The cell surface of Sporosarcina ureae ATCC 13881 is covered by an S-layer (SslA) consisting of identical protein subunits that assemble into lattices exhibiting square symmetry. In this work the self-assembly properties of the recombinant SslA were characterised with an emphasis on the identification of protein regions responsible for self-assembly. To this end, recombinant mature SslA (aa 31-...

Associated bacteria from Stichodactyla haddoni are found maximum in tentacle tissues than the body tissue. There are eight associated bacterial species viz., Alcaligenes sp, Corynebacterium sp, Aeromonas sp, Sporosarcina sp, Renibacterium sp, Camobacterium sp1, Camobacterium sp2 and Salinococcus sp were recorded. The culture extracts from the associated bacterial species showed sensitivity agai...

Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP), an emerging technology for soil improvement, also may be used to sequester (biomineralize) radionuclides and metal contaminants (e.g., 90 Sr 2+ , Cd 2+ ) in groundwater, a significant problem at some U.S. Department of Energy sites. Previous work using the bacterium Bacillus pasteurii suggests that in-situ sequestration of these contaminants c...

The tolerance of 26 Bacillus species isolated from alkaline fermented foods, five other bacilli and nine non spore-forming bacteria to alkaline pH and ammonia was determined. All grew at pH 7, 8 and 9 in the presence of 930 mmol l-1 NH4 + at pH 7.0, and in the presence of NH3 concentrations up to 5 mmol l-1 at pH 7.0 and 8.0. At higher NH3 concentrations, growth of some of the bacteria was inhi...

Abstract: Endophytic bacteria are associated with the tissues of healthy plants that beneficial. Almost every higher plant has some endophytic bacteria, one which is Red Ginger (Zingiber officinale var. Rubrum) from Enggano Island. This research aims to obtain and identify collected Endophyte isolation was carried out by paste method on medium Nutrient Agar (NA) after sterilizing surface organs...

In this study, the impacts of six potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivars with different tuber starch allocations (including one genetically modified [GM] line) on the bacterial communities in field soil were investigated across two growth seasons interspersed with 1 year of barley cultivation, using quantitative PCR, clone library, and PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analyses. ...