Michael Kube

Discovering genes associated with dormancy in the monogonont rotifer Brachionus plicatilis (2009)

Denekamp, Nadav Y, Thorne, Michael AS, Clark, Melody S, Kube, Michael, Reinhardt, Richard, Lubzens, Esther

Abstract Background Microscopic monogonont rotifers, including the euryhaline species Brachionus plicatilis , are typically found in water bodies where environmental factors restrict population...

Anaerobic degradation of naphthalene and 2-methylnaphthalene by strains of marine sulfate-reducing bacteria (2009)

Musat, Florin, Galushko, Alexander, Jacob, Jacob, Widdel, Friedrich, Kube, Michael, Reinhardt, Richard, ...

The anaerobic biodegradation of naphthalene, an aromatic hydrocarbon in tar and petroleum, has been repeatedly observed in environments but scarcely in pure cultures. To further explore the...

Analysis of the goldfish Carassius auratusolfactory epithelium transcriptome reveals the presence of numerous non-olfactory GPCR and putative receptors for progestin pheromones (2008)

Kolmakov, Nikolay N, Kube, Michael, Reinhardt, Richard, Canario, Adelino VM

Abstract Background The goldfish ( Carassius auratus ) uses steroids and prostaglandins as pheromone cues at different stages of the reproductive cycle to facilitate spawning synchronization. Steroid...

The linear chromosome of the plant-pathogenic mycoplasma 'CandidatusPhytoplasma mali' (2008)

Kube, Michael, Schneider, Bernd, Kuhl, Heiner, Dandekar, Thomas, Heitmann, Katja, Migdoll, Alexander M, ...

Abstract Background Phytoplasmas are insect-transmitted, uncultivable bacterial plant pathogens that cause diseases in hundreds of economically important plants. They represent a monophyletic group...

J. Bacteriol. doi:10.1128/JB.00119-07 (2008)

Michael Richter, Michael Kube, Dennis A. Bazylinski, Thierry Lombardot, Frank Oliver, Richard Reinhardt, ...

Comparative genome analysis of four magnetotactic bacteria reveals a complex set of group-specific genes implicated in magnetosome biomineralization and function

Classification and identification of bacteria by mass spectrometry and computational analysis (2008)

Sauer, Sascha, Freiwald, Anja, Maier, Thomas, Kube, Michael, Reinhardt, Richard, Kostrzewa, Markus, ...

BACKGROUND: In general, the definite determination of bacterial species is a tedious process and requires extensive manual labour. Novel technologies for bacterial detection and analysis can...

Anaerobic degradation of naphthalene and 2-methylnaphthalene by strains of marine sulfate-reducing bacteria (2008)

Musat, Florin, Galushko, Alexander, Jacob, Jacob, Widdel, Friedrich, Kube, Michael, Reinhardt, Richard, ...

The anaerobic biodegradation of naphthalene, an aromatic hydrocarbon in tar and petroleum, has been repeatedly observed in environments but scarcely in pure cultures. To further explore the...

Analysis of the goldfish Carassius auratus olfactory epithelium transcriptome reveals the presence of numerous non-olfactory GPCR and putative receptors for progestin pheromones (2008)

Kolmakov, Nikolay N, Kube, Michael, Reinhardt, Richard, Canario, Adelino VM

BACKGROUND: The goldfish (Carassius auratus) uses steroids and prostaglandins as pheromone cues at different stages of the reproductive cycle to facilitate spawning synchronization. Steroid progestin...

The linear chromosome of the plant-pathogenic mycoplasma 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali' (2008)

Kube, Michael, Schneider, Bernd, Kuhl, Heiner, Dandekar, Thomas, Heitmann, Katja, Migdoll, Alexander M, ...

BACKGROUND: Phytoplasmas are insect-transmitted, uncultivable bacterial plant pathogens that cause diseases in hundreds of economically important plants. They represent a monophyletic group within...

Genome analysis of the platypus reveals unique signatures of evolution (2008)

Warren, Wesley C., Hillier, LaDeana W., Marshall Graves, Jennifer A., Birney, Ewan, Ponting, Chris P., Grützner, Frank, ...

We present a draft genome sequence of the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus. This monotreme exhibits a fascinating combination of reptilian and mammalian characters. For example, platypuses have a...

The genome of Erwinia tasmaniensis strain Et1/99, a non-pathogenic bacterium in the genus Erwinia (2008)

Kube, Michael, Migdoll, Alexander Michael, Müller, Ines, Kuhl, Heiner, Beck, Alfred, Reinhardt, Richard, ...

The complete genome of the bacterium Erwinia tasmaniensis strain Et1/99 consisting of a 3.9 Mb circular chromosome and five plasmids was sequenced. Strain Et1/99 represents an epiphytic plant...

Identification of a Leishmania infantum gene mediating resistance to miltefosine and SbIII (2008)

Choudhurya, Koheli, Zander, Dorothea, Kube, Michael, Reinhardt, Richard, Clos, Joachim

Resistance to treatment is a growing problem in efforts to control Old World leishmaniasis. Parasites resistant to new therapeutics such as miltefosine have not been reported from the field yet but...

SNP and haplotype mapping for genetic analysis in the rat (2008)

The STAR Consortium, Saar, K, Beck, Alfred, Bihoreau, MT, Birney, E, Brocklebank D, D, ...

The laboratory rat is one of the most extensively studied model organisms. Inbred laboratory rat strains originated from limited Rattus norvegicus founder populations, and the inherited genetic...

Comparative analysis of expressed sequence tag (EST) libraries in the seagrass Zostera marina subjected to temperature stress (2008)

Reusch, Thorsten B. H., Veron, Amelie S., Preuss, Christoph, Weiner, January, Wissler, Lothar, Beck, Alfred, ...

Global warming is associated with increasing stress and mortality on temperate seagrass beds, in particular during periods of high sea surface temperatures during summer months, adding to existing...

Transcriptional activity of paddy soil bacterial communities (2008)

Shrestha, Pravin Malla, Kube, Michael, Reinhardt, Richard, Liesack, Werner

Bulk mRNA was used to explore the transcriptional activity of bacterial communities in oxic versus anoxic paddy soil. Two microbial cDNA libraries were constructed from composite samples using...

Increasing genomic information in bivalves through new EST collections in four species: development of new genetic markers for environmental studies and genome evolution (2008)

Tanguy, Arnaud, Bierne, Nicolas, Saavedra, Carlos, Pina, Benjamin, Bachère, Evelyne, Kube, Michael, ...

The generation of EST information is an essential step in the genomic characterisation of species. In the context of the European Network Marine Genomics, a common goal was to significantly increase...

Surviving extreme polar winters by desiccation: clues from Arctic springtail (Onychiurus arcticus) EST libraries (2007)

Clark, Melody S, Thorne, Michael AS, Purać, Jelena, Grubor-Lajšić, Gordana, Kube, Michael, Reinhardt, Richard, ...

Abstract Background Ice, snow and temperatures of -14°C are conditions which most animals would find difficult, if not impossible, to survive in. However this exactly describes the Arctic winter,...

Surviving extreme polar winters by desiccation: clues from Arctic springtail (Onychiurus arcticus) EST libraries. (2007)

Clark, Melody S ., Thorne, Michael A. S., Purać, Jelena, Grubor-Lajšić, Gordana, Kube, Michael, Reinhardt, Richard, ...

Background: Ice, snow and temperatures of -14°C are conditions which most animals would find difficult, if not impossible, to survive in. However this exactly describes the Arctic winter, and the...

EST sequencing of Onychophora and phylogenomic analysis of Metazoa. (2007)

Roeding, Falko, Hagner-Holler, Silke, Ruhberg, Hilke, Ebersberger, Ingo, Von Haeseler, Arndt, Kube, Michael, ...

Onychophoranext term (velvet worms) represent a small animal taxon considered to be related to Euarthropoda. We have obtained 1873 5′ cDNA sequences (expressed sequence tags, previous termESTs)next...

Analyses of the vrl Gene Cluster in Desulfococcus multivorans: Homologous to the Virulence-Associated Locus of the Ovine Footrot Pathogen Dichelobacter nodosus Strain A198. (2007)

Knaust, Florian, Kube, Michael, Reinhardt, Richard, Rabus, Ralf

Major parts of the virulence-associated vrl locus known from the gammaproteobacterium Dichelobacter nodosus, the causative agent of ovine footrot, were analyzed in the genome of the sulfate-reducing...

Comparative Genome Analysis of Four Magnetotactic Bacteria Reveals a Complex Set of Group-Specific Genes Implicated in Magnetosome Biomineralization and Function. (2007)

Richter, Michael, Kube, Michael, Bazylinski, Dennis A., Lombardot, Thierry, Glöckner, Frank Oliver, Reinhardt, Richard, ...

Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are a heterogeneous group of aquatic prokaryotes with a unique intracellular organelle, the magnetosome, which orients the cell along magnetic field lines. Magnetotaxis...

Whole genome analysis of the marine Bacteroidetes 'Gramella forsetii' reveals adaptations to degradation of polymeric organic matter (2006)

Bauer, Margarete, Kube, Michael, Teeling, Hanno, Lombardot, Thierry, Allers, Elke, ...

Members of the Bacteroidetes, formerly known as the Cytophaga-Flavobacteria-Bacteroides (CFB) phylum, are among the major taxa of marine heterotrophic bacterioplankton frequently found on macroscopic...

Genome of Rice Cluster I Archaea—the Key Methane Producers in the Rice Rhizosphere (2006)

Erkel, Christoph, Kube, Michael, Reinhard, Richard, Liesack, Werner

Rice fields are a global source of the greenhouse gas methane, which is produced by methanogenic archaea, and by methanogens of Rice Cluster I (RC-I) in particular. RC-I methanogens are not yet...

Towards the proteome of the marine bacterium Rhodopirellula baltica: mapping the soluble proteins (2005)

Gade, Dörte, Theiss, Dorothea, Lange, Daniela, Mirgorodskaya, Ekaterina, Lombardot, Thierry, Glöckner, Frank Oliver, ...

The marine bacterium Rhodopirellula baltica, a member of the phylum Planctomycetes, has distinct morphological properties and contributes to remineralization of biomass in the natural environment. On...

Substrate-dependent regulation of anaerobic degradation pathways for toluene and ethylbenzene in a denitrifying bacterium, strain EbN1 (2005)

Kühner, Simon, Wöhlbrand, Lars, Fritz, Ingo, Wruck, Wasco, Hultschig, Claus, Hufnagel, Peter, ...

Anaerobic biodegradation of toluene and ethylbenzene is of environmental concern and biochemical interest due to toxicity and novel reactions, respectively. The denitrifying strain EbN1 is unique in...

The genome sequence of an anaerobic aromatic-degrading denitrifying bacterium, strain EbN1 (2005)

Rabus, Ralf, Kube, Michael, Heider, Johann, Beck, Alfred, Heitmann, Katja, Widdel, Friedrich, ...

Recent research on microbial degradation of aromatic and other refractory compounds in anoxic waters and soils has revealed that nitrate-reducing bacteria belonging to the Betaproteobacteria...

A catabolic gene cluster for anaerobic benzoate degradation in methanotrophic microbial Black Sea mats (2005)

Kube, Michael, Beck, Alfred, Meyerdierks, Anke, Amann, Rudolf, Reinhardt, Richard, Rabus, Ralf

A microbial mat from the Black Sea shelf was analyzed by a metagenomic approach. While the habitat and its microbial community are characterized by anaerobic methane oxidation, a 79 kb contiguous DNA...

Retrieval of first genome data for rice cluster I methanogens by a combination of cultivation and molecular techniques (2005)

Erkel, Christoph, Kemnitz, Dana, Kube, Michael, Ricke, Peter, Chin, Kuk-Jeong, Dedysh, Svetlana, ...

We report first insights into a representative genome of rice cluster I (RC-I), a major group of as-yet uncultured methanogens. The starting point of our study was the methanogenic consortium MRE50...

The genome of the kinetoplastid parasite, Leishmania major (2005)

Beck, Alfred, Borzym, Katja, Klages, Sven, Kube, Michael, Reinhardt, Richard, Et Al, ...

Leishmania species cause a spectrum of human diseases in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. We have sequenced the 36 chromosomes of the 32.8-megabase haploid genome of Leishmania major...

Towards the proteome of the marine bacterium Rhodopirellula baltica: mapping the soluble proteins (2005)

Gade, Dörte, Theiss, Dorothea, Lange, Daniela, Mirgorodskaya, Ekaterina, Lombardot, Thierry, Glöckner, Frank Oliver, ...

The marine bacterium Rhodopirellula baltica, a member of the phylum Planctomycetes, has distinct morphological properties and contributes to remineralization of biomass in the natural environment. On...

Genome sequence of the chlorinated compound-respiring bacterium Dehalococcoides species strain CBDB1 (2005)

Kube, Michael, Beck, Alfred, Zinder, Stephen H., Kuhl, Heiner, Reinhardt, Richard, Adrian, Lorenz

Dehalococcoides species are strictly anaerobic bacteria, which catabolize many of the most toxic and persistent chlorinated aromatics and aliphatics by reductive dechlorination and are used for in...

A hypervariable 130-kilobase genomic region of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense comprises a magnetosome island which undergoes frequent rearrangements during stationary growth (2005)

Ullrich, Susanne, Kube, Michael, Schuebbe, Sabrina, Reinhardt, Richard, Schueler, Dirk

Genes involved in magnetite biomineralization are clustered in the genome of the magnetotactic bacterium Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense. We analyzed a 482-kb genomic fragment, in which we...

Insights into the genomes of archaea mediating the anaerobic oxidation of methane (2005)

Meyerdierks, Anke, Kube, Michael, Lombardot, Thierry, Knittel, Katrin, Bauer, Margarete, Gloeckner, Frank Oliver, ...

The anaerobic oxidation of methane is a globally significant process which is mediated by consortia of yet uncultivated methanotrophic archaea (ANME) and sulfate-reducing bacteria. In order to gain...

Clustered Genes Related to Sulfate Respiration in Uncultured Prokaryotes Support the Theory of Their Concomitant Horizontal Transfer† (2005)

Marc Mussmann, Michael Richter, Thierry Lombardot, Anke Meyerdierks, Jan Kuever, Michael Kube, ...

The dissimilatory reduction of sulfate is an ancient metabolic process central to today’s biogeochemical cycling of sulfur and carbon in marine sediments. Until now its polyphyletic distribution...

Clustered Genes Related to Sulfate Respiration in Uncultured Prokaryotes Support the Theory of Their Concomitant Horizontal Transfer† (2005)

Marc Mussmann, Michael Richter, Thierry Lombardot, Anke Meyerdierks, Jan Kuever, Michael Kube, ...

The dissimilatory reduction of sulfate is an ancient metabolic process central to today’s biogeochemical cycling of sulfur and carbon in marine sediments. Until now its polyphyletic distribution...

Substrate-Dependent Regulation of Anaerobic Degradation Pathways for Toluene and Ethylbenzene in a Denitrifying Bacterium, (2004)

Strain Ebn, Simon Kühner, Lars Wöhlbr, Ingo Fritz, Wasco Wruck, Claus Hultschig, ...

Anaerobic biodegradation of toluene and ethylbenzene is of environmental concern and biochemical interest due to toxicity and novel reactions, respectively. The denitrifying strain EbN1 is unique in...

A conspicuous nickel protein in microbial mats that oxidize methane anaerobically (2003)

Krüger,Martin, Meyerdierks,Anke, Glöckner,Frank Oliver, Amann,Rudolf, Widdel,Friedrich, Kube,Michael, ...

Anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) in marine sediments is an important microbial process in the global carbon cycle and in control of greenhouse gas emission. The responsible organisms supposedly...

Characterization of a spontaneous nonmagnetic mutant of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense reveals a large deletion comprising a putative magnetosome island (2003)

Schubbe,Sabrina, Kube,Michael, Scheffel,André, Wawer,Cathrin, Heyen,Udo, Meyerdierks,Anke, ...

Frequent spontaneous loss of the magnetic phenotype was observed in stationary-phase cultures of the magnetotactic bacterium Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1. A nonmagnetic mutant, designated...

Characterization of a spontaneous nonmagnetic mutant of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense reveals a large deletion comprising a putative magnetosome island (2003)

Schubbe, Sabrina, Kube, Michael, Scheffel, André, Wawer, Cathrin, Heyen, Udo, Meyerdierks, Anke, ...

Frequent spontaneous loss of the magnetic phenotype was observed in stationary-phase cultures of the magnetotactic bacterium Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1. A nonmagnetic mutant, designated...

A conspicuous nickel protein in microbial mats that oxidize methane anaerobically (2003)

Krüger, Martin, Meyerdierks, Anke, Glöckner, Frank Oliver, Amann, Rudolf, Widdel, Friedrich, Kube, Michael, ...

Anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) in marine sediments is an important microbial process in the global carbon cycle and in control of greenhouse gas emission. The responsible organisms supposedly...

Genes involved in the anaerobic degradation of ethylbenzene in a denitrifying bacterium, strain EbN1 (2002)

Rabus,Ralf, Kube,Michael, Beck,Alfred, Widdel,Friedrich, Reinhardt,Richard

Abstract. Genes involved in anaerobic degradation of the petroleum hydrocarbon ethylbenzene in the denitrifying Azoarcus-like strain EbN1 were identified on a 56-kb DNA contig obtained from shotgun...

Analysis of N-acetylglucosamine metabolism in the marine bacterium Pirellula sp. strain 1 by a proteomic approach (2002)

Rabus,Ralf, Gade,Dörte, Helbig,Roger, Bauer,Margarete, Glöckner,Frank Oliver, Kube,Michael, ...

Pirellula sp. strain 1 is a marine bacterium that can grow with the chitin monomer N-acetylglucosamine as sole source of carbon and nitrogen under aerobic conditions, and that is a member of the...

Analysis of N-acetylglucosamine metabolism in the marine bacterium Pirellula sp. strain 1 by a proteomic approach (2002)

Rabus, Ralf, Gade, Dörte, Helbig, Roger, Bauer, Margarete, Glöckner, Frank Oliver, Kube, Michael, ...

Pirellula sp. strain 1 is a marine bacterium that can grow with the chitin monomer N-acetylglucosamine as sole source of carbon and nitrogen under aerobic conditions, and that is a member of the...

Genes involved in the anaerobic degradation of ethylbenzene in a denitrifying bacterium, strain EbN1 (2002)

Rabus, Ralf, Kube, Michael, Beck, Alfred, Widdel, Friedrich, Reinhardt, Richard

Abstract. Genes involved in anaerobic degradation of the petroleum hydrocarbon ethylbenzene in the denitrifying Azoarcus-like strain EbN1 were identified on a 56-kb DNA contig obtained from shotgun...

Characterization of a Spontaneous Nonmagnetic Mutant of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense Reveals a Large Deletion Comprising a Putative Magnetosome Island

Schübbe, Sabrina, Kube, Michael, Scheffel, André, Wawer, Cathrin, Heyen, Udo, Meyerdierks, Anke, ...

Frequent spontaneous loss of the magnetic phenotype was observed in stationary-phase cultures of the magnetotactic bacterium Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1. A nonmagnetic mutant, designated...

Biochemical and Proteomic Analysis of the Magnetosome Membrane in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense

Grünberg, Karen, Müller, Eva-Christina, Otto, Albrecht, Reszka, Regina, Linder, Dietmar, Kube, Michael, ...

We analyzed the biochemical composition of the magnetosome membrane (MM) in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense. Isolated magnetosomes were associated with phospholipids and fatty acids which were...

Comparative Analysis of the Conventional and Novel pmo (Particulate Methane Monooxygenase) Operons from Methylocystis Strain SC2

Ricke, Peter, Erkel, Christoph, Kube, Michael, Reinhardt, Richard, Liesack, Werner

In addition to the conventional pmoA gene (pmoA1) encoding the active site polypeptide of particulate methane monooxygenase, a novel pmoA gene copy (pmoA2) is widely distributed among type II...

Inactivation of the Flagellin Gene flaA in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense Results in Nonmagnetotactic Mutants Lacking Flagellar Filaments

Schultheiss, Daniel, Kube, Michael, Schüler, Dirk

Magnetotactic bacteria synthesize magnetosomes, which cause them to orient and migrate along magnetic field lines. The analysis of magnetotaxis and magnetosome biomineralization at the molecular...

Substrate-Dependent Regulation of Anaerobic Degradation Pathways for Toluene and Ethylbenzene in a Denitrifying Bacterium, Strain EbN1

Kühner, Simon, Wöhlbrand, Lars, Fritz, Ingo, Wruck, Wasco, Hultschig, Claus, Hufnagel, Peter, ...

Anaerobic biodegradation of toluene and ethylbenzene is of environmental concern and biochemical interest due to toxicity and novel reactions, respectively. The denitrifying strain EbN1 is unique in...

Clustered Genes Related to Sulfate Respiration in Uncultured Prokaryotes Support the Theory of Their Concomitant Horizontal Transfer†

Mussmann, Marc, Richter, Michael, Lombardot, Thierry, Meyerdierks, Anke, Kuever, Jan, Kube, Michael, ...

The dissimilatory reduction of sulfate is an ancient metabolic process central to today's biogeochemical cycling of sulfur and carbon in marine sediments. Until now its polyphyletic distribution was...

A Hypervariable 130-Kilobase Genomic Region of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense Comprises a Magnetosome Island Which Undergoes Frequent Rearrangements during Stationary Growth

Ullrich, Susanne, Kube, Michael, Schübbe, Sabrina, Reinhardt, Richard, Schüler, Dirk

Genes involved in magnetite biomineralization are clustered in the genome of the magnetotactic bacterium Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense. We analyzed a 482-kb genomic fragment, in which we...

Characterization of a Spontaneous Nonmagnetic Mutant of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense Reveals a Large Deletion Comprising a Putative Magnetosome Island

Schübbe, Sabrina, Kube, Michael, Scheffel, André, Wawer, Cathrin, Heyen, Udo, Meyerdierks, Anke, ...

Frequent spontaneous loss of the magnetic phenotype was observed in stationary-phase cultures of the magnetotactic bacterium Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1. A nonmagnetic mutant, designated...

Biochemical and Proteomic Analysis of the Magnetosome Membrane in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense

Grünberg, Karen, Müller, Eva-Christina, Otto, Albrecht, Reszka, Regina, Linder, Dietmar, Kube, Michael, ...

We analyzed the biochemical composition of the magnetosome membrane (MM) in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense. Isolated magnetosomes were associated with phospholipids and fatty acids which were...

Comparative Analysis of the Conventional and Novel pmo (Particulate Methane Monooxygenase) Operons from Methylocystis Strain SC2

Ricke, Peter, Erkel, Christoph, Kube, Michael, Reinhardt, Richard, Liesack, Werner

In addition to the conventional pmoA gene (pmoA1) encoding the active site polypeptide of particulate methane monooxygenase, a novel pmoA gene copy (pmoA2) is widely distributed among type II...

Inactivation of the Flagellin Gene flaA in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense Results in Nonmagnetotactic Mutants Lacking Flagellar Filaments

Schultheiss, Daniel, Kube, Michael, Schüler, Dirk

Magnetotactic bacteria synthesize magnetosomes, which cause them to orient and migrate along magnetic field lines. The analysis of magnetotaxis and magnetosome biomineralization at the molecular...

Substrate-Dependent Regulation of Anaerobic Degradation Pathways for Toluene and Ethylbenzene in a Denitrifying Bacterium, Strain EbN1

Kühner, Simon, Wöhlbrand, Lars, Fritz, Ingo, Wruck, Wasco, Hultschig, Claus, Hufnagel, Peter, ...

Anaerobic biodegradation of toluene and ethylbenzene is of environmental concern and biochemical interest due to toxicity and novel reactions, respectively. The denitrifying strain EbN1 is unique in...

Clustered Genes Related to Sulfate Respiration in Uncultured Prokaryotes Support the Theory of Their Concomitant Horizontal Transfer†

Mussmann, Marc, Richter, Michael, Lombardot, Thierry, Meyerdierks, Anke, Kuever, Jan, Kube, Michael, ...

The dissimilatory reduction of sulfate is an ancient metabolic process central to today's biogeochemical cycling of sulfur and carbon in marine sediments. Until now its polyphyletic distribution was...

A Hypervariable 130-Kilobase Genomic Region of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense Comprises a Magnetosome Island Which Undergoes Frequent Rearrangements during Stationary Growth

Ullrich, Susanne, Kube, Michael, Schübbe, Sabrina, Reinhardt, Richard, Schüler, Dirk

Genes involved in magnetite biomineralization are clustered in the genome of the magnetotactic bacterium Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense. We analyzed a 482-kb genomic fragment, in which we...

Comparative Genome Analysis of Four Magnetotactic Bacteria Reveals a Complex Set of Group-Specific Genes Implicated in Magnetosome Biomineralization and Function▿ †

Richter, Michael, Kube, Michael, Bazylinski, Dennis A., Lombardot, Thierry, Glöckner, Frank Oliver, Reinhardt, Richard, ...

Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are a heterogeneous group of aquatic prokaryotes with a unique intracellular organelle, the magnetosome, which orients the cell along magnetic field lines. Magnetotaxis...

Comparative Analysis of Expressed Sequence Tag (EST) Libraries in the Seagrass Zostera marina Subjected to Temperature Stress

Reusch, Thorsten B. H., Veron, Amelie S., Preuss, Christoph, Weiner, January, Wissler, Lothar, Beck, Alfred, ...

Global warming is associated with increasing stress and mortality on temperate seagrass beds, in particular during periods of high sea surface temperatures during summer months, adding to existing...