Abstract

Bacillus cereus UW85 suppresses damping-off of alfalfa, a disease caused by oomycete pathogens. Disease suppression is partly due to the production of the antibiotic zwittermicin A. Zwittermicin A is an aminopolyol, representing a novel class of antibiotic, and has a broad target range, inhibiting prokaryotes, fungi, and protists. B. cereus UW85 carries a gene for resistance to zwittermicin A, zmaR, that has no known homologs, and preliminary studies suggest that zmaR inactivates zwittermicin A. Inactivated zwittermicin A has different mobilities on both high voltage paper electrophoresis (HVPE) and TLC, suggesting that it has been modified. Determining exactly how zmaR modifies zwittermicin A is the purpose of this study.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Biotechnology Resource Grants (P41)
Project #
5P41RR002301-14
Application #
6281566
Study Section
Project Start
1998-04-01
Project End
1999-02-28
Budget Start
1997-10-01
Budget End
1998-09-30
Support Year
14
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Wisconsin Madison
Department
Type
DUNS #
161202122
City
Madison
State
WI
Country
United States
Zip Code
53715

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