Trevor C. Charles

Identification of an acetoacetyl coenzyme A synthetase-dependent pathway for utilization of L-(+)-3-hydroxybutyrate in Sinorhizobium meliloti.

A global pH sensor: Agrobacterium sensor protein ChvG regulates acid-inducible genes on its two chromosomes and Ti plasmid.

Application of crossover-PCR-mediated deletion-insertion mutagenesis to analysis of the bdhA-xdhA2-xdhB2 mixed-function operon of Sinorhizobium meliloti.

Purification and characterization of homodimeric methylmalonyl-CoA mutase from Sinorhizobium meliloti.

Expression of an exogenous 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase gene in Sinorhizobium meliloti increases its ability to nodulate alfalfa.

Heterologous complementation of the exopolysaccharide synthesis and carbon utilization phenotypes of Sinorhizobium meliloti Rm1021 polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis mutants.

Characterization of bdhA, encoding the enzyme D-3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, from Sinorhizobium sp. strain NGR234.

NodMutDB: a database for genes and mutants involved in symbiosis.

Isolation of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate metabolism genes from complex microbial communities by phenotypic complementation of bacterial mutants.

The role of PHB metabolism in the symbiosis of rhizobia with legumes.

Presence of a novel 16S-23S rRNA gene intergenic spacer insert in Bradyrhizobium canariense strains.

Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation on the activated sludge biomass in a kraft mill biotreatment system.

Roles of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) and glycogen in symbiosis of Sinorhizobium meliloti with Medicago sp.

Influence of the poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) granule-associated proteins (PhaP1 and PhaP2) on PHB accumulation and symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Sinorhizobium meliloti Rm1021.

ACC deaminase from plant growth-promoting bacteria affects crown gall development.

Mutational analysis of the Sinorhizobium meliloti short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase family reveals substantial contribution to symbiosis and catabolic diversity.

1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase genes in rhizobia from southern Saskatchewan.

Identification and characterization of new LuxR/LuxI-type quorum sensing systems from metagenomic libraries.

Null mutations in Sinorhizobium meliloti exoS and chvI demonstrate the importance of this two-component regulatory system for symbiosis.

Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021 loss-of-function deletion mutation in chvI and its phenotypic characteristics.

Identification and characterization of the intracellular poly-3-hydroxybutyrate depolymerase enzyme PhaZ of Sinorhizobium meliloti.

ACC deaminase increases the Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation frequency of commercial canola cultivars.

Methods for the isolation of genes encoding novel PHB cycle enzymes from complex microbial communities.

ACC deaminase activity in avirulent Agrobacterium tumefaciens D3.

The fluorescence theatre: a cost-effective device using theatre gels for fluorescent protein and dye screening.

Harvesting of novel polyhydroxyalkanaote (PHA) synthase encoding genes from a soil metagenome library using phenotypic screening.

Nonlinear electrophoresis for purification of soil DNA for metagenomics.