Publications by authors named "Laura Rodriguez-Castro"
Background: Bacterial aromatic degradation may cause oxidative stress. The long-chain flavodoxin FldX1 of Paraburkholderia xenovorans LB400 counteracts reactive oxygen species (ROS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the protective role of FldX1 in P.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Aerobic metabolism generates reactive oxygen species that may cause critical harm to the cell. The aim of this study is the characterization of the stress responses in the model aromatic-degrading bacterium Paraburkholderia xenovorans LB400 to the oxidizing agents paraquat and HO.
Methods: Antioxidant genes were identified by bioinformatic methods in the genome of P.
Flavodoxins are small electron transfer proteins containing flavin mononucleotide (FMN) as a prosthetic group, which play an important role during oxidative stress or iron limitation. The aims of this study were the identification and characterization of flavodoxins in the model aromatic-degrader Paraburkholderia xenovorans LB400 and the analyses of their protective effects during oxidative stress induced by paraquat and H2O2. Two genes (BxeA0278 and BxeB0391) encoding flavodoxins (hereafter referred to as fldX for flavodoxin from P.
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- QD168 is a newly identified bacterium capable of degrading aromatic hydrocarbons and was isolated from oil-polluted sediment in Quintero Bay, exhibiting resilience to various environmental stressors.
- Phylogenomic analysis revealed that QD168 is closely related to another strain, BU33N, and has a robust genetic framework with numerous genes dedicated to the breakdown of aromatic compounds and coping with oxidative stress.
- The bacterium demonstrates significant growth on multiple aromatic compounds and has been found to possess genetic traits that provide it with high resistance to oxidative damage and salt stress, indicating its potential for use in bioremediation efforts.