• Generally, "late gas" is created by heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria or lactate-fermenting Clostridium spp. (microbiologynote.com)
  • In a study recently published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry , Meijers and collaborators from the Institute of Food Research in Norwich, UK, show that the genes of viral enzymes that degrade the cell walls of Clostridia bacteria produce not the usual one, but two proteins. (embl.org)
  • The double-packed gene studied by Meijers belongs to a virus that preys on species of Clostridia bacteria. (embl.org)
  • Meijers concludes: "Cheese makers currently add large amounts of enzymes to the cheese to combat the effects of the Clostridia - maybe in future we can just use small amounts of modified milk bacteria that will effectively destroy any Clostridia present. (embl.org)
  • Clostridium species have been widely used for commercial purposes due to the specific characteristics they impart, which include chemo-organotrophy, gram positivity, spore formation, and strict anaerobiosis. (microbenotes.com)
  • Of the approximately 100 species of Clostridium , a handful play a disruptive role in human society. (embl.org)
  • Dorn-In S, Schwaiger K, Springer C, Barta L, Ulrich S, Gareis M. Development of a multiplex qPCR for the species identification of Clostridium estertheticum , C. frigoriphilum , C. bowmanii and C. tagluense -like from blown pack spoilage (BPS) meats and from wild boars. (dsmz.de)
  • Clostridium tyrobutyricum spores present in raw milk ferments lactate causing the "late-blowing" defect in high-pH cheeses such as Emmentaler, Gouda or Edammer. (wikipedia.org)
  • Clostridium spores can be present in the soil and come out of dormancy upon ensiling if the conditions are favorable for this microorganism. (hoards.com)
  • By means of this treatment it is possible to drastically reduce the number of anaerobic spores of Clostridium butyricum and tyrobutyricum and the incidence of the feared postfermentation and other microbial defects in semi hard and hard cheese. (redaspa.com)
  • Studies on the effects of growth-stage and nutrient supply on the stereochemistry of sulcatone reduction in Clostridia pasteurianum, C. tyrobutyricum and Lactobacillus brevis suggest that there may be at least two sulcatone reductases with different stereospecificities. (expasy.org)
  • Clostridium butyricum is stored at 4 degrees celsius in a medium containing calcium carbonate and medicinal oil to maintain the anaerobic condition. (microbenotes.com)
  • Clostridium tyrobutyricum is a rod-shaped, Gram-positive bacterium that grows under anaerobic conditions and produces butyric acid, acetic acid and hydrogen gas as the major fermentation products from glucose and xylose. (wikipedia.org)
  • When C. tyrobutyricum grows and produces butyric acid at or above 0.5 percent of the dry matter, there is an elevated risk of subclinical or clinical ketosis in fresh cows via reduced feed intake, an uptick in the pool of circulating BHBA or a combination of both. (hoards.com)
  • Clostridium perfringens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (ucdenver.edu)
  • This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Clostridium perfringens" by people in this website by year, and whether "Clostridium perfringens" was a major or minor topic of these publications. (ucdenver.edu)
  • Below are the most recent publications written about "Clostridium perfringens" by people in Profiles. (ucdenver.edu)
  • Immunization with recombinant bivalent chimera r-Cpae confers protection against alpha toxin and enterotoxin of Clostridium perfringens type A in murine model. (ucdenver.edu)
  • Heterologous protection against alpha toxins of Clostridium perfringens and Staphylococcus aureus induced by binding domain recombinant chimeric protein. (ucdenver.edu)
  • In silico, in vitro and in vivo analysis of binding affinity between N and C-domains of Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin. (ucdenver.edu)
  • Taguchi optimization of duplex PCR for simultaneous identification of Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium perfringens alpha toxins. (ucdenver.edu)
  • Clostridium acetobutylicum has played an important role in biotechnology throughout the 20th century. (thecoffeeparlor.com)
  • Edited by Mark Hower, student of Rachel Larsen and Kit Pogliano, From MicrobeWiki, the student-edited microbiology resource, "Genome sequence and comparative analysis of the solvent-producing bacterium Clostridium acetobutylicum. (thecoffeeparlor.com)
  • Clostridium acetobutylicum, which is also known as the 'Weizmann organism,' was … This is mainly because solvents and organic acids could be used for production of fine chemicals such as butyl butyrate, butyl oleate, etc. (thecoffeeparlor.com)
  • Biological hydrogen production by Clostridium acetobutylicum in an unsaturated flow reactor. (thecoffeeparlor.com)
  • 13) Gimenez, J.A. The genome of Clostridium acetobutylicum is 3.94088 Mega-base pairs long with a 192-kb megaplasmid. (thecoffeeparlor.com)
  • George, and S.M. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD. Currently, there is a resurgence of interest in Clostridium acetobutylicum, the biocatalyst of the historical Weizmann process, to produce n-butanol for use both as a bulk chemical and as a renewable alternative transportation fuel. (thecoffeeparlor.com)
  • Clostridium acetobutylicum is an organism historically used for. (thecoffeeparlor.com)
  • In this study, production of butanol directly from hemicellulose was achieved simply through overexpression of an indigenous xylanase in Clostridium acetobutylicum. (thecoffeeparlor.com)
  • Clostridium acetobutylicum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings).Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, … It can only survive up to several hours in aerobic conditions, in which it will form endospores that can last for years even in aerobic conditions. (thecoffeeparlor.com)
  • This produces a protein, called an endolysin, which recognises C. tyrobutyricum and breaks open its cells from the inside. (hyfoma.com)
  • By sequencing the genome of endolysin, identifying the gene encoding it and then expressing this gene in E. coli, IFR research leader Arjan Narbad told DairyReporter.com that the team was able to produce endolysin and introduce it to break down C. tyrobutyricum from the outside. (hyfoma.com)
  • Narbad said endolysin proved to be effective in reducing levels of C. tyrobutyricum and importantly their research suggests that it is highly specific. (hyfoma.com)
  • This study presents the 3D atomic structure of the complete C. tyrobutyricum endolysin bound to a smaller protein called Cell-wall Bound Domain, or CBD - the structure of which was solved by the group in 2014 . (embl.org)
  • Originating from the silage that cows eat, C. tyrobutyricum is a significant problem for cheese makers, especially manufacturers of hard or semi-hard cheeses. (hyfoma.com)
  • In case of accidental soil incorporation in ensiled material, a long aerobic phase or slow acidification, the microbial communities in the silage will be dominated by Clostridia, yeasts, molds and accidentally incorporated pathogenic microorganisms such as Listeria sp. (benisonmedia.com)
  • Meijers and collaborators focused on C. tyrobutyricum, the byproducts of which in raw milk represent a significant economic drain for the cheese making industry. (embl.org)
  • To date, research has been focussed primarily on Old Yellow Enzyme-like proteins, due to their ease of handling, whereas 2-enoate reductases from clostridia have received much less attention, because of their oxygen sensitivity and a lack of suitable expression systems. (microbiologyresearch.org)
  • The encoded protein shares a high degree of homology to clostridial FMN- and FAD-dependent 2-enoate reductases, including the cinnamic acid reductase proposed to be involved in amino acid metabolism in proteolytic clostridia. (microbiologyresearch.org)
  • In the U.S., nisin is used to inhibit outgrowth of Clostridium botulinum spores (the cause of botulism) and toxin formation in pasteurized process cheese spreads with fruits, vegetables or meats at levels not exceeding good manufacturing practice. (chihonbio.com)
  • Clostridium tyrobutyricum is a rod-shaped, Gram-positive bacterium that grows under anaerobic conditions and produces butyric acid, acetic acid and hydrogen gas as the major fermentation products from glucose and xylose. (wikipedia.org)
  • During fermentation process, the high ratio of Clostridium and low ratio of Bacillus composition indicated that this symbiotic system was an effective and easily controlled cultivation model for ABE fermentation under microaerobic conditions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Spring S, Merkhoffer B, Weiss N, Kroppenstedt RM, Hippe H, Stackebrandt E. Characterization of novel psychrophilic clostridia from an Antarctic microbial mat: description of Clostridium frigoris sp. (dsmz.de)
  • Nisin is considered effective at controlling a wide range of gram-positive organisms including: Listeria, enterococcus, Bacillus sporothermodurans, and clostridium. (chihonbio.com)