BACKGROUND Successful application of growth inhibition techniques for quantitative determination of bacteriocins relies on the sensitivity of the applied indicator microorganism to the bacteriocin to which is exposed. However, information on indicator microorganisms' performance and comparisons in bacteriocin determination with bioassays is almost non-existing in the literature. The aim of the ...

A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a device that uses microorganisms as a catalyst for the direct conversion from chemical energy to electrical energy without internal combustion steps. Environmental friendliness and high efficiency have projected an MFC as one of the promising and alternative future energy sources. The fact that there is a large selection of microorganisms and substrates offers ad...

Natural environments like termite mounds can be a reservoir for novel microbial strains and antimicrobial metabolite producers. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the activities of bacterial isolated from Macrotermes bellicosus (M. bellicosus) mound materials. These materials were sampled active in Somgandé botanic reserve Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The collected sixty-three isolates assess...

The anaerobic micrococci described by Foubert and Douglas (1948a) may be divided into 3 groups on the basis of ability to degrade organic compounds: (1) those capable of fermenting only glycine (Douglas, 1951), (2) those able to degrade purines (Whiteley and Douglas, 1951) and many organic acids (Foubert and Douglas, 1948b), and (3) those able to ferment purines and a limited number of amino ac...

Description of the organim. The coccus Micrococcus 8odonensis, nov. sp., has the following characteristics: Spheres: 0.8-1.5 microns; occurring singly, in pairs, and in groups of four. Nonmotile, nonsporeforming, and gram positive. Gelatin stab: No liquefaction. Agar slant: Abundant, yellow, shiny, butyrous. Broth: Turbid with sediment. Indole not formed. Nitrates not reduced. Hydrogen sulfide ...

The hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium Micrococcus luteus strain Modasa was isolated from contaminated soil from Modasa, North Gujarat, India. Whole-genome sequencing and analysis provide an insight into the potentially important genes responsible for bioremediation.