Project description:An eight chip study using total RNA recovered from separate wild-type cultures of Thermotoga maritima at mid-log with 3 different minimal sugar media.
Project description:This study was conducted to identify the genes involved in the synthesis of membrane-spanning ether lipids in Thermotoga maritima MSB8.
Project description:Hyperthermophilic bacteria of the genus Thermotoga are known to utilize a wide range of simple and complex polysaccharides. T. maritima's transcriptional response to a variety of mono- and poly-saccharides was previously studied to assign functions to genes involved in carbohydrate uptake and utilization. To compare and contrast closely-related members of the Thermotoga genus, a four-species microarray was developed by expanding a whole genome T. maritima array to include unique genes from three other species (T. neapolitana, T. petrophila, and T. sp. RQ2). This multi-species array was used to investigate the diversity of the genus, specifically the response of each of the four species to a mixture of polysaccharides (galactomannan, glucomannan, xylan, pectin, lichenan, and carboxymethyl cellulose).
Project description:An eight chip study using total RNA recovered from separate wild-type cultures of Thermotoga maritima at mid-log with 3 different minimal sugar media. A eight-chip study using total RNA recovered from separate wild-type cultures of Thermotoga maritima at mid-log with 3 different minimal sugar media. 4 biological replicates maltose, 2 biological replicates L-arabinose, 2 biological replicates cellobiose.
