Janet Westpheling

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1 Extremely thermophilic microorganisms for biomass conversion: status and prospects. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2008 2.14
2 Efficient degradation of lignocellulosic plant biomass, without pretreatment, by the thermophilic anaerobe "Anaerocellum thermophilum" DSM 6725. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009 1.86
3 Natural competence in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus facilitates genetic manipulation: construction of markerless deletions of genes encoding the two cytoplasmic hydrogenases. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011 1.81
4 Insights into plant biomass conversion from the genome of the anaerobic thermophilic bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor bescii DSM 6725. Nucleic Acids Res 2011 1.48
5 Classification of 'Anaerocellum thermophilum' strain DSM 6725 as Caldicellulosiruptor bescii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009 1.41
6 Genome sequence of the anaerobic, thermophilic, and cellulolytic bacterium "Anaerocellum thermophilum" DSM 6725. J Bacteriol 2009 1.33
7 Construction of a stable replicating shuttle vector for Caldicellulosiruptor species: use for extending genetic methodologies to other members of this genus. PLoS One 2013 1.22
8 Methylation by a unique α-class N4-cytosine methyltransferase is required for DNA transformation of Caldicellulosiruptor bescii DSM6725. PLoS One 2012 1.21
9 A new GntR family transcriptional regulator in streptomyces coelicolor is required for morphogenesis and antibiotic production and controls transcription of an ABC transporter in response to carbon source. J Bacteriol 2006 1.19
10 Improved growth media and culture techniques for genetic analysis and assessment of biomass utilization by Caldicellulosiruptor bescii. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2012 1.18
11 Recombinogenic properties of Pyrococcus furiosus strain COM1 enable rapid selection of targeted mutants. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012 1.05
12 Identification and characterization of CbeI, a novel thermostable restriction enzyme from Caldicellulosiruptor bescii DSM 6725 and a member of a new subfamily of HaeIII-like enzymes. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2011 1.04
13 Deletion strains reveal metabolic roles for key elemental sulfur-responsive proteins in Pyrococcus furiosus. J Bacteriol 2011 1.03
14 Overcoming restriction as a barrier to DNA transformation in Caldicellulosiruptor species results in efficient marker replacement. Biotechnol Biofuels 2013 1.02
15 Metabolic engineering of Caldicellulosiruptor bescii yields increased hydrogen production from lignocellulosic biomass. Biotechnol Biofuels 2013 0.97
16 Structural and genetic analysis of the BldB protein of Streptomyces coelicolor. J Bacteriol 2002 0.95
17 Defining components of the chromosomal origin of replication of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus needed for construction of a stable replicating shuttle vector. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011 0.94
18 Identification of three new genes involved in morphogenesis and antibiotic production in Streptomyces coelicolor. J Bacteriol 2003 0.92
19 A new TetR family transcriptional regulator required for morphogenesis in Streptomyces coelicolor. J Bacteriol 2007 0.92
20 The bkdR gene of Streptomyces coelicolor is required for morphogenesis and antibiotic production and encodes a transcriptional regulator of a branched-chain amino acid dehydrogenase complex. J Bacteriol 2005 0.90
21 Branched-chain amino acid catabolism provides precursors for the Type II polyketide antibiotic, actinorhodin, via pathways that are nutrient dependent. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2008 0.86
22 Isolation and bioinformatic analysis of a novel transposable element, ISCbe4, from the hyperthermophilic bacterium, Caldicellulosiruptor bescii. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2013 0.85
23 Detection of a novel active transposable element in Caldicellulosiruptor hydrothermalis and a new search for elements in this genus. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2013 0.82
24 An integrative expression vector for Actinosynnema pretiosum. BMC Biotechnol 2007 0.78