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Substrate selection and seasonal variation in densities of invertebrates in stream pools of a tropical river 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
M. Arunachalam K. C. Madhusoodanan Nair J. Vijverberg K. Kortmulder H. Suriyanarayanan 《Hydrobiologia》1991,213(2):141-148
Spatial distribution and seasonal variation in densities of the invertebrates were investigated for a year in three stream pools of a South Indian river. The effects of season, substrate type and water depth on the distribution were analyzed. Substrate type and season influenced the invertebrate distribution the most. Leaf packs harboured most of the organisms followed by macro-algal substrate and sand. The lowest densities were observed on rocky substrates and in the water column. Rocky substrates in shallow water supported higher densities of total invertebrates than deeper areas. Chironomid larvae dominated all benthic substrates throughout the year. Of the 19 invertebrate taxa studied, 6 showed no seasonality in densities, and most of the rest showed their highest densities in the pre-monsoon period and lowest in the SW monsoon or post-monsoon periods. However, in two of the three pools, the densities of total invertebrates were highest during the post-monsoon period with secondary peaks in the pre-monsoon period. 相似文献
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Global Regulator MorA Affects Virulence-Associated Protease Secretion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1
Ayshwarya Ravichandran Malarmathy Ramachandran Tanujaa Suriyanarayanan Chui Ching Wong Sanjay Swarup 《PloS one》2015,10(4)
Bacterial invasion plays a critical role in the establishment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and is aided by two major virulence factors – surface appendages and secreted proteases. The second messenger cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) is known to affect bacterial attachment to surfaces, biofilm formation and related virulence phenomena. Here we report that MorA, a global regulator with GGDEF and EAL domains that was previously reported to affect virulence factors, negatively regulates protease secretion via the type II secretion system (T2SS) in P. aeruginosa PAO1. Infection assays with mutant strains carrying gene deletion and domain mutants show that host cell invasion is dependent on the active domain function of MorA. Further investigations suggest that the MorA-mediated c-di-GMP signaling affects protease secretion largely at a post-translational level. We thus report c-di-GMP second messenger system as a novel regulator of T2SS function in P. aeruginosa. Given that T2SS is a central and constitutive pump, and the secreted proteases are involved in interactions with the microbial surroundings, our data broadens the significance of c-di-GMP signaling in P. aeruginosa pathogenesis and ecological fitness. 相似文献
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Balasubramanian Suriyanarayanan Praveena Pothuraju Lakshmi Kandasamy Dhevendaran Balakrishnan Priya Shivaani Krishna 《Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics》2016,34(6):1190-1200
Streptomycin, an antibiotic used against microbial infections, inhibits the protein synthesis by binding to ribosomal protein S12, encoded by rpsL12 gene, and associated mutations cause streptomycin resistance. A streptomycin resistant, Lysinibacillus sphaericus DSLS5 (MIC >300 µg/mL for streptomycin), was isolated from a marine sponge (Tedania anhelans). The characterisation of rpsL12 gene showed a region having similarity to long terminal repeat sequences of murine lukemia virus which added 13 amino acids for loop formation in RpsL12; in addition, a K56R mutation which corresponds to K43R mutation present in streptomycin-resistant Escherichia coli is also present. The RpsL12 protein was modelled and compared with that of Lysinibacillus boronitolerans, Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The modelled proteins docked with streptomycin indicate compound had less affinity. The effect of loop on streptomycin resistance was analysed by constructing three different models of RpsL12 by, (i) removing both loop and mutation, (ii) removing the loop alone while retaining the mutation and (iii) without mutation having loop. The results showed that the presence of loop causes streptomycin resistance (decreases the affinity), and it further enhanced in the presence of mutation at 56th codon. Further study will help in understanding the evolution of streptomycin resistance in organisms. 相似文献
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Frequent genes in rare diseases: panel‐based next generation sequencing to disclose causal mutations in hereditary neuropathies
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Maike F. Dohrn Nicola Glöckle Lejla Mulahasanovic Corina Heller Julia Mohr Christine Bauer Erik Riesch Andrea Becker Florian Battke Konstanze Hörtnagel Thorsten Hornemann Saranya Suriyanarayanan Markus Blankenburg Jörg B. Schulz Kristl G. Claeys Burkhard Gess Istvan Katona Andreas Ferbert Debora Vittore Alexander Grimm Stefan Wolking Ludger Schöls Holger Lerche G. Christoph Korenke Dirk Fischer Bertold Schrank Urania Kotzaeridou Gerhard Kurlemann Bianca Dräger Anja Schirmacher Peter Young Beate Schlotter‐Weigel Saskia Biskup 《Journal of neurochemistry》2017,143(5):507-522
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Yekkuni L. Balachandran Shanmugam Girija Rajendran Selvakumar Saowanit Tongpim Arno C. Gutleb Sarvajeyakesavalu Suriyanarayanan 《PloS one》2013,8(10)
Generally, limited research is extended in studying stability and applicational properties of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) synthesized by adopting ‘green chemistry’ protocol. In this work, we report on the synthesis of stable Ag NPs using plant-derived materials such as leaf extract of Neem (Azadirachta indica) and biopolymer pectin from apple peel. In addition, the applicational properties of Ag NPs such as surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and antibacterial efficiencies were also investigated. As-synthesized nanoparticles (NPs) were characterized using various instrumentation techniques. Both the plant materials (leaf extract and biopolymer) favored the synthesis of well-defined NPs capped with biomaterials. The NPs were spherical in shape with an average particle size between 14-27 nm. These bio-NPs exhibited colloidal stability in most of the suspended solutions such as water, electrolyte solutions (NaCl; NaNO3), biological solution (bovine serum albumin), and in different pH solutions (pH 7; 9) for a reasonable time period of 120 hrs. Both the bio-NPs were observed to be SERS active through displaying intrinsic SERS signals of the Raman probe molecule (Nile blue A). The NPs were effective against the Escherichia coli bacterium when tested in nutrient broth and agar medium. Scanning and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (SEM and HRTEM) images confirmed cellular membrane damage of nanoparticle treated E. coli cells. These environmental friendly template Ag NPs can be used as an antimicrobial agent and also for SERS based analytical applications. 相似文献
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Balasubramanian Suriyanarayanan 《Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics》2013,31(8):1819-1834
Drug efflux pumps (EP) like Mmr in Mycobacterium transported drugs out of cell, a main reason for drug resistance developing in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In this in silico study, mainly analysed EP inhibitory potential of a plant-derived flavonoid, quercetin, through docking analysis. Mmr present in Mycobacterium smegmatis and M. tuberculosis, and its homologue EmrE of Escherichia coli was used. Initially, homology modelling of EP monomers and dimers constructed from M. smegmatis, M. tuberculosis and E. coli; the stabilities of models were analysed from Ramachandran plots prepared in PROCHECK. Docking analysis of quercetin with EP protein showed that in all three organisms, the residues for function and stability are important and quercetin had best interactions comparing to compounds such as, verapamil, reserpine, chlorpromazine, Carbonyl Cyanide m- Chloro Phenylhydrazone. Molecular dynamics and simulation studies showed that during the entire course of simulation quercetin-Mmr complex were stable. It insights quercetin can act as a non-antibiotic adjuvant for treatment of tuberculosis by bring down the efflux of drug from bacteria. 相似文献
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