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Prophages in Skin Pathogens: From Virulence to Therapy [PDF]
PathogensProphages are bacteriophage genomes that are part of bacterial chromosomes. They are not just dormant passengers; they actively shape pathogen biology.
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Common Oral Medications Lead to Prophage Induction in Bacterial Isolates from the Human Gut
Viruses, 2021 Many bacteria carry bacteriophages (bacterial viruses) integrated in their genomes in the form of prophages, which replicate passively alongside their bacterial host.
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Gut MicrobesProphages can have major clinical implications through their ability to change pathogenic bacterial traits. There is limited understanding of the prophage role in ecological, evolutionary, adaptive processes and pathogenicity of Helicobacter pylori, a ...
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Capsular specificity in temperate phages of Klebsiella pneumoniae is driven by diverse receptor-binding enzymes. [PDF]
PLoS BiologyVirulent bacteriophages infecting Klebsiella pneumoniae often show capsule-driven host tropism due to the presence of capsule-specific depolymerases. Yet for temperate phages the genetic and functional basis of such capsular specificity remains less well
Aleksandra Otwinowska +11 more
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Prophage Activation in the Intestine: Insights Into Functions and Possible Applications
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Prophage activation in intestinal environments has been frequently reported to affect host adaptability, pathogen virulence, gut bacterial community composition, and intestinal health.
Jie Hu +4 more
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Prophage Typing of Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Broiler Poultry [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2021 Staphylococcus aureus is a well-known commensal and pathogen agent of many wild and domestic animals. A wide variety of infections can be caused by S. aureus, from suppurative skin infections to life-threatening septicemia.
Kh Rostami, M Nemati, F Pourahmad
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Genome-based identification of active prophage regions by next generation sequencing in Bacillus licheniformis DSM13. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Prophages are viruses, which have integrated their genomes into the genome of a bacterial host. The status of the prophage genome can vary from fully intact with the potential to form infective particles to a remnant state where only a few phage genes ...
Robert Hertel +7 more
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Diversity of prophage DNA regions of Streptococcus agalactiae clonal lineages from adults and neonates with invasive infectious disease. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 The phylogenetic position and prophage DNA content of the genomes of 142 S. agalactiae (group-B streptococcus, GBS) isolates responsible for bacteremia and meningitis in adults and neonates were studied and compared.
Mazen Salloum +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Actinobacteria represent one of the largest bacterial phyla harboring many species of high medical, biotechnological and ecological relevance. Prophage elements are major contributors to bacterial genome diversity and were shown to significantly shape ...
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BMC Microbiology, 2021 Background The global rise in the incidence of non-tuberculosis mycobacterial infections is of increasing concern due their high levels of intrinsic antibiotic resistance.
Jaycee Cushman +5 more
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