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ArticleCurrent microbiology2015

Induction of osmoadaptive mechanisms and modulation of cellular physiology help Bacillus licheniformis strain SSA 61 adapt to salt stress.

Sangeeta Paul, Chetana Aggarwal, Jyoti Kumar Thakur, G S Bandeppa, Md Aslam Khan, Lauren M Pearson, Gyorgy Babnigg, Carol S Giometti, Andrzej Joachimiak

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Article in Current microbiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Sangeeta PaulDivision of Microbiology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 10012, India, sangeeta_paul2003@yahoo.co.in.
Chetana Aggarwal
Jyoti Kumar Thakur
G S Bandeppa
Md Aslam Khan
Lauren M Pearson
Gyorgy Babnigg
Carol S Giometti
Andrzej Joachimiak
Argonne National Laboratory · USIndian Agricultural Research Institute · INIndian Institute of Soil Science · INJazan University · SA

Funding

The Midwest Center for Structural GenomicsU54GM074942 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI OTWINOWSKI, ZBYSZEK · 2005 to 2009
$51.0M
Midwest Center for Structural GenomicsU54GM094585 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI MINOR, WLADEK · 2010 to 2014
$33.7M
The Midwest Center for Structural Genomics - Community ResourceR24GM115586 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI JOACHIMIAK, ANDRZEJ · 2015 to 2017
$2.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS R24 GM115586NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM074942NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM094585
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacillus licheniformis strain SSA 61, originally isolated from Sambhar salt lake, was observed to grow even in the presence of 25 % salt stress. Osmoadaptive mechanisms of this halotolerant B. licheniformis strain SSA 61, for long-term survival and growth under salt stress, were determined. Proline was the preferentially accumulated compatible osmolyte. There was also increased accumulation of antioxidants ascorbic acid and glutathione. Among the different antioxidative enzymes assayed, superoxide dismutase played the most crucial role in defense against salt-induced stress in the organism. Adaptation to stress by the organism involved modulation of cellular physiology at various levels. There was enhanced expression of known proteins playing essential roles in stress adaptation, such as chaperones DnaK and GroEL, and general stress protein YfkM and polynucleotide phosphorylase/polyadenylase. Proteins involved in amino acid biosynthetic pathway, ribosome structure, and peptide elongation were also overexpressed. Salt stress-induced modulation of expression of enzymes involved in carbon metabolism was observed. There was up-regulation of a number of enzymes involved in generation of NADH and NADPH, indicating increased cellular demand for both energy and reducing power.

Indexed as

Adaptation, PhysiologicalOsmotic PressureStress, PhysiologicalAscorbic AcidBacillusGene Expression ProfilingGlutathioneLakesMicrobial ViabilityProlineSaltsSuperoxide DismutaseAscorbic AcidGlutathioneProlineSaltsSuperoxide Dismutase

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PMID25561404
PMCPMC7001579
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