A Metagenomic Study Highlights Phylogenetic Proximity of Quorum-Quenching and Xenobiotic-Degrading Amidases of the AS-Family

Efficient Biostimulation of Native and Introduced Quorum-Quenching Rhodococcus erythropolis Populations Is Revealed by a Combination of Analytical Chemistry, Microbiology, and Pyrosequencing

(2011) Amélie Cirou et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

A Novel Hydrolase Identified by Genomic-Proteomic Analysis of Phenylurea Herbicide Mineralization by Variovorax sp. Strain SRS16

(2011) Karolien Bers et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Functional metagenomic strategies for the discovery of novel enzymes and biosurfactants with biotechnological applications from marine ecosystems

(2011) J. Kennedy et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

BpiB05, a novel metagenome-derived hydrolase acting on N-acylhomoserine lactones

(2011) P. Bijtenhoorn et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Catabolic Pathway of Gamma-caprolactone in the Biocontrol Agent Rhodococcus erythropolis

(2011) Corinne Barbey et al.   JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH

MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods

(2011) K. Tamura et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

A Novel Metagenomic Short-Chain Dehydrogenase/Reductase Attenuates Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation and Virulence on Caenorhabditis elegans

(2011) Patrick Bijtenhoorn et al.   PLoS One

Gamma-caprolactone stimulates growth of quorum-quenching Rhodococcus populations in a large-scale hydroponic system for culturing Solanum tuberosum

(2011) Amélie Cirou et al.   RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

Azospirillum Genomes Reveal Transition of Bacteria from Aquatic to Terrestrial Environments

(2011) Florence Wisniewski-Dyé et al.   PLoS Genetics

Approaches to Capturing and Designing Biologically Active Small Molecules Produced by Uncultured Microbes

(2010) Jörn Piel   Annual Review of Microbiology

AidH, an Alpha/Beta-Hydrolase Fold Family Member from an Ochrobactrum sp. Strain, Is a Novel N-Acylhomoserine Lactonase

(2010) G.-Y. Mei et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Identification and characterization of new LuxR/LuxI-type quorum sensing systems from metagenomic libraries

(2009) Youai Hao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

A new aryl acylamidase from Rhodococcus sp. strain Oct1 acting on ω-lactams: Its characterization and gene expression in Escherichia coli

(2009) Yasuhisa Fukuta et al.   ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY

Cell–cell signalling in bacteria: not simply a matter of quorum

(2009) Mickaël Boyer et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Different Regulation and Roles of Lactonases AiiB and AttM inAgrobacterium tumefaciensC58

(2009) Elise Haudecoeur et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Proline antagonizes GABA-induced quenching of quorum-sensing in Agrobacterium tumefaciens

(2009) E. Haudecoeur et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Metagenome-Derived Clones Encoding Two Novel Lactonase Family Proteins Involved in Biofilm Inhibition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2008) C. Schipper et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

A Rhodococcus qsdA-Encoded Enzyme Defines a Novel Class of Large-Spectrum Quorum-Quenching Lactonases

(2008) S. Uroz et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Quorum Sensing and Quorum Quenching: The Yin and Yang of Bacterial Communication

(2008) Stéphane Uroz et al.   CHEMBIOCHEM

A metagenomic analysis of soil bacteria extends the diversity of quorum-quenching lactonases

(2008) Kashif Riaz et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Discovery of a bacterial gene cluster for catabolism of the plant hormone indole 3-acetic acid

(2008) Johan H.J. Leveau et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Quorum quenching activity inAnabaenasp. PCC 7120: identification of AiiC, a novel AHL-acylase

(2008) Manuel Romero et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS