Arthrobacter luteus
Arthrobacter luteus (ALU) is a species of gram-positive bacteria in the genus Arthrobacter. A. luteus is facultatively anaerobic, pleomorphic, branching, non-motile, non-sporulating, non-acid-fast, catalase-positive and rod-shaped (0.6-1.0 x 0.8-10.0 μm x μm).[1] All members of the Arthrobacter genus are obligate aerobes.
| Arthrobacter luteus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinobacteria |
| Order: | Actinomycetales |
| Family: | Micrococcaceae |
| Genus: | Arthrobacter |
| Species: | A. luteus |
| Binomial name | |
| Arthrobacter luteus Kaneko et al., 1969 | |
A restriction endonuclease enzyme is extracted from the bacterium and acts at the centre of a palindromic tetranucleotide sequence to give even-ended duplex DNA fragments phosphorylated at the 5'-end. The restriction site Alu-I itself is a 4-base cutter: AG/CT.[2] The Alu retrotransposon is named after the bacterium's abbreviation. The bacterium is also used to produce zymolyase,[3] which can degrade yeast cell wall.
References
- Kaneko, Tatsuhiko (1969). "Arthrobacter Luteus Nov. Sp. Isolated From Brewery Sewage". Journal of General and Applied Microbiology. 15 (3): 317–326. doi:10.2323/jgam.15.317.
- Abdurashitov, Murat A.; Tomilov, Victor N.; Chernukhin, Valery A.; Degtyarev, Sergey (2008). "A physical map of human Alu repeats cleavage by restriction endonucleases". BMC Genomics. 9: 305. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-9-305. PMC 2443384. PMID 18578890.
- Kitamura, Kumpei; Kaneko, Tatsuhiko; Yamamoto, Yasushi (1974). "LYSIS OF VIABLE YEAST CELLS BY ENZYMES OF ARTHROBACTER LUTEUS". The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology. 20 (6): 323–344. doi:10.2323/jgam.20.323.
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