Serovars of Salmonella enterica are frequent agents of foodborne disease worldwide. They
are capable of growing and surviving in numerous natural, commercial and host environs …

Vitamin B12, or cobalamin, is one of the most structurally complex small molecules made in
Nature. Major progress has been made over the past decade in understanding how this …

Bacterial microcompartments (MCPs) are sophisticated protein-based organelles used to
optimize metabolic pathways. They consist of metabolic enzymes encapsulated within a …

The propanediol utilization (pdu) operon of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium LT2
contains genes needed for the coenzyme B12-dependent catabolism of 1, 2-propanediol …

Inoculation of maize silage with Lactobacillus buchneri (5 x 10 (5) cfu g (-1) of maize silage)
prior to ensiling results in the formation of aerobically stable silage. After 9 months, lactic …

Background Perturbations of the intestinal microbiome, termed dysbiosis, are linked to
intestinal inflammation. Isolation of adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) from intestines …

The eut operon of Salmonella typhimurium encodes proteins involved in the cobalamin-
dependent degradation of ethanolamine. Previous genetic analysis revealed six eut genes …

Highlights•Increasing PHA diversity reflects more on polymer microstructures.•Engineering
the β-oxidation pathway allows controlled synthesis of PHA compositions.•Grafting of PHA …

Synthesis of cobalamin de novo by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium strain LT2 and
the absence of this ability in Escherichia coli present several problems. This large synthetic …

CsrA is a regulator of invasion genes in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. To
investigate the wider role of CsrA in gene regulation, we compared the expression of …