Cloning and characterization of gene encoding a Mn-containing superoxide dismutase in Eutrema halophilum

2014 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. J. Xu ◽  
Y. J. Zhou ◽  
D. T. Ren ◽  
H. H. Bu ◽  
J. C. Feng ◽  
...  
1998 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Poyart ◽  
Gilles Quesne ◽  
Stephane Coulon ◽  
Patrick Berche ◽  
Patrick Trieu-Cuot

We have used a PCR assay based on the use of degenerate primers in order to characterize an internal fragment (sodAint ) representing approximately 85% of the genes encoding the manganese-dependent superoxide dismutase in various streptococcal type strains (S. acidominimus,S. agalactiae, S. alactolyticus, S. anginosus, S. bovis, S. constellatus,S. canis, S. cricetus, S. downei,S. dysgalactiae, S. equi subsp.equi, S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus,S. equinus, S. gordonii, S. iniae,S. intermedius, S. mitis, S. mutans, S. oralis, S. parasanguis,S. pneumoniae, S. porcinus, S. pyogenes, S. salivarius, S. sanguis,S. sobrinus, S. suis, S. thermophilus, and S. vestibularis). Phylogenetic analysis of these sodAint fragments yields an evolutionary tree having a topology similar to that of the tree constructed with the 16S rRNA sequences. We have shown that clinical isolates could be identified by determining the positions of theirsodAint fragments on the phylogenetic tree of the sodAint fragments of the type species. We propose this method for the characterization of strains that cannot be assigned to a species on the basis of their conventional phenotypic reactions.


1998 ◽  
Vol 180 (14) ◽  
pp. 3697-3703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Inaoka ◽  
Yoshinobu Matsumura ◽  
Tetsuaki Tsuchido

ABSTRACT Bacillus subtilis was found to possess one detectable superoxide dismutase (Sod) in both vegetative cells and spores. The Sod activity in vegetative cells was maximal at stationary phase. Manganese was necessary to sustain Sod activity at stationary phase, but paraquat, a superoxide generator, did not induce the expression of Sod. The specific activity of purified Sod was approximately 2,600 U/mg of protein, and the enzyme was a homodimer protein with a molecular mass of approximately 25,000 per monomer. The gene encoding Sod, designatedsodA, was cloned by the combination of several PCR methods and the Southern hybridization method. DNA sequence analysis revealed the presence of one open reading frame consisting of 606 bp. Several putative promoter sites were located in the upstream region ofsodA. The deduced amino acid sequence showed high homology with other bacterial manganese Sods. Conserved regions in bacterial manganese Sod could also be seen. The phenotype of double mutantEscherichia coli sodA sodB, which could not grow in minimal medium without supplemental amino acids, was complemented by the expression of B. subtilis sodA.


1995 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 250-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.P. Mei ◽  
H. Hirai ◽  
M. Tanaka ◽  
Z. Hong ◽  
D. Rekosh ◽  
...  

Gene ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 142 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
David DeShazer ◽  
Jason D. Barnnan ◽  
Michael J. Moran ◽  
Richard L. Friedman

1994 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 339-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria S. Almansa ◽  
Luis A. del Rio ◽  
Francisca Sevilla

Author(s):  
Fatima N. Aziz ◽  
Laith Abdul Hassan Mohammed-Jawad

Food poisoning due to the bacteria is a big global problem in economically and human's health. This problem refers to an illness which is due to infection or the toxin exists in nature and the food that use. Milk is considered a nutritious food because it contains proteins and vitamins. The aim of this study is to detect and phylogeny characterization of staphylococcal enterotoxin B gene (Seb). A total of 200 milk and cheese samples were screened. One hundred ten isolates of Staphylococcus aureus pre-confirmed using selective and differential media with biochemical tests. Genomic DNA was extracted from the isolates and the SEB gene detects using conventional PCR with specific primers. Three staphylococcus aureus isolates were found to be positive for Seb gene using PCR and confirmed by sequencing. Sequence homology showed variety range of identity starting from (100% to 38%). Phylogenetic tree analyses show that samples (6 and 5) are correlated with S. epidermidis. This study discovered that isolates (A6-RLQ and A5-RLQ) are significantly clustered in a group with non- human pathogen Staphylococcus agnetis.


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