Pili are crucial virulence factors for many Gram-negative pathogens. These surface
structures provide bacteria with a link to their external environments by enabling them to …

Sewage sludge treatment and disposal remains a challenging problem. Composting of
sewage sludges is gaining increasing attention due to its cost-effectiveness, operation …

Proteins of the secretin family form large macromolecular complexes, which assemble in the
outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. Secretins are major components of type II and III …

Recent metagenomic studies on saltern ponds with intermediate salinities have determined
that their microbial communities are dominated by both Euryarchaeota and halophilic …

Electron microscopy of isolated cell walls of the ancient bacterium Thermus thermophilus
revealed that most of the peptidoglycan (PG) surface, apart from the septal region, was …

Superfolder GFP (sGFP) is a variant of the Green Fluorescent Protein that folds efficiently
when fused to poorly folded proteins. In this study, we show that sGFP, but not enhanced …

A specific expression system for Thermus spp. is described. Plasmid pMKE1 contains
replicative origins for Escherichia coli and Thermus spp., a selection gene encoding a …

Natural transformation systems and type IV pili are linked in many naturally competent
bacteria. In the G ram‐negative bacterium T hermus thermophilus, a leading model …

Thermus thermophilus HB27 is well known for its extraordinary trait of high frequencies of
natural transformation, which is considered a major mechanism of horizontal gene transfer …

The nitrate conjugative element (NCE) encodes the ability to respire nitrate in the facultative
Thermus thermophilus NAR1 strain. This process is carried out by two heterotetrameric …