The innate ability of Streptococcus pneumoniae to resist complement activation and complement-mediated phagocytosis may be a direct consequence of the ability of the bacteria to bind components of the complement regulatory system. One such component, factor H (fH), is a crucial fluid-phase negative regulator of the alternative pathway of complement and is utilized by a number of pathogenic orga...

Acid soils contain elevated concentrations of mobile aluminium (Al) ions which are toxic for plants. Plants form symbioses with the rhizosphere microorganisms stimulating plant growth and affecting Al availability. Here, first time approach based on ability to immobilize in soil was applied initial selection beneficial microorganisms. Al-Immobilizing yeast Rhodotorula sp. AL1 12 bacterial strai...

The transcriptional regulator UlaR belongs to the family of PRD-containing transcriptional regulators, which are mostly involved in the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism. The role of the transcriptional regulator UlaR in Streptococcus pneumoniae has recently been described [1]. Here, we report detailed genome-wide transcriptional profiling of UlaR-regulated genes in S. pneumoniae D39 and it...

By using a transcriptomic approach, we have elucidated the effect of Ni(2+) on the global gene expression of S. pneumoniae D39 by identifying several differentially expressed genes/operons in the presence of a high extracellular concentration of Ni(2+). The genes belonging to the AdcR regulon (adcRCBA, adcAII-phtD, phtA, phtB, and phtE) and the PsaR regulon (pcpA, prtA, and psaBCA) were highly ...

This paper looks at different rules in dissolving a common value partnership when one partner holds proprietary information. In winner’s bid auction (WBA) and loser’s bid auction (LBA), there exists unique mixed strategy equilibrium. “Payoff equivalence” is established in the sense that partners’ expected payoffs are the same under the two auction formats. The informed partner benefits from an ...

Selective fluorescent β-lactam chemical probes enable the visualization of the transpeptidase activity of penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) at different stages of bacterial cell division. To facilitate the development of new fluorescent probes for PBP imaging, we evaluated 20 commercially available β-lactams for selective PBP inhibition in an unencapsulated derivative of the D39 strain of Stre...

Cobalt (Co(2 +)) is an important transition metal ion that plays a vital role in cellular physiology of bacteria. The role of Co(2 +) in the regulation of several genes/operons in Streptococcus pneumoniae has recently been reported [1]. The data described in this article relate to the genome-wide transcriptional profiling of Streptococcus pneumoniae D39, either in the presence or absence of 0.5...