A deep-sea pathogenic Bacillus subtilis isolate employs different strategies to escape the killing of teleost and murine complements.

Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis G7 was isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent and is pathogenic to pathogenic to fish (Japanese flounder) and mice. G7 is able to survive in host sera and phagocytes.

Identification and characterization of a cathepsin K homologue that interacts with pathogen bacteria in black rockfish, Sebastes schlegelii.

Cathepsin K belongs to the family of cysteine cathepsins. It is well known that the cysteine cathepsins participate in various physiological processes and host immune defense in mammals. However, in teleost fish, the function of cathepsin K is very limited.

Characterization of the Genome Feature and Toxic Capacity of a Isolate From the Hydrothermal Field in Okinawa Trough.

The group is frequently isolated from soil, plants, food, and other environments. In this study, we report the first isolation and characterization of a group member, SR52, from the hydrothermal field in the Iheya Ridge of Okinawa Trough. SR52 was isolated from the gills of shrimp , an invertebrate species found abundantly in the ecosystems of the hydrothermal vents, and is most closely related to FSL W8-0169.

A First Study of the Virulence Potential of a Isolate From Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent.

is the best studied Gram-positive bacterium, primarily as a model of cell differentiation and industrial exploitation. To date, little is known about the virulence of . In this study, we examined the virulence potential of a strain (G7) isolated from the Iheya North hydrothermal field of Okinawa Trough.

First characterization of an anti-lipopolysaccharide factor (ALF) from hydrothermal vent shrimp: Insights into the immune function of deep-sea crustacean ALF.

Anti-lipopolysaccharide factor (ALF) is a type of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) with a vital role in antimicrobial defense. Although a large amount of ALFs have been identified from neritic and fresh water crustacean species, no functional investigation of ALFs from deep-sea animals have been documented. In the present study, we characterized the immune function of an ALF molecule (named RspALF1) from the shrimp Rimicaris sp.