Metagenomic and functional analysis of hindgut microbiota of a wood-feeding higher termite [PDF]
, 2007 From the standpoints of both basic research and biotechnology, there is considerable interest in reaching a clearer understanding of the diversity of biological mechanisms employed during lignocellulose degradation.
Leadbetter, Jared R. +2 more
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Bacteriophage endolysins as a response to emerging foodborne pathogens [PDF]
, 2012 Continuous reports on foodborne outbreaks and increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria call for the development of novel preservation techniques that assure the safety of food products.
Azeredo, Joana +3 more
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Modeling of the genetic switch of bacteriophage TP901-1: A heteromer of CI and MOR ensures robust bistability [PDF]
arXiv, 2009 The lytic-lysogenic switch of the temperate lactococcal phage TP901-1 is fundamentally different from that of phage lambda. In phage TP901-1, the lytic promoter PL is repressed by CI whereas repression of the lysogenic promoter PR requires the presence of both of the antagonistic regulator proteins, MOR and CI.
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A proposed integrated approach for the preclinical evaluation of phage therapy in Pseudomonas infections [PDF]
, 2016 Bacteriophage therapy is currently resurging as a potential complement/alternative to antibiotic treatment. However, preclinical evaluation lacks streamlined approaches.
Arabski, Michal +13 more
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Temperate and chronic virus competition leads to low lysogen frequency [PDF]
arXiv, 2019 The canonical bacteriophage is obligately lytic: the virus infects a bacterium and hijacks cell functions to produce large numbers of new viruses which burst from the cell. These viruses are well-studied, but there exist a wide range of coexisting virus lifestyles that are less understood.
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Characterization of Brucella abortus mutant strain Δ22915, a potential vaccine candidate
Veterinary Research, 2017 Brucellosis, caused by Brucella spp., is an important zoonosis worldwide. Vaccination is an effective strategy for protection against Brucella infection in livestock in developing countries and in wildlife in developed countries. However, current vaccine
Yanqing Bao +5 more
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An HMM-based behavior modeling approach for continuous mobile authentication [PDF]
, 2017 This paper studies continuous authentication for touch interface based mobile devices. A Hidden Markov Model (HMM) based behavioral template training approach is presented, which does not require training data from other subjects other than the owner of the mobile. The stroke patterns of a user are modeled using a continuous left-right HMM.
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The PECACE domain: a new family of enzymes with potential peptidoglycan cleavage activity in Gram-positive bacteria [PDF]
, 2005 BACKGROUND: The metabolism of bacterial peptidoglycan is a dynamic process, synthases and cleavage enzymes are functionally coordinated. Lytic Transglycosylase enzymes (LT) are part of multienzyme complexes which regulate bacterial division and ...
Di Guilmi, Anne Marie +3 more
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Cell wall peptidoglycan in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: An Achilles’ heel for the TB-causing pathogen [PDF]
, 2019 Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the intracellular pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains one of the leading causes of mortality across the world. There is an urgent requirement to build a robust arsenal of effective antimicrobials, targeting novel ...
Bhakta, S +6 more
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Probabilistic and Flux Landscapes of the Phage $λ$ Genetic Switch [PDF]
arXiv, 2012 The phage $\lambda$ infection of an \textit{E. coli} cell has become a paradigm for understanding the molecular processes involved in gene expression and cell signaling. This system provides an example of a genetic switch, as cells with identical DNA choose either of two cell cycles: a lysogenic cycle, in which the phage genome is incorporated into the
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