Resolution of racemic amines by the combined use of lipase CALB and penicillin acylase. They are also present in a hospital environment, where it is wet, such as; respirators and dialysis systems and can sometimes colonize the skin. The prevalence of this emerging agent is not known, although it is occasionally identified in several laboratories in Japan and North America, primarily in genetically modified mice [64]. Up to now, cd1 enzymes have been purified from Alcaligenes faecalis, Azospirillum brasilense SP7, Magnetospirillum magnetotacticum, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, P. nautica, P. stutzeri, Paracoccus denitrificans, P. halodenitrificans, P. pantotrophus, Ralstonia eutropha, Roseobacter denitrificans and Thiobacillus denitrificans. Description and Significance. Kerstersia spp. Plates were incubated at 35°C for 18 to 24 h and examined for growth, pigment production consistent with that of P. aeruginosa, and DNase production consistent with that of S. maltophilia. Anderson, G.L. The vast majority (99 of 106; 93%) were identified as A. xylosoxidans by the referring microbiology laboratories, while six were labeledAlcaligenes spp. isolated from CF patients. We examined the frequency of correct identification of Alcaligenes spp. Washington, DC 20036 B. hinzii grows well on blood agar, and is distinguished from B. avium by the production of alkali from malonate [63]. Only 8% of the A. xylosoxidans strains studied were resistant to the high concentrations of colistin tested. A series of prochiral dinitriles were hydrolyzed to the corresponding (S)-acids with ees 22–84%. Improvements in bacterial identification have resulted in changes to the classification of many genera, and Alcaligenes is no exception. For example, PA from Alcaligenes faecalis has been used for the biocatalytic resolution of racemic 1-phenylethylamine in a one-pot/two-step process.35 PA is the only enzyme in the process, but this enzyme is able to catalyze two different reactions due to its capacity to switch its enzymatic activity between enantioselective acylation and hydrolysis depending on the pH of the reaction media (Scheme 20). Freeze-dried organisms come with everything you need to rehydrate and culture the organism when you're ready. odorans”) produce a characteristic fruity odor and cause a greenish discoloration of blood agar medium (α-hemolytic) McConkey growth, non lactose fermenter BBAØ no growth, James Versalovic et al. As there are not yet NCCLS interpretative criteria for susceptibility breakpoints for Alcaligenes spp., the breakpoints for P. aeruginosa were used.

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