Numerous gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria take up carbohydrates through the
phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP): carbohydrate phosphotransferase system (PTS). This system …

Current studies of hyperthermophilic archaea and bacteria, the phylogenetically deepest-
rooted and slowest-evolving extant organisms known, are allowing new insights into the …

While lactic acid producing fermentation has been utilized to improve the storability,
palatability, and nutritive value of perishable foods for a very long time, only recently have …

The name Staphylococcus (staphyle, bunch of grapes) was introduced by Ogston (1883) for
the group micrococci causing inflammation and suppuration. He was the first to differentiate …

CcpA, the repressor/activator mediating carbon catabolite repression and glucose activation
in many Gram‐positive bacteria, has been purified from Bacillus megaterium after fusing it to …

Bacterial cells are protected by an exoskeleton, the stabilizing and shape-maintaining cell
wall, consisting of the complex macromolecule peptidoglycan. In view of its function, it could …

The solvent-forming Clostridia have attracted interest because of their ability to convert a
range of carbohydrates to end-products such as acetone, butanol and ethanol. Polymeric …

Phosphohistidine goes undetected in conventional studies of protein phosphorylation,
although it may account for 6% of total protein phosphorylation in eukaryotes. Procedures for …

Lactose utilization is the primary function of lactic acid bacteria used in industrial dairy
fermentations. The mechanism by which lactose is transported determines largely the …

The aim of this study was to elucidate the antibacterial mechanism of 405±5-nm light-
emitting diode (LED) illumination against Salmonella at 4° C in phosphate-buffered saline …