Genome Diversity of Spore‐Forming Firmicutes

MY Galperin - The bacterial spore: From molecules to systems, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The taxonomy of spore‐forming Gram‐positive bacteria has a long and colorful history. In
1872, 35 years after Christian Ehrenberg provided the initial description of Vibrio subtilis …

A genomic update on clostridial phylogeny: G ram‐negative spore formers and other misplaced clostridia

N Yutin, MY Galperin - Environmental microbiology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The class C lostridia in the phylum F irmicutes (formerly low‐G+ CG ram‐positive bacteria)
includes diverse bacteria of medical, environmental and biotechnological importance. The S …

Study on the removal of hexavalent chromium from contaminated groundwater using emulsified vegetable oil

C Wen, H Sheng, L Ren, Y Dong, J Dong - Process Safety and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Emulsified vegetable oil (EVO) is an oil-in-water emulsion that could serve as a slowly
released electron donor. In this work, column experiments were conducted to elucidate …

A slow-release substrate stimulates groundwater microbial communities for long-term in situ Cr (VI) reduction

P Zhang, JD Van Nostrand, Z He… - Environmental …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Cr (VI) is a widespread environmental contaminant that is highly toxic and soluble. Previous
work indicated that a one-time amendment of polylactate hydrogen-release compound …

Unintended Laboratory-Driven Evolution Reveals Genetic Requirements for Biofilm Formation by Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough

KB De León, GM Zane, VV Trotter, GP Krantz, AP Arkin… - MBio, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Biofilms of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are of particular interest as members of this
group are culprits in corrosion of industrial metal and concrete pipelines as well as being …

Complete Genome Sequence of Pelosinus sp. Strain UFO1 Assembled Using Single-Molecule Real-Time DNA Sequencing Technology

SD Brown, SM Utturkar, TS Magnuson… - Genome …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pelosinus species can reduce metals such as Fe (III), U (VI), and Cr (VI) and have been
isolated from diverse geographical regions. Five draft genome sequences have been …

Complete Genome Sequence of Pelosinus fermentans JBW45, a Member of a Remarkably Competitive Group of Negativicutes in the Firmicutes Phylum

KB De León, SM Utturkar, LB Camilleri… - Genome …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
The genome of Pelosinus fermentans JBW45, isolated from a chromium-contaminated site
in Hanford, Washington, USA, has been completed with PacBio sequencing. Nine copies of …

The role of bacterial spores in metal cycling and their potential application in metal contaminant bioremediation

CN Butterfield, SW Lee, BM Tebo - Microbiology Spectrum, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteria are one of the premier biological forces that, in combination with chemical and
physical forces, drive metal availability in the environment. Bacterial spores, when found in …

Distribution and ecological niches of nitrogenases

AN Glazer, K Kechris, JB Howard - Biological Nitrogen Fixation, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
For the past˜ 2 billion years, a small group of microorganisms, Eubacteria and Archaea, free‐
living, as symbionts, or in some cases in intracellular associations with eukaryotic hosts, has …

On modeling ensemble transport of metal reducing motile bacteria

X Yang, R Parashar, NL Sund, AE Plymale… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Many metal reducing bacteria are motile with their run-and-tumble behavior exhibiting series
of flights and waiting-time spanning multiple orders of magnitude. While several models of …