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Inducible transcription of genes involved in taurine uptake and dissimilation by Silicibacter pomeroyi DSS-3T

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A largely untested hypothesis for the bacterial dissimilation of taurine was explored in Silicibacter pomeroyi DSS-3, whose genome has been sequenced. Substrate-specific transcription of candidate genes encoding taurine uptake and dissimilation (tauABC, tpa, ald, xsc, pta) was found, which corresponded to the induction of Tpa, Ald, Xsc and Pta, that was observed.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Mary Ann Moran (University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA) for discussions on the Silicibacter pomeroyi DSS-3 genome, The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) for supporting A.K. Gorzynska, and the University of Konstanz for financial support.

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    Andzelika K. Gorzynska, Karin Denger, Alasdair M. Cook & Theo H. M. Smits

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Gorzynska, A.K., Denger, K., Cook, A.M. et al. Inducible transcription of genes involved in taurine uptake and dissimilation by Silicibacter pomeroyi DSS-3T . Arch Microbiol 185, 402–406 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-006-0106-8

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