrae-induced suppurative granulomatous mastitis following nipple piercing. | | 2004 | 15203738 |
| etiological misidentification by routine biochemical tests of bacteremia caused by gordonia terrae infection in the course of an episode of acute cholecystitis. | gordonia terrae has been reported to be a rare cause of bacteremia. we report the first case of bacteremia associated with acute cholecystitis. commercial biochemical testing was not able to identify the strain at the genus level, classifying it instead as rhodococcus sp. definitive identification was obtained by sequencing of the 16s rrna gene. | 2006 | 16825404 |
| gordonia defluvii sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from activated sludge foam. | three strains of non-motile, gram-positive, filamentous actinomycetes, isolates j4(t), j5 and j59, initially recognized microscopically in activated sludge foam by their distinctive branching patterns, were isolated by micromanipulation. the taxonomic positions of the isolates were determined using a polyphasic approach. almost-complete 16s rrna gene sequences of the isolates were aligned with corresponding sequences of representatives of the suborder corynebacterineae and phylogenetic trees wer ... | 2006 | 17012545 |
| gordonia terrae: a difficult-to-diagnose emerging pathogen? | | 2007 | 17192419 |
| degradation of pyridine and 4-methylpyridine by gordonia terrea iipn1. | gordonia terrea iipn1 was isolated and characterized from soils collected at petroleum drilling sites. the strain was able to catabolize pyridine and 4-methylpyridine as sole carbon and nitrogen source. the strain failed to catabolize other pyridine derivatives. growing cells completely degraded 30 mm of pyridine in 120 h with growth yield of 0.29 g g(-1). resting cells grown on 5 mm pyridine degraded 4-methylpyridine without a lag time and vice versa. supplementary carbon and nitrogen source di ... | 2008 | 17922211 |
| gordonia lacunae sp. nov., isolated from an estuary. | an actinomycete, strain bs2t, was isolated from a sand sample collected from an estuary in plettenberg bay, western cape province, south africa. based on 16s rrna gene sequence similarities and chemotaxonomy, strain bs2t was identified as a member of the genus gordonia. it exhibited weak antibiosis against mycobacterium aurum a+ and mycobacterium smegmatis lr222. phenotypic and phylogenetic results allowed for the differentiation of strain bs2t from other species within the genus gordonia. dna-d ... | 2008 | 18022777 |
| isolation of gordonia terrae from a patient with catheter-related bacteraemia. | a cornyeform bacterium was isolated from a blood culture from a 24-year-old man with familial hypertrophic non-obstructive cardiomyopathy, chronic abuse of anabolic steroids and prior admission to hospital because of clinical signs of sepsis. 16s rrna gene analysis unambiguously identified gordonia terrae. | 2007 | 18033840 |
| [effect of bacterial satellites on chlamydomonas reinhardtii growth in an algo-bacterial community]. | the growth characteristics of an algo-bacterial community (chlamydomonas reinhardtii and bacterial satellites) were studied, as well as the mechanism and patterns of bacterial effect on algae. four strains of predominant bacteria were isolated and partially characterized. they were assigned to the following taxa: rhodococcus terrea, micrococcus roseus, and bacillus spp. a pure culture of the alga under study was obtained by plating serial dilutions on agarized media with ampicillin. within the a ... | 2008 | 18365726 |
| genome sequence of the lytic bacteriophage p1201 from corynebacterium glutamicum nchu 87078: evolutionary relationships to phages from corynebacterineae. | p1201 is a lytic corynephage of corynebacterium glutamicum nchu 87078. its genome consists of a linear double-stranded dna molecule of 70,579 base pairs, with 3'-protruding cohesive ends of ten nucleotides. we have identified 69 putative open reading frames, including three apparent genes (thymidylate synthase, terminase, and rnr alpha subunit genes) that are interrupted by an intein. protein-splicing activities of these inteins were demonstrated in escherichia coli. three structural proteins in ... | 2008 | 18599103 |
| carotenoids in a corynebacterineae, gordonia terrae aist-1: carotenoid glucosyl mycoloyl esters. | we isolated a strain of corynebacterineae from surface seawater from the inland sea of japan. this strain, aist-1, was determined to be a strain of gordonia terrae based on its 16s rrna gene sequence. the colony was red-colored, and the pigments were identified to be carotenoid derivatives. the structures of two major carotenoids were (2's)-deoxymyxol 1'-glucoside, a dihydroxyl derivative of gamma-carotene with 12 conjugated double bonds, and (2's)-4-ketodeoxymyxol 1'-glucoside. their glucosyl a ... | 2008 | 18838810 |
| evaluation of antibacterial activity, phenol and flavonoid contents of thespesia populnea flower extracts. | flavonoids which were reported as having many pharmacological activities, antimicrobial, antioxidant, cytotoxic, chemoprevention activities and they possess strong antiproliferative effects related to inhibition of cell cycle progression and apoptosis induction. on the basis of this thespesia populnea (l.) sol. ex correa (family-malvaceae) was selected and it is having the major composition of flavonoids and the antibacterial activity of methanolic extract of thespesia populnea flowers was inves ... | 2009 | 19553175 |
| infections caused by gordonia species at a medical centre in taiwan, 1997 to 2008. | the inability of conventional identification systems to accurately identify gordonia spp. often results in the misdiagnosis of infections by these rare pathogens, which require genomic sequencing for precise identification. in the present study, we describe nine cases of the various types of infection caused by gordonia spp. from 1997 to 2008, 66 isolates (from 30 patients) initially identified as rhodoccus spp. by conventional biochemical methods, by the bacteriology laboratory of national taiw ... | 2010 | 19832703 |
| gordonia humi sp. nov., isolated from soil. | a gram-stain-positive, non-endospore-forming actinobacterium (cc-12301(t)) was isolated from soil attached to a spawn used in the laboratory to grow the edible mushroom agaricus brasiliensis. based on 16s rrna gene sequence similarities, strain cc-12301(t) was shown to belong to the genus gordonia and was most closely related to the type strains of gordonia hydrophobica (97.6 % similarity), gordonia terrae (97.5 %), gordonia amarae (97.5 %) and gordonia malaquae (97.4 %). the quinone system was ... | 2011 | 20154330 |
| genome characterization of the polyvalent lytic bacteriophage gte2 with the potential for biocontrol of gordonia, rhodococcus and nocardia stabilized foams in activated sludge plants. | hydrophobic actinobacteria are commonly associated with the stabilization of foams in activated sludge systems. one possible attractive approach to control these foam stabilizing organisms is to use specific bacteriophages. we describe the genome characterization of a novel polyvalent dna phage, gte2, isolated from activated sludge. this phage is lytic for gordonia terrae, rhodococcus globerulus, rhodococcus erythropolis, rhodococcus erythropolis, nocardia otitididiscaviarum, and nocardia brasil ... | 2011 | 21498753 |
| rapid quantification and analysis of genetic diversity among gordonia populations in foaming activated sludge plants. | activated sludge plants, sporadically suffers malfunction due to the proliferation of filamentous bacteria mainly gordonia and microthrix species. nested polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (nested pcr-rflp) in combination with quantitative real-time pcr (q pcr) was applied to study the distribution of gordonia in foaming samples. samples of mixed liquor were collected from three full-scale activated sludge plants that were experiencing filamentous biological foami ... | 2011 | 21656794 |
| Genome Sequences and Characterization of the Related Gordonia Phages GTE5 and GRU1 and Their Use as Potential Biocontrol Agents. | Activated sludge plants suffer frequently from the operational problem of stable foam formation on aerobic reactor surfaces, which can be difficult to prevent. Many foams are stabilized by mycolic acid-containing Actinobacteria, the mycolata. The in situ biocontrol of foaming using phages is an attractive strategy. We describe two polyvalent phages, GTE5 and GRU1, targeting Gordonia terrae and Gordonia rubrupertincta, respectively, isolated from activated sludge. Phage GRU1 also propagates on No ... | 2012 | 22038604 |
| genetic analysis of benzothiophene biodesulfurization pathway of gordonia terrae strain c-6. | sulfur can be removed from benzothiophene (bt) by some bacteria without breaking carbon-carbon bonds. however, a clear mechanism for bt desulfurization and its genetic components have not been reported in literatures so far. in this study, we used comparative transcriptomics to study differential expression of genes in gordonia terrae c-6 cultured with bt or sodium sulfate as the sole source of sulfur. we found that 135 genes were up-regulated with bt relative to sodium sulfate as the sole sulfu ... | 2013 | 24367657 |
| characterization of the microbiota in the guts of triatoma brasiliensis and triatoma pseudomaculata infected by trypanosoma cruzi in natural conditions using culture independent methods. | chagas disease is caused by trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted by triatomine vectors. the northeastern region of brazil is endemic for chagas disease and has the largest diversity of triatomine species. t. cruzi development in its triatomine vector depends on diverse factors, including the composition of bacterial gut microbiota. | 2015 | 25903360 |
| substrate specificity of β-glucosidase from gordonia terrae for ginsenosides and its application in the production of ginsenosides rg₃, rg₂, and rh₁ from ginseng root extract. | a β-glucosidase from gordonia terrae was cloned and expressed in escherichia coli. the recombinant enzyme with a specific activity of 16.4 u/mg for ginsenoside rb1 was purified using his-trap chromatography. the purified enzyme specifically hydrolyzed the glucopyranosides at the c-20 position in protopanaxadiol (ppd)-type ginsenosides and hydrolyzed the glucopyranoside at the c-6 or c-20 position in protopanaxatriol (ppt)-type ginsenosides. the reaction conditions for the high-level production o ... | 2015 | 25457989 |
| complete genome sequences of 38 gordonia sp. bacteriophages. | we report here the genome sequences of 38 newly isolated bacteriophages using gordonia terrae 3612 (atcc 25594) and gordonia neofelifaecis nrrl59395 as bacterial hosts. all of the phages are double-stranded dna (dsdna) tail phages with siphoviral morphologies, with genome sizes ranging from 17,118 bp to 93,843 bp and spanning considerable nucleotide sequence diversity. | 2017 | 28057748 |
| a chinese patient with peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis caused by gordonia terrae: a case report. | gordonia terrae is a rare cause of clinical infections, with only 23 reported cases. we report the first case of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis caused by gordonia terrae in mainland china. | 2017 | 28245799 |
| complete genome sequence of gordonia terrae 3612. | here, we report the complete genome sequence of gordonia terrae 3612, also known by the strain designations atcc 25594, nrrl b-16283, and nbrc 100016. the genome sequence reveals it to be free of prophage and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (crisprs), and it is an effective host for the isolation and characterization of gordonia bacteriophages. | 2016 | 27688316 |
| genome sequences of gordonia terrae bacteriophages phinally and vivi2. | bacteriophages phinally and vivi2 were isolated from soil from pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa, using host gordonia terrae 3612. the phinally and vivi2 genomes are 59,265 bp and 59,337 bp, respectively, and share sequence similarity with each other and with gte6. fewer than 25% of the 87 to 89 putative genes have predictable functions. | 2016 | 27540050 |
| genome sequences of gordonia phages baxterfox, kita, nymphadora, and yeezy. | gordonia phages baxterfox, kita, nymphadora, and yeezy are newly characterized phages of gordonia terrae, isolated from soil samples in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. these phages have genome lengths between 50,346 and 53,717 bp, and encode on average 84 predicted proteins. all have g+c content of 66.6%. | 2016 | 27516501 |
| genome sequences of gordonia phages hotorobo, woes, and monty. | hotorobo, woes, and monty are newly isolated bacteriophages of gordonia terrae 3612. the three phages are related, and their genomes are similarly sized (76,972 bp, 73,752 bp, and 75,680 bp for hotorobo, woes, and monty, respectively) and organized. they have extremely long tails and among the longest tape measure protein genes described to date. | 2016 | 27516500 |
| genome sequence of gordonia phage emalyn. | emalyn is a newly isolated bacteriophage of gordonia terrae 3612 and has a double-stranded dna genome 43,982 bp long with 67 predicted protein-encoding genes, 32 of which we can assign putative functions. emalyn has a prolate capsid and has extensive nucleotide similarity with several previously sequenced phages. | 2016 | 27516499 |
| genome sequences of gordonia phages bowser and schwabeltier. | gordonia phages bowser and schwabeltier are newly isolated phages infecting gordonia terrae 3612. bowser and schwabeltier have similar siphoviral morphologies and their genomes are related to each other, but not to other phages. their lysis cassettes are atypically situated among virion tail genes, and bowser encodes two tyrosine integrases. | 2016 | 27516498 |
| genome sequence of gordonia phage betterkatz. | betterkatz is a bacteriophage isolated from a soil sample collected in pittsburgh, pennsylvania using the host gordonia terrae 3612. betterkatz's genome is 50,636 bp long and contains 75 predicted protein-coding genes, 35 of which have been assigned putative functions. betterkatz is not closely related to other sequenced gordonia phages. | 2016 | 27516497 |
| gordonia hongkongensis sp. nov., isolated from blood culture and peritoneal dialysis effluent of patients in hong kong. | two bacterial strains, hku50t and hku46, were isolated in hong kong from the blood culture and the peritoneal dialysis effluent of two patients. the strains are gram-stain-positive, acid-fast, non-motile, non-sporulating bacilli. they grow on columbia agar with 5 % defibrinated sheep blood and brain-heart infusion agar under aerobic conditions with 5 % co2 at 37 °c as pink-to-orange, non-haemolytic colonies. the strains are catalase-positive and oxidase-negative, and have a unique biochemical pr ... | 2016 | 27406710 |
| genome sequence of gordonia phage yvonnetastic. | gordonia bacteriophage yvonnetastic was isolated from soil in pittsburgh, pa, using gordonia terrae 3612 as a host. yvonnetastic has siphoviral morphology and a genome of 98,136 bp, with 198 predicted protein-coding genes and five trna genes. yvonnetastic does not share substantial sequence similarity with other sequenced bacteriophage genomes. | 2016 | 27389265 |
| genome sequences of gordonia bacteriophages obliviate, umathurman, and guacamole. | we describe three newly isolated phages-obliviate, umathurman, and guacamole-that infect gordonia terrae 3612. the three genomes are related to one another but are not closely related to other previously sequenced phages or prophages. the three phages are predicted to use integration-dependent immunity systems as described in several mycobacteriophages. | 2016 | 27365348 |
| genome sequences of gordonia terrae phages attis and soilassassin. | attis and soilassassin are two closely related bacteriophages isolated on gordonia terrae 3612 from separate soil samples in pittsburgh, pa. the attis and soilassassin genomes are 47,881 bp and 47,880 bp, respectively, and have 74 predicted protein-coding genes, including toxin-antitoxin systems, but no trnas. | 2016 | 27365347 |
| genome sequence of gordonia bacteriophage lucky10. | lucky10 is a newly isolated phage of gordonia terrae 3612 that was recovered from a soil sample in pittsburgh, pa. lucky10 has siphoviral morphology and a double-stranded dna (dsdna) genome of 42,979 bp, with 70 predicted protein-coding genes. lucky10 shows little similarity to previously reported gordonia phages. | 2016 | 27365346 |
| genome sequences of gordonia terrae phages benczkowski14 and katyusha. | bacteriophages katyusha and benczkowski14 are newly isolated phages that infect gordonia terrae 3612. both have siphoviral morphologies with isometric heads and long tails (500 nm). the genomes are 75,380 bp long and closely related, and the tape measure genes (9 kbp) are among the largest to be identified. | 2016 | 27340062 |
| madura foot caused by gordonia terrae misdiagnosed as nocardia. | actinomycetomas are soft tissue bacterial infections that are in the differential for unusual masses of the extremities. typical infectious agents include actinomyces and nocardia and are treated with long-term antibiotics. we report a rare case of gordonia actinomycetoma that was misdiagnosed as nocardia and subsequently required surgical excision in addition to antibiotic therapy. | 2016 | 27270783 |
| gordonia didemni sp. nov. an actinomycete isolated from the marine ascidium didemnum sp. | a novel actinobacterium, designated isolate b204(t), was isolated from a marine ascidian didemnum sp., collected from são paulo, brazil, and its taxonomic position established using data from a polyphasic study. the organism showed a combination of chemotaxonomic and morphological characteristics consistent with its classification in the genus gordonia and formed a distinct phyletic line in the gordonia 16s rrna gene tree. it was closely related to gordonia terrae dsm 43249(t) (99.9 % 16s rrna g ... | 2016 | 26678782 |
| molecular identification of mycobacterium species of public health importance in cattle in zimbabwe by 16s rrna gene sequencing. | mycobacterium species are naturally found in the environment as well as in domestic animals such as cattle. so far, more than 150 species of mycobacterium, some of which are pathogenic, have been identified. laboratory isolation, detection and identification of mycobacterium species are therefore critical if human and animal infections are to be controlled. the objective of this study was to identify mycobacterium species isolated in cattle in zimbabwe using 16s ribosomal rna gene amplification ... | 2015 | 26668660 |
| synthesis of vanillic acid using whole cell nitrilase of wild and mutant gordonia terrae. | the resting cells of gordonia terrae mutant e9 having enhanced nitrilase activity were used for biotransformation of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzonitrile into vanillic acid. the maximum conversion was observed in 0.1 m phosphate buffer (ph 8.0), using 60 mm substrate and 0.75 mgdcw resting cells in 1 ml reaction at 40 °c. km of the whole cell nitrilase of wild and mutant strains of g. terrae for this substrate were 20 and 16.6 mm, and vmax were 0.19 and 0.95 umg(-1)(dcw), respectively. fed batch reac ... | 2016 | 26558767 |
| bench scale synthesis of p-hydroxybenzoic acid using whole-cell nitrilase of gordonia terrae mutant e9. | mutants of gordonia terrae were generated using chemical mutagens for better activity, stability and higher substrate/product tolerance of its nitrilase enzyme. mutant e9 showed two-time increase in activity and tolerated p-hydroxybenzonitrile (p-hbn) up to 50 mm. response surface methodology and inducer mediation approach further enhanced the production of enzyme to 2.5-fold. the bench scale production of p-hydroxybenzoic acid (p-hba) was carried out in a fed-batch reaction (500-ml scale) using ... | 2015 | 25911422 |
| purification, characterization and in-silico analysis of nitrilase from gordonia terrae. | an inducible and aromatic nitrilase from gordonia terrae was purified with a yield of 19%. the enzyme had turnover number of 63 s⁻¹ x 10⁻¹, km 1.4 mm and vmax 95 umg⁻¹ protein for benzonitrile. the nitrilase of g. terrae was active at basic ph (7-10), moderate temperature (20-45 °c) and has a half-life of 4 h at 35 °c. maldi analysis and amino acid sequence deduced from cloned nucleotide fragment showed 97% homology with putative amidohydrolase of gordonia sputi nbrc 100414 and g. namibiensis. t ... | 2015 | 25213797 |
| gordonia terrae kidney graft abscess in a renal transplant patient. | we present the first report, to our knowledge, of a renal abscess cause by an infection from gordonia terrae in a kidney transplant patient. the patient simultaneously had pulmonary tuberculosis and a perirenal allograft abscess caused by g. terrae. after treatment with imipenem, in addition to anti-tuberculous drugs, the patient was cured. | 2014 | 24964822 |
| draft genome sequence of a benzothiophene-desulfurizing bacterium, gordona terrae strain c-6. | gordona terrae strain c-6 was isolated from oil-contaminated soil and is capable of desulfurizing benzothiophene (bt). here we report the draft genome sequence of g. terrae strain c-6, which may help to reveal the genetic basis of the bt biodesulfurization pathway. | 2013 | 23788548 |