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A review on pilus assembly mechanisms in Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

The Cell Surface, 2022
The surface of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria contains long hair-like proteinaceous protrusion known as pili or fimbriae. Historically, pilin proteins were considered to play a major role in the transfer of genetic material during bacterial ...
Tamilarasi Shanmugasundarasamy, Deenadayalan Karaiyagowder Govindarajan, Kumaravel Kandaswamy   +2 more
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Arginine within a specific motif near the N‐terminal of FimY is critical for the maximal production of type 1 fimbriae in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

MicrobiologyOpen, 2019
An important Salmonella serovar for both human and animals Salmonella Typhimurium possesses 13 gene clusters that have the potential to produce fimbrial structure, among which the type 1 fimbriae with the binding specificity to mannose residue is the ...
Nan‐Ling Kuan, Kuang‐Sheng Yeh
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Long Polar Fimbriae of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Bind to Extracellular Matrix Proteins [PDF]

Infection and Immunity, 2011
ABSTRACT Adherence to intestinal cells is a key process in infection caused by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC). Several adhesion factors that mediate the binding of EHEC to intestinal cells have been described, but the receptors involved in their recognition are not fully characterized ...
Farfan, Mauricio J., Cantero, Lidia, Vidal, Roberto, Botkin, Douglas J., Torres, Alfredo G.   +4 more
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Subversion of a family of antimicrobial proteins by Salmonella enterica

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Salmonella enterica is a food-borne pathogen able to cause a wide spectrum of diseases ranging from mild gastroenteritis to systemic infections. During almost all stages of the infection process Salmonella is likely to be exposed to a wide variety of ...
Roman G. Gerlach, Roman G. Gerlach, Irene Wittmann, Lena Heinrich, Olaf Pinkenburg, Torben Meyer, Laura Elpers, Christiane Schmidt, Michael Hensel, Markus Schnare   +9 more
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Sequence analyses of fimbriae subunit FimA proteins on Actinomyces naeslundii genospecies 1 and 2 and Actinomyces odontolyticus with variant carbohydrate binding specificities

BMC Microbiology, 2006
Background Actinomyces naeslundii genospecies 1 and 2 express type-2 fimbriae (FimA subunit polymers) with variant Galβ binding specificities and Actinomyces odontolyticus a sialic acid specificity to colonize different oral surfaces.
Persson Karina, Birve Anna, Öhman Ulla, Hallberg Kristina, Drobni Mirva, Johansson Ingegerd, Strömberg Nicklas   +6 more
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YjcC, a c-di-GMP phosphodiesterase protein, regulates the oxidative stress response and virulence of Klebsiella pneumoniae CG43. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
This study shows that the expression of yjcC, an in vivo expression (IVE) gene, and the stress response regulatory genes soxR, soxS, and rpoS are paraquat inducible in Klebsiella pneumoniae CG43.
Ching-Jou Huang, Zhe-Chong Wang, Hsi-Yuan Huang, Hsien-Da Huang, Hwei-Ling Peng   +4 more
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Identification of the genetic determinants of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium that may regulate the expression of the type 1 fimbriae in response to solid agar and static broth culture conditions

BMC Microbiology, 2008
Background Type 1 fimbriae are the most commonly found fimbrial appendages on the outer membrane of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium. Previous investigations indicate that static broth culture favours S.
Fan Chia-Chun, Men Shang-Chin, Yang Chia-Huei, Chen Yi-Tseng, Wang Ke-Chuan, Chuang Yin-Ching, Chang Li-Huan, Yeh Kuang-Sheng   +7 more
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Virulence Factors in Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) has spread globally since first described in the Asian Pacific Rim. It is an invasive variant that differs from the classical K.
Jie Zhu, Tao Wang, Liang Chen, Liang Chen, Hong Du   +4 more
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Ovarian Cancer: Epidemiology, Disease Mechanisms, New Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies, and Research Directions

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ovarian cancer (OC) continues to be the deadliest gynecological malignancy and a significant cause of cancer‐related mortality among women worldwide. Standard treatment strategies typically entail platinum‐based chemotherapy in conjunction with cytoreductive surgery.
Zunera Khalid, Weirong Fan, Farah Nazir, Yixiang Xing, Tengchuan Jin   +4 more
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Escherichia coli O157:H7 Acid Sensitivity Correlates with Flocculation Phenotype during Nutrient Limitation

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017
Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains vary in acid resistance; however, little is known about the underlying mechanisms that result in strain specific differences.
Kathryn L. Kay, Kathryn L. Kay, Frederick Breidt, Frederick Breidt, Pina M. Fratamico, Gian M. Baranzoni, Gwang-Hee Kim, Gwang-Hee Kim, Amy M. Grunden, Deog-Hwan Oh   +9 more
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