Two different mechanisms for Mg-protoporphyrin monomethyl ester (MgPMe) cyclization are
shown to coexist in Rubrivivax gelatinosus and are proposed to be conserved in all …

This study describes the characterization of orf358, an open reading frame of previously
unidentified function, in the purple bacterium Rubrivivax gelatinosus. A strain in which …

In the absence of a tight control of copper entrance into cells, bacteria have evolved different
systems to control copper concentration within the cytoplasm and the periplasm. Central to …

Two genes encoding structurally similar C opper P1B‐type ATPases can be identified in
several genomes. Notwithstanding the high sequence and structural similarities these …

Heavy metal contamination is a serious environmental problem. Understanding the toxicity
mechanisms may allow to lower concentration of metals in the metal‐based antimicrobial …

The phototrophic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris is emerging as a promising
biotechnological chassis organism, due to its resilience to a range of harsh conditions, a …

The importance of copper resistance pathways in pathogenic bacteria is now well
recognized, since macrophages use copper to fight bacterial infections. Additionally …

Cadmium, although not redox active is highly toxic. Yet, the underlying mechanisms driving
toxicity are still to be characterized. In this study, we took advantage of the purple bacterium …

Rubrivivax gelatinosus mutants affected in the carotenoid biosynthesis pathways were
created by interposon mutagenesis within the puf operon. Genetic and biochemical analysis …

Carotenoids are essential to protection against photooxidative damage in photosynthetic
and non‐photosynthetic organisms. In a previous study, we reported the disruption of crtD …