title: Synthesis of the compatible solute ectoine in Virgibacillus pantothenticus is triggered by high salinity and low growth temperature.
abstract: The quantification of the intracellular concentration of ectoine in Virgibacillus pantothenticus revealed that the production of this compatible solute is triggered either by an increase in the external salinity or by a reduction in the growth temperature. This finding reflects increased transcription of the ectoine biosynthetic operon (ectABC) under both environmental conditions.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Microbiology, Department of Biology, Philipps University Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch Str. 8, D-35032 Marburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: Anne U
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Kuhlmann
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bursy
authors.forename: Silvy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gimpel
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: Erhard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bremer
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000599:Amino Acids, Diamino / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D001406:Bacillaceae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D003080:Cold Temperature; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D009876:Operon; D009995:Osmosis; D011392:Proline / Q000096:biosynthesis; D054712:Salinity; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D000599:Amino Acids, Diamino; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C045628:ectoine; D011392:Proline