Metabolically versatile free-living bacteria have global regulation systems that allow cells to
selectively assimilate a preferred compound among a mixture of several potential carbon …

The initiation of transcription is a complex process involving many different steps. These
steps are all potential control points for regulating gene expression, and many have been …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

Pseudomonas comprises a genus of species capable of utilizing a wide range of organic
and inorganic compounds and of living under diverse environmental conditions …

▪ Abstract The xyl genes of Pseudomonas putida TOL plasmid that specify catabolism of
toluene and xylenes are organized in four transcriptional units: the upper-operon …

Microbial communities growing in laboratory-based flow chambers were investigated in
order to study compartmentalization of specific gene expression. Among the community …

The plasmid vectors described in this report are derived from the broad-host-range RK2
replicon and can be maintained in many gram-negative bacterial species. The complete …

Transcriptional activation of many bacterial promoters in their natural environment is not a
simple on/off decision. The expression of cognate genes is integrated in layers of iterative …

In addition to the sugar phosphotransferase system (sugar PTS) dedicated to carbohydrate
uptake, many Gram-negative bacteria possess a so-called nitrogen PTS (PTS Ntr). Although …

The Crc protein is a global regulator that has a key role in catabolite repression and
optimization of metabolism in Pseudomonads. Crc inhibits gene expression post …