Publications by authors named "V CARRASCO"

This work assessed the efficiency and sustainability of ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) of anthocyanins from grape pomace using bio-based solvents: Ethanol, Isopropanol, Propylene-glycol, and Ethylene-glycol at different concentrations (50 and 100 % v/v) and temperatures (25 °C and 50 °C). Higher ultrasonic intensities (UI) were obtained at 50 °C and 50 % v/v by decreasing solvents viscosities. Under these conditions, anthocyanin extractions were performed with different combinations of solvent to liquid ratio (SLR) at 1:10 and 1:50 g/mL, and UI (3.

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Two Gram-stain-positive bacterial strains, EXRC-4A-4 and RC-2-3, were isolated from soil samples collected at Union Glacier, Antarctica. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, strain EXRC-4A-4 was identified as belonging to the genus , and strain RC-2-3 to the genus . Further genomic analyses, including average nucleotide identity and digital DNA-DNA hybridization, suggested that these strains represent new species.

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Two motile, rod-shaped, Gram-stain-negative bacterial strains, TNT11 and TNT19, were isolated from soil samples collected at Deception Island, Antarctica. According to the 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, both strains belong to the genus Pseudomonas. Further genomic analyses based on ANI and dDDH suggested that these strains were new species.

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A Gram-stain-positive, catalase-positive, non-motile bacteria, with a rod-coccus cycle (designated as EH-1B-1) was isolated from a soil sample from Union Glacier in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. Strain EH-1B-1 had an optimal growth temperature of 28 °C and grew at pH 7-10. The major cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C, iso-C, C and anteiso-C.

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In most microorganisms, cell division is guided by the divisome, a multiprotein complex that assembles at the equator of the cell and is responsible for the synthesis of new cell wall material. FtsZ, the first protein to assemble into this complex forms protofilaments in the cytosol which are anchored to the inner side of the cytosolic membrane by the proteins ZipA and FtsA. FtsZ protofilaments generate a force that deforms the cytosolic membrane and may contribute to the constriction force that leads to the septation of the cell.

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