Clostridium difficile exosporium cysteine-rich proteins are essential for the morphogenesis of the exosporium layer, spore resistance, and affect C. difficile pathogenesis. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2018 Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive spore-former bacterium and the leading cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated diarrhea that can culminate in fatal colitis. During the infection, C.
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Characterization of Exosporium Layer Variability of Clostridioides difficile Spores in the Epidemically Relevant Strain R20291 [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Clostridioides difficile is a Gram-positive anaerobic intestinal pathogenic bacterium and the causative agent of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. C. difficile spore is a dormant state which acts as a vehicle of transmission and infection. In C.
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YwdL in Bacillus cereus: its role in germination and exosporium structure. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 In members of the Bacillus cereus group the outermost layer of the spore is the exosporium, which interacts with hosts and the environment. Efforts have been made to identify proteins of the exosporium but only a few have so far been characterised and ...
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Localization of the CotY and ExsY proteins to the exosporium basal layer of Bacillus anthracis
MicrobiologyOpen, 2022 Spores are an infectious form of the zoonotic bacterial pathogen, Bacillus anthracis. The outermost spore layer is the exosporium, comprised of a basal layer and an external glycoprotein nap layer.
George C Stewart
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The Exosporium of Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 Is Permeable to the Red Fluorescence Protein of the Coral Discosoma sp. [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 Bacterial spores spontaneously interact and tightly bind heterologous proteins. A variety of antigens and enzymes have been efficiently displayed on spores of Bacillus subtilis, the model system for spore formers. Adsorption on B.
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Microorganisms, 2022 Clostridioides difficile is Gram-positive spore-former bacterium and the leading cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated diarrhea. During disease, C. difficile forms metabolically dormant spores that persist in the host and contribute to recurrence of ...
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The role of the exosporium in the environmental distribution of anthrax [PDF]
Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2012 To determine the contribution of the exosporium, the outer layer of the Bacillus anthracis spore, to soil attachment. Persistence of spores in soil and their ability to infect animals has been linked to a range of factors which include the presence of organic material and calcium (OMC), pH > 6.0, temperatures above 15.5°C and cycles of local flooding ...
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A genetic approach for the identification of exosporium assembly determinants of Bacillus anthracis [PDF]
Journal of Microbiological Methods, 2013 The exosporium is the outermost layer of spores of the zoonotic pathogen Bacillus anthracis. The composition of the exosporium and its functions are only partly understood. Because this outer spore layer is refractive to traditional biochemical analysis, a genetic approach is needed in order to define the proteins which comprise this important spore ...
George C Stewart
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The Exosporium of Clostridium pasteurianum [PDF]
Journal of General Microbiology, 1972 SUMMARY: Autolytically liberated spores of Clostridium pasteurianum possessed an open-ended exosporium, which scanning electron microscopy showed as a flimsy integument draped around the rigid spore body. Critical point drying prevented collapse of the exosporium and a material connexion between spore and exosporium was observed in specimens prepared ...
B M, Mackey, J G, Morris
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