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Genomes and GenesSpecies | Carla RissoSummaryAffiliation: University of Massachusetts Country: USA Publications
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Elucidation of an alternate isoleucine biosynthesis pathway in Geobacter sulfurreducensCarla Risso
Department of Microbiology, 203N Morrill Science Center IVN, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
J Bacteriol 190:2266-74. 2008..The citramalate synthase of G. sulfurreducens constitutes the first characterized member of a phylogenetically distinct clade of citramalate synthases, which contains representatives from a wide variety of microorganisms...
Highly conserved genes in Geobacter species with expression patterns indicative of acetate limitationCarla Risso
Department of Microbiology, 203N Morrill Science Center IVN, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Microbiology 154:2589-99. 2008..Monitoring the expression of these genes could aid in the design of strategies for acetate-mediated in situ bioremediation of uranium-contaminated groundwater...
Genome-scale comparison and constraint-based metabolic reconstruction of the facultative anaerobic Fe(III)-reducer Rhodoferax ferrireducensCarla Risso
Department of Microbiology, 203N Morrill Science Center IVN, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
BMC Genomics 10:447. 2009..ferrireducens, the complete genome sequence of this organism was further annotated and then the physiology of R. ferrireducens was investigated with a constraint-based, genome-scale in silico metabolic model and laboratory studies...
Expression of acetate permease-like (apl ) genes in subsurface communities of Geobacter species under fluctuating acetate concentrationsHila Elifantz
Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
FEMS Microbiol Ecol 73:441-9. 2010....
The genome of Geobacter bemidjiensis, exemplar for the subsurface clade of Geobacter species that predominate in Fe(III)-reducing subsurface environmentsMuktak Aklujkar
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
BMC Genomics 11:490. 2010..This study examines whether there are significant differences in the metabolism and physiology of G. bemidjiensis compared to non-subsurface Geobacter species...
Genome-scale analysis of anaerobic benzoate and phenol metabolism in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Ferroglobus placidusDawn E Holmes
Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
ISME J 6:146-57. 2012....
Geobacter: the microbe electric's physiology, ecology, and practical applicationsDerek R Lovley
Department of Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Adv Microb Physiol 59:1-100. 2011..Further investigation of these environmentally relevant and physiologically unique organisms is warranted...
Anaerobic oxidation of benzene by the hyperthermophilic archaeon Ferroglobus placidusDawn E Holmes
Department of Microbiology, 203N Morrill Science Center IVN, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 77:5926-33. 2011..Thus, F. placidus provides a much-needed pure culture model for further studies on the anaerobic activation of benzene in microorganisms...
