| transfer of propionibacterium innocuum pitcher and collins 1991 to propioniferax gen. nov. as propioniferax innocua comb. nov. | 16s ribosomal dna analysis indicates that propionibacterium innocuum is a phylogenetic neighbor of luteococcus japonicus and that this pair of organisms branches intermediately between the genus propionibacterium on the one side and the genera aeromicrobium and nocardioides on the other side. phenotypically, strains of p. innocuum differ from species of propionibacterium by exhibiting aerobic growth and possessing arabinose in the cell wall, they differ from species of aeromicrobium and nocardio ... | 1994 | 8068545 |
| tessaracoccus bendigoensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a gram-positive coccus occurring in regular packages or tetrads, isolated from activated sludge biomass. | an isolate of a gram-positive bacterium, designated strain ben 106t, was obtained in pure culture by micromanipulation of a biomass sample obtained from a laboratory-scale sequencing batch reactor. this isolate grew axenically as cocci or clusters of cocci arranged in regular tetrads and was morphologically similar to the dominant organism observed in the biomass. this morphology resembled that of some gram-positive and -negative bacteria and the so-called 'g-bacteria' commonly seen in activated ... | 1999 | 10319465 |
| [extracellular protein metabolite of luteococcus japonicus subsp. casei reactivates cells subjected to oxidative stress]. | a protein exometabolite isolated from the culture liquid of luteococcus japonicus subsp. casei reactivates the cells of this microorganism, following h2o2 or paraquat-induced oxidative stress. the resistance of l. casei cells to these oxidizers is accounted for by the high activity of superoxide dismutase and catalase. the effect of the protein exometabolite is universal, in that it reactivates the cells after uv irradiation, heating, or oxidative stress. however, the cells subjected to oxidativ ... | 2003 | 12722655 |
| [the extracellular protein of luteococcus japonicus subsp casei reactivates cells inactivated by ultraviolet radiation or heating]. | the culture liquid of luteococcus japonicus subsp. casei was found to be able to reactivate cells of this bacterium inactivated by uv irradiation or heat shock. the antistress activity of the culture liquid was due to the presence of an extracellular exometabolite of a protein nature with a molecular mass of more than 10 kda. when the bacterium was grown in nutrient broth or glucose-containing mineral medium, the antistress protein was secreted by cells in the logarithmic growth phase. the react ... | 2003 | 14526537 |
| luteococcus sanguinis sp. nov., isolated from human blood. | an unusual catalase-positive, gram-positive, coccus-shaped bacterium that originated from a human blood specimen was subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. cell-wall murein and lipid composition analyses indicated that the unknown isolate was a member of the genus luteococcus. the results of comparative 16s rrna gene sequence analysis were consistent with chemotaxonomic findings and showed that the unidentified bacterium represents a hitherto unknown sublineage within the genus luteococcus t ... | 2003 | 14657119 |
| brooklawnia cerclae gen. nov., sp. nov., a propionate-forming bacterium isolated from chlorosolvent-contaminated groundwater. | two novel facultatively anaerobic bacterial strains, bl-34(t) and bl-35, isolated from groundwater contaminated by a mixture of chlorosolvents were characterized using a polyphasic approach. the two strains exhibited essentially identical taxonomic features except for a vitamin b(12) requirement by strain bl-35 for optimal growth. phylogenetically, the isolates were affiliated with members of the family propionibacteriaceae and were placed in a phylogenetic branch adjacent to, but distinct from, ... | 2006 | 16902040 |
| granulicoccus phenolivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a gram-positive, phenol-degrading coccus isolated from phenol-degrading aerobic granules. | a gram-positive bacterium, designated strain pg-02(t), was isolated by serial dilution from aerobic granules obtained from a laboratory-scale sequencing batch reactor for bioremediation of phenolic wastewater. strain pg-02(t) grew axenically as cocci and is an oxidase-negative and catalase-positive, non-motile facultative anaerobe. it does not reduce nitrate and grows between 15 and 37 degrees c, with an optimum temperature of 30 degrees c. the ph range for growth is between 5.0 and 8.5, with an ... | 2007 | 17392196 |
| tessaracoccus flavescens sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment. | a novel actinobacterium, designated strain sst-39t, was isolated from a marine sediment sample collected in jeju, republic of korea. cells were facultatively anaerobic, gram-positive, non-endospore-forming, non-motile rods. colonies were circular, slightly convex, opaque and brilliant yellow. the cell-wall peptidoglycan of the organism contained ll-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid. polar lipids included phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol. the predominant menaquinon ... | 2008 | 18398170 |
| [protective effect of extracellular protein metabolite of luteococcus japonicus subsp, casei on cells subjected to heating and uv irradiation]. | extracellular protein metabolite isolated from the culture liquid of luteococcus japonicus subsp. casei had reactivating and protective effects on uv-irradiated and heated cells. the extracellular metabolite, produced by cells in the logarithmic growth phase, was present in culture liquid in minuscule amounts. mass spectral analysis showed that, along with the major component with a molecular weight of 7.6 kda, the preparation contained low quantities of three minor proteins. apparently, the bio ... | 2008 | 18491596 |
| a previously uncultured, paper mill propionibacterium is able to degrade o-aryl alkyl ethers and various aromatic hydrocarbons. | a previously uncultured propionibacterium was isolated from a highly diluted sample (10(-6)ml) of activated sludge of paper mill effluent. the isolate mob600 was able to grow on anisole, phenetole, benzene, toluene, phenol, styrene and biphenyl, although it used only limited carbon sources in the minimal media. the partial dna sequence of 16s ribosomal rna gene was 93% identical to luteococcus peritoni ccug38120 as the closest neighborhood in the family propionibacteriaceae. strain mob600 produc ... | 2009 | 19375147 |
| [the mechanism of action of reactivating factor from luteococcus japonicus subsp. casei]. | reactivating factor (rf) from luteococcus japonicus subsp. casei was shown to be constitutively synthesized and to act a by one-step mechanism, being activated independently from stress. cell reactivation (reversion of a cell's ability to form macrocolonies) might be ensured by the membrane mechanism of rf action, which is proved with the dependence of antistress activity from the condition of the cytoplasmic membrane and with the form of concentration dependence. the incubation of uv-treated l. ... | 2009 | 19845285 |
| [protective action of reactivating factor of luteococcus japonicus subsp. casei toward cells of escherichia coli reparation mutants inactivated with uv-light]. | reactivating factor (rf) from luteococcus japonicus subsp. casei had a protective action on uv-irradiated cells of escherichia coli ab1157 with a native reparation system and on cells of isogenic reparation mutants of e. coli uvra-, reca-, and pola-: the effect resulted in multifold increase of survivability. defense action of l. casei exometabolite is not connected with stimulating reparation systems in e. coli, and, probably, it is mediated by involvement of the exometabolite in the mechanism ... | 2010 | 21261070 |
| [cross-effects of extracellular factors of adaptation to stress in luteococcus casei and saccharomyces cerevisiae]. | saccharomyces cerevisiae yeasts (lower eukaryotes) were shown to produce a protein exometabolite with reactivation activity. we demonstrated cross-effects of extracellular protein factors of adaptation to stress (heat and uv irradiation) in yeasts and luteococcus casei bacteria. the possibility for isolation and partial purification of protein exometabolites from the culture liquid of yeasts and bacteria by similar methods, as well as the similarity of elution profiles for the active proteins in ... | 2005 | 15859459 |
| luteococcus peritonei sp. nov., isolated from the human peritoneum. | an unusual catalase-positive pleomorphic gram-positive rod isolated from a human clinical specimen was subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic analysis. comparative 16s rrna gene sequence analysis revealed the unknown bacterium was a member of the high g+c branch of the gram-positive bacteria (actinobacteria), and was phylogenetically a member of the family propionibacteriaceae, with luteococcus japonicus as its nearest relative. based on both phenotypic and phylogenetic evidence, it is proposed tha ... | 2000 | 10826802 |
| luteococcus japonicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new gram-positive coccus with ll-diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall. | a new gram-positive, nonmotile coccus is described. strains ifo 12422t (t = type strain) and ifo 15385 in the institute for fermentation, osaka, culture collection, which were isolated from soil and water, respectively, have the following chemotaxonomic characteristics: menaquinone mk-9(h4); g + c content of dna of 67 mol%; and ll-diaminopimelic acid, alanine, glycine, and glutamic acid in a molar ratio of ca. 1:2:1:1 (type a3 gamma). mycolic acids are not present. the taxonomic characteristics ... | 1994 | 8186101 |
| microlunatus phosphovorus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new gram-positive polyphosphate-accumulating bacterium isolated from activated sludge. | polyphosphate-accumulating bacteria that were previously isolated from activated sludge and exhibited high phosphate removal activity were studied taxonomically and phylogenetically. these organisms were gram-positive, coccus-shaped, aerobic chemoorganotrophs that had a strictly respiratory type of metabolism in which oxygen was a terminal electron acceptor. they accumulated large amounts of polyphosphate under aerobic conditions. the major quinone was menaquinone mk-9(h4). the cell wall peptido ... | 1995 | 7857797 |
| [protective and reactivating effect of the protein exometabolite on yeast cells inactivated by the ultraviolet irradiation]. | it has been shown that saccharomyces cerevisiae, kluyveromyces lactis, and candida utilis strains produce the protein exometabolites, which has a protective and reactivating effect on the ultraviolet irradiated yeast cells. the protective effect of the preliminary ultraviolet irradiated (activated) protein exometabolite of all strains increased 2-3 times, though its reactivating activity did not change. yarrowia lipolytica yeast cells, isolated from the areas with the high daily irradiation, and ... | 2010 | 20391763 |
| tessaracoccus lubricantis sp. nov., isolated from a metalworking fluid. | a gram-positive-staining, coccoid-shaped, oxidase-negative, non-spore-forming, non-motile bacterium, strain kss-17se(t), was isolated from a metalworking fluid. on the basis of its major fatty acid (ai-c(15 : 0)) and 16s rrna gene sequence similarity, the strain grouped with tessaracoccus bendigoensis and tessaracoccus flavescens, sharing 95.3 and 97.4 % 16s rrna gene sequence similarity with the respective type strains. similarities with other established species of the genera luteococcus, prop ... | 2009 | 19502351 |
| polyamine profiles within genera of the class actinobacteria with ll-diaminopimelic acid in the peptidoglycan. | polyamine patterns of coryne- and nocardioform representatives of the class actinobacteria with ll-diaminopimelic acid in the peptidoglycan, comprising strains of the genera aeromicrobium, nocardioides, intrasporangium, terrabacter, terracoccus, propioniferax, friedmanniella, microlunatus, luteococcus and sporichthya, were analysed. the different polyamine patterns were in good agreement with the phylogenetic heterogeneity within this group of actinomycetes. strains of the closely related genera ... | 1999 | 10028260 |
| [reactivating effect of escherichia coli exometabolites on uv-irradiated cells]. | wild-type and mutant (ab 1157 and k-12) strains of escherichia coli were shown to synthesize the logarithmic growth phase, exometabolites reactivating uv-irradiated cells of producer strains. the exometabolites of the strain k-12 were of protein nature and had a molecular weight of no more than 10 kda. the reactivating activity of these exometabolites was inversely related to bacterial survival and slightly increased under the influence of stress factors. the reactivating factor of luteococcus c ... | 2008 | 18669259 |