Isolation and characterization of chitin-degrading micro-organisms from the faeces of Goeldi's monkey,Callimico goeldii
Journal Article
Macdonald, C., Barden, S., & Foley, S. (2014)
Isolation and characterization of chitin-degrading micro-organisms from the faeces of Goeldi's monkey,Callimico goeldii. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 116(1), 52-59. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.12338
Aims
The objective of this study was the isolation and characterization of chitin-degrading micro-organisms from the faeces of the insectivorous Goeldi's monkey, Callimico goe...
Isolation and characterization of soilborne virulent bacteriophages infecting the pathogen Rhodococcus equi
Journal Article
Salifu, S., Casey, S. C., & Foley, S. (2013)
Isolation and characterization of soilborne virulent bacteriophages infecting the pathogen Rhodococcus equi. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 114(6), 1625-1633. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.12194
Aims
To isolate and characterize a diversity of bacteriophages (phages) that infect the soilborne pathogen Rhodococcus equi.
Methods and Results
Twenty-seven phages were isola...
Genome and proteome analysis of phage E3 infecting the soil-borne actinomyceteRhodococcus equi: Rhodococcusbacteriophage E3
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Salifu, S. P., Vázquez-Boland, J. A., Salifu, S. P., Valero-Rello, A., Campbell, S. A., Inglis, N. F., …Vázquez-Boland, J. A. (2013)
Genome and proteome analysis of phage E3 infecting the soil-borne actinomyceteRhodococcus equi: Rhodococcusbacteriophage E3. Environmental microbiology reports, 5(1), 170-178. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12028
We report on the characterization and genomic analysis of bacteriophage E3 isolated from soil and propagating in Rhodococcus equi strains. Phage E3 has a circular genome of 14...
Starvation/stationary-phase survival of Rhodococcus erythropolis SQ1: a physiological and genetic analysis.
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Fanget, N. V. J., & Foley, S. (2011)
Starvation/stationary-phase survival of Rhodococcus erythropolis SQ1: a physiological and genetic analysis. Archives of Microbiology, 193, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-010-0638-9
The adaptation of Rhodocccus erythropolis SQ1 to energy and carbon starvation was investigated in terms of both the capacity to survive starvation and the contribution of a nu...
Characterisation of glutamine fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase (EC 2.6.1.16) and N-acetylglucosamine metabolism in Bifidobacterium
Journal Article
Aïssi, E., Foley, S., Stolarczyk, E., Mouni, F., Brassart, C., Vidal, O., …Krzewinski, F. (2008)
Characterisation of glutamine fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase (EC 2.6.1.16) and N-acetylglucosamine metabolism in Bifidobacterium. Archives of Microbiology, 189(2), 157-167. doi:10.1007/s00203-007-0307-9
Bifidobacterium bifidum, in contrast to other bifido-bacterial species, is auxotrophic for N-acetylglucosamine. Growth experiments revealed assimilation of radiolabelled N-ace...
DNA-Binding Activity of the Streptococcus thermophilus Phage Sfi21 Repressor
Journal Article
Bruttin, A., Foley, S., & Brüssow, H. (2002)
DNA-Binding Activity of the Streptococcus thermophilus Phage Sfi21 Repressor. Virology, 303(1), 100-109. doi:10.1006/viro.2002.1574
The cloned Streptococcus thermophilus phage Sfi21 repressor open reading frame (orf) 127 gp protects a cell against superinfection with the homologous temperate, but not again...
Transcription Mapping as a Tool in Phage Genomics: The Case of the Temperate Streptococcus thermophilus Phage Sfi21
Journal Article
Ventura, M., Foley, S., Bruttin, A., Chennoufi, S. C., Canchaya, C., & Brüssow, H. (2002)
Transcription Mapping as a Tool in Phage Genomics: The Case of the Temperate Streptococcus thermophilus Phage Sfi21. Virology, 296(1), 62-76. doi:10.1006/viro.2001.1331
For the lytic growth cycle of the temperate cos-site Streptococcus thermophilus phage Sfi21 a transcription map was developed on the basis of systematic Northern blot hybridiz...
Genomics, molecular genetics and the food industry
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Pridmore, R., Crouzillat, D., Walker, C., Foley, S., Zink, R., Zwahlen, M., …Mollet, B. (2000)
Genomics, molecular genetics and the food industry. Journal of Biotechnology, 78(3), 251-258. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0168-1656%2800%2900202-9
The production of foods for an increasingly informed and selective consumer requires the coordinated activities of
the various branches of the food chain in order to provide c...
Widespread distribution of a group I Intron and Its three deletion derivatives in the Lysin Gene of Streptococcus thermophilus Bacteriophages.
Journal Article
Foley, S., Bruttin, A., & Brüssow, H. (2000)
Widespread distribution of a group I Intron and Its three deletion derivatives in the Lysin Gene of Streptococcus thermophilus Bacteriophages. Journal of Virology, 74, 611-618. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.74.2.611-618.2000
Of 62 Streptococcus thermophilus bacteriophages isolated from various ecological settings, half contain a lysin
gene interrupted by a group IA2 intron. Phage mRNA splicing was...
Complete Sequence of Plasmid pLH1 from Lactobacillus helveticus ATCC15009: Analysis Reveals the Presence of Regions Homologous to Other Native Plasmids from the Host Strain.
Journal Article
Thompson, J. K., Foley, S., McConville, K. J., Nicholson, C., Collins, M. A. & Pridmore, R. D. (1999)
Complete Sequence of Plasmid pLH1 from Lactobacillus helveticus ATCC15009: Analysis Reveals the Presence of Regions Homologous to Other Native Plasmids from the Host Strain. Plasmid. 42, 221-235. doi:10.1006/plas.1999.1428. ISSN 0147-619X
The complete sequence for plasmid pLH1 from Lactobacillus helveticus ATCC15009 has been
determined. Analysis of the 19,360-bp primary sequence revealed a putative replication ...