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Overexpression of Escherichia coli yaiX Confers Multidrug Resistance and Enhances Virulence in the Silkworm Infection Model

Microbiology and Immunology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The emergence of bacteria with both antimicrobial resistance and high virulence has become a global health concern, underscoring the urgent need to elucidate the molecular basis underlying these traits. Here, we employed the silkworm (Bombyx mori) infection model, which is suitable for high‐throughput screening, together with an Escherichia ...
Kinuka Hongu, Kazuya Ishikawa, Tomoki Kosaki, Shin‐Ichi Miyoshi, Kazuyuki Furuta, Chikara Kaito   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human Group A Streptococci Virulence Genes in Bovine Group C Streptococci

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010
Phage-encoded virulence genes of group A streptococci were detected in 10 (55.6%) of 18 isolates of group C streptococci that had caused bovine mastitis.
Márcia G. Rato, Ricardo Bexiga, Sandro F. Nunes, Cristina L. Vilela, Ilda Santos-Sanches   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cell aging preserves cellular immortality in the presence of lethal levels of damage. [PDF]

, 2019
Cellular aging, a progressive functional decline driven by damage accumulation, often culminates in the mortality of a cell lineage. Certain lineages, however, are able to sustain long-lasting immortality, as prominently exemplified by stem cells.
Chao, Lin, Proenca, Audrey Menegaz, Qiu, Andrew, Rang, Camilla Ulla, Shi, Chao   +4 more
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Characterization of the dynamic microbiome evolution across thrips species

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Comprehensive survey of the microbiome in thrips. The dominant bacterial genera found in thrips include intracellular ones, such as Wolbachia and Spiroplasma, and extracellular ones, including Serratia, Pantoea, and Acinetobacter. We isolated and sequenced high‐quality genomes of two dominant symbionts, Pantoea dispersa and Serratia marcescens.
Xiaodi Hu, Zhaohui Shi, Yangwei Gao, Hanze Zheng, Lin Lin, Jian‐Ping Chen, Yong Chen, Chuan‐Xi Zhang, Yiyuan Li   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying the anti‐CRISPR function of AcrIIA13b protein

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Anti‐CRISPR protein AcrIIA13b inhibits CRISPR–Cas9 function by preventing target DNA engagement. The Cas9–sgRNA ribonucleoprotein (RNP) normally recognizes the protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) duplex to initiate DNA cleavage. AcrIIA13b binding to the PAM‐interacting WED–PI domain blocks this recognition, leaving the target DNA intact.
So Yeon Lee, Hyun Ho Park
wiley   +1 more source

A Hanks‐type bacterial kinase, PknS, directly phosphorylates the alternative sigma factor EcfK to promote resistance to protist predation

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
The Xanthomonas citri Hanks‐type kinase PknS autophosphorylates and directly phosphorylates the alternative sigma factor EcfK at five residues. Besides the conserved residue T51 in the σ2 domain, phosphorylation of a residue in the linker between σ2 and σ4 is critical for EcfK activation by promoting its interaction with a positively charged pocket in ...
Lídia dos Passos Lima, Dev Sriranganadane, Daiane Laise da Silva, Natália C. Drebes Dörr, Enzo Breviglieri Sichi Mello, Caio Vinicius dos Reis, Rogério Ferreira Lourenço, José Felipe Teixeira da Silva Santos, Anita Salmazo, Brenno Wendler Miranda, Katlin B. Massirer, Rafael M. Couñago, Cristina E. Alvarez‐Martinez   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phycocyanobilin biosynthesis in Galdieria sulphuraria requires isomerization of phycoerythrobilin synthesized by bilin reductases

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
The biosynthesis of bilins, tetrapyrroles essential for light harvesting and sensing, is performed by specific enzymes (FDBRs). In Galdieria sulphuraria, both phycobiliprotein types bind phycocyanobilin, despite lacking the canonical synthesizing gene PCYA. Instead, PEBA and PEBB are encoded, producing phycoerythrobilin, proposed to be later isomerized
Federica Frascogna, Nathan C. Rockwell, Jana Hartmann, Julie M. Mudler, Nicole Frankenberg‐Dinkel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

LYSOGENY AND LYSOSENSITIVITY IN SALMONELLA STRAINS

Agricultura, 2017
Bacteriophages are viruses pathogenic to bacteria, that is, “bacteria eaters”. The results of the activity of the phage to bacterial cells manifests itself through the following phenomena: (a) The bacterial cell is lysosensitive (it allows the phage to ...
Nicolae Mocuța, Gheorghe Ștețca, Vasile Chindriș, Adriana David   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A novel uncultured marine cyanophage lineage with lysogenic potential linked to a putative marine Synechococcus 'relic' prophage [PDF]

, 2019
Marine cyanobacteria are important contributors to primary production in the ocean and their viruses (cyanophages) affect the ocean microbial communities.
Béjà, Oded, Flores-Uribe, José, Fridman, Svetlana, Larom, Shirley, Philosof, Alon, Sharon, Itai   +5 more
core  

Phage Therapy: Targeting the Gut Microbiota for the Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common clinical inflammatory condition whose severity is closely associated with both local pancreatic injury and systemic complications. Research indicates that gut microbiota dysbiosis and subsequent bacterial translocation can exacerbate disease progression via the gut–pancreas axis, representing a critical ...
Jiawei Chen, Caihan Duan, Keyi Zhang, Jun Liu, Chaoqun Han   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source