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Truncated analog Brevinin2-CE-N26V5K: Revelation the Augmentation of Antimicrobial Activity
Brevinin2-CE (B2CE), a natural peptide containing 37 amino acids, was first isolated from the skin secretions of the Chinese forest frog Rana chensinensis. B2CE shows good antibacterial activity. In this study, a...
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Niabella ginsenosidivorans sp. nov., isolated from compost
A Gram-reaction negative, strictly aerobic, non-motile, orange colored, and rod-shaped bacterium (designated BS26T) isolated from compost, was characterized by a polyphasic approach to clarify its taxonomic posit...
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Open AccessTwo functional loci in the promoter of EPAS1 gene involved in high-altitude adaptation of Tibetans
EPAS1 involves in the hypoxic response and is suggested to be responsible for the genetic adaptation of high-altitude hypoxia in Tibetans. However, the detailed molecular mechanism remains unknown. In this study,...
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Sphingomonas ginsenosidivorax sp. nov., with the ability to transform ginsenosides
A Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming and rod-shaped bacterial strain designated KHI67T was isolated from sediment of the Gapcheon River in South Korea and its taxonomic position was in...
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Nocardioides panaciterrulae sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field, with ginsenoside converting activity
A Gram-positive, coccoid to rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacterium, designated Gsoil 958T, was isolated from soil of a ginseng field located in Pocheon province in South Korea. This bacterium was characterized i...
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Mucilaginibacter ginsenosidivorax sp. nov., with ginsenoside converting activity isolated from sediment
A Gram-reaction-negative, strictly aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming, and rod-shaped bacterial strain designated KHI28T was isolated from sediment in Gapcheon (river) and its taxonomic position was investiga...
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Bioconversion of ginsenoside Rc into Rd by a novel α-l-arabinofuranosidase, Abf22-3 from Leuconostoc sp. 22-3: cloning, expression, and enzyme characterization
A novel α-l-arabinofuranosidase (Abf22-3) that could biotransform ginsenoside Rc into Rd was obtained from the ginsenoside converting Leuconostoc sp. strain 22-3, isolated from the Korean fermented food kimchi. T...
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Lactobacillus ginsenosidimutans sp. nov., isolated from kimchi with the ability to transform ginsenosides
Biotransformation of ginsenosides was examined using lactic acid bacteria isolated from several kinds of kimchi. A Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming, and rod-shaped lactic a...
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Sphingomonas ginsenosidimutans sp. nov., with ginsenoside converting activity
The Gram-reaction-negative, strictly aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming, and rod-shaped bacterial strain designated Gsoil 1429T was isolated from the soil of ginseng cultivating field of Pocheon province in S...
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Nocardioides ginsengisegetis sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field
A Gram-positive, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacterium (Gsoil 485T) was isolated from the soil of a ginseng field located in Pocheon province in South Korea. This bacterium was characterized in order to determi...
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Panacagrimonas perspica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of Gammaproteobacteria isolated from soil of a ginseng field
A taxonomic study was carried out on Gsoil 142T, a bacterial strain isolated from the soil collected in a ginseng field in Pocheon province, South Korea. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence studies showed a clear ...
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Comamonas granuli sp. nov., isolated from granules used in a wastewater treatment plant
A Gram-negative, motile, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacterial strain, designated as Ko03T, was isolated from microbial granules, and was characterized, using a polyphasic approach, in order to determine its ta...
