Martin Teren, Hana Turonova Michova, Lucie Vondrakova, Katerina Demnerova
{"title":"Molecules Autoinducer 2 and cjA and Their Impact on Gene Expression in Campylobacter jejuni.","authors":"Martin Teren, Hana Turonova Michova, Lucie Vondrakova, Katerina Demnerova","doi":"10.1159/000495411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000495411","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Quorum sensing is a widespread form of cell-to-cell communication, which is based on the production of signaling molecules known as autoinducers (AIs). The first group contains highly species-specific N-acyl homoserine lactones (N-AHLs), generally known as AI-1, which are produced by AHL synthase. The second group, possessing the characteristic structure of a furanone ring, are known as AI-2. The enzyme responsible for their production is S-ribosylhomocysteine lyase (LuxS). In Campylobacter jejuni, AI-2 and LuxS play a role in many important processes, including biofilm formation, stress response, motility, expression of virulence factors, and colonization. However, neither the receptor protein nor the exact structure of the AI-2 molecule have been identified to date. Similarly, little is known about the possible existence of AHL-synthase producing AI-1 and its impact on gene expression. Recently, an analogue of homoserine lactone, called cjA, was isolated from a cell-free supernatant of C. jejuni strain 81-176 and from the food isolate c11. The molecule cjA particularly impacted the expression of virulence factors and biofilm formation. This review summarizes the role of AI-2 and cjA in the context of biofilm formation, motility, stress responses, and expression of virulence factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":16370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology","volume":"28 5","pages":"207-215"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000495411","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36908406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ubiquitous Promoters Direct the Expression of Fatty Acid Delta-6 Desaturase from Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.","authors":"Araya Jangprai, Surintorn Boonanuntanasarn","doi":"10.1159/000499568","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000499568","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In general, promoters have significant influence on recombinant protein production. Herein, we compared the performance of actin (pACT), phosphoglycerate kinase (pPGK), and translational elongation factor (pTEF) promoters for driving the expression of fatty acid delta-6 (Δ6) desaturase from Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus; Oni-fads2) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Our results showed that by applying real-time RT-PCR, the highest level of Oni-fads2 mRNA was observed in S. cerevisiae carrying the expression vector driven by pTEF promoters. Exogenous substrate C18:2n-6 was used to determine Δ6 activity by quantitatively determining the C18:3n-6 product. The results showed that highest Δ6 desaturation was observed when using pTEF as a promoter. Recombinant S. cerevisiae cells expressing Oni-fads2 driven by pTEF were tested with the substrate C18:3n-3, and Δ6 desaturation efficiently converted C18:3n-3 to C18:4n-3. Furthermore, crude extract of recombinant yeast also exhibited Δ6 activity. Thus, recombinant S. cerevisiae cells expressing Oni-fads2 driven by the pTEF promoter have potential as a yeast factory for the sustainable production of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids.</p>","PeriodicalId":16370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology","volume":"28 6","pages":"281-292"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000499568","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37097643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nancy Coconi Linares, Francisco Fernández, Achim M Loske, Miguel A Gómez-Lim
{"title":"Enhanced Delignification of Lignocellulosic Biomass by Recombinant Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium Overexpressing Laccases and Peroxidases.","authors":"Nancy Coconi Linares, Francisco Fernández, Achim M Loske, Miguel A Gómez-Lim","doi":"10.1159/000485976","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000485976","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ligninolytic enzyme production and lignin degradation are typically the rate-limiting steps in the biofuel industry. To improve the efficiency of simultaneous bio-delignification and enzyme production, Phanerochaete chrysosporium was transformed by shock wave-induced acoustic cavitation to co-overexpress 3 peroxidases and 1 laccase and test it on the degradation of sugarcane bagasse and wheat bran. Lignin depolymerization was enhanced by up to 25% in the presence of recombinant fungi in comparison with the wild-type strain. Sugar release on lignocellulose was 2- to 6-fold higher by recombinant fungi as compared with the control. Wheat bran ostensibly stimulated the production of ligninolytic enzymes. The highest peroxidase activity from the recombinant strains was 2.6-fold higher, whereas the increase in laccase activity was 4-fold higher in comparison to the control. The improvement of lignin degradation was directly proportional to the highest peroxidase and laccase activity. Because various phenolic compounds released during lignocellulose degradation have proven to be toxic to cells and to inhibit enzyme activity, a significant reduction (over 40%) of the total phenolic content in the samples treated with recombinant strains was observed. To our knowledge, this is the first report that engineering P. chrysosporium enhances biodegradation of lignocellulosic biomass.</p>","PeriodicalId":16370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology","volume":"28 1","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000485976","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35866972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carlos Eduardo Serrano-Maldonado, Israel García-Cano, Augusto González-Canto, Eliel Ruiz-May, Jose Miguel Elizalde-Contreras, Maricarmen Quirasco
{"title":"Cloning and Characterization of a Novel N-acetylglucosaminidase (AtlD) from Enterococcus faecalis.","authors":"Carlos Eduardo Serrano-Maldonado, Israel García-Cano, Augusto González-Canto, Eliel Ruiz-May, Jose Miguel Elizalde-Contreras, Maricarmen Quirasco","doi":"10.1159/000486757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000486757","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The atlD gene from an Enterococcus faecalis strain isolated from a Mexican artisanal cheese was cloned, sequenced and expressed in Escherichia coli in order to perform a biochemical characterization. A partial amino acid sequence of the heterologous protein was obtained by LC-MS/MS, and it corresponded to a novel peptidoglycan hydrolase designated AtlD. Its molecular mass was 62-75 kDa, as determined by SDS-PAGE, zymography, Western blot, and exclusion chromatography. Electrofocusing rendered an isoelectric point (pI) of 4.8. It exhibited N-acetylglucosaminidase activity, with an optimal pH and temperature between 6-7 and 50°C, respectively. It retained 85% activity with NaCl at 1,000 mM, but it was susceptible to divalent ions, particularly Zn2+. It showed antibacterial activity against Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, and enterococcal strains of clinical origin. Due to the fact that it showed activity versus pathogenic bacteria, and because of its capabilities under ionic strength, temperature, and pH values present in food matrices, it could be applied as an additive in the food industry. This study will aid in the design of new antibacterial agents of natural origin to combat food-borne diseases, and it could be used as an industrial or hospital hygiene agent as well.</p>","PeriodicalId":16370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology","volume":"28 1","pages":"14-27"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000486757","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35888241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vanessa Schnaars, Marvin Dörries, Michael Hutchins, Lars Wöhlbrand, Ralf Rabus
{"title":"What's the Difference? 2D DIGE Image Analysis by DeCyderTM versus SameSpotsTM.","authors":"Vanessa Schnaars, Marvin Dörries, Michael Hutchins, Lars Wöhlbrand, Ralf Rabus","doi":"10.1159/000494083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000494083","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The efficiency and reproducibility of two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis (2D DIGE) depends on several crucial steps: (i) adequate number of replicate gels, (ii) accurate image acquisition, and (iii) statistically confident protein abundance analysis. The latter is inherently determined by the image analysis system. Available software solutions apply different strategies for consecutive image alignment and protein spot detection. While DeCyderTM performs spot detection on single gels prior to the alignment of spot maps, SameSpotsTM completes image alignment in advance of spot detection. In this study, the performances of DeCyderTM and SameSpotsTM were compared considering all protein spots detected in 2D DIGE resolved proteomes of three different environmental bacteria with minimal user interference. Proteome map-based analysis by SameSpotsTM allows for fast and reproducible abundance change determination, avoiding time-consuming, manual spot matching. The different raw spot volumes, determined by the two software solutions, did not affect calculated abundance changes. Due to a slight factorial difference, minor abundance changes were very similar, while larger differences in the case of major abundance changes did not impact biological interpretation in the studied cases. Overall, affordable fluorescent dyes in combination with fast CCD camera-based image acquisition and user-friendly image analysis still qualify 2D DIGE as a valuable tool for quantitative proteomics.</p>","PeriodicalId":16370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology","volume":"28 3","pages":"128-136"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000494083","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36724056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fast Biodegradation of Diesel Hydrocarbons at High Concentration by the Sophorolipid-Producing Yeast Candida catenulata KP324968.","authors":"Faezeh Babaei, Alireza Habibi","doi":"10.1159/000496797","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000496797","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the last decades, biodegradation as an environmentally friendly approach has raised interest in connection with the removal of hydrocarbon pollutants. Its capacity for removing pollutants strongly depends on the type of living cell and environmental conditions. The degradative activity of a new sophorolipid-producing yeast, Candida catenulata KP324968, in the removal of high concentrations of diesel from effluents was statistically evaluated considering the initial pH, the agitation speed, and the initial diesel concentration. The optimal setting of the operational variables at an initial pH of 4.7, an agitation speed of 204 rpm, and an initial diesel concentration of 93.4 g L-1 resulted in the highest total petroleum hydrocarbon removal efficiency: about 82.1% after 6 days (biodegradation rate: 0.378 g gcell-1 h-1). During the cell growth phase, the emulsification index in the medium increased and reached its highest level at 64.6% after 48 h. Further tests indicated that the emulsification capacity was obtained by in situ production of two sophorolipid molecules with an m/z of 533 and 583. In summary, its effective diesel removal and high emulsification capacity makes C. catenulata KP324968 an attractive candidate yeast for the degradation of hydrocarbons from aqueous environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":16370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology","volume":"28 5","pages":"240-254"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000496797","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37215524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Melinda Szilágyi, Éva Márton, Dávid Lukács, Zsuzsanna Birkó, Zoltán Kele, Sándor Biró
{"title":"Mutation in afsR Leads to A-Factor Deficiency in Streptomyces griseus B2682.","authors":"Melinda Szilágyi, Éva Márton, Dávid Lukács, Zsuzsanna Birkó, Zoltán Kele, Sándor Biró","doi":"10.1159/000495410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000495410","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/aims: </strong>A-factor, a γ-butyrolactone autoregulator, in Streptomyces griseus is involved in the regulation of differentiation and antibiotic production. Here we studied the S. griseus B2682-AFN (A-factor negative) bald mutant that harbors a nonsense mutation in the afsR gene encoding a pleiotropic regulator. Our aim was to prove that this mutation is the cause of the A-factor deficiency in AFN. We also studied whether AfsR regulates A-factor production by AfsA, which is supposed to be the only specific key enzyme in A-factor biosynthesis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Wild afsR was cloned to the pHJL401 shuttle vector and was transformed to the S. griseus AFN and B2682 strains. During phenotypic characterization, sporulation, antibiotic, protease, A-factor, and AfsA protein production were studied.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Transformation of AFN by a wild afsR restored its phenotype including sporulation, antibiotic, extracellular protease, and A-factor production. Introduction of afsR to the B2682 wild-type strain resulted in antibiotic and extracellular protease overproduction that was accompanied with an elevated A-factor level. AfsA was detected both in AFN and B2682.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>AfsR has an effect on the regulation of A-factor production in S. griseus. The presence of AfsA is not sufficient for normal A-factor production. AfsR regulates A-factor biosynthesis independently of AfsA.</p>","PeriodicalId":16370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology","volume":"28 5","pages":"216-224"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000495410","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36981336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identification of a Broad-Spectrum Peptidoglycan Hydrolase Associated with the Particle of Xanthomonas oryzae Phage Xop411.","authors":"Shu-Fen Weng, Yung-Chieh Fu, Juey-Wen Lin, Tsai-Tien Tseng","doi":"10.1159/000488678","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000488678","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Virion-associated peptidoglycan hydrolases (VAPGH) in bacteriophages are potential antimicrobials. Xop411 is a syphophage infecting the Gram-negative Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae that causes bacterial leaf blight in rice plants. The Xop411 gp21 protein was identified here as a peptidoglycan glycohydrolase by Western blotting and zymogram assay, and localized to the phage tail by immunogold-labelling electron microscopy. This protein showed an apparent molecular mass of 17 kDa in SDS-polyacrylamide gels, larger than that calculated from the amino acid sequence, 15 kDa with 130 residues. The recombinant gp21 expressed in Escherichia coli formed inclusion bodies, which gained enzyme activity after in-gel renaturation. In contrast, the secreted recombinant protein (s-gp21His) expressed in Pichia pastoris was soluble and enzymatically active. Plate assays showed that s-gp21His was capable of killing 3 species of Xanthomonas, a genus containing 27 closely related plant pathogenic species, as well as the opportunistic Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia causing nosocomial infections. These results indicate that the Xop411 gp21 has possible wide applications as an antimicrobial against xanthomonads and at least 2 opportunistic bacteria. Several other VAPGH from Xanthomonas phages were also identified by bioinformatic analysis, with 1 being confirmed by Western blotting.</p>","PeriodicalId":16370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology","volume":"28 2","pages":"78-86"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000488678","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36280103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Szepietowski, E. Weisshaar, V. Blanchette, L. Brandão, V. Breakey, S. Revel-Vilk, Q. Nguyen, E. Rodrigues, M. Farah, W. Mieler, D. Do, O. Michielin, G. Coukos, M. Saier, M. H. Brown
{"title":"Front & Back Matter","authors":"J. Szepietowski, E. Weisshaar, V. Blanchette, L. Brandão, V. Breakey, S. Revel-Vilk, Q. Nguyen, E. Rodrigues, M. Farah, W. Mieler, D. Do, O. Michielin, G. Coukos, M. Saier, M. H. Brown","doi":"10.1159/000486289","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000486289","url":null,"abstract":"Each paper must include an abstract. Abstracts should be 100–200 words. Running Title: Each paper must include a running title of no more than 80 characters. Research Articles: Original research articles should be sub-divided into the following sections: • Abstract • Introduction (concise with no sub-headings) • Results (may be sub-divided) • Discussion (results and discussion may be combined and may include sub-headings) • Experimental Procedures (should be sufficiently detailed to permit the experiments to be reproduced) • Acknowledgements • References Reviews: Review articles should be sub-divided into the following sections: • Abstract • Introduction (concise with no sub-headings) • The main text of the paper (should be divided under various headings as appropriate to the article) • Acknowledgements • References Communications: Short Communications should be 2–5 journal pages in length, should include an abstract and running title, but should not be divided into introduction, results, discussion, and experimental procedures sections. Sub-sections specifying topic are permissible. Units: Concentration to be given in g/l, etc., or molarity, M. Use the format g/ml not g ml-1. Note ml not mL. Footnotes: Avoid footnotes. When essential, they are numbered consecutively and typed at the foot of the appropriate page. Tables and Illustrations: Tables and figures must be numbered (e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2) and submitted as separate files. Tables require a heading and figures a legend, which must provide sufficient information for either to stand alone. Each figure and table must be cited in the text numerically. Tables should be in Word format. When possible, group several illustrations in a block for reproduction (max. size 180 x 223 mm). B/w half-tone and color figures must have a final resolution of 300 dpi after scaling to final size, line drawings 1200 dpi. Color figures must be in RGB format. All figures should be in a common format such as PSD, TIF, PNG EPS or WMF. Vector graphics should be in PPT, AI or EPS format. See the Technical Instructions (http://www.karger. com/Services/Submission) for more information. Color Illustrations Online edition: Color illustrations are reproduced free of charge. In the print version, the illustrations are reproduced in black and white. Please avoid referring to the colors in the text and figure legends. Print edition: Up to 6 color illustrations per page can be integrated within the text at CHF 960.00 per page. References: Identify references [in square brackets] in the text by naming the authors and the year. 1 author: [Saier, 1994]; 2 authors: [Altschul and Karlin,","PeriodicalId":16370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2017-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65282179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Szepietowski, E. Weisshaar, Q. Nguyen, E. Rodrigues, M. Farah, W. Mieler, D. Do, O. Michielin, G. Coukos, M. Saier, M. H. Brown
{"title":"Front & Back Matter","authors":"J. Szepietowski, E. Weisshaar, Q. Nguyen, E. Rodrigues, M. Farah, W. Mieler, D. Do, O. Michielin, G. Coukos, M. Saier, M. H. Brown","doi":"10.1159/000485860","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000485860","url":null,"abstract":"Each paper must include an abstract. Abstracts should be 100–200 words. Running Title: Each paper must include a running title of no more than 80 characters. Research Articles: Original research articles should be sub-divided into the following sections: • Abstract • Introduction (concise with no sub-headings) • Results (may be sub-divided) • Discussion (results and discussion may be combined and may include sub-headings) • Experimental Procedures (should be sufficiently detailed to permit the experiments to be reproduced) • Acknowledgements • References Reviews: Review articles should be sub-divided into the following sections: • Abstract • Introduction (concise with no sub-headings) • The main text of the paper (should be divided under various headings as appropriate to the article) • Acknowledgements • References Communications: Short Communications should be 2–5 journal pages in length, should include an abstract and running title, but should not be divided into introduction, results, discussion, and experimental procedures sections. Sub-sections specifying topic are permissible. Units: Concentration to be given in g/l, etc., or molarity, M. Use the format g/ml not g ml-1. Note ml not mL. Footnotes: Avoid footnotes. When essential, they are numbered consecutively and typed at the foot of the appropriate page. Tables and Illustrations: Tables and figures must be numbered (e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2) and submitted as separate files. Tables require a heading and figures a legend, which must provide sufficient information for either to stand alone. Each figure and table must be cited in the text numerically. Tables should be in Word format. When possible, group several illustrations in a block for reproduction (max. size 180 x 223 mm). B/w half-tone and color figures must have a final resolution of 300 dpi after scaling to final size, line drawings 1200 dpi. Color figures must be in RGB format. All figures should be in a common format such as PSD, TIF, PNG EPS or WMF. Vector graphics should be in PPT, AI or EPS format. See the Technical Instructions (http://www.karger. com/Services/Submission) for more information. Color Illustrations Online edition: Color illustrations are reproduced free of charge. In the print version, the illustrations are reproduced in black and white. Please avoid referring to the colors in the text and figure legends. Print edition: Up to 6 color illustrations per page can be integrated within the text at CHF 960.00 per page. References: Identify references [in square brackets] in the text by naming the authors and the year. 1 author: [Saier, 1994]; 2 authors: [Altschul and Karlin,","PeriodicalId":16370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2017-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41946134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}