UDP-glucose 4-epimerase (UGE) catalyzes the reversible conversion of UDP-glucose to UDP-galactose. To understand the biological function of UGE from Brassica rapa, the gene BrUGE1 was cloned and introduced into the genome of wild type rice 'Gopum' using the Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method. Four lines which carried a single copy gene were selected and forwarded to T3 generation. Agr...

Plants in natural environments are increasingly being subjected to a combination of abiotic stresses, such as drought and warming, in many regions. The effects of each stress and the combination of stresses on the functioning of shoots and roots have been studied extensively, but little is known about the simultaneous metabolome responses of the different organs of the plant to different stress...

Salinity stress is one of the main limiting factors for optimum agricultural productivity of safflower, Carthamus tinctorius L., in arid and semi-arid regions. It could leads to significant changes in plant biochemical, physiological, and growth traits. Salinity induced endogenous rise in jasmonic acid and its methyl esters (MeJA) has been reported. In the present study, effects of salinity str...

Serpentinization reactions produce highly reduced waters that have hyperalkaline pH and can high concentrations of H 2 CH 4 . Putatively autotrophic methanogenic archaea been identified in the subsurface Samail Ophiolite, Sultanate Oman, though strategies to overcome dissolved inorganic carbon limitation remain be fully understood. Here, we recovered metagenome assembled genomes (MAGs) applied ...

Abstract Purpose Tyro is a deep hypersaline anoxic basin (DHAB) located at the seafloor of Eastern Mediterranean sea. hosts stratified eukaryotic microbiome moving from seawater to brine, but no reports are available on its prokaryotic community. We provide first snapshot bacterial community structure in seawater-brine interface, and overlaying seawater. Methods In this study, we combined use m...

Roots are the primary organs that first sense the soil environment. Plant growth and development are largely dependent on the plant root system, due to its crucial role in water and mineral uptake. Symbiotic microorganisms affect and improve the root response to stresses. Root endophytes and bacteria synthesize a wide array of plant-protecting chemicals, hormones, and compounds acting on hormon...

Listeria monocytogenes is well known for its robust physiology, which permits growth at low temperatures under conditions of high osmolarity and low pH. Although studies have provided insight into the mechanisms used by L. monocytogenes to allay the physiological consequences of these adverse environments, little is known about how these responses are coordinated. In the studies presented here,...

Listeria monocytogenes is well known for its robust physiology, which permits growth at low temperatures under conditions of high osmolarity and low pH. Although studies have provided insight into the mechanisms used by L. monocytogenes to allay the physiological consequences of these adverse environments, little is known about how these responses are coordinated. In the studies presented here,...

The role of glycine betaine and choline in osmoprotection of various Rhizobium, Sinorhizobium, Mesorhizobium, Agrobacterium, and Bradyrhizobium reference strains which display a large variation in salt tolerance was investigated. When externally provided, both compounds enhanced the growth of Rhizobium tropici, Sinorhizobium meliloti, Sinorhizobium fredii, Rhizobium galegae, Agrobacterium tumef...