Publications by authors named "Chiho Suzuki-Minakuchi"

To elucidate why plasmid-borne catabolic ability differs among host bacteria, we assessed the expression dynamics of the P promoter on the carbazole-degradative conjugative plasmid pCAR1 in KT2440(pCAR1) (hereafter, KTPC) and CA10. The P promoter regulates the transcription of both the and operons, which are responsible for converting carbazole into anthranilate and anthranilate into catechol, respectively. In the presence of anthranilate, transcription of the P promoter is induced by the AraC/XylS family regulator AntR, encoded on pCAR1.

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The marine sp. strain GMY01 was isolated from Indonesian marine sediment. Genome mining analysis revealed that GMY01 has 28 biosynthetic gene clusters, dominated by genes encoding nonribosomal peptide synthetase and polyketide synthase.

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  • * The device features 900 individual microwells designed to prevent microbial migration and maintain moisture, allowing for observation with bright-field microscopy.
  • * Successful bacterial isolation and reculturing from marine samples were achieved within 3 days, demonstrating the device's effectiveness for initial microbial screening.
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Cumene dioxygenase (CumDO) is an initial enzyme in the cumene degradation pathway of Pseudomonas fluorescens IP01 and is a Rieske non-heme iron oxygenase (RO) that comprises two electron transfer components (reductase [CumDO-R] and Rieske-type ferredoxin [CumDO-F]) and one catalytic component (αβ-type oxygenase [CumDO-O]). Catalysis is triggered by electrons that are transferred from NAD(P)H to CumDO-O by CumDO-R and CumDO-F. To investigate the binding mode between CumDO-F and CumDO-O and to identify the key CumDO-O amino acid residues for binding, we simulated docking between the CumDO-O crystal structure and predicted model of CumDO-F and identified two potential binding sites: one is at the side-wise site and the other is at the top-wise site in mushroom-like CumDO-O.

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Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems were initially discovered as plasmid addiction systems. Previously, our studies implied that the high stability of the IncP-7 plasmid pCAR1 in different Pseudomonas spp. hosts was due to the presence of a TA system on the plasmid.

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A novel gene cluster involved in the degradation of lignin-derived monoaromatics such as -hydroxybenzoate, vanillate, and ferulate has been identified in the thermophilic nitrate reducer JL-2. Based on conserved domain analyses and metabolic pathway mapping, the cluster was classified into upper- and peripheral-pathway operons. The upper-pathway genes, responsible for the degradation of -hydroxybenzoate and vanillate, are located on a 0.

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The present study showed that syntrophic associations in a defined bacterial consortium, named OPK, containing Mycolicibacterium strains PO1 and PO2, Novosphingobium pentaromativorans PY1 and Bacillus subtilis FW1, led to effective pyrene degradation over a wide range of pH values, temperatures and salinities, as well as in the presence of a second polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). Anthracene, phenanthrene or fluorene facilitated complete pyrene degradation within 9 days, while fluoranthene delayed pyrene degradation. Interestingly, fluoranthene degradation was enhanced in the presence of pyrene.

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The frequency of transconjugants were compared for the incompatibility (Inc) P-1 and P-7 plasmids pBP136 and pCAR1 under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Filter mating assays were performed with one donor strain and one recipient strain using different donors of Pseudomonas and recipient strains, including Pseudomonas, Pantoea, and Buttiauxella. Under anaerobic condition, frequencies of transconjugants for both plasmids were 101-103-fold lower than those under aerobic condition regardless of whether aerobically or anaerobically grown donors and recipients were used.

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Azoxystrobin (AZ) is a broad-spectrum synthetic fungicide widely used in agriculture globally. However, there are concerns about its fate and effects in the environment. It is reportedly transformed into azoxystrobin acid as a major metabolite by environmental microorganisms.

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Plasmids can provide advantageous traits to host bacteria, although they may impose a fitness cost. Chromosome-encoded factors are important for regulating the expression of genes on plasmids, and host chromosomes may differ in terms of their interactions with a given plasmid. Accordingly, differences in fitness cost loading and compensatory co-evolution may occur for various host chromosome/plasmid combinations.

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H-NS family proteins regulate the expression of many genes by preferably binding to AT-rich genomic regions and altering DNA topology. They are found in both bacterial chromosomes and plasmids, and plasmid-encoded H-NS family proteins have sometimes been suggested to act as a molecular backup of the chromosomally encoded ones. Pmr is an H-NS family protein encoded on the catabolic plasmid pCAR1, which belongs to incompatibility P-7 group.

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s strain TAB7 is a bacterium used as a commercial deodorizing agent for compost in Japan. In this work, its ability to biotransform the following monocyclic phenolic compounds was assessed: ferulate, vanillate, -coumarate, caffeate, protocatechuate, syringate, vanillin, and cinnamate (a precursor for some phenolic compounds). These compounds are abundant in composting material and are reported to have allelopathic properties.

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We determined the complete genome sequence of sp. strain S3, a marine carbazole degrader isolated from Tokyo Bay in Japan that carries genes for aerobic anoxygenic phototrophy. Strain S3 has a 4.

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Here, we present the complete genome sequence of sp. strain DN11, a denitrifying bacterium capable of anaerobic benzene degradation. The DN11 genome is 4,956,835 bp long with a G+C content of 66.

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Bacillus licheniformis strain TAB7 degrades short-chain fatty acids responsible for offensive odor in manure and is used as a deodorant in a compost-deodorizing technology. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of strain TAB7, which consists of a 4.37-Mb chromosome and two plasmids (42 kb and 31 kb).

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Understanding the mechanisms underlying plasmid behavior under conditions of various environments is important to predict the fate of plasmids in nature. Most previous studies on plasmid transfer employed two strains: one as a donor and the other as a recipient. However, in natural environments, there are usually different recipient cells available to which plasmid can be transferred.

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We determined the complete genome sequence of Erythrobacter sp. strain KY5, a bacterium isolated from Tokyo Bay and capable of degrading carbazole. The genome consists of a 3.

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  • The study investigates the dimerization properties of H-NS family proteins TurA and TurB from Pseudomonas putida KT2440 and Pmr from the pCAR1 plasmid.
  • Chemical cross-linking analyses reveal that TurA and TurB show a stronger affinity for forming dimers with each other than with Pmr.
  • Additionally, truncated TurB showed a higher tendency to form oligomers with itself and TurA, further indicating that TurA and TurB interact more robustly than with Pmr.
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Understanding the interplay between a plasmid and its host system is a bottleneck towards prediction of the fate of plasmid-harbouring strains in the natural environments. Here, we studied the impact of the conjugative plasmid pCAR1, involved in carbazole degradation, on the proteome of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 using SILAC method. Furthermore, we investigated two acyl lysine modifications (acetylation and succinylation) that respond to the metabolic status of the cell and are implicated in regulation of various cellular processes.

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The incompatibility (Inc) P-7 group plasmid pCAR1 can be efficiently transferred among bacteria in artificial microcosms in the presence of divalent cations Ca and Mg. One-on-one mating assays between Pseudomonas strains with different plasmids showed that the promotion of conjugation efficiency by divalent cations was exhibited in other plasmids, including pB10 and NAH7; however, this effect was larger in IncP-7 plasmids. The impact on pCAR1 conjugation differed according to donor-recipient pairs, and conjugation efficiency promotion was clearly detected between the donors P.

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A pyrene-degrading microbial consortium was obtained after enrichment with mangrove sediment collected from Thailand. Five cultivable bacteria (Mycobacterium spp. PO1 and PO2, Novosphingobium pentaromativorans PY1, Ochrobactrum sp.

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Background: H-NS family proteins are nucleoid-associated proteins that form oligomers on DNA and function as global regulators. They are found in both bacterial chromosomes and plasmids, and were suggested to be candidate effectors of the interaction between them. TurA and TurB are the predominantly expressed H-NS family proteins encoded on the chromosome of Pseudomonas putida KT2440, while Pmr is encoded on the carbazole-degradative incompatibility group P-7 plasmid pCAR1.

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Rieske non-heme iron oxygenases, which have a Rieske-type [2Fe-2S] cluster and a non-heme catalytic iron center, are an important family of oxidoreductases involved mainly in regio- and stereoselective transformation of a wide array of aromatic hydrocarbons. Though present in all domains of life, the most widely studied Rieske non-heme iron oxygenases are found in mesophilic bacteria. The present study explores the potential for isolating novel Rieske non-heme iron oxygenases from thermophilic sources.

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H-NS family proteins play key roles in bacterial nucleoid compaction and global transcription. MvaT homologues in Pseudomonas have almost negligible amino acid sequence identity with H-NS, but can complement an hns-related phenotype of Escherichia coli. Here, we report the crystal structure of the N-terminal dimerization/oligomerization domain of TurB, an MvaT homologue in Pseudomonas putida KT2440.

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The transferability of plasmids pCAR1, pB10, R388, and NAH7 was compared using the same donor-recipient system at different cell density combinations in liquid or on a solid surface. pCAR1 was efficiently transferred in liquid, whereas the other plasmids were preferentially transferred on a solid surface. Difference of liquid or solid affected the transfer frequency especially at lower cell densities.

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