title: Meiothermus ruber H328 enhances the production of membrane vesicles for feather degradation.
abstract: The thermophilic bacterium Meiothermus ruber H328 aggressively degrades chicken feathers. When feathers were added to culture medium, the cells significantly exfoliated membrane vesicles from the outer membrane as observed by electron microscopy of ultrathin sections. This is the first report of membrane vesicle production associated with keratinolytic activity by Meiothermus sp.
authors.affiliation: a Division of Applied Life Sciences , Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University , Kyoto , Japan.
authors.forename: Akito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamaoka
authors.forename: Maachi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Emiko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shigeri
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000382:microbiology; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D005241:Feathers / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D010447:Peptide Hydrolases
keywords: Meiothermus; keratin; membrane vesicle; protease; thermophile