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Microbial Richness of Marine Biofilms Revealed by Sequencing Full-Length 16S rRNA Genes

, 2022
Marine biofilms are a collective of microbes that can grow on many different surfaces immersed in marine environments. Estimating the microbial richness and specificity of a marine biofilm community is a challenging task due to the high complexity in ...
Shougang Wang, Xiaoyan Su, Han Cui, Wei Ding, Su, Xiaoyan, Wang, Meng, Hu, Xiaoli, Zhang, Weipeng, Wang, Shougang, Cui, Han, Meng Wang, Weipeng Zhang, Xiaoli Hu, Ding, Wei   +13 more
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Functional comparison of EncB and EncC cargo proteins in iron storage within the Myxococcus xanthus encapsulin

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Encapsulins are protein nanocompartments that play an important role in iron storage. In the Myxococcus xanthus encapsulin system, two cargo proteins called EncB and EncC contribute to iron mineralization. Here, we show that EncB and EncC generate iron‐containing minerals with distinct chemical compositions, suggesting that the composition of stored ...
Harry B. McDowell, Thomas Walther, Egbert Hoiczyk   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of the essential GTPase ObgE in regulating lipopolysaccharide synthesis in Escherichia coli

Nature Communications
During growth, cells need to synthesize and expand their envelope, a process that requires careful regulation. Here, we show that the GTPase ObgE of E.
Liselot Dewachter, Babette Deckers, Israel Mares-Mejía, Elen Louwagie, Silke Vercauteren, Paul Matthay, Simon Brückner, Anna-Maria Möller, Franz Narberhaus, Sibylle C. Vonesch, Wim Versées, Jan Michiels   +11 more
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In vivo models to study gastrointestinal Salmonella infections

Gut Microbes
Given that non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) remains a leading cause of foodborne infections worldwide, efforts to detect and combat these pathogens continue to be a major focus of research.
Ines Thiers, Bram Lories, Hans Steenackers   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feature Review Papers in Microbial Metabolism, Physiology and Genetics

This inaugural Special Issue of Fermentation (MDPI) features review articles spanning various aspects of microbial metabolism, physiology, and genetics [...
Ronnie G. Willaert
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Structural and biochemical analysis of a B12 superbinder

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
BtuG proteins are vitamin B12 scavengers in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, a dominant human gut bacterium. We present crystal structures of three BtuG homologs bound to cobalamin and its precursor cobinamide, revealing picomolar binding affinities, among the highest known for any natural protein.
Jose M. Martinez Felices, Jacob J. Whittaker, Dirk J. Slotboom, Albert Guskov   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Competition quenching strategies reduce antibiotic tolerance in polymicrobial biofilms

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
Bacteria typically live in dense communities where they are surrounded by other species and compete for a limited amount of resources. These competitive interactions can induce defensive responses that also protect against antimicrobials, potentially ...
Bram Lories, Tom E. R. Belpaire, Bart Smeets, Hans P. Steenackers   +3 more
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L‐aspartate oxidase provides new insights into fumarate reduction in anaerobic darkness in Synechocystis sp. PCC6803

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Synechocystis strains deficient in succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) secrete more succinate than the WT under dark anaerobic conditions, supporting that SDH then primarily acts as SDH, not as a fumarate reductase. L‐aspartate oxidase (Laspo) from Synechocystis is functional under anaerobic conditions, reducing fumarate to succinate.
Kateryna Kukil, Jeffrey A. Hawkes, Cecilia Blikstad, Pia Lindberg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Membrane depolarization-triggered responsive diversification leads to antibiotic tolerance

Microbial Cell, 2015
Bacterial populations are known to harbor a small fraction of so-called persister cells that have the remarkable ability to survive treatment with very high doses of antibiotics.
Natalie Verstraeten, Wouter Joris Knapen, Maarten Fauvart, Jan Michiels   +3 more
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Metastatic niche shaped by host factors influences disseminated cancer cell fate

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Metastasis is shaped not only by cancer cells but also by the environments they encounter. This review explores how factors such as aging, diet, the microbiome, lifestyle, and environmental exposures remodel organ‐specific niches in the lung, liver, bone, and brain, influencing where metastatic cells survive, remain dormant, or grow, and ultimately ...
Gwennan Delyth Ward, Álvaro Ruiz‐Tabas, Patricia Altea‐Manzano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source