Project description:Lactobacillus casei is remarkably adaptive to diverse habitats. To understand the evolution and adaptation of Lb. casei strains isolated from different environments, the gene content of 22 Lb. casei strains isolated from various habitats (cheeses, n=8; plant materials, n=8; and human sources, n=6) were examined by comparative genome hybridization with an Lb. casei ATCC 334-based microarray.
Project description:Lactobacillus casei is remarkably adaptive to diverse habitats. To understand the evolution and adaptation of Lb. casei strains isolated from different environments, the gene content of 22 Lb. casei strains isolated from various habitats (cheeses, n=8; plant materials, n=8; and human sources, n=6) were examined by comparative genome hybridization with an Lb. casei ATCC 334-based microarray. Comparative genome hybridization was performed against an Affymetrix custom microarray designed to include 2,661 (97%) chromosomal and 17 (85%) plasmid CDSs predicted to occur in Lb. casei ATCC 334, as well as all predicted CDSs in the draft Lb. helveticus CNRZ 32 genome. CDSs that were not included in the microarray design were all transposase-encoding genes.
Project description:DNA methylation is an important epigenetic modification. DNA methylation phenomenon exists widely in bacteria, plants and animals and is involved in a variety of biological processes.The wild Lactobacillus casei Zhang and its mutant Lactobacillus casei Zhang Δpglx were used as the research subjects.Proteomics was used to explore the effects of DNA methylation on various aspects of Lactobacillus casei.
Project description:The response to bile of Lactobacillus casei BL23 was investigated. Lactobacillus casei BL23 was grown in MRS medium at 37C without shaking until O.D. 595 nm. reached 0.5. The cultures were then two fold diluted with prewarmed MRS medium (control) or MRS supplemented with 0.2% bovine bile (treatment) and incubation continued for 45 min. Cells were then harvested and total RNA purified.
Project description:In the present study we characterized the sRNA profile of Lactobacillus casei BL23 using conventional and mDOT-seq approaches. In total 307 potential sRNAs were identified, 28 of which were validated by Northern hybridization. As a major portion of predicted sRNAs were shown to be conserved among the related species of Lactobacillus casei group (LCG), the results obtained in this study could serve as a valuable resource for achieving a better understanding of LCG physiology or even improving their applications in industry and medicine.
