title: In silico evidence for the horizontal transfer of gsiB, a σ(B)-regulated gene in gram-positive bacteria, to lactic acid bacteria.
abstract: gsiB, coding for glucose starvation-inducible protein B, is a characteristic member of the σ(Β) stress regulon of Bacillus subtilis and several other Gram-positive bacteria. Here we provide in silico evidence for the horizontal transfer of gsiB in lactic acid bacteria that are devoid of the σ(Β) factor.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Dairy Research, Department of Food Science and Technology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioanna-Areti
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Asteri
authors.forename: Effrossyni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boutou
authors.forename: Rania
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anastasiou
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pot
authors.forename: Constantinos E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Vorgias
authors.forename: Effie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsakalidou
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Papadimitriou
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000235:genetics*; D012808:Sigma Factor / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C079011:SigB protein, Bacteria; D012808:Sigma Factor