Discovery of New Species
We have work on Thermus spp. since 2000. We have cooperate with Dr. San-San Tsay in National Taiwan University and Dr. Mao-Yan Chen of Spring Biotechnology company to discovery new species. Here are related publications.
- Chen, M.-Y., G.-H. Lin, Y.-T. Lin and S.-S. Tsay. (2002). Meiothermus taiwanensis sp. nov., a novel filamentous thermophilic species isolated in Taiwan. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 52: 1647-1654 (SCI)
- Chen, M.-Y., S.-S. Tsay. K.-Y. Chen,Y-C. Shi, Y.-T. Lin and G.-H. Lin*, (2002). Pseudoxanthomonas taiwanensis sp. nov., a new thermophilic N2O-producing isolated in Taiwan. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.52: 2155-2161.(SCI)
- Chen, M.-Y., S.-H Wu., G.-H. Lin., C.-P Lu, Y. -T. Lin, J. -C. Fan, W. -C. Chang. and, S.-S. Tsay (2004). Rubrobacter taiwanensis sp. nov., a new thermohilic radiation resistant species isolated form hot springs in Taiwan. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 54:1849-1855.
From New species to Biofilm formation
In order to study biofilm formation in Thermus , we constructed a shuttle vector for genetic manipulation of those strains.
Here is the publication.
S. -F. Chu, H.-Y. Shu, L.-C. Lin, M.-Y. Chen, S.-S. Tsay, G. -H. Lin*.Characterization of a Rolling-CircleReplication Plasmid from Thermus aquaticus NTU103. (2006). Plasmid.56: 46-52. (SCI)
After work hard for years, we found a gene galE related to biofilm formation.
Niou,Y-K, W-L Wua, L-C Lin , M-Sh Yu , H-Y Shu ,H-H Yang ,G-H Lin. Role of galE on biofilm formation by Thermus spp.(2009). Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 390: 313–318 (IF: 2.648, Ranking: 28/71)
Here is the publication.
S. -F. Chu, H.-Y. Shu, L.-C. Lin, M.-Y. Chen, S.-S. Tsay, G. -H. Lin*.Characterization of a Rolling-CircleReplication Plasmid from Thermus aquaticus NTU103. (2006). Plasmid.56: 46-52. (SCI)
After work hard for years, we found a gene galE related to biofilm formation.
Niou,Y-K, W-L Wua, L-C Lin , M-Sh Yu , H-Y Shu ,H-H Yang ,G-H Lin. Role of galE on biofilm formation by Thermus spp.(2009). Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 390: 313–318 (IF: 2.648, Ranking: 28/71)