Genome analysis using next generation sequencing technologies has revolutionized the
characterization of lactic acid bacteria and complete genomes of all major groups are now …

The lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are essential for food fermentations and their impact on gut
physiology and health is under active exploration. In addition to their well-studied …

Background Accurate prediction of DNA motifs that are targets of RNA polymerases, sigma
factors and transcription factors (TFs) in prokaryotes is a difficult mission mainly due to as yet …

Glutamate, the major amino group donor in anabolism, is synthesized by the combined
action of the glutamine synthetase (GS) and the glutamate synthase (GOGAT) in Bacillus …

Gram-positive bacteria have developed elaborate mechanisms to control ammonium
assimilation, at the levels of both transcription and enzyme activity. In this review, the …

Lactococcus lactis is a major microbe. This lactic acid bacterium (LAB) is used worldwide in
the production of safe, healthy, tasteful and nutritious milk fermentation products. Its huge …

Protein investment costs are considered a major driver for the choice of alternative metabolic
strategies. We tested this premise in L actococcus lactis, a bacterium that exhibits a distinct …

Obligate heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are well-known for their beneficial
health effects in humans. To delineate the incompletely characterized metabolism that …

The genomic analysis of Streptococcus pneumoniae predicted six putative glutamine uptake
systems, which are expressed under in vitro conditions, as shown here by reverse …

Paenibacillus polymyxa WLY78, a N2-fixing bacterium, has great potential use as a
biofertilizer in agriculture. Recently, we have revealed that GlnR positively and negatively …