npj Vaccines, 2021 The development and use of antibacterial glycoconjugate vaccines have significantly reduced the occurrence of potentially fatal childhood and adult diseases such as bacteremia, bacterial meningitis, and pneumonia.
Chakkumkal Anish +2 more
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Genome-wide association analysis identifies resistance loci for bacterial blight in a diverse collection of indica rice germplasm [PDF]
, 2017 Bacterial blight, which is caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), is one of the most devastating rice diseases worldwide. The development and use of disease-resistant cultivars have been the most effective strategy to control bacterial blight ...
Fan Zhang +7 more
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Dynamic interplay of ParA with the polarity protein, Scy, coordinates the growth with chromosome segregation in Streptomyces coelicolor [PDF]
Open Biology, 2013 Prior to bacterial cell division, the ATP-dependent polymerization of the cytoskeletal protein, ParA, positions the newly replicated origin-proximal region of the chromosome by interacting with ParB complexes assembled on parS sites located close to the ...
Bartosz Ditkowski +9 more
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Prodiginines Postpone the Onset of Sporulation in Streptomyces coelicolor
Antibiotics, 2020 Bioactive natural products are typically secreted by the producer strain. Besides that, this allows the targeting of competitors, also filling a protective role, reducing the chance of self-killing.
Elodie Tenconi +4 more
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High dissolved oxygen tension triggers outer membrane vesicle formation by Neisseria meningitidis
Microbial Cell Factories, 2018 Background Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are nanoparticles released by Gram-negative bacteria and can be used as vaccines. Often, detergents are used to promote release of OMVs and to remove the toxic lipopolysaccharides.
Matthias J. H. Gerritzen +6 more
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Nasal Bacterial Microbiome: Probing a Healthy Porcine Family [PDF]
, 2011 Upper respiratory tract (URT) infection caused the leading and devastating diseases in pigs. It was believed that the normal microbiome of URT plays a vital role in health and disease development.
Huanchun Chen, Min Yue, Weicheng Bei
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A Shift in Central Metabolism Accompanies Virulence Activation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. [PDF]
, 2020 The availability of energy has significant impact on cell physiology. However, the role of cellular metabolism in bacterial pathogenesis is not understood.
Chacko, Jenu V +4 more
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Tapping into the maize root microbiome to identify bacteria that promote growth under chilling conditions [PDF]
, 2020 Background When maize (Zea mays L.) is grown in the Northern hemisphere, its development is heavily arrested by chilling temperatures, especially at the juvenile phase. As some endophytes are beneficial for plants under stress conditions, we analyzed the
Amery, Fien +11 more
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The Protein Quality Control Network in Caulobacter crescentus
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021 The asymmetric life cycle of Caulobacter crescentus has provided a model in which to study how protein quality control (PQC) networks interface with cell cycle and developmental processes, and how the functions of these systems change during exposure to ...
Kristen Schroeder, Kristina Jonas
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Resolving environmental drivers of microbial community structure in Antarctic soils [PDF]
, 2009 Antarctic soils are extremely cold, dry, and oligotrophic, yet harbour surprisingly high bacterial diversity. The severity of environmental conditions has constrained the development of multi-trophic communities, and species richness and distribution is ...
Barrett, John E. +4 more
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