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PLoS ONE, 2013 H. pylori colonizes half of the world's population leading to gastritis, ulcers and gastric cancer. H. pylori strains resistant to antibiotics are increasing which raises the need for alternative therapeutic approaches.
Marta Correia +12 more
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Biophysical characterization of the outer membrane polysaccharide export protein and the polysaccharide co-polymerase protein from Xanthomonas campestris [PDF]
, 2014 This study investigated the structural and biophysical characteristics of GumB and GumC, two Xanthomonas campestris membrane proteins that are involved in xanthan biosynthesis. Xanthan is an exopolysaccharide that is thought to be a virulence factor that
Bianco, María Isabel +5 more
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Bioprinting Organs—Science or Fiction?—A Review From Students to Students
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Bioprinting artificial organs has the potential to revolutionize the medical field. This is a comprehensive review of the bioprinting workflow delving into the latest advancements in bioinks, materials and bioprinting techniques, exploring the critical stages of tissue maturation and functionality.
Nicoletta Murenu +18 more
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Understanding antibiotic resistance via outer membrane permeability
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2018 Ishan Ghai,1,2 Shashank Ghai3 1School of Engineering and Life Sciences, Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany; 2Consultation Division, RSGBIOGEN, New Delhi, India; 3Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany Abstract: Collective antibiotic drug ...
Ghai I, Ghai S
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2017 Initially identified in pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria, the two-partner secretion (TPS) pathway, also known as Type Vb secretion, mediates the translocation across the outer membrane of large effector proteins involved in interactions between these ...
Jeremy Guérin +4 more
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Chlamydial infection from outside to inside [PDF]
, 2019 Chlamydia are obligate intracellular bacteria, characterized by a unique biphasic developmental cycle. Specific interactions with the host cell are crucial for the bacteria's survival and amplification because of the reduced chlamydial genome.
Gitsels, Arlieke +2 more
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Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman +12 more
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Nature Communications, 2019 TonB-dependent transporters (TBDTs) are ubiquitous outer membrane β-barrel proteins that import nutrients and bacteriocins across the outer membrane in a proton motive force-dependent manner, by directly connecting to the ExbB/ExbD/TonB system in the ...
Nuria Gómez-Santos +4 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Antimicrobial peptide (AMP)‐loaded nanocarriers provide a multifunctional strategy to combat drug‐resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. By enhancing intracellular delivery, bypassing efflux pumps, and disrupting bacterial membranes, this platform restores phagolysosome fusion and macrophage function.
Christian S. Carnero Canales +11 more
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Structure and function of the Haemophilus influenzae autotransporters
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2011 Autotransporters are a large class of proteins that are found in the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria and are almost universally implicated in virulence.
Nicole A Spahich, Joseph W St. Geme, III
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