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Folds and activities of peptidoglycan amidases [PDF]

FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2007
Bacterial peptidoglycan amidases are a large and diverse group of enzymes. During the last few years, genomic sequence information has accumulated to an extent such that lists of proven or predicted peptidoglycan amidases can now be expected to be fairly complete.
Malgorzata Firczuk, Malgorzata Firczuk, Matthias Bochtler, Matthias Bochtler   +3 more
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Elastic Deformation of Cellulose/Lignin‐Based Anode for Rejuvenating Aged Mix‐Cultured Electroactive Biofilms

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A new strategy for revitalizing aged biofilms using the elastic deformation of biomass‐based flexible carbon aerogel is proposed. The elastic deformation removes the nonelectrogenic bacteria and the dead electrogenic bacteria, as well as a lot of loosely bound extracellular polymer materials.
Xue Liu, Zheng Zhang, Qingwen Zheng, Chengcheng Suo, Bailing Dong, Huiying Song, Jiayi Wang, Jia Liu, Runfeng Yuan, Sailike Milanbieke, Sha Luo, Chenhui Yang, Zhijun Chen, Ruiwen Wang, Wei Li, Shouxin Liu   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

The structure of a resuscitation-promoting factor domain from Mycobacterium tuberculosis shows homology to lysozymes [PDF]

, 2005
Resuscitation-promoting factor (RPF) proteins reactivate stationary-phase cultures of (G+C)-rich Gram-positive bacteria including the causative agent of tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
AT Brunger, BA Johnson, Brian Henderson, Christian Roumestand, Claire Bagnéris, D Sharma, EJ van Asselt, EJ van Asselt, G Cornilescu, GV Mukamolova, GV Mukamolova, GV Mukamolova, H Song, JB Raymond, JG Lees, JL Pons, JM Tufariello, John Ward, JP Linge, L Holm, M Cohen-Gonsaud, M Cohen-Gonsaud, M Hartmann, Martin Cohen-Gonsaud, Nicholas H Keep, Philippe Barthe, R Koradi, RA Laskowski   +27 more
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Hosts and Commensal Bacteria Synergistically Antagonize Opportunistic Pathogens at the Single‐Cell Resolution

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In the tripartite‐species model, Drosophila larvae stimulate lactate production through excreting digestion enzymes. S. marcescens population senses a cue of lactate and tends to diverge into virulent and reduced virulence subclusters with remarkable heterogeneity to metabolize carbon metabolism and counter colonization resistance, giving a fitness ...
Sheng Zhang, Ziguang Wang, Anqi Liu, Jinshu Li, Jingjing Zhuang, Xiaowen Ji, Paul I. Mulama, Maoye Li, Haiqun Cao, Eng‐King Tan, Wei Liu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mercaptophenylboronic Acid‐Mediated Nanozyme Immunochromatographic Assay for Simultaneous Detection of Respiratory Bacteria and Virus

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study developes a universal colorimetric ICA platform that integrates broad‐spectrum recognition by 4‐mercaptophenylboronic acid with dual signal enhancement—both colorimetric and catalytic—mediated by a biomimetic magnetic nanozyme. This platform, for the first time, enables simple, convenient, ultrasensitive, and simultaneous screening of ...
Qing Yu, Jiaxuan Li, Shuai Zheng, Yajin Hu, Benshun Tian, Meirou Lu, Bing Gu, Chongwen Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

pH‐Responsive AIE Photosensitizers for Enhanced Antibacterial Therapy

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
This study develops DHTPA, a NIR fluorescent, pH‐responsive AIE photosensitizer that enhances photodynamic therapy for bacterial infections by promoting ROS generation in acidic environments, demonstrating effective antibacterial activity and accelerated wound healing in vitro and in vivo.
Qihang Ding, Lina Ding, Chunbai Xiang, Chunbin Li, Eunji Kim, Changyu Yoon, Haoran Wang, Meijia Gu, Pengfei Zhang, Lin Wang, Ben Zhong Tang, Jong Seung Kim   +11 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Enantiomer-specific isotope analysis of D- and L-alanine: Nitrogen isotopic hetero- and homogeneity in microbial and chemical processes [PDF]

Earth, Life, and Isotopes (Kyoto University Press), pp. 387-402 (2010), 2013
Nitrogen isotopic hetero- and homogeneity of D-{\alpha}-alanine and L-{\alpha}-alanine were investigated in microbial processes in the domain Bacteria and in chemical processes in symmetric organic synthesis. D-alanine is an enantiomer that is physiologically essential for microbial growth and metabolic maintenance.
arxiv  

Alternate Germinants of C. Difficile, a Leading Hospital Pathogen

, 2015
Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) are the leading nosocomial infections worldwide. Humans are asymptomatic carriers of C. difficile spores in the intestinal tract. The process known as germination occurs when otherwise harmless C.
Abel-Santos, Ernesto, Tanzey, Sean
core  

Deficiency of RgpG causes major defects in cell division and biofilm formation, and deficiency of LytR-CpsAPsr family proteins leads to accumulation of cell wall antigens in culture medium by Streptococcus mutans [PDF]

, 2017
Streptococcus mutans is known to possess rhamnose-glucose polysaccharide (RGP), a major cell wall antigen. S. mutans strains deficient in rgpG , encoding the first enzyme of the RGP biosynthesis
Beatty, Wandy L, Bitoun, Jacob P, De, Arpan, Liao, Sumei, Roth, Randy, Wen, Zezhang T, Wu, Hui   +6 more
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The peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs).

Genome biology, 2006
Peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs) are innate immunity molecules present in insects, mollusks, echinoderms, and vertebrates, but not in nematodes or plants. PGRPs have at least one carboxy-terminal PGRP domain (approximately 165 amino acids long), which is homologous to bacteriophage and bacterial type 2 amidases.
Roman Dziarski, Dipika Gupta
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