Two novel homologous proteins of Streptomyces coelicolor and Streptomyces lividans are involved in the formation of the rodlet layer and mediate attachment to a hydrophobic surface.

The filamentous bacteria Streptomyces coelicolor and Streptomyces lividans exhibit a complex life cycle. After a branched submerged mycelium has been established, aerial hyphae are formed that may septate to form chains of spores. The aerial structures possess several surface layers of unknown nature that make them hydrophobic, one of which is the rodlet layer.

Renal threshold for glucose in non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients.

Measurement of glycosuria is still widely used for home monitoring of glycaemia control in non-insulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM). This method has been criticized because the renal threshold for glucose (RTglu) varies between subjects. In order to evaluate the validity of RTglu by measuring corresponding measurements of blood and urine glucose in NIDDM patients, we studied the blood/urine glucose relationship in 24 NIDDM patients.