Effects of Sulphate-Limited Growth in Continuous Culture on the Efficiency of Energy Conservation in Escherichia coli

1974 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 941-944 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERT K. POOLE ◽  
BRUCE A. HADDOCK
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Continuous Culture ◽  
Limited Growth

scholarly journals The lytB Gene of Escherichia coli Is Essential and Specifies a Product Needed for Isoprenoid Biosynthesis

2001 ◽  
Vol 183 (24) ◽  
pp. 7403-7407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean McAteer ◽  
Andrew Coulson ◽  
Neil McLennan ◽  
Millicent Masters
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Protein Structure ◽  
Cell Lysis ◽  
Isoprenoid Biosynthesis ◽  
Globular Protein ◽  
Limited Growth ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Nonmevalonate Pathway ◽  
Tim Barrel

ABSTRACT LytB and GcpE, because they are codistributed with other pathway enzymes, have been predicted to catalyze unknown steps in the nonmevalonate pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis. We constructed a conditional Escherichia coli lytB mutant and found that LytB is essential for survival and that depletion of LytB results in cell lysis, which is consistent with a role for this protein in isoprenoid biosynthesis. Alcohols which can be converted to pathway intermediates beyond the hypothesized LytB step(s) support limited growth of E. coli lytB mutants. An informatic analysis of protein structure suggested that GcpE is a globular protein of the TIM barrel class and that LytB is also a globular protein. Possible biochemical roles for LytB and GcpE are suggested.

Growth of Selected Cross-Contaminating Bacterial Pathogens on Beef and Fish at 15 and 35°C+

1994 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 337-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
AJIBOLA O. FAPOHUNDA ◽  
KENNETH W. MCMILLIN ◽  
DOUGLAS L. MARSHALL ◽  
W. M. WAITES
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Clostridium Perfringens ◽  
Aeromonas Hydrophila ◽  
Growth Response ◽  
Cross Contamination ◽  
Limited Growth ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Fish Samples ◽  
Conditioning Temperature ◽  
The Tropics

Isolates of Escherichia coli and Clostridium perfringens from beef and Aeromonas hydrophila from fish were examined for their ability to survive and grow as cross-contaminates on nonnative tissues at simulated ambient (35°C) and aging/conditioning (15°C) temperatures of handling and retailing found in the tropics. Growth of all isolates over a 10-h period was greater (P < 0.05) on their native tissues at both temperatures. The aging/conditioning temperature effectively limited growth of E. coli and A. hydrophila to less than l-logl0 CFU/g and prevented growth of C. perfringens on beef and fish samples. All three isolates demonstrated characteristic mesophilic growth response on both tissues at 35°C during the 10-h retail period. The study suggests that two muscle food products could be jointly handled to efficiently use available storage/haulage capacity in tropical countries. Potential savings in space, labor and energy would be made if cross-contamination between the two products is minimized by available packaging and sanitizing technologies.

scholarly journals An analysis of the instability kinetics of plasmid pHSG415 during continuous culture of Escherichia coli

Microbiology ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 141 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Dunn ◽  
D. A. Michael ◽  
M. J. Day ◽  
P. F. Randerson
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Continuous Culture ◽  
Kinetics Of
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document