A bacteria-based carbon sequestration and waste recycling system.

Achieving carbon neutrality requires a variety of technological approaches. In the present study, we confirmed the applicability of a carbon cycle system in several industrial fields using sulphur-oxidising bacteria. This system produces a nitrogen fertiliser, which decreases carbon emissions by recycling HS and NH pollutants discharged into the atmosphere or wastewater.

Heterologous expression of a putative K+/H+ antiporter of S. coelicolor A3(2) enhances K+, acidic-pH shock tolerances, and geldanamycin secretion.

Heterologous expression of a putative K+/H+ antiporter of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) (designated as sha4) in E. coli and Streptomyces hygroscopicus JCM4427 showed enhanced tolerance to K+ stress, acidic-pH shock, and/or geldanamycin production under K+ stress. In a series of K+ extrusion experiments with sha4-carrying E.

Identification and characterization of a novel β-galactosidase from Victivallis vadensis ATCC BAA-548, an anaerobic fecal bacterium.

Victivallis vadensis ATCC BAA-548 is a Gram-negative, anaerobic bacterium that was isolated from a human fecal sample. From the genomic sequence of V. vadensis, one gene was found to encode agarase; however, its enzymatic properties have never been characterized.

Acidic pH shock induces the expressions of a wide range of stress-response genes.

Background: Environmental signals usually enhance secondary metabolite production in Streptomycetes by initiating complex signal transduction system. It is known that different sigma factors respond to different types of stresses, respectively in Streptomyces strains, which have a number of unique signal transduction mechanisms depending on the types of environmental shock. In this study, we wanted to know how a pH shock would affect the expression of various sigma factors and shock-related proteins in S.

Enhancement of geldanamycin production by pH shock in batch culture of Streptomyces hygroscopicus subsp. duamyceticus.

Various sequences of pH change were applied in a batch bioreactor to investigate pH shock effects on geldanamycin production by Streptomyces hygroscopicus subsp. duamyceticus JCM4427. In the control culture where the pH was not controlled, the maximum geldanamycin concentration was 414 mg/l.

Effects of pH shock on the secretion system in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2).

Effects of pH shock on the secretion system of S. coelicolor A3(2) have been investigated at a transcriptional level by using DNA microarrays. Actinorhodin secretion was observed to be highly enhanced when an acidic-pH shock was applied to surface grown cultures of S.

pH shock induces overexpression of regulatory and biosynthetic genes for actinorhodin productionin Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2).

Actinorhodin production is markedly enhanced when an acidic pH shock is applied to a surface-grown culture of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2). For an in-depth study of this phenomenon, transcriptional analyses using DNA microarrays and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and proteomic analysis were performed. Investigated were expression levels of the regulators and enzymes responsible for signal transduction and actinorhodin biosynthesis and enzymes involved in some major metabolic pathways.

Diagnosis of HNF-1alpha mutations on a PNA zip-code microarray by single base extension.

In the present study, we exploited the superior features of peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) to develop an efficient PNA zip-code microarray for the detection of hepatocyte nuclear factor-1alpha (HNF-1alpha) mutations that cause type 3 maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY). A multi-epoxy linker compound was synthesized and used to achieve an efficient covalent linking of amine-modified PNA to an aminated glass surface. PCR was performed to amplify the genomic regions containing the mutation sites.