Identification of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus HD100 Bd0714 as a Nudix dGTPase.

ABSTRACT: Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus bacteria are predatory organisms that attack other gram-negative bacteria. Here, we report that Bd0714 is a Nudix dGTPase from B. bacteriovorus HD100 with a substrate specificity similar to that of Escherichia coli MutT and complements an E. coli mutT-deficient strain. We observed different transcription levels of the gene throughout the predator life cycle.

SUBMITTER: Steyert SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2593198 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature