Publications by authors named "J Kuever"

The class comprises an ecologically and metabolically diverse group of bacteria best known for dissimilatory sulphate reduction and predatory behaviour. Although this lineage is the fourth described class of the phylum , it rarely affiliates with other proteobacterial classes and is frequently not recovered as a monophyletic unit in phylogenetic analyses. Indeed, one branch of the class encompassing like predators was recently reclassified into a separate proteobacterial class, the .

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Qingshengfania soli DSM 103870 was compared with Pseudochelatococcus lubricantis MPA 1113 to clarify the taxonomic relationship of both species because of their high phylogenetic relationship. 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons demonstrated that these species share 100  % sequence similarity. Investigation of fatty acid patterns, substrate utilization, and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) profiles displayed no striking differences between the type strains of both species.

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Bactericidal materials gained interest in the health care sector as they are capable of preventing material surfaces from microbial colonization and subsequent spread of infections. However, commercialization of antimicrobial materials requires proof of their efficacy, which is usually done using in vitro methods. The ISO 22196 standard (Japanese test method JIS Z 2801) is a method for measuring the antibacterial activity of daily goods.

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Stachybotrys chartarum and Stachybotrys chlorohalonata are two closely related species. Unambiguous identification of these two species is a challenging task if relying solely on morphological criteria and therefore smarter and less labor-intensive approaches are needed. Here we show that even such closely related species of fungi as S.

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Two Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacteria, isolated from metal working fluids were investigated to determine their taxonomic positions. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence phylogeny, both strains (MPA 1113(T) and MPA 1105(T)) formed a distinct cluster with 97.7 % sequence similarity between them, which was in the vicinity of members of the genera Methylobacterium, Camelimonas, Chelatococcus, Bosea, Salinarimonas and Microvirga to which they showed low sequence similarities (below 94 %).

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