Alginic Acid
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13. Phosphorylcholine stimulates capsule formation of phosphate-limited mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Production of both alginic acid and lipopolysaccharide by a mucoid strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, SRM-3, was studied in a chemostat system during growth under nutrient-limiting conditions chosen to reflect the chronic growth conditions in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients. Since mucoid strains have been shown to elaborate extracellular proteases and p
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14. Isolation and characterization of an alginase from mucoid strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa which produce an alginate-like slime polysaccharide were shown to also synthesize an intracellular enzyme which can degrade these polysaccharides and the seaweed alginic acids. The enzyme acts as an eliminase introducing delta 4,5 unsaturation into the uronic acid moiety. It appears to be a polymannuronide lyase which degrad
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15. Production and Characterization of the Slime Polysaccharide of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
The slime polysaccharides produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from a variety of human infections were investigated. Slime production in culture seemed optimal when adequate amounts of carbohydrate were present and under conditions of either high osmotic pressure or inadequate protein supply. The polysaccharides produced by the organisms were similar
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16. Partial purification and characterization of a polymannuronic acid depolymerase produced by a mucoid strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from a patient with cystic fibrosis.
An exopolysaccharide depolymerase was isolated from a mucoid strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa of cystic fibrosis origin. Purified preparations of the depolymerase showed maximum activity against the unacetylated polymannuronic acid exopolysaccharide from the same strain and little activity against commercially prepared alginic acid. The evidence suggests tha
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17. Alginate Production by Plant-Pathogenic Pseudomonads
Eighteen plant-pathogenic and three non-plant-pathogenic pseudomonads were tested for the ability to produce alginic acid as an exopolysaccharide in vitro. Alginate production was demonstrated for 10 of 13 fluorescent plant-pathogenic pseudomonads tested with glucose or gluconate as the carbon source, but not for all 5 nonfluorescent plant pathogens and all
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18. Hypochlorite scavenging by Pseudomonas aeruginosa alginate.
Alginic acid was purified from a mucoid clinical isolate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Luminol-dependent chemiluminescence of phorbol myristate acetate-stimulated neutrophils was inhibited by this alginate, but oxygen consumption was unaffected. Further studies indicated that this effect was due to the ability of the pseudomonal alginate to scavenge hypochlorit
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19. Relationship between calcium and uroinic acids in the encystment of Azotobacter vinelandii.
Encystment of Azotobacter vinelandii (ATCC 12837) in modified Burk nitrogen-free medium (pH 7.0) containing 0.2 percent beta-hydroxybutyrate occurs optimally in 0.37 to 0.44 mM solutions of calcium ions. Suspension of cells in media deficient in calcium results in abortive encystment characterized by the release of viscous cyst coat material. Mature cysts ru
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20. Aeration selects for mucoid phenotype of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
A mucoid strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from a patient with cystic fibrosis and its nonmucoid revertant were grown in a chemically defined alginate-promoting medium under batch and continuous culture conditions. Selection for the mucoid and nonmucoid phenotype was accomplished by varying the levels of air available to the culture. The addition of
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21. A Bound Form of Silicon in Glycosaminoglycans and Polyuronides
Silicon was found to be a constituent of certain glycosaminoglycans and polyuronides, where it occurs firmly bound to the polysaccharide matrix. 330-554 ppm of bound Si were detected in purified hyaluronic acid from umbilical cord, chondroitin 4-sulfate, dermatan sulfate, and heparan sulfate. These amounts correspond to 1 atom of Si per 50,000-85,000 molecul
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22. Improved function of rat islets upon co-microencapsulation with Sertoli's cells in alginate/poly-L-ornithine
The purpose of this study was to assess whether Sertolis cells would improve functional performance of homologous pancreatic islets within microcapsules. Purified rat Sertoli's cells were co-enveloped with islets in microcapsules that had been fabricated with alginic acid and poly-L-ornithine Confocal laser microscopy was used to determine any mitogenic effe
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23. Copper as a signal for alginate synthesis in Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae.
Plant-associated pseudomonads are commonly exposed to copper bactericides, which are applied to reduce the disease incidence caused by these bacteria. Consequently, many of these bacteria have acquired resistance or tolerance to copper salts. We recently conducted a survey of 37 copper-resistant (Cur) Pseudomonas spp., including P. cepacia, P. fluorescens, P
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24. Clustering of mutations affecting alginic acid biosynthesis in mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
A 10-kilobase DNA fragment previously shown to contain the phosphomannose isomerase gene (pmi) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was used to construct a pBR325-based hybrid that can be propagated in P. aeruginosa only by the formation of a chromosomal-plasmid cointegrate. This plasmid, designated pAD4008, was inserted into the P. aeruginosa chromosome by recombinati