recA

Summary

Gene Symbol: recA
Description: recombinase A
Species:

Publications

  1. Cloning, sequencing, and transcriptional analysis of the recA gene of Pseudomonas cepacia
    T Nakazawa
    Department of Microbiology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan
    Gene 94:83-8
  2. Species abundance and diversity of Burkholderia cepacia complex in the environment
    Alban Ramette
    Center for Microbial Ecology, 540 Plant and Soil Sciences Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 1325, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 71:1193-201
  3. Polyphasic characterisation of Burkholderia cepacia-like isolates leading to the emended description of Burkholderia pyrrocinia
    Virginie Storms
    Laboratory for Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
    Syst Appl Microbiol 27:517-26
  4. Proposal to accommodate Burkholderia cepacia genomovar VI as Burkholderia dolosa sp. nov
    Karen Vermis
    Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ghent University, Harelbekestraat 72, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium
    Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 54:689-91
  5. Molecular typing of, and distribution of genetic markers among, Burkholderia cepacia complex isolates from Brazil
    Maria G Detsika
    Department of Medical Microbiology and Genitourinary Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GA, United Kingdom
    J Clin Microbiol 41:4148-53
  6. Development of a species-specific recA-based PCR test for Burkholderia fungorum
    Chun Han Chan
    Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Imperial College Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
    FEMS Microbiol Lett 224:133-8
  7. Burkholderia cepacia complex infection in patients with cystic fibrosis
    Eshwar Mahenthiralingam
    Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Wales, UK
    J Med Microbiol 51:533-8
  8. Burkholderia anthina sp. nov. and Burkholderia pyrrocinia, two additional Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteria, may confound results of new molecular diagnostic tools
    Peter Vandamme
    Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium
    FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 33:143-9
  9. Requirement of DNA repair mechanisms for survival of Burkholderia cepacia G4 upon degradation of trichloroethylene
    C M Yeager
    Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 2902, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 67:5384-91
  10. Burkholderia ambifaria sp. nov., a novel member of the Burkholderia cepacia complex including biocontrol and cystic fibrosis-related isolates
    T Coenye
    Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium
    Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 51:1481-90

Scientific Experts

  • Tom Coenye
  • Peter Vandamme
  • Eshwar Mahenthiralingam
  • Alban Ramette
  • John J LiPuma
  • George W Payne
  • James M Tiedje
  • Virginie Storms
  • Karen Vermis
  • Maria G Detsika
  • Chun Han Chan
  • C M Yeager
  • T Hefin Jones
  • L G van Waasbergen
  • Andrew J Weightman
  • Helen L Rose
  • Natasja Van Den Vreken
  • Monique Gillis
  • Hans J Nelis
  • Craig Winstanley
  • R H A Coutts
  • Chun-Han Chan
  • C Anthony Hart
  • Kerry J Glendinning
  • John E Corkill
  • D E Stead
  • D J Arp
  • P J Bottomley
  • R V Miller
  • S P Kidambi
  • T Nakazawa
  • M Kimoto
  • M Abe

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. Cloning, sequencing, and transcriptional analysis of the recA gene of Pseudomonas cepacia
    T Nakazawa
    Department of Microbiology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan
    Gene 94:83-8
    A recombinant plasmid carrying the recA gene of Pseudomonas cepacia complements a recA mutation of Escherichia coli and restores UV and methylmethane sulfonate resistance, as well as recombinational proficiency...
  2. Species abundance and diversity of Burkholderia cepacia complex in the environment
    Alban Ramette
    Center for Microbial Ecology, 540 Plant and Soil Sciences Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 1325, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 71:1193-201
    ..In addition, a duplex PCR targeting B. cepacia complex-specific recA and 16S rRNA sequences was developed to enable a fast and reliable diagnostic assay for members of the complex...
  3. Polyphasic characterisation of Burkholderia cepacia-like isolates leading to the emended description of Burkholderia pyrrocinia
    Virginie Storms
    Laboratory for Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
    Syst Appl Microbiol 27:517-26
    Twenty-five Burkholderia cepacia-like isolates of human and environmental origin, comprising five different recA RFLP types, were examined by using a polyphasic taxonomic approach, including recA gene sequence analysis, 16S rRNA gene ..
  4. Proposal to accommodate Burkholderia cepacia genomovar VI as Burkholderia dolosa sp. nov
    Karen Vermis
    Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ghent University, Harelbekestraat 72, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium
    Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 54:689-91
    ..cepacia-selective medium PCAT. Both 16S rDNA and recA RFLP analysis revealed unique B. dolosa restriction patterns...
  5. Molecular typing of, and distribution of genetic markers among, Burkholderia cepacia complex isolates from Brazil
    Maria G Detsika
    Department of Medical Microbiology and Genitourinary Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GA, United Kingdom
    J Clin Microbiol 41:4148-53
    ..2%), B. vietnamiensis (18.2%), and genomovar I (9.1%). Six CF isolates sharing recA PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) patterns could ..
  6. Development of a species-specific recA-based PCR test for Burkholderia fungorum
    Chun Han Chan
    Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Imperial College Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
    FEMS Microbiol Lett 224:133-8
    The genus Burkholderia comprises over 28 species and species-specific, recA-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are available for several species, but not for some soil-inhabiting species including B. fungorum...
  7. Burkholderia cepacia complex infection in patients with cystic fibrosis
    Eshwar Mahenthiralingam
    Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Wales, UK
    J Med Microbiol 51:533-8
    ..For microbiologists, hospital infection control officers, caregivers, and most of all the CF community, the changes in our understanding of the taxonomy, epidemiology and pathogenesis of the bacterium 'B. cepacia' are complex...
  8. Burkholderia anthina sp. nov. and Burkholderia pyrrocinia, two additional Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteria, may confound results of new molecular diagnostic tools
    Peter Vandamme
    Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium
    FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 33:143-9
    ..cepacia complex. This highlights another potential source for diagnostic problems with B. cepacia-like bacteria...
  9. Requirement of DNA repair mechanisms for survival of Burkholderia cepacia G4 upon degradation of trichloroethylene
    C M Yeager
    Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 2902, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 67:5384-91
    ..sites were mapped within open reading frames putatively encoding enzymes involved in DNA repair (UvrB, RuvB, RecA, and RecG) in 7 of the 11 TCS strains obtained (4 of the TCS strains had a single Tn5 insertion within a uvrB ..
  10. Burkholderia ambifaria sp. nov., a novel member of the Burkholderia cepacia complex including biocontrol and cystic fibrosis-related isolates
    T Coenye
    Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium
    Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 51:1481-90
    ..ornithine and lysine decarboxylase activity, acidification of sucrose and beta-haemolysis) and a newly developed recA gene-based PCR assay. 16S rDNA-based RFLP analysis and PCR tests allowed differentiation of B...
  11. Construction of a recA mutant of Burkholderia (formerly Pseudomonas), cepacia
    L G van Waasbergen
    Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 74078, USA
    Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 49:59-65
    A recA mutant was constructed of a soil isolate of Burkholderia cepacia, strain ATCC 17616...
  12. Application of a recA gene-based identification approach to the maize rhizosphere reveals novel diversity in Burkholderia species
    George W Payne
    Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK
    FEMS Microbiol Lett 259:126-32
    Burkholderia species are widely distributed in the natural environment. We evaluated the use of the recA gene in a cultivation-independent approach to examine the Burkholderia diversity associated with the maize rhizosphere...