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Mannosylglycerate is essential for osmotic adjustment in Thermus thermophilus strains HB27 and RQ-1.
Extremophiles : life under extreme conditions - 1 Nov 2007
Alarico Susana, Empadinhas Nuno, Mingote Ana, Simões Catarina, Santos Maria S, da Costa Milton S
Abstract excerpt
We disrupted the mpgS encoding mannosyl-3-phosphoglycerate synthase (MpgS) of Thermus thermophilus strains HB27 and RQ-1, by homologous recombination, to assess the role of the compatible solute mannosylglycerate (MG) in osmoadaptation of the mutants, to examine their ability to grow in NaCl-containing medium and to identify the intracellular organic solutes. Strain HB27 accumulated only MG when grown in defined...
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