Bacillus licheniformis

Summary

Alias: "Clostridium licheniforme" Weigmann 1898, "Denitrobacillus licheniformis" (Weigmann 1898) Verhoeven 1952, Bacillus licheniformis (Weigmann 1898) Chester 1901, Clostridium licheniforme, Denitrobacillus licheniformis, Bacillus sp. SHG10, Bacillus sp. W10.6, Bacillus sp. WED10.6

Top Publications

  1. ncbi Enterotoxins and emetic toxins production by Bacillus cereus and other species of Bacillus isolated from Soumbala and Bikalga, African alkaline fermented food condiments
    Labia Irene I Ouoba
    London Metropolitan University, Department of Health and Human Sciences, Microbiology Research Unit, 166 220 Holloway Road, London N7 8DB, United Kingdom
    Int J Food Microbiol 124:224-30. 2008
  2. ncbi Biodegradation of international jet A-1 aviation fuel by microorganisms isolated from aircraft tank and joint hydrant storage systems
    A Y Itah
    University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria
    Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 83:318-27. 2009
  3. ncbi Identification of nif genes in N2-fixing bacterial strains isolated from rice fields along the Yangtze River Plain
    Guang Hui Xie
    College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100094, P R China
    J Basic Microbiol 46:56-63. 2006
  4. ncbi Viability of Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus thuringiensis spores as a model for predicting the fate of bacillus anthracis spores during composting of dead livestock
    Tim Reuter
    Agriculture and Agri Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, P O Box 3000, Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4B1, Canada
    Appl Environ Microbiol 77:1588-92. 2011
  5. ncbi A bacitracin-resistant Bacillus subtilis gene encodes a homologue of the membrane-spanning subunit of the Bacillus licheniformis ABC transporter
    Reiko Ohki
    Department of Molecular Biolog, School of Health Sciences, Kyorin University, 476 Miyashita, Hachioji, Tokyo 192 0005, Japan
    J Bacteriol 185:51-9. 2003
  6. ncbi Comparison of four antibiotics with indigenous marine Bacillus spp. in controlling pathogenic bacteria from shrimp and Artemia
    S Banerjee
    Aquatic Animal Health Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
    J Fish Dis 30:383-9. 2007
  7. ncbi Influence of divalent cations on the structural thermostability and thermal inactivation kinetics of class II xylose isomerases
    Kevin L Epting
    Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 7905, USA
    FEBS J 272:1454-64. 2005
  8. ncbi Effects of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, or serovar Choleraesuis, Lactobacillus reuteri and Bacillus licheniformis on chemokine and cytokine expression in the swine jejunal epithelial cell line, IPEC-J2
    K A Skjolaas
    Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, 241 Weber Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506 0201, USA
    Vet Immunol Immunopathol 115:299-308. 2007
  9. ncbi Germination and outgrowth of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis spores in the gastrointestinal tract of pigs
    T D Leser
    Chr Hansen A S, Corporate Research, Health Functionality Department, Hoersholm, Denmark
    J Appl Microbiol 104:1025-33. 2008
  10. ncbi Crystal structure of thermostable alpha-amylase from Bacillus licheniformis refined at 1.7 A resolution
    K Y Hwang
    Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Korea
    Mol Cells 7:251-8. 1997

Research Grants

  1. MECHANISMS OF PROCESSES OF THE TEM-1 BETA-LACTAMASE
    Shahriar Mobashery; Fiscal Year: 1993
  2. Regulatory networks contributing to L. monocytogenes transmission and virulence
    Kathryn Boor; Fiscal Year: 2009
  3. Sigma B and stress response in Listeria monocytogenes
    Kathryn Boor; Fiscal Year: 2006
  4. Regulatory networks contributing to L. monocytogenes transmission and virulence
    Kathryn J Boor; Fiscal Year: 2010
  5. Automated Protein Crystallization System
    Mischa Machius; Fiscal Year: 2007

Scientific Experts

Detail Information

Publications135 found, 100 shown here

  1. ncbi Enterotoxins and emetic toxins production by Bacillus cereus and other species of Bacillus isolated from Soumbala and Bikalga, African alkaline fermented food condiments
    Labia Irene I Ouoba
    London Metropolitan University, Department of Health and Human Sciences, Microbiology Research Unit, 166 220 Holloway Road, London N7 8DB, United Kingdom
    Int J Food Microbiol 124:224-30. 2008
    ..Of 41 isolates, 29 Bacillus belonging to the species of B. cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus pumilus showed haemolysis on blood agar...
  2. ncbi Biodegradation of international jet A-1 aviation fuel by microorganisms isolated from aircraft tank and joint hydrant storage systems
    A Y Itah
    University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria
    Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 83:318-27. 2009
    ..Bacillus megaterium, Flavobacterium oderatum, Sarcina flava, Micrococcus varians, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus cereus and Bacillus brevis...
  3. ncbi Identification of nif genes in N2-fixing bacterial strains isolated from rice fields along the Yangtze River Plain
    Guang Hui Xie
    College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100094, P R China
    J Basic Microbiol 46:56-63. 2006
    ..We found that Eco RI fragments of total DNA from Aeromonas hydrophila HY2, Bacillus azotoformans FD, Bacillus licheniformis NCH1, NCH5, WH4, Bacillus brevis NC2, Bacillus pumilus NC12, Bacillus cereus NCH2, Citrobacter freundii ..
  4. ncbi Viability of Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus thuringiensis spores as a model for predicting the fate of bacillus anthracis spores during composting of dead livestock
    Tim Reuter
    Agriculture and Agri Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, P O Box 3000, Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4B1, Canada
    Appl Environ Microbiol 77:1588-92. 2011
    ..Spores (10(7) CFU/g manure) of Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus thuringiensis were mixed with autoclaved feedlot manure and placed in either sterile vials or ..
  5. ncbi A bacitracin-resistant Bacillus subtilis gene encodes a homologue of the membrane-spanning subunit of the Bacillus licheniformis ABC transporter
    Reiko Ohki
    Department of Molecular Biolog, School of Health Sciences, Kyorin University, 476 Miyashita, Hachioji, Tokyo 192 0005, Japan
    J Bacteriol 185:51-9. 2003
    Bacitracin is a peptide antibiotic nonribosomally produced by Bacillus licheniformis. The bcrABC genes which confer bacitracin resistance to the bacitracin producer encode ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter proteins, which are ..
  6. ncbi Comparison of four antibiotics with indigenous marine Bacillus spp. in controlling pathogenic bacteria from shrimp and Artemia
    S Banerjee
    Aquatic Animal Health Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
    J Fish Dis 30:383-9. 2007
    ..cysts were tested for susceptibility to indigenous marine Bacillus subtilis AB65, Bacillus pumilus AB58, Bacillus licheniformis AB69 and compared with oxytetracycline, chloramphenicol, gentamicin and bacitracin, which are common ..
  7. ncbi Influence of divalent cations on the structural thermostability and thermal inactivation kinetics of class II xylose isomerases
    Kevin L Epting
    Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 7905, USA
    FEBS J 272:1454-64. 2005
    ..3.1.5) from mesophilic (Escherichia coli and Bacillus licheniformis), thermophilic (Thermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurigenes), and hyperthermophilic (Thermotoga neapolitana) ..
  8. ncbi Effects of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, or serovar Choleraesuis, Lactobacillus reuteri and Bacillus licheniformis on chemokine and cytokine expression in the swine jejunal epithelial cell line, IPEC-J2
    K A Skjolaas
    Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, 241 Weber Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506 0201, USA
    Vet Immunol Immunopathol 115:299-308. 2007
    ..current study used pig jejunal epithelial cells (IPEC-J2) to evaluate how Lactobacillus reuteri (LR) and Bacillus licheniformis (BL) differed from Salmonella enterica serovars Typhimurium (ST) or Choleraesuis (SC) in their ability to ..
  9. ncbi Germination and outgrowth of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis spores in the gastrointestinal tract of pigs
    T D Leser
    Chr Hansen A S, Corporate Research, Health Functionality Department, Hoersholm, Denmark
    J Appl Microbiol 104:1025-33. 2008
    ..To determine if orally ingested Bacillus spores used as probiotics or direct-fed microbial feed additives germinate and the vegetative cells grow in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract...
  10. ncbi Crystal structure of thermostable alpha-amylase from Bacillus licheniformis refined at 1.7 A resolution
    K Y Hwang
    Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Korea
    Mol Cells 7:251-8. 1997
    ..Thermostable alpha-amylase from Bacillus licheniformis, a monomeric enzyme with molecular mass of 55,200 Da (483 amino acid residues), shows a remarkable heat ..
  11. ncbi Survey of bacterial populations present in US-produced linerboard with high recycle content
    K Namjoshi
    Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 0620, USA
    J Appl Microbiol 108:416-27. 2010
    ..To survey paperboard products from 17 US mills for bacterial populations and for bacteria potentially harmful to human health...
  12. ncbi Probing structural determinants specifying high thermostability in Bacillus licheniformis alpha-amylase
    N Declerck
    Génétique Moléculaire et Cellulaire, INRA UMR216 and CNRS URA1925 INA PG, Thiverval Grignon, F 78850, France
    J Mol Biol 301:1041-57. 2000
    b>Bacillus licheniformis alpha-amylase (BLA) is a starch-degrading enzyme that is highly thermostable although it is produced by a rather mesophilic organism...
  13. ncbi [A randomized and case-control clinical study on trimebutine maleate in treating functional dyspepsia coexisting with diarrhea-dominant irritable bowel syndrome]
    Ying Qiang Zhong
    Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
    Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 46:899-902. 2007
    ..To observe the efficacy and adverse drug reaction of trimebutine maleate in treating patients with functional dyspepsia (FD) coexisting with diarrhea dominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D)...
  14. ncbi Structural analysis of a chimeric bacterial alpha-amylase. High-resolution analysis of native and ligand complexes
    A M Brzozowski
    Department of Chemistry, Structural Biology Laboratory, University of York, Heslington, UK
    Biochemistry 39:9099-107. 2000
    ..genes were constructed by an in vivo recombination technique from the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Bacillus licheniformis genes. One of the fusion amylases (hereafter BA2), consisting of residues 1-300 from B...
  15. ncbi Detection of the dipicolinic acid biomarker in Bacillus spores using Curie-point pyrolysis mass spectrometry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
    R Goodacre
    Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, U K
    Anal Chem 72:119-27. 2000
    ..confirmed by polyphasic taxonomic methods to belong to Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus subtilis (including Bacillus niger and Bacillus globigii), Bacillus ..
  16. ncbi Coexpression of chitinase and the cry11Aa1 toxin genes in Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis
    N Sirichotpakorn
    Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
    J Invertebr Pathol 78:160-9. 2001
    ..The chitinase gene was derived from a high-chitinase producer, Bacillus licheniformis TP-1...
  17. ncbi Anaerobic growth of Bacillus mojavensis and Bacillus subtilis requires deoxyribonucleosides or DNA
    Martha J Folmsbee
    University of Oklahoma, 770 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019 0245, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 70:5252-7. 2004
    ..b>Bacillus licheniformis strains L89-11 and L87-11, Bacillus sonorensis strain TG8-8, and Bacillus cereus (ATCC 14579) did not ..
  18. ncbi Antimicrobial effect of oxidized cellulose salts
    Jarmila Vytrasova
    Department of Biological and Biochemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Strossova 239, 53003, Pardubice, Czech Republic
    J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 35:1247-52. 2008
    ..a spectrum of microbial strains: Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillus licheniformis, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium chrysogenum, Rhizopus oryzae, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, Candida albicans ..
  19. ncbi Application of PCR-SSCP for molecular epidemiological studies on the exposure of farm children to bacteria in environmental dust
    Melanie Korthals
    Lehrstuhl für Tierhygiene, Technische Universitat Munchen, Weihenstephaner Berg 3, 85354 Freising, Germany
    J Microbiol Methods 73:49-56. 2008
    ..The detection limit of Escherichia coli was 7 x 10(1) cfu g(-1) whereas Listeria monocytogenes and Bacillus licheniformis containing 30% spores showed visible bands at 7 x1 0(2) cfu g(-1)...
  20. ncbi Efficient recombinant expression and secretion of a thermostable GH26 mannan endo-1,4-beta-mannosidase from Bacillus licheniformis in Escherichia coli
    Chomphunuch Songsiriritthigul
    School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, 111 University Avenue, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
    Microb Cell Fact 9:20. 2010
    ..b>Bacillus licheniformis is a Gram-positive endospore-forming microorganism that is generally non-pathogenic and has been used ..
  21. ncbi Detection and quantification of spoilage and pathogenic Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis by real-time PCR
    I C Fernández-No
    Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, School of Veterinary Sciences College of Biotechnology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Rúa Carballo Calero s n, Campus Universitario Norte, E 27002 Lugo, Spain
    Food Microbiol 28:605-10. 2011
    A new primer-probe set for the detection and quantification of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis by real-time PCR (Rti-PCR) was developed. For it, forty-eight strains belonging to these species were considered...
  22. ncbi Optimization of protease secretion in Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis by screening of homologous and heterologous signal peptides
    Christian Degering
    Institute of Molecular Enzyme Technology, Heinrich Heine Universitat Dusseldorf, Research Center Julich, Julich, Germany
    Appl Environ Microbiol 76:6370-6. 2010
    Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis are widely used for the large-scale industrial production of proteins. These strains can efficiently secrete proteins into the culture medium using the general secretion (Sec) pathway...
  23. ncbi Effects of two probiotic additives containing Bacillus spores on carcass characteristics, blood lipids and cecal volatile fatty acids in meat type chickens
    R Novak
    Emona Nutrition research and development department, Ljubljana, Slovenia
    J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 95:424-33. 2011
    ..6 × 10(6) spores per gram of feed of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis (group A) or additive B, containing the same concentration of Bacillus cereus var. toyoi spores (group B)...
  24. ncbi Effect of plant age on endophytic bacterial diversity of balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorum) root and their antimicrobial activities
    Shah Md Asraful Islam
    Division of Applied Life Sciences BK21 program, Gyeongsang National University, Chinju 660 701, Republic of Korea
    Curr Microbiol 61:346-56. 2010
    ..BF1-2 and BF3-5), and Bacillus sp. (BF1-3, BF3-6, and BF6-4) showed maximum enzyme activities. Besides, Bacillus licheniformis (BF3-5 and BF6-6) and Bacillus pumilus (BF6-1) showed maximum antifungal activity against Phytophthora ..
  25. ncbi Subtilisins of Bacillus spp. hydrolyze keratin and allow growth on feathers
    K L Evans
    Department of Microbiology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695, USA
    Can J Microbiol 46:1004-11. 2000
    Keratinase is a serine protease produced by Bacillus licheniformis PWD-1 that effectively degrades keratin and confers the ability to grow on feathers to a protease-deficient B. subtilis strain. Studies presented herein demonstrate that B...
  26. ncbi Thermodynamic stability of a cold-active alpha-amylase from the Antarctic bacterium Alteromonas haloplanctis
    G Feller
    Laboratory of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry B6, University of Liege, Belgium
    Biochemistry 38:4613-9. 1999
    ..here (from porcine pancreas, human salivary glands, yellow meal beetle, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, and Bacillus licheniformis) unfold irreversibly according to a non-two-state mechanism...
  27. ncbi Molecular cloning, structure, promoters and regulatory elements for transcription of the Bacillus licheniformis encoded regulon for xylose utilization
    A Scheler
    Lehrstuhl fur Mikrobiologie, Friedrich Alexander Universitat Erlangen Nurnberg, Erlangen, Federal Republic of Germany
    Arch Microbiol 155:526-34. 1991
    In this article we describe the cloning of the xyl regulon encoding xylose utilization from Bacillus licheniformis by complementation of a xyl mutant of B. subtilis...
  28. ncbi Positions of Trp codons in the leader peptide-coding region of the at operon influence anti-trap synthesis and trp operon expression in Bacillus licheniformis
    Anastasia Levitin
    Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
    J Bacteriol 192:1518-26. 2010
    ..subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis. Our objective was to correlate the greater growth sensitivity of B...
  29. ncbi Codon-optimized bacterial genes improve L-Arabinose fermentation in recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    Beate Wiedemann
    Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe Universitat Frankfurt, Max von Laue Str 9, D 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    Appl Environ Microbiol 74:2043-50. 2008
    ..The corresponding enzyme could be effectively replaced by the enzyme from Bacillus licheniformis, leading to a considerably decreased lag phase...
  30. ncbi Biosynthesis of linkage units for teichoic acids in gram-positive bacteria: distribution of related enzymes and their specificities for UDP-sugars and lipid-linked intermediates
    K Yokoyama
    Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
    J Bacteriol 171:940-6. 1989
    ..obtained from the following two groups of gram-positive bacteria: group A, including Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus pumilus, Staphylococcus aureus, and Lactobacillus plantarum; group B, Bacillus coagulans...
  31. ncbi Nucleotide sequence, structural investigation and homology modeling studies of a Ca2+-independent alpha-amylase with acidic pH-profile
    Reza Hassan Sajedi
    Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
    J Biochem Mol Biol 40:315-24. 2007
    ..a very high sequence homology to Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (BAA) (85% identity, 90% similarity) and Bacillus licheniformis alpha-amylases (BLA) (81% identity, 88% similarity)...
  32. ncbi Genetic evidence for the actin homolog gene mreBH and the bacitracin resistance gene bcrC as targets of the alternative sigma factor SigI of Bacillus subtilis
    Chi Ling Tseng
    Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Science, National Yang Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
    J Bacteriol 190:1561-7. 2008
    ..subtilis SigI could drive expression of a transcriptional fusion between the sigI regulatory region from Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus sp. strain NRRL B-14911, B. subtilis, or Bacillus thuringiensis and the xylE reporter gene in B...
  33. ncbi Purification and characterization of keratinase from recombinant Pichia and Bacillus strains
    Selvaraj Radha
    Department of Genetics, Center for Excellence in Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, India
    Protein Expr Purif 64:24-31. 2009
    The keratinase gene from Bacillus licheniformis MKU3 was cloned and successfully expressed in Bacillus megaterium MS941 as well as in Pichia pastoris X33. Compared with parent strain, the recombinant B...
  34. ncbi Effect of Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis supplementation of ewe's feed on sheep milk production and young lamb mortality
    S K Kritas
    Laboratory of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece
    J Vet Med A Physiol Pathol Clin Med 53:170-3. 2006
    The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate under field conditions the effect of a probiotic containing Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis on young lamb mortality and sheep milk production when administered in the late ..
  35. ncbi Directed evolution of a Bacillus chitinase
    Chomphunuch Songsiriritthigul
    National Synchrotron Research Center, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
    Biotechnol J 4:501-9. 2009
    ..by error-prone PCR and DNA shuffling of two highly similar (99% identical) chitinase genes from Bacillus licheniformis. Activity screening was done in two steps: first, activity towards colloidal chitin was screened for on ..
  36. ncbi Field evaluation of the efficacy of a probiotic containing Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis spores, on the health status and performance of sows and their litters
    C Alexopoulos
    Clinic of Obstetrics and A I, School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece
    J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 88:381-92. 2004
    The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of BioPlus 2B, a probiotic containing Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis spores, on the health status and productivity of sows and their litters...
  37. ncbi Enrichment of eicosapentaenoic acid from sardine oil with Delta5-olefinic bond specific lipase from Bacillus licheniformis MTCC 6824
    Kajal Chakraborty
    Physiology Nutrition and Pathology Division, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kerala, India
    J Agric Food Chem 56:1428-33. 2008
    Lipase derived from Bacillus licheniformis MTCC 6824 was purified to homogeneity by anion exchange chromatography on Amberlite IRA 410 (Cl-) and gel filtration using Sephadex G-100 as judged by denaturing polyacrylamide gel ..
  38. ncbi Crystal structures of the Bacillus licheniformis BS3 class A beta-lactamase and of the acyl-enzyme adduct formed with cefoxitin
    Eveline Fonzé
    Centre d Ingénierie des Protéines, Institut de Physique B5 and Institut de Chimie B6, Universite de Liege, B 4000 Sart Tilman, Belgium
    Biochemistry 41:1877-85. 2002
    The Bacillus licheniformis BS3 beta-lactamase catalyzes the hydrolysis of the beta-lactam ring of penicillins, cephalosporins, and related compounds...
  39. ncbi Chitinase of Bacillus licheniformis from oyster shell as a probe to detect chitin in marine shells
    Shah Asraful Islam
    Division of Applied Life Science BK21 program, Gyeongsang National University, Chinju 660701, Republic of Korea
    Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 86:119-29. 2010
    b>Bacillus licheniformis CBFOS-03 is a chitinase producing bacteria isolated from oyster (Crassostrea gigas) shell waste. We have cloned and expressed the chi18B gene of B...
  40. ncbi Cloning and characterization of a novel L-arabinose isomerase from Bacillus licheniformis
    Ponnandy Prabhu
    Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang dong, Gwangjin gu, Seoul, Korea
    Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 81:283-90. 2008
    Based on analysis of the genome sequence of Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 14580, an isomerase-encoding gene (araA) was proposed as an L-arabinose isomerase (L-AI). The identified araA gene was cloned from B...
  41. ncbi Yield and protein quality of thermophilic Bacillus spp. biomass related to thermophilic aerobic digestion of agricultural wastes for animal feed supplementation
    J Obeta Ugwuanyi
    Strathclyde Fermentation Centre, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
    Bioresour Technol 99:3279-90. 2008
    ..For Bacillus coagulans, the highest specific growth rate was 1.98 muh(-1); for Bacillus licheniformis 2.56 muh(-1) and for Bacillus stearothermophilus 2.63 muh(-1). Molar yield of B...
  42. ncbi Enzymatic synthesis of glycosylated puerarin using maltogenic amylase from Bacillus stearothermophilus expressed in Bacillus subtilis
    Chung Hyo Choi
    Center for Agricultural Biomaterials and Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151 921, Korea
    J Sci Food Agric 90:1179-84. 2010
    ..To ensure safety, BSMA was produced in Bacillus subtilis, using new shuttle vector-based expression vectors. The transglycosylation of puerarin was also conducted with crude BSMA and analyzed...
  43. ncbi Estimating amplification efficiency improves multiplex real-time PCR quantification of Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis spores in animal feed
    Christel Jørgensen
    Chr Hansen A S, Corporate Research, Department of Health Functionality, 10 12 Boege Alle, DK 2970 Hoersholm, Denmark
    J Microbiol Methods 68:588-95. 2007
    ..PCR assay was developed for absolute quantification in animal feed of Bacillus subtilis CH201 and Bacillus licheniformis CH200 spores, which constitute the viable component of the microbial growth promoter, BioPlus 2B...
  44. ncbi Determining the source of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus licheniformis isolated from raw milk, pasteurized milk and yoghurt
    J Banyko
    Research Institute for Cattle Breeding, Výzkumníků 267, Rapotín, Czech Republic
    Lett Appl Microbiol 48:318-23. 2009
    Strain-specific detection of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus licheniformis in raw and pasteurized milk, and yoghurt during processing.
  45. ncbi Cytotoxicity in Bacillus mojavensis is abolished following loss of surfactin synthesis: implications for assessment of toxicity and food poisoning potential
    C From
    Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, NO 0033 Oslo, Norway
    Int J Food Microbiol 117:43-9. 2007
    Bacillus subtilis and the closely related species Bacillus pumilus and Bacillus licheniformis have periodically been suggested to play a role in the aetiology of food poisoning despite the fact that the organisms do not possess the genes ..
  46. ncbi Biological control of strawberry gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea using Bacillus licheniformis N1 formulation
    Ju Hyun Kim
    Division of Applied Biology, College of Natural Resources and Life Science, Dong A University, Busan 604 714, Korea
    J Microbiol Biotechnol 17:438-44. 2007
    b>Bacillus licheniformis N1 is a biological control agent to control gray mold diseases caused by Botrytis cinerea. Various formulations of B. licheniformis N1 were generated and evaluated for the activity to control strawberry gray mold...
  47. ncbi Improving the functional expression of a Bacillus licheniformis laccase by random and site-directed mutagenesis
    Katja Koschorreck
    Institute of Technical Biochemistry, Universitaet Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
    BMC Biotechnol 9:12. 2009
    ..We have recently published a report on the cloning and characterization of a CotA Bacillus licheniformis laccase, an enzyme that catalyzes dimerization of phenolic acids...
  48. ncbi Identification and safety evaluation of Bacillus species occurring in high numbers during spontaneous fermentations to produce Gergoush, a traditional Sudanese bread snack
    Line Thorsen
    Department of Food Science, Food Microbiology, Centre of Advanced Studies LMC, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
    Int J Food Microbiol 146:244-52. 2011
    ..Depending on the legume used, 40-68% of the isolates were identified as B. cereus sensu lato, 16-27% as Bacillus licheniformis, 8-32% as Bacillus subtilis and 4-20% as Bacillus sonorensis...
  49. ncbi Regulatory effects of alanine-group amino acids on serine alkaline protease production by recombinant Bacillus licheniformis
    Pinar Calik
    Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 06531 Ankara, Turkey
    Biotechnol Appl Biochem 37:165-71. 2003
    ..e. alanine, leucine and valine, on serine alkaline protease (SAP) synthesis were investigated by Bacillus licheniformis (DSM 1969) carrying pHV1431:: sub C in a defined medium to identify the amino acids creating intracellular ..
  50. ncbi Crystal structure of calcium-depleted Bacillus licheniformis alpha-amylase at 2.2 A resolution
    M Machius
    Max Planck Institut fur Biochemie, Planegg Martinsried, Germany
    J Mol Biol 246:545-59. 1995
    The three-dimensional structure of the calcium-free form of Bacillus licheniformis alpha-amylase (BLA) has been determined by multiple isomorphous replacement in a crystal of space group P4(3)2(1)2 (a = b = 119.6 A, c = 85.4 A)...
  51. ncbi Activation of Bacillus licheniformis alpha-amylase through a disorder-->order transition of the substrate-binding site mediated by a calcium-sodium-calcium metal triad
    M Machius
    Max Planck Institut fur Biochemie, Planegg Martinsried, Germany
    Structure 6:281-92. 1998
    ..This is not the case, however, for Bacillus licheniformis alpha-amylase (BLA) for which the structure of the metal-free form is available...
  52. ncbi PCR fingerprinting of whole genomes: the spacers between the 16S and 23S rRNA genes and of intergenic tRNA gene regions reveal a different intraspecific genomic variability of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus licheniformis [corrected]
    D Daffonchio
    Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Alimentari e Microbiologiche DISTAM, Universita degli Studi, Milano, Italy
    Int J Syst Bacteriol 48:107-16. 1998
    Genomic diversity in 21 strains of Bacillus cereus and 10 strains of Bacillus licheniformis was investigated by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis, which samples the whole genome, and by two PCR fingerprinting techniques ..
  53. ncbi Molecular self-assembly of partially hydrolysed alpha-lactalbumin resulting in strong gels with a novel microstructure
    R Ipsen
    Department of Dairy and Food Science, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
    J Dairy Res 68:277-86. 2001
    Gelation of alpha-lactalbumin (alpha-la) incubated with a protease from Bacillus licheniformis (BLP) at 50 degrees C for 4 h was monitored using small oscillatory shear and the large deformation properties of final gels were characterized ..
  54. ncbi Production of poly-gamma-glutamic acid by Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis with different growth media
    Gopal Kedia
    School of Applied Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, WV1 1LY, UK
    J Nanosci Nanotechnol 10:5926-34. 2010
    ..Different media such as medium C, F and GS were used for production of poly gamma-glutamic acid by B. subtilis natto. The yield from GS medium was highest and it produced about 26-28 g/l with molecular weight (Mw) of 627,000...
  55. ncbi Biochemical characteristics of C-terminal region of recombinant chitinase from Bacillus licheniformis: implication of necessity for enzyme properties
    Hsu Han Chuang
    Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan
    FEBS J 275:2240-54. 2008
    The functional and structural significance of the C-terminal region of Bacillus licheniformis chitinase was explored using C-terminal truncation mutagenesis...
  56. ncbi Kinetic characterization of extracellular alpha-amylase from a derepressed mutant of Bacillus licheniformis
    Ikram Ul-Haq
    Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, GC University Lahore, Pakistan
    Appl Biochem Biotechnol 141:251-64. 2007
    Three strains of Bacillus licheniformis were isolated and screened for alpha-amylase production by solid-state fermentation. Of these, IS-2 gave relatively higher enzyme production (32+/-2.3 U/[g...
  57. ncbi Inhibitory effects of Bacillus probionts on growth and toxin production of Vibrio harveyi pathogens of shrimp
    T Nakayama
    Ninewells Hospital Medical School, University of Dundee, UK
    Lett Appl Microbiol 49:679-84. 2009
    To investigate the effects of Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus megaterium in terms of toxin and growth of pathogenic Vibrio harveyi.
  58. ncbi Isolation, purification and characterization of a surfactants-, laundry detergents- and organic solvents-resistant alkaline protease from Bacillus sp. HR-08
    Fatemeh Moradian
    Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Faculty of Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
    Appl Biochem Biotechnol 159:33-45. 2009
    ..16S rDNA analysis showed that this strain is closely related to Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus mojavensis, and Bacillus atrophaeus...
  59. ncbi Crystal structure of Bacillus stearothermophilus alpha-amylase: possible factors determining the thermostability
    D Suvd
    Institute of Applied Biochemistry, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 8572, Japan
    J Biochem 129:461-8. 2001
    ..0 A resolution. The main-chain fold is almost identical to that of the known crystal structure of Bacillus licheniformis alpha-amylase (BLA). BLA is known to be more stable than BSTA...
  60. ncbi Codon optimization of Bacillus licheniformis beta-1,3-1,4-glucanase gene and its expression in Pichia pastoris
    Da Teng
    Gene Engineering Laboratory, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People s Republic of China
    Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 74:1074-83. 2007
    ..To improve expression efficiency of recombinant beta-1,3-1,4-glucanase from Bacillus licheniformis EGW039(CGMCC 0635) in methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris GS115, the DNA sequence encoding beta-1,3-1,4-..
  61. ncbi Expression of recombinant Bacillus licheniformis xylanase A in Pichia pastoris and xylooligosaccharides released from xylans by it
    Ming Qi Liu
    Department of Food Science, College of Life Science, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
    Protein Expr Purif 57:101-7. 2008
    The mature peptide of Bacillus licheniformis xylanase A (BlxA) was successfully expressed in Pichia pastoris under the control of AOX1 promoter. After 96-h 0.25% methanol induction, the activity of recombinant B...
  62. ncbi [Screening and identification of an organic solvent-stable protease producer]
    Shuang Li
    College of Pharmacy and Life Science, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210009, China
    Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao 47:1032-7. 2007
    ..The YP1 strain was identified as Bacillus licheniformis using culture system BIOLOG analysis (SIM = 0.62, 16-24h)...
  63. ncbi The two-component regulatory system BacRS is associated with bacitracin 'self-resistance' of Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 10716
    A M Neumüller
    Philipps Universitat Marburg, FB Chemie Biochemie, Germany
    Eur J Biochem 268:3180-9. 2001
    Bacitracin is a peptide antibiotic produced by several Bacillus licheniformis strains that is most active against other Gram-positive microorganisms, but not against the producer strain itself...
  64. ncbi Dimerization and DNA binding properties of the Bacillus licheniformis 749/I BlaI repressor
    Patrice Filee
    Centre d Ingénierie des Protéines, Institut de Chimie B6a, Universite de Liege, Sart Tilman, B4000 Liege, Belgium
    J Biol Chem 278:16482-7. 2003
    In the absence of penicillin, the beta-lactamase encoding gene blaP of Bacillus licheniformis 749/I is negatively regulated by the transcriptional repressor BlaI...
  65. ncbi Identification of a new Bacillus licheniformis strain producing a bacteriocin-like substance
    Yaoqi Guo
    Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, P R China
    J Microbiol 50:452-8. 2012
    ..Pullorum, was isolated from soil and designated as B116. This new isolate was identified as Bacillus licheniformis by morphological, biochemical and genetic analyses...
  66. ncbi Isolation and partial characterization of an antifungal protein produced by Bacillus licheniformis BS-3
    Tang Bing Cui
    School of Biological Science and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
    Molecules 17:7336-47. 2012
    An antifungal protein produced by Bacillus licheniformis strain BS-3 was purified to homogeneity by ammonium sulfate precipitation, DEAE-52 column chromatography and Sephadex G-75 column chromatography...
  67. ncbi Type 2 IDI performs better than type 1 for improving lycopene production in metabolically engineered E. coli strains
    Sara Abolhassani Rad
    Department of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahrak e Pajoohesh, Km 15, Tehran Karaj Highway, P O Box 14965 161, Tehran, I R Iran
    World J Microbiol Biotechnol 28:313-21. 2012
    ..The corresponding genes of Bacillus licheniformis and the host (i(Bl) and i(Ec), respectively) were expressed in lycopene producing E...
  68. ncbi Safety assessment of Bacillus licheniformis Me1 isolated from milk for probiotic application
    Vadakedath Nithya
    Department of Food Microbiology, CSIR Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India
    Int J Toxicol 31:228-37. 2012
    In this study, an in vivo toxicological safety assessment of Bacillus licheniformis Me1, a native isolate from milk, was performed. An acute toxicity study in male albino Wistar rats demonstrated no treatment-related illness or mortality...
  69. ncbi A peptidoglycan fragment triggers β-lactam resistance in Bacillus licheniformis
    Ana Amoroso
    Centre d Ingénierie des Protéines, Institut de Chimie B6a, Sart Tilman, Belgium
    PLoS Pathog 8:e1002571. 2012
    ..In Bacillus licheniformis and Staphylococcus aureus, a membrane-bound penicillin receptor (BlaR/MecR) detects the presence of β-..
  70. ncbi Transcriptome profiling of heat-resistant strain Bacillus licheniformis CGMCC3962 producing Maotai flavor
    Qun Wu
    State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China 214122
    J Agric Food Chem 60:2033-8. 2012
    ..This was the first use of the microarray profiling tool to investigate the fermentative strains for Chinese traditional liquor, which would allow a deeper insight into the mechanism of the formation of soy sauce flavor compound...
  71. ncbi The sponge-associated bacterium Bacillus licheniformis SAB1: a source of antimicrobial compounds
    Prabha Devi
    Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Chemical Oceanography Division, National Institute of Oceanography, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dona Paula 403004, Goa, India
    Mar Drugs 8:1203-12. 2010
    ..SAB1 showed a strong similarity (100%) with the 16S rDNA gene of Bacillus licheniformis HNL09...
  72. ncbi Expression of the subtilisin Carlsberg-encoding gene in Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis
    M F Jacobs
    Department of Microbiology, Technical University of Denmark, Lundtofte
    Gene 152:69-74. 1995
    The cloning and sequence of the 5' untranslated region (5'-UTR) of the Bacillus licheniformis (Bl) 6816 subtilisin Carlsberg gene (subC) are reported here...
  73. ncbi A novel bifunctional peptidic aspartic protease inhibitor inhibits chitinase A from Serratia marcescens: Kinetic analysis of inhibition and binding affinity
    Ajit Kumar
    Division of Biochemical Sciences, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411 008, India
    Biochim Biophys Acta 1800:526-36. 2010
    ..Here, we report a novel peptidic inhibitor API (Aspartic Protease Inhibitor), isolated from Bacillus licheniformis that inhibits chitinase A (ChiA) from Serratia marcescens.
  74. ncbi Crystal structure of Bacillus licheniformis 1,3-1,4-beta-D-glucan 4-glucanohydrolase at 1.8 A resolution
    M Hahn
    Forschungsgruppe Kristallographie, Max Delbruck Centrum fur Molekulare Medizin, Berlin, Germany
    FEBS Lett 374:221-4. 1995
    The crystal structure of the 1,3-1,4-beta-D-glucan 4-glucanohydrolase from Bacillus licheniformis is solved at a resolution of 1.8 A and refined to R = 16.5%...
  75. ncbi Medium optimization for a novel 58 kDa dimeric keratinase from Bacillus licheniformis ER-15: biochemical characterization and application in feather degradation and dehairing of hides
    Ekta Tiwary
    Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi, South Campus, New Delhi 110021, India
    Bioresour Technol 101:6103-10. 2010
    A novel dimeric 58 kDa keratinase is reported from Bacillus licheniformis ER-15...
  76. ncbi Conservation of the 168 divIB gene in Bacillus subtilis W23 and B. licheniformis, and evidence for homology to ftsQ of Escherichia coli
    E J Harry
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Gene 147:85-9. 1994
    The chromosomal regions of Bacillus subtilis (Bs) W23 and Bacillus licheniformis (Bl), which span the sequence encoding the homolog of the division initiation gene, divIB, of Bs168 were cloned and sequenced...
  77. ncbi A novel Method for the selective recovery and purification of gamma-polyglutamic acid from Bacillus licheniformis fermentation broth
    Bhavik Manocha
    Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London Ontario, Canada N6A 5B9
    Biotechnol Prog 26:734-42. 2010
    ..novel method for the selective recovery and purification of gamma-PGA from cell-free fermentation broth of Bacillus licheniformis. The cell-free fermentation broth was treated with divalent copper ions, resulting in the precipitation of ..
  78. ncbi Interaction of Bacillus species and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in immune or inflammatory signaling from swine intestinal epithelial cells
    C C Aperce
    Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506 0201, USA
    J Anim Sci 88:1649-56. 2010
    Previous research evaluated a laboratory strain of Bacillus licheniformis (BL) in a model swine epithelium and found it exerted antiinflammatory effects on Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (Sal)-induced secretion of IL-8...
  79. ncbi Isolation, structural characterization and immunological activity of an exopolysaccharide produced by Bacillus licheniformis 8-37-0-1
    Chunhui Liu
    National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, PR China
    Bioresour Technol 101:5528-33. 2010
    A strain of Bacillus licheniformis 8-37-0-1 with high exopolysaccharide (EPS) production ability was isolated and identified based on morphological and physiological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA sequences...
  80. ncbi Facilitation of direct conditional knockout of essential genes in Bacillus licheniformis DSM13 by comparative genetic analysis and manipulation of genetic competence
    Kerstin Hoffmann
    Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat Munster, Institut fur Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Corrensstrasse 3, 48149 Munster, Germany
    Appl Environ Microbiol 76:5046-57. 2010
    The genetic manageability of the biotechnologically important Bacillus licheniformis is hampered due to its poor transformability, whereas Bacillus subtilis efficiently takes up DNA during genetic competence, a quorum-sensing-dependent ..
  81. ncbi Site-saturation mutagenesis of leucine 134 of Bacillus licheniformis nucleotide exchange factor GrpE reveals the importance of this residue to the co-chaperone activity
    Min Guan Lin
    Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Chiayi University, 300 University Road, Chiayi, Taiwan
    Protein J 29:365-72. 2010
    To elucidate the role of leucine 134 of Bacillus licheniformis nucleotide exchange factor (BlGrpE), site-saturation mutagenesis was employed to generate all possible replacements for this residue...
  82. ncbi Controlling Salmonella infection in weanling pigs through water delivery of direct-fed microbials or organic acids. Part I: effects on growth performance, microbial populations, and immune status
    M C Walsh
    Department of Animal Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
    J Anim Sci 90:261-71. 2012
    ..Treatments were 1) control diet; 2) control diet + DFM (Enterococcus faecium, Bacillus subtilis, and Bacillus licheniformis) in drinking water at 10(9) cfu/L for each strain of bacteria; 3) control diet + an organic acid-based ..
  83. ncbi The peroxide stress response of Bacillus licheniformis
    Rebecca Schroeter
    Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Greifswald, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Strasse 17, Greifswald, Germany
    Proteomics 11:2851-66. 2011
    The oxidative stress response of Bacillus licheniformis after treatment with hydrogen peroxide was investigated at the transcriptome, proteome and metabolome levels...
  84. ncbi Biodegradation of the major color containing compounds in distillery wastewater by an aerobic bacterial culture and characterization of their metabolites
    Ram Naresh Bharagava
    Environmental Microbiology Section, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
    Biodegradation 21:703-11. 2010
    ..compounds extracted from distillery wastewater (DWW) by an aerobic bacterial consortium comprising Bacillus licheniformis (DQ79010), Bacillus sp. (DQ779011) and Alcaligenes sp...
  85. ncbi Substrate specificity of the Bacillus licheniformis lyxose isomerase YdaE and its application in in vitro catalysis for bioproduction of lyxose and glucose by two-step isomerization
    Darshan H Patel
    Bio energy Research Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500 757, Republic of Korea
    Appl Environ Microbiol 77:3343-50. 2011
    ..A hypothetical uncharacterized protein encoded by ydaE of Bacillus licheniformis was found to have broad substrate specificities and has shown high catalytic efficiency on D-lyxose, ..
  86. ncbi Genetic structure, isolation and characterization of a Bacillus licheniformis cell wall hydrolase
    A Kuroda
    Department of Applied Biology, Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan
    Mol Gen Genet 234:129-37. 1992
    A DNA fragment containing the gene for a cell wall hydrolase of Bacillus licheniformis was cloned into Escherichia coli...
  87. ncbi Molecular cloning, expression and nucleotide sequence of the endo-beta-1,3-1,4-D-glucanase gene from Bacillus licheniformis. Predictive structural analyses of the encoded polypeptide
    J Lloberas
    Institut de Biologia Fonamental, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
    Eur J Biochem 197:337-43. 1991
    A Bacillus licheniformis gene coding for an endo-beta-1,3-1,4-D-glucanase have been cloned in Escherichia coli and sequenced...
  88. ncbi Artificial mixed-linked β-glucans produced by glycosynthase-catalyzed polymerization: tuning morphology and degree of polymerization
    Xavi Pérez
    Bioengineering Department, Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain
    Biomacromolecules 12:494-501. 2011
    The glycosynthase derived from Bacillus licheniformis 1,3-1,4-β-glucanase was able to polymerize glycosyl fluoride donors (G4)(m)G3GαF (m = 0-2, G = Glcβ) leading to artificial mixed-linked β-glucans with regular sequences and ..
  89. ncbi Beta-lactamase of Bacillus licheniformis 749/C at 2 A resolution
    P C Moews
    Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269
    Proteins 7:156-71. 1990
    Two crystal forms (A and B) of the 29,500 Da Class A beta-lactamase (penicillinase) from Bacillus licheniformis 749/C have been examined crystallographically...
  90. ncbi Metabolite profiling of Cheonggukjang, a fermented soybean paste, inoculated with various Bacillus strains during fermentation
    Jin Gyeong Baek
    Department of Food Science and Technology, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 74:1860-8. 2010
    ..of Cheonggukjang inoculated with different Bacillus strains including Bacillus amyloliqueciens CH86-1, Bacillus licheniformis 58, and Bacillus licheniformis 67 during fermentation, was performed using gas chromatography-time of ..
  91. ncbi Identification, expression, and characterization of a novel bacterial RGI lyase enzyme for the production of bio-functional fibers
    Inês R Silva
    Center for Bioprocess Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Building 229, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark
    Enzyme Microb Technol 49:160-6. 2011
    A gene encoding a putative rhamnogalacturonan I (RGI) Lyase (EC 4.2.2.-) from Bacillus licheniformis (DSM13) was selected after a homology search and phylogenetic analysis and optimized with respect to codon usage...
  92. ncbi Structural characterization of lipopeptide methyl esters produced by Bacillus licheniformis HSN 221
    Yiming Li
    State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and Institute of Applied Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P R China
    Chem Biodivers 7:2065-75. 2010
    ..at the same time after two-step column-chromatographic purification from cell-free broth cultivated by Bacillus licheniformis HSN 221...
  93. ncbi Bacterial olfaction
    Reindert Nijland
    Dove Marine Laboratory, School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University, Cullercoats, UK
    Biotechnol J 5:974-7. 2010
    ..Here we show that bacteria are also capable of olfaction. Bacillus licheniformis was able to sense airborne volatile metabolites produced by neighbouring bacterial cultures and cells ..
  94. ncbi Use of amber suppressors to investigate the thermostability of Bacillus licheniformis alpha-amylase. Amino acid replacements at 6 histidine residues reveal a critical position at His-133
    N Declerck
    Institut National Agronomique, Laboratoire de Genetique, Thiverval Grignon, France
    J Biol Chem 265:15481-8. 1990
    ..of a thermostable amylase; by site-directed mutagenesis, amber mutations were first introduced into Bacillus licheniformis alpha-amylase gene at position His35, His133, His247, His293, His406, or His450; genes carrying one or two ..
  95. ncbi Bacillus licheniformis prevents necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens
    I Knap
    Chr Hansen A S, Boege Alle 10 12, 2970 Hoersholm, Denmark
    Avian Dis 54:931-5. 2010
    ..studies and one production study in floor pens, which were used to test the effect of the addition of Bacillus licheniformis (DSM 17236) spores at different doses and feeding periods in comparison to birds fed diets with ..
  96. ncbi Isolation, structure elucidation, and synergistic antibacterial activity of a novel two-component lantibiotic lichenicidin from Bacillus licheniformis VK21
    Zakhar O Shenkarev
    Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho Maklaya Str 16 10, Moscow, Russia
    Biochemistry 49:6462-72. 2010
    ..51 Da) and Lchbeta (3019.36 Da), termed lichenicidin VK21, was isolated from the producer strain Bacillus licheniformis VK21. Chemical and spatial structures of Lchalpha and Lchbeta were determined...
  97. ncbi Chitinase from Bacillus licheniformis DSM13: expression in Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 and biochemical characterisation
    Hoang Anh Nguyen
    Food Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Food Sciences and Technology, BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
    Protein Expr Purif 81:166-74. 2012
    The gene chi, coding for a GH18 chitinase from the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus licheniformis DSM13 (ATCC 14580), was cloned into the inducible lactobacillal expression vectors pSIP403 and pSIP409, derived from the sakacin-P operon of ..
  98. ncbi Symbiotic bacteria living in the hoopoe's uropygial gland prevent feather degradation
    M Ruiz-Rodriguez
    Departamento Biologia Animal, Universidad de Granada, Spain
    J Exp Biol 212:3621-6. 2009
    ..microorganisms which secrete enzymes that digest keratin, as is the case of the ubiquitous bacterium Bacillus licheniformis, present in both the feathers and skin of wild birds...
  99. ncbi Functional characterization of a Na(+)-coupled dicarboxylate transporter from Bacillus licheniformis
    Melodie A Strickler
    Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0718, USA
    Biochim Biophys Acta 1788:2489-96. 2009
    The Na(+)-coupled dicarboxylate transporter, SdcL, from Bacillus licheniformis is a member of the divalent anion/Na(+) symporter (DASS) family that includes the bacterial Na(+)/dicarboxylate cotransporter SdcS (from Staphyloccocus aureus) ..
  100. ncbi Preparation and use of media for protease-producing bacterial strains based on by-products from Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) and wastewaters from marine-products processing factories
    Nabil Souissi
    Laboratoire de Genie Enzymatique et de Microbiologie, Ecole Nationale d Ingenieurs de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
    Microbiol Res 163:473-80. 2008
    ..as a fermentation substrate for microbial growth and protease production by several species of bacteria: Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus cereus BG1, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus...
  101. ncbi Purification, characterization, cloning, and expression of a glutamic acid-specific protease from Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 14580
    S Kakudo
    Shionogi Research Laboratories, Shionogi and Co, Ltd, Osaka, Japan
    J Biol Chem 267:23782-8. 1992
    A glutamic acid-specific protease has been purified to homogeneity from Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 14580 utilizing Phe-Leu-D-Glu-OMe-Sepharose affinity chromatography and crystallized...

Research Grants16

  1. MECHANISMS OF PROCESSES OF THE TEM-1 BETA-LACTAMASE
    Shahriar Mobashery; Fiscal Year: 1993
    ..The analysis of the active site crystal structure for the structurally-similar Bacillus licheniformis enzyme, in conjunction with kinetics of rationally- designed point mutant proteins at position 244 was ..
  2. Regulatory networks contributing to L. monocytogenes transmission and virulence
    Kathryn Boor; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..This knowledge will contribute to identification of specific bacterial mechanisms that can be targeted for development of novel and innovative bacterial control strategies, including new antibacterial therapeutics. ..
  3. Sigma B and stress response in Listeria monocytogenes
    Kathryn Boor; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..More broadly, L. monocytogenes will serve as a model system for examining the role of alternative sigma factor-directed general stress response systems in survival and pathogenesis of gram-positive food-borne pathogens. ..
  4. Regulatory networks contributing to L. monocytogenes transmission and virulence
    Kathryn J Boor; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..This knowledge will contribute to identification of specific bacterial mechanisms that can be targeted for development of novel and innovative bacterial control strategies, including new antibacterial therapeutics. ..
  5. Automated Protein Crystallization System
    Mischa Machius; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Structural Biology often serves as a basis for devising therapeutic strategies, for example through structure-based drug design. The robotic system that we propose for purchase will help to facilitate these aims. ..