@article{oai:oacis.repo.nii.ac.jp:00002366, author = {佐藤, 奈保子 and サトウ, ナオコ and Hamada, Naoko and 濱田, 奈保子 and Asuka, Takahiro and Kobayashi, Takeshi and Imada, Chiaki and Mizuishi, Kazuko and Watanabe, Etsuo and Takeuchi, Masahiro}, issue = {2}, journal = {Fisheries science}, month = {Apr}, note = {The extracellular production of a thermolysin inhibitor by 534 wild-type strains isolated from marine sediments and related-type strains was examined. The inhibition of thermolysin activity by strain T-177 was observed on a casein agar medium. According to our detailed taxonomic study, strain T-177 is related to Brevibacillus laterosporus. Further screening for a thermolysin inhibitor was performed using strain T-177 and nine other taxonomically related Brevibacillus type strains, and the ability to produce the inhibitor was observed in five strains. Among these strains, B. reuszeri IFO 15719T exhibited the highest thermolysin inhibitory activity in broth media, and thus was used for the purification and characterization of the inhibitor. Chromatographic analyses suggested that this substance is a monomeric protein with a molecular mass of 60 kDa.}, pages = {299--305}, title = {Degradation of tributyltin by marine microorganisms in sediment collected from Tokyo Bay}, volume = {70}, year = {2004}, yomi = {ハマダ, ナオコ} }