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A.S.R.T.

English translation: Anabaena sensory rhodopsin transducer

14:34 Sep 10, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / microbiology
French term or phrase: A.S.R.T.
I am translating a "fiche d'analyses microbiologiques des denrées alimentaires" (as part of a court case relating to food poisoning)

There is a table of results with headings such as "E.COLI" "SALMONELLA" "ENTEROBACTERIACEAE" and then a lot of acronyms of other food borne bacteria that I can't seem to find on google

Does anyone specialising in microbiology know what "A.S.R.T." could stand for?
Imogen Hancock
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:22
English translation:Anabaena sensory rhodopsin transducer
Explanation:
Anabaena sensory rhodopsin transducer (ASRT) is a 14.7 kDa soluble signaling ... ASR is a member of the MICROBIAL RHODOPSIN family. Microbial ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2222576/pdf/f-62-00388...

Anabaena sensory rhodopsin transducer (ASRT) is a 14.7 kDa soluble signaling protein ... MICROBIAL RHODOPSINS are membrane-embedded proteins with a retinal ...
scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?pu5128
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Bourth (X)
Local time: 10:22
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Unfortunately the document doesn't make it very clear whether or not all the entries are types of bacteria etc, I just assumed they were as the entries that are written out in full are all things like ecoli etc and I know the case I am translating docs for relates to an outbreak of food poisoning. But ASRT could be a type of test rather than a bug. As both your suggestions are English terms I may just leave it untranslated, although it would be nice to know how the term fits into the context
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3anaerobic sulfite-reducing test
Trinh Do
1Anabaena sensory rhodopsin transducer
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Anabaena sensory rhodopsin transducer


Explanation:
Anabaena sensory rhodopsin transducer (ASRT) is a 14.7 kDa soluble signaling ... ASR is a member of the MICROBIAL RHODOPSIN family. Microbial ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2222576/pdf/f-62-00388...

Anabaena sensory rhodopsin transducer (ASRT) is a 14.7 kDa soluble signaling protein ... MICROBIAL RHODOPSINS are membrane-embedded proteins with a retinal ...
scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?pu5128


Bourth (X)
Local time: 10:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Unfortunately the document doesn't make it very clear whether or not all the entries are types of bacteria etc, I just assumed they were as the entries that are written out in full are all things like ecoli etc and I know the case I am translating docs for relates to an outbreak of food poisoning. But ASRT could be a type of test rather than a bug. As both your suggestions are English terms I may just leave it untranslated, although it would be nice to know how the term fits into the context
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Asker: I read through the article you posted and it seems ASRT is linked to EColi: "Jung et al. (2003) demonstrated that ASRT binds to ASR and that its presence speeds up the photocycle of ASR when the two are co-expressed in Escherichia coli....". I still don't understand the concept fully, but feel happy leaving the term untranslated.


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neutral  Joanne Archambault: that was my first "guess" also, but couldn't figure out how it related to food poisoning
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anaerobic sulfite-reducing test


Explanation:
Google gave many entries relating to 'anaerobic sulfite-reducing bacteria'.

Trinh Do
Australia
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