Characterization of the cellulolytic complex (cellulosome) produced by Clostridium cellulolyticum

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The catalytic binding properties of the purified cellusome of Clostridium cellulolyticum were analyzed to determine the molecular nature of the mesophilic bacterium's native cellulolytic complex. The native cellulolytic system of Clostridium cellulolyticum is composed of a 16-MDa aggregate and 600-kDa cellulosome units that do not have similar compositions. The relative proportions of the various cellulosome units are also dependent on culture conditions such as substrate type and starvation times.

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Control of bacterial motility by environmental factors in polarly flagellated and peritrichous bacteria isolated from Lake Baikal

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Research has been conducted on the bacterial strains isolated from a specific natural habitat. The motility regulation of these strains by environmental factors has been investigated, and the results indicate that the motility control is conserved in bacteria with different growth temperatures and different flagellation type.

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Flux analysis of the metabolism of Clostridium cellulolyticum grown in cellulose-fed continuous culture on a chemically defined medium under ammonium-limited conditions

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Research has been conducted on the celluloutic mesophilic bacteria Clostridium cellulolyticum. The degradation of cellulose by this bacteria has been investigated in cellulose-fed cultures with the growth-limiting nutrient ammonium, and the use of the chemostat technique has been described.

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