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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México: Cuernavaca, Morelos, MX

1999-10-01 to present | Investigador (Centro de Ciencias Genomicas)
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Otto Geiger

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Universität Hohenheim: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, DE

1984-10-15 to 1987-10-08 | Doctor rerum naturalium (Microbiology)
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Universität Hohenheim: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, DE

1977-10-01 to 1984-07-06 | Diploma in Biology (Microbiology)
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Genes required for phosphosphingolipid formation in Caulobacter crescentus contribute to bacterial virulence

PLOS Pathogens
2024-08-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Roberto Jhonatan Olea-Ozuna; Franz Narberhaus; Sebastian Poggio; Ed Bergström; Aurora Osorio; Temidayo Oluyomi Elufisan; Jonathan Padilla-Gómez; Lourdes Martínez-Aguilar; Isabel M. López-Lara; Jane Thomas-Oates et al.
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Phosphatidylcholine‐deficient suppressor mutant of Sinorhizobium meliloti, altered in fatty acid synthesis, partially recovers nodulation ability in symbiosis with alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

The Plant Journal
2024-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Juan Daniel García‐Ledesma; Luis Cárdenas‐Torres; Lourdes Martínez‐Aguilar; Ana I. Chávez‐Martínez; Luis Lozano; Isabel M. López‐Lara; Otto Geiger
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Genes required for the formation of virulence-provoking bacterial sphingolipids

2024-02-17 | Preprint
Contributors: Roberto Jhonatan Olea-Ozuna; Sebastian Poggio; Ed Bergström; Aurora Osorio; TEMIDAYO OLUYOMI ELUFISAN; Jonathan Padilla-Gómez; Lourdes Martínez-Aguilar; Isabel M López-Lara; Jane Thomas-Oates; Otto Geiger
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Microbacterium plantarum sp. nov. and Microbacterium thalli sp. nov., two endophytic metal-resistant bacteria isolated from Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don and Prosopis laevigata (Humb. et Bonpl. ex Willd) M.C. Johnston

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
2023-09-27 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1466-5026
Part of ISSN: 1466-5034
Contributors: ivan arroyo herrera; Brenda Román Ponce; Rafael Bustamante-Brito; Joseph Guevara Luna; Diana Larios Larios; Lorena Carro; José M. Igual; Otto Geiger; Ayixon Sánchez Reyes; Paulina Estrada de los Santos et al.
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Multiple approaches of cellular metabolism define the bacterial ancestry of mitochondria

Science Advances
2023-08-09 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2375-2548
Contributors: Otto Geiger; Alejandro Sanchez-Flores; Jonathan Padilla-Gomez; Mauro Degli Esposti
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Membrane lipid composition defines membrane protein spectrum.

Trends in microbiology
2023-02-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Isabel López-Lara; Geiger O
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Formation of sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol by acylation of sulfoquinovosyl glycerol

bioRxiv
2022 | Other
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2-s2.0-85141035713

Part of ISSN: 26928205
Contributors: Cuevas-Rivas, J.Y.; Rodriguez-Terrones, D.; González-Silva, N.; Moreno-Ocampo, Á.; Guerrero, G.; Bergström, E.; Thomas-Oates, J.E.; Geiger, O.; López-Lara, I.M.
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Specialized acyl carrier protein used by serine palmitoyltransferase to synthesize sphingolipids in Rhodobacteria

Frontiers in Microbiology
2022-08-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Jonathan Padilla-Gómez; Roberto Jhonatan Olea-Ozuna, ; Sandra Contreras-Martínez; Orlando-Morales-Tarré; Daniela García-Soriano; Sebastian Poggio; Sergio Encarnación-Guevara; Isabel M. López-Lara; Otto Geiger
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On the bacterial ancestry of mitochondria: new insights with triangulated approaches

2022-05-16 | Preprint
Contributors: Michelle Degli Esposti; Otto Geiger; Alejandro Sanchez-Flores; Mauro Degli Esposti
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ExoS/ChvI Two-Component Signal-Transduction System Activated in the Absence of Bacterial Phosphatidylcholine

Frontiers in Plant Science
2021-07-23 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-462X
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Rhizobial Volatiles: Potential New Players in the Complex Interkingdom Signaling With Legumes

Frontiers in Plant Science
2021-06-22 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-462X
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Five structural genes required for ceramide synthesis in Caulobacter and for bacterial survival

Environmental Microbiology
2021-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1462-2912
Part of ISSN: 1462-2920
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Role of Sinorhizobium meliloti and Escherichia coli Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Synthetase FadD in Long-Term Survival

Microorganisms
2020-03-26 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2076-2607
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2-Tridecanone impacts surface-associated bacterial behaviours and hinders plant-bacteria interactions

Environmental Microbiology
2018 | Journal article
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WOS:000441876900023

Contributors: Lopez-Lara, Isabel M.; Nogales, Joaquina; Pech-Canul, Angel; Calatrava-Morales, Nieves; Bernabeu-Roda, Lydia M.; Duran, Paloma; Cuellar, Virginia; Olivares, Jose; Alvarez, Laura; Palenzuela-Bretones, Diana et al.
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1,2-Diacylglycerol choline phosphotransferase catalyzes the final step in the unique Treponema denticola phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis pathway

Molecular Microbiology
2017 | Journal article
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WOS:000394703900010

Contributors: Angel Vences-Guzman, Miguel; Goetting-Minesky, M. Paula; Guan, Ziqiang; Castillo-Ramirez, Santiago; America Cordoba-Castro, Luz; Lopez-Lara, Isabel M.; Geiger, Otto; Sohlenkamp, Christian; Fenno, J. Christopher
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Bacterial lipid diversity

Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
2017 | Journal article
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WOS:000413385600002

Contributors: Lopez-Lara, Isabel M.; Geiger, Otto
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Bacterial membrane lipids: diversity in structures and pathways

Fems Microbiology Reviews
2016 | Journal article
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WOS:000371243600008

Contributors: Sohlenkamp, Christian; Geiger, Otto
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Defining Substrate Specificities for Lipase and Phospholipase Candidates

Jove-Journal of Visualized Experiments
2016 | Journal article
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WOS:000415734600006

Contributors: Sahonero-Canavesi, Diana X.; Zavaleta-Pastor, Maritza; Martinez-Aguilar, Lourdes; Lopez-Lara, Isabel M.; Geiger, Otto
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Recent developments on bacterial evolution into eukaryotic cells

Evolutionary Biology: Convergent Evolution, Evolution of Complex Traits, Concepts and Methods
2016 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85017078924

Contributors: Degli Esposti, M.; Geiger, O.; Martinez-Romero, E.
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Deletion of the 2-acyl-glycerophosphoethanolamine cycle improve glucose metabolism in Escherichia coli strains employed for overproduction of aromatic compounds

Microbial Cell Factories
2015 | Journal article
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WOS:000366097500001

Contributors: Aguilar, Cesar; Flores, Noemi; Riveros-McKay, Fernando; Sahonero-Canavesi, Diana; Beatriz Carmona, Susy; Geiger, Otto; Escalante, Adelfo; Bolivar, Francisco
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Discovery of a bifunctional acyltransferase responsible for ornithine lipid synthesis in Serratia proteamaculans

Environmental Microbiology
2015 | Journal article
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WOS:000353507100002

Contributors: Angel Vences-Guzman, Miguel; Guan, Ziqiang; Itzel Escobedo-Hinojosa, Wendy; Roberto Bermudez-Barrientos, Jose; Geiger, Otto; Sohlenkamp, Christian
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Fatty acid-releasing activities in Sinorhizobium meliloti include unusual diacylglycerol lipase

Environmental Microbiology
2015 | Journal article
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WOS:000361000500023

Contributors: Sahonero-Canavesi, Diana X.; Sohlenkamp, Christian; Sandoval-Calderon, Mario; Lamsa, Anne; Pogliano, Kit; Lopez-Lara, Isabel M.; Geiger, Otto
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OlsG (Sinac_1600) Is an Ornithine Lipid N-Methyltransferase from the Planctomycete Singulisphaera acidiphila

Journal of Biological Chemistry
2015 | Journal article
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WOS:000356177300025

Contributors: Escobedo-Hinojosa, Wendy Itzel; Vences-Guzman, Miguel Angel; Schubotz, Florence; Sandoval-Calderon, Mario; Summons, Roger E.; Lopez-Lara, Isabel Maria; Geiger, Otto; Sohlenkamp, Christian
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Agrobacteria lacking ornithine lipids induce more rapid tumour formation

Environmental Microbiology
2013 | Journal article
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WOS:000315723300016

Contributors: Angel Vences-Guzman, Miguel; Guan, Ziqiang; Roberto Bermudez-Barrientos, Jose; Geiger, Otto; Sohlenkamp, Christian
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Phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis and function in bacteria

Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
2013 | Journal article
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WOS:000315613600004

Contributors: Geiger, Otto; Lopez-Lara, Isabel M.; Sohlenkamp, Christian
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Evidence of codon usage in the nearest neighbor spacing distribution of bases in bacterial genomes

Physica a-Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications
2012 | Journal article
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WOS:000300459700034

Contributors: Higareda, M. F.; Geiger, O.; Mendoza, L.; Mendez-Sanchez, R. A.
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Functional and topological analysis of phosphatidylcholine synthase from Sinorhizobium meliloti

Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
2012 | Journal article
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WOS:000302486500002

Contributors: Solis-Oviedo, Rosa L.; Martinez-Morales, Fernando; Geiger, Otto; Sohlenkamp, Christian
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Ornithine lipids and their structural modifications: from A to E and beyond

Fems Microbiology Letters
2012 | Journal article
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WOS:000308582400001

Contributors: Vences-Guzman, Miguel A.; Geiger, Otto; Sohlenkamp, Christian
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FadD Is Required for Utilization of Endogenous Fatty Acids Released from Membrane Lipids

Journal of Bacteriology
2011 | Journal article
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WOS:000296709600020

Contributors: Pech-Canul, Angel; Nogales, Joaquina; Miranda-Molina, Alfonso; Alvarez, Laura; Geiger, Otto; Jose Soto, Maria; Lopez-Lara, Isabel M.
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Hydroxylated ornithine lipids increase stress tolerance in Rhizobium tropici CIAT899

Molecular Microbiology
2011 | Journal article
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WOS:000288164900008

Contributors: Vences-Guzman, Miguel A.; Guan, Ziqiang; Ormeno-Orrillo, Ernesto; Gonzalez-Silva, Napoleon; Lopez-Lara, Isabel M.; Martinez-Romero, Esperanza; Geiger, Otto; Sohlenkamp, Christian
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Plasmids with a Chromosome-Like Role in Rhizobia

Journal of Bacteriology
2011 | Journal article
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WOS:000287696100004

Contributors: Landeta, Cristina; Davalos, Araceli; Angel Cevallos, Miguel; Geiger, Otto; Brom, Susana; Romero, David
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The Dioxygenase-Encoding olsD Gene from Burkholderia cenocepacia Causes the Hydroxylation of the Amide-Linked Fatty Acyl Moiety of Ornithine-Containing Membrane Lipids

Biochemistry
2011 | Journal article
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WOS:000292849600014

Contributors: Gonzalez-Silva, Napoleon; Lopez-Lara, Isabel M.; Reyes-Lamothe, Rodrigo; Taylor, Adrian M.; Sumpton, David; Thomas-Oates, Jane; Geiger, Otto
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Altered lipid A structures and polymyxin hypersensitivity of Rhizobium etli mutants lacking the LpxE and LpxF phosphatases

Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
2010 | Journal article
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WOS:000276649100006

Contributors: Ingram, Brian O.; Sohlenkamp, Christian; Geiger, Otto; Raetz, Christian R. H.
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Amino acid-containing membrane lipids in bacteria

Progress in Lipid Research
2010 | Journal article
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WOS:000273932300003

Contributors: Geiger, Otto; Gonzalez-Silva, Napoleon; Lopez-Lara, Isabel M.; Sohlenkamp, Christian
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Phosphatidylcholine levels of peanut-nodulating Bradyrhizobium sp SEMIA 6144 affect cell size and motility

Fems Microbiology Letters
2010 | Journal article
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WOS:000273687000003

Contributors: Medeot, Daniela B.; Sohlenkamp, Christian; Dardanelli, Marta S.; Geiger, Otto; Garcia de Lema, Mirta; Lopez-Lara, Isabel M.
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Sinorhizobium meliloti phospholipase C required for lipid remodeling during phosphorus limitation

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2010 | Journal article
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WOS:000273559200053

Contributors: Zavaleta-Pastor, Maritza; Sohlenkamp, Christian; Gao, Jun-Lian; Guan, Ziqiang; Zaheer, Rahat; Finan, Turlough M.; Raetz, Christian R. H.; Lopez-Lara, Isabel M.; Geiger, Otto
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SMc01553 is the sixth acyl carrier protein in Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021

Microbiology-Sgm
2010 | Journal article
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WOS:000274368500026

Contributors: Davila-Martinez, Yadira; Laura Ramos-Vega, Ana; Contreras-Martinez, Sandra; Encarnacion, Sergio; Geiger, Otto; Lopez-Lara, Isabel M.
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A Eukaryote-like Cardiolipin Synthase Is Present in Streptomyces coelicolor and in Most Actinobacteria

Journal of Biological Chemistry
2009 | Journal article
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WOS:000267202500004

Contributors: Sandoval-Calderon, Mario; Geiger, Otto; Guan, Ziqiang; Barona-Gomez, Francisco; Sohlenkamp, Christian
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SMb20651 is another acyl carrier protein from Sinorhizobium meliloti

Microbiology-Sgm
2009 | Journal article
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WOS:000262730400027

Contributors: Laura Ramos-Vega, Ana; Davila-Martinez, Yadira; Sohlenkamp, Christian; Contreras-Martinez, Sandra; Encarnacion, Sergio; Geiger, Otto; Lopez-Lara, Isabel M.
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ALTERED FORMATIONS OF SPECIAL EUBACTERIAL MEMBRANE LIPIDS AFFECT BACTERIAL INTERACTIONS WITH EUKARYOTIC HOSTS

Biological Nitrogen Fixation: Towards Poverty Alleviation Through Sustainable Agriculture
2008 | Book chapter
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WOS:000259994700094

Contributors: Geiger, O.; Lopez-Lara, I. M.; Sohlenkamp, C.
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Modulation of conjugative activity of rhizobial symbiotic plasmids by repression and transcriptional interference

Febs Journal
2008 | Journal article
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WOS:000256633300136

Contributors: Sepulveda, E.; Perez-Mendoza, D.; Ramirez-Romero, M. A.; Soto, M. J.; Lopez-Lara, I. M.; Geiger, O.; Sanjuan, J.; Brom, S.; Romero, D.
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Multiple phospholipid N-methyltransferases with distinct substrate specificities are encoded in Bradyrhizobium japonicum

Journal of Bacteriology
2008 | Journal article
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WOS:000252392100012

Contributors: Hacker, Stephanie; Sohlenkamp, Christian; Aktas, Meriyem; Geiger, Otto; Narberhaus, Franz
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Phosphatidylcholine synthesis is required for optimal function of Legionella pneumophila virulence determinants

Cellular Microbiology
2008 | Journal article
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WOS:000252205900022

Contributors: Conover, Gloria M.; Martinez-Morales, Fernando; Heidtman, Matthew I.; Luo, Zhao-Qing; Tang, May; Chen, Cui; Geiger, Otto; Isberg, Ralph R.
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Sinorhizobium meliloti mutants deficient in phosphatidylserine decarboxylase accumulate phosphatidylserine and are strongly affected during symbiosis with alfalfa

Journal of Bacteriology
2008 | Journal article
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WOS:000259631900033

Contributors: Angel Vences-Guzman, Miguel; Geiger, Otto; Sohlenkamp, Christian
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Transcriptional interference and repression modulate the conjugative ability of the symbiotic plasmid of Rhizobium etli

Journal of Bacteriology
2008 | Journal article
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WOS:000256493400009

Contributors: Sepulveda, Edgardo; Perez-Mendoza, Daniel; Ramirez-Romero, Miguel A.; Soto, Maria J.; Lopez-Lara, Isabel M.; Geiger, Otto; Sanjuan, Juan; Brom, Susana; Romero, David
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Regulation of conjugal transfer of the Rhizobium etli Sym plasmid.

Plasmid
2007 | Journal article
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WOS:000245374100095

Contributors: Sepulveda, Edgardo; Perez-Mendoza, Daniel; Munoz, Socorro; Ramirez-Romero, Miguel A.; Soto, Maria Jose; Cervantes, Laura; Herrera-Cervera, Jose A.; Lopez-Lara, Isabel Sabel; Geiger, Otto; Sanuan, Juan et al.
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The lipid lysyl-phosphatidylglycerol is present in membranes of Rhizobium tropici CIAT899 and confers increased resistance to polymyxin B under acidic growth conditions

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
2007 | Journal article
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WOS:000250195100010

Contributors: Sohlenkamp, Christian; Galindo-Lagunas, Kanaan A.; Guan, Ziqiang; Vinuesa, Pablo; Robinson, Sally; Thomas-Oates, Jane; Raetz, Christian R. H.; Geiger, Otto
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The post-genomic era - What comes next?

Revista Latinoamericana de Microbiologia
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-34249686124

Part of ISSN: 01874640
Contributors: López-Lara, I.M.; Sohlenkamp, C.; Geiger, O.
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The Sinorhizobium medicae WSM419 IpiA gene is transcriptionally activated by FsrR and required to enhance survival in lethal acid conditions

Microbiology-Sgm
2006 | Journal article
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WOS:000241234800018

Contributors: Reeve, Wayne G.; Brau, Lambert; Castelli, Joanne; Garau, Giovanni; Sohlenkamp, Christian; Geiger, Otto; Dilworth, Michael J.; Glenn, Andrew R.; Howieson, John G.; Tiwaril, Ravi P.
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A CIC chloride channel homolog and ornithine-containing membrane lipids of Rhizobium tropici CIAT899 are involved in symbiotic efficiency and acid tolerance

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
2005 | Journal article
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WOS:000232754800006

Contributors: Rojas-Jimenez, K; Sohlenkamp, C; Geiger, O; Martinez-Romero, E; Werner, D; Vinuesa, P
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