The plant‐associated Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strains MEP218 and ARP23 capable of producing the cyclic lipopeptides iturin or surfactin and fengycin are …

F Alvarez, M Castro, A Príncipe, G Borioli… - Journal of applied …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Aims: This work was conducted to identify the antifungal compounds produced by two
previously isolated Bacillus sp. strains: ARP23 and MEP218. Both strains were subjected to …

The S box regulon: a new global transcription termination control system for methionine and cysteine biosynthesis genes in Gram‐positive bacteria

FJ Grundy, TM Henkin - Molecular microbiology, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
The molecular mechanisms for regulation of the genes involved in the biosynthesis of
methionine and cysteine are poorly characterized in Bacillus subtilis. Analyses of the …

A Bacillus subtilis Gene Induced by Cold Shock Encodes a Membrane Phospholipid Desaturase

PS Aguilar, JE Cronan Jr, D De Mendoza - Journal of bacteriology, 1998 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacillus subtilis grown at 37° C synthesizes saturated fatty acids with only traces of
unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs). However, when cultures growing at 37° C are transferred to …

Bacteria-mediated precursor-dependent biosynthesis of superparamagnetic iron oxide and iron sulfide nanoparticles

AA Bharde, RY Parikh, M Baidakova, S Jouen… - Langmuir, 2008 - ACS Publications
The bacterium Actinobacter sp. has been shown to be capable of extracellularly
synthesizing iron based magnetic nanoparticles, namely maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) and greigite …

Cysteine biosynthesis in Neisseria species

JL Hicks, CV Mullholland - Microbiology, 2018 - microbiologyresearch.org
The principal mechanism of reducing sulfur into organic compounds is via the synthesis of l-
cysteine. Cysteine is used for protein and glutathione synthesis, as well as being the primary …

Bacillus velezensis 83 a bacterial strain from mango phyllosphere, useful for biological control and plant growth promotion

KA Balderas-Ruíz, P Bustos, RI Santamaria… - Amb Express, 2020 - Springer
Bacillus velezensis 83 was isolated from mango tree phyllosphere of orchards located in El
Rosario, Sinaloa, México. The assessment of this strain as BCA (biological control agent), as …

Identification of a new class of 5′-adenylylsulfate (APS) reductases from sulfate-assimilating bacteria

JA Bick, JJ Dennis, GJ Zylstra, J Nowack… - Journal of …, 2000 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A gene was cloned from Burkholderia cepacia DBO1 that is homologous with
Escherichia coli cysH encoding 3′-phosphoadenylylsulfate (PAPS) reductase. The B …

The Membrane Fluidity Sensor DesK of Bacillus subtilis Controls the Signal Decay of Its Cognate Response Regulator

D Albanesi, MC Mansilla, D de Mendoza - Journal of bacteriology, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT The Bacillus subtilis DesK/DesR two-component system regulates the
expression of the des gene coding for the Δ5 acyl lipid desaturase. It is believed that a …

Global Control of Cysteine Metabolism by CymR in Bacillus subtilis

S Even, P Burguiere, S Auger, O Soutourina… - Journal of …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
YrzC has previously been identified as a repressor controlling ytmI expression via its
regulation of YtlI activator synthesis in Bacillus subtilis. We identified YrzC as a master …

Unraveling the genome of Bacillus velezensis MEP218, a strain producing fengycin homologs with broad antibacterial activity: comprehensive comparative genome …

D Medeot, A Sannazzaro, MJ Estrella… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Bacillus sp. MEP218, a soil bacterium with high potential as a source of bioactive molecules,
produces mostly C16–C17 fengycin and other cyclic lipopeptides (CLP) when growing …