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L P Petrova

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PubMed2002

[The use of fragments of the 85- and 120-MDa plasmids of Azospirillum brasilense Sp245 to study the plasmid rearrangement in this bacterium and to search for homologous sequences in plasmids of Azospirillum brasilense Sp7].

A spontaneous loss of the 85- (p85) and 120-MDa (p120) replicons and simultaneous generation of a plasmid of more than 300 MDa were associated with defects in synthesis of O-specific and Calcofluor-binding polysaccharides and had no effect on flagellation and motility of the Azospirillum brasilense Sp245.5 mutant. The plasmid rearrangement was studied by hybridization of DNAs from the wild-type Sp245 strain and the Sp245.5 mutant with p85 and p120 fragments that contained loci involved in formation of the polar (fla) and lateral (laf) flagella, synthesis of O-specific and Calcofluor-binding polysaccharides (lps/cal), swimming (mot), and swarming (swa) of bacteria. Hybridization with the p120 fragments revealed incorporation of the intact fla/swa loci and the altered lps/cal loci into a new megaplasmid. Two EcoRI fragments homologous to the fla/laf/mot/swa loci of p85 were found in A. brasilense Sp245 DNA, whereas only one copy was preserved in the Sp245.5 mutant. Hybridization of the p120 and p85 fragments of Sp245 to the A. brasilense Sp7 DNA for the first time revealed regions of substantial homology to these fragments in the 90- and 115-MDa Sp7 plasmids, respectively.

Azospirillum brasilense↗
PubMed1990

[Effects of repeated skin applications of heavy pyrolysis resin on cytochrome P-450 level and glutathione transferase activity in liver microsomes and cytosol in rats in relation to the level of toxic effects of pyrolysis resin on internal organs].

Rats received 20 skin applications of heavy pyrolysis resin, containing about 30% of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The every exposure duration was 4 hours a day. Applications have been carried out daily 5 days a week in the course of 4 weeks. Induction of cytochrome P-450 (P-450) by 79%, significant induction of microsomal (GTm) and cytosol (GTc) glutathione-S-transferase activity (by 46 and 85%, respectively) and small increase of reduced glutathione level (by 9%) also were registered as a result of these exposures. Lipid peroxidation level determined by TBK-reactive products quantity didn't alter significantly. Close correlation between ratio values of P-450/GTm levels and P-450/GTc levels and toxic effect indices of heavy pyrolysis resin on rat immune and endocrine systems.

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PubMed1989

[Formation of pAS8-1213 cointegrate with one of the plasmids of Azospirillum brasilense Sp245].

Inheritance of the plasmid vector pAS8-1213 in Azospirillum brasilense Sp245 cells has been studied. The plasmid pAS8-1213 is shown to be uncapable of autonomous replication in the new host but able to integrate into the genetic structures of Azospirillum with high frequency. 90-95% of KmR-transconjugants of A. brasilense harbor pAS8-1213 cointegrated with the smaller host plasmid pAbSP245c(85Md). The formed cointegrate can be transferred into Azospirillum spp. 75 and RecA- strains of E. coli (HB101 and DH1) and stably maintained in these cells. The IS21 element inherent of the plasmid pAS8-1213 is supposed to participate in pAS8-1213::pAbSP245c cointegrate formation.

Azospirillum brasilense↗
PubMed1987

[Characteristics of dissociation in cultures of Aspergillus brasilense Sp7].

Peculiarities of dissociation in the cultures of nitrogen-fixating soil microorganism Azospirillum brasilense have been studied. The possible transfer among colony-morphology variants is established. The relations between variants are described by the following scheme: R in equilibrium with SR----S Electrophoretic analysis of plasmid contents in different variants of Azospirillum brasilense supposes the possible participation of plasmid DNA in the dissociation process in this microorganism.

Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria↗
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Characteristics of excitation and inhibition of the receptive fields of the retina and lateral geniculate body.

The process of excitation and inhibition in the receptive fields (RF) of the ganglion cells and lateral geniculate body (LGB) of the cat were examined. The extent of the dependence of the magnitude of excitation and inhibition in RF on stimulus intensity was determined. This dependence is a power function with power indices of 0.15--0.20 (LGB) and 0.3--0.5 (retina) for excitation and 0.2--0.3 (LGB) and 0.5--0.6 (retina) for inhibition.

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[Atypical R-S dissociation in Azospirillum brasilense].

It was found that atypical R-S dissociation in the type strain A. brasilense Sp7 is not accompanied by drastic changes in the carbohydrate moieties of bacterial lipopolysaccharides but is rather due to different contributions of two O-specific polysaccharides (found in both R and S dissociants) to the age-dependent architectonics of the cell surface.

Azospirillum brasilense↗
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[Analysis of DNA, lipopolysaccharide structure, and some cultural and morphological properties in closely related strains of Azospirillum brasilense].

We studied closely related Azospirillum brasilense strains Sp7 and Cd. For probing of their genomes, the fragments of 85-MDa (p85) and 120-MDa (p120) from A. brasilense Sp245 plasmids were hybridized with 115-MDa (p115) and 90-Mda (p90) plasmids of strain Sp7, respectively. Strain Cd was found to lose the 115-Mda plasmid and one of the two EcoRI restriction fragments of the total DNA (localized within p115 and the chromosome) that was homologous to an EcoRI-generated p85 fragment of 2.4 kb. On the contrary, in the total DNA of strain Sp7-S, in spite of the previously established disappearance of the 115-Mda replicon, two fragments homologous to p85 were revealed, as with strain Sp7. It is suggested that the Sp7-S genome contains the total p115 DNA or at least a certain part of it. Strains Sp7 and Cd were found to differ in size and morphology of colonies on solid and semisolid media, in the levels of resistance to a cation surfactant cetavlon, and in the antigen structure of lipopolysaccharides.

Azospirillum brasilense↗
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[The synaptic changes in the structures of the hyperstriatal section of the chicken brain during imprinting, visual deprivation and intermittent photic stimulation].

Morphometric analysis of synapses was conducted in medial areas of the ventral and accessory hyperstriatum in the right and left hemispheres of chickens brain after: 1) rhythmic optical stimulation beginning from the 18-th day of incubation, 2) presentation of flashing stimuli on the 10-12-th hours of life, 3) keeping under constant illumination in the first day or 4) in darkness during 24 hours after hatching. On electronograms of ultrathin slices parameters were recorded of synapses numerical density, mean length and width of postsynaptic condensations, number of synaptic vesicles per active zone in the presynapse and mean length of the whole axodendrite contact. The results of the studies have shown that early visual experience leads to significant changes of synaptic complex in the studied brain regions. Plasticity of synapses is discussed during stimulation and morphofunctional interrelations between hyperstriatal areas which are connected with different aspects of processing and storage of the visual information.

Aging↗