Termite Gut Microbes as Tools and Targets for Termite Control [PDF]
, 2017 The Formosan subterranean termite (FST), Coptotermes formosanus, is an invasive urban pest in the United States. Colonies of the FST are dependent on the symbiotic gut protozoa for cellulose digestion in the workers’ guts, and the gut bacterial community
Tikhe, Chinmay Vijay
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Genome sequence and comparative analysis of a putative entomopathogenic Serratia isolated from Caenorhabditis briggsae [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Entomopathogenic associations between nematodes in the genera Steinernema and Heterorhabdus with their cognate bacteria from the bacterial genera Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus, respectively, are extensively studied for their potential as ...
Eyualem Abebe +5 more
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Translating macroscale concepts to microfluidic devices [PDF]
, 2021 Electrokinetics represents an extremely versatile family of techniques that can be used to manipulate particles and fluid in microfluidic devices. This dissertation focused on taking techniques commonly used on a macroscale and developing microscale ...
Hill, Nicole
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Characterization of the dsDNA prophage sequences in the genome of and visualization of productive bacteriophage [PDF]
, 2007 Bioinformatic analysis of the genome sequence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae revealed the presence of nine probable prophage islands. The distribution, conservation and function of many of these sequences, and their ability to produce bacteriophage particles ...
Piekarowicz, Andrzej +5 more
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The Role of Phage tRNAs in the Evolution of Codon Usage Biases in Giant Pseudomonas Phage phiKZ and EL [PDF]
, 2017 As the most abundant and diverse biological agents in the biosphere phage have significant roles in microbial ecology, acting both as lethal bacterial parasites and vehicles of horizontal gene transfer. Phage/host coevolution drives optimization of phage
Steidel, Stephanie
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Listeria bacteriophage peptidoglycan hydrolases feature high thermoresistance and reveal increased activity after divalent metal cation substitution [PDF]
, 2018 The ability of the bacteriophage-encoded peptidoglycan hydrolases (endolysins) to destroy Gram-positive bacteria from without makes these enzymes promising antimicrobials.
Loessner, Martin +2 more
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Structure and properties of the C-terminal β-helical domain of VgrG protein from Escherichia coli O157 [PDF]
, 2017 The bacterial Type 6 secretion system (T6SS) translocates protein toxins (also called effectors) from the cytosol of a T6SS-carrying cell to a target cell by a syringe-like supramolecular complex resembling a contractile tail of bacteriophages.
Arisaka, Fumio +3 more
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Therapeutic Potential of a New Jumbo Phage That Infects Vibrio coralliilyticus, a Widespread Coral Pathogen [PDF]
, 2018 Biological control using bacteriophages is a promising approach for mitigating the devastating effects of coral diseases. Several phages that infect Vibrio coralliilyticus, a widespread coral pathogen, have been isolated, suggesting that this bacterium ...
Anne-Claire Baudoux +8 more
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The Effects of Treating Multispecies Biofilms with Bacteriophage [PDF]
, 2017 Biofilms can be found in any environment within proximity to water and are problematic in an assortment of industries. Numerous efforts have been employed to dislodge biofilms including bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria).
Cooper, Alexandria Francis
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Localization of the Houdinisome (Ejection Proteins) inside the Bacteriophage P22 Virion by Bubblegram Imaging [PDF]
, 2016 The P22 capsid is a T=7 icosahedrally symmetric protein shell with a portal protein dodecamer at one 5-fold vertex. Extending outwards from that vertex is a short tail, and putatively extending inwards is a 15-nm-long α-helical barrel formed by the C ...
Casjens, Sherwood +7 more
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