Autolysis in Myxococcus coralloides D

LOCALIZATION OF ACID AND ALKALINE PHOSPHATASES IN Myxococcus coralloides D

The complete genome sequence and analysis of a plasmid-bearing myxobacterial strain Myxococcus fulvus 124B02 (M 206081)

Myxobacteria, phylogenetically located in the delta division of the Proteobacteria, are well known for characterized social behaviors and large genomes of more than 9 Mb in size. Myxococcus fulvus is a typical species of the genus Myxococcus in the family Myxococcaceae. M. fulvus 124B02, originally isolated from a soil sample collected in Northeast China, is the one and only presently known myx...

Autolysis of Escherichia coli.

Autolysis of unwashed exponential-phase Escherichia coli cells was efficiently promoted by first submitting them to a quick downshock with distilled water before an upshock with 0.5 M sodium acetate, pH 6.5. The association of these two osmotic shocks had a remarkable synergistic effect and led to significant decreases in turbidity and viability. Different factors influencing the rate of cell l...

Studies of Autolysis

In 1904 Lane-Claypon and Schryverl reported a latent period in autolysis amounting in the normal liver to about 4 hours. In the livers of fasting animals the latent period was absent or much shorter than in the well fed. If active trypsin preparations were introduced into the autolyzing liver mass, digestion began at once. These observations led the authors to the conclusion that in the living ...

Lipolytic enzymes in Myxococcus xanthus.

The genome of Myxococcus xanthus encodes lipolytic enzymes in three different families: patatin lipases, alpha/beta hydrolases, and GDSL lipases. One member of each family was characterized. The protein encoded by MXAN_3852 contains motifs characteristic of patatins. MXAN_5522 encodes a protein with the G-X-S-X-G motif characteristic of the lipase subfamily of alpha/beta hydrolases. MXAN_4569 e...