- Mobile Agent-Based Network Management
- Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services
- Peer-to-Peer Network Technologies
- Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques
- Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation
- Linguistic research and analysis
- Data Mining Algorithms and Applications
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques
- Distributed systems and fault tolerance
- Library Science and Information Systems
- Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
- Optimization and Search Problems
- European history and politics
- Real-Time Systems Scheduling
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Software Testing and Debugging Techniques
- Linguistic Education and Pedagogy
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Academic Publishing and Open Access
- Formal Methods in Verification
Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt
2015-2024
University of Groningen
2002-2023
University Medical Center Groningen
2019-2023
University of California, Santa Cruz
2021
University of Manitoba
2014-2019
Hochschule Geisenheim University
2016
Plant & Food Research
2015
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
1995-2012
Kentville Research and Development Centre
2001-2012
Technical University of Munich
1992-2008
ABSTRACT The virulence of the opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 is controlled by an N -acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL)-dependent quorum-sensing system. During functional analysis putative acylase genes in P. genome, PA2385 gene was found to encode that removes fatty acid side chain from homoserine (HSL) nucleus AHL-dependent signal molecules. Analysis showed posttranslational processing and hydrolysis reaction type are similar those beta-lactam acylases, strongly...
The availability of the complete genome sequence Bacillus subtilis has allowed prediction all exported proteins this Gram-positive eubacterium. Recently, approximately 180 secretory and 114 lipoprotein signal peptides were predicted to direct protein export from cytoplasm. Whereas most appear use Sec pathway, 69 these could potentially Tat as their contain RR- or KR-motifs. In present studies, proteomic techniques applied verify how many extracellular B. follow pathway. Strikingly,...
Since its debut in May 2016, Overwatch has quickly become a popular team-based online video game. Despite the popularity of Overwatch, many new players—who join game unsure how to compete with game’s veterans—feel overwhelmed vast knowledge required properly play at higher skill levels. In this paper, data mining algorithm is designed and developed for clustering visualization cyber-physical world boundary. Scientifically, uses affinity propagation two-dimensional graphs visualizing data....
In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) and its subarea of deep learning have drawn the attention many researchers. At same time, advances in technologies enable generation or collection large amounts valuable data (e.g., sensor data) from various sources different applications, such as those for Internet Things (IoT), which turn aims towards development smart cities. With availability sources, information fusion is demand effective integration big data. this article, we present an...
Monoconidial isolates of Venturia inaequalis were collected in 1990 and 1991 from orchards New York, Michigan, Nova Scotia that had never or only sporadically been treated with fungicides acting as sterol demethylation inhibitors (DMIs). Sensitivities to two representative DMIs (fenarimol myclobutanil) determined by a sensitivity test based on the relative growth (RG) mycelial colonies at one discriminatory dose. Mean isolate sensitivities not significantly different (P > 0.2) for...
Elastase of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is synthesized as a pre‐proprotein. The propeptide has been shown to inhibit the enzymatic activity elastase. In this study, we investigated possible additional role in folding and secretion enzyme. When elastase was expressed Escherichia coli without its propeptide, no active produced. enzyme poorly released from cytoplasmic membrane and, depending on expression level, it either degraded or accumulated an inactive form cell envelopes, probably aggregates....
(1987). Inoculum sources of Botrytis cinerea in fruit rot strawberries Ontario. Canadian Journal Plant Pathology: Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 1-5.
(1988). Infection cycles and population dynamics of Botrytis cinerea in strawberry leaves. Canadian Journal Plant Pathology: Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 133-141.
The topic of agent-based service composition has been experiencing much attention recently. Researchers are applying agent technology with the aim to improve adaptiveness and flexibility prevailing static Web solutions. One major characteristic multi-agent systems in particular is their ability emergent behavior that allows gaining complex system from small distributed sets simple rules. This paper describes a multi-agent-based coalition formation approach for achieves based on light-weight...
In this paper, we focus on dense graph streams, which can be generated in various applications ranging from sensor networks to social networks, bio-informatics chemical informatics. We also investigate the problem of effectively and efficiently mining frequent patterns such streaming data, targeted case dealing with limited memory environments so that disk support is required. This setting occurs frequently (e.g., mobile applications/systems) gaining momentum even advanced computational...
ABSTRACT Elastase of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is synthesized as a preproenzyme. The signal sequence cleaved off during transport across the inner membrane and, in periplasm, proelastase further processed. We demonstrate that propeptide and mature elastase are both secreted but degraded extracellularly. In addition, reduction extracellular proteolytic activity led to accumulation unprocessed forms LasA LasD medium, which shows these enzymes association with their propeptides. Furthermore,...
As we are living in the era of big data, huge volumes a wide variety complex data-which can be different levels veracity-are generated or collected at high velocity from rich sources data various real-life applications. A source these is Internet Things (IoT), which include collection sensors, smartphones and other mobile devices, wearable as well "things" that capable to operate within existing infrastructure. Embedded valuable knowledge useful information. Hence, research problem mining...
Bacillus subtilis contains three chromosomally encoded type I signal peptidases (SipS, SipT and SipU), which remove peptides from secretory precursor proteins. In the present study biological function of SipS regulation its synthesis were analysed. Unlike peptidase Escherichia coli , was essential neither for protein secretion nor viability cell. However, in absence rate processing several preproteins reduced, four seven major secreted proteins B. hardly detectable growth medium....
In contrast to the increasing popularity of REpresentational State Transfer (REST), systematic testing RESTful Application Programming Interfaces (API) has not attracted much attention so far. This paper describes different aspects automated APIs. Later, we focus on functional and security tests, for which apply a technique called model-based software development. Based an abstract model API that comprises resources, states transitions generator only creates source code but also large number...
Elastase of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is synthesized as a preproenzyme. After propeptide-mediated folding in the periplasm, proenzyme autoproteolytically processed, prior to translocation both mature enzyme and propeptide across outer membrane. The formation two disulfide bonds present was examined by studying expression wild-type alanine for cysteine mutant derivatives authentic host indsb mutants Escherichia coli. It appeared that are formed successively. First, DsbA catalyzes bond between...