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BSA-Seq Discovery and Functional Analysis of Candidate Hessian Fly (Mayetiola destructor) Avirulence Genes

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020
The Hessian fly (HF, Mayetiola destructor) is a plant-galling parasite of wheat (Triticum spp.). Seven percent of its genome is composed of highly diversified signal-peptide-encoding genes that are transcribed in HF larval salivary glands.
Lucio Navarro-Escalante, Chaoyang Zhao, Richard Shukle, Jeffrey Stuart   +3 more
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Subversion of Atypical Mucin Traps by a Spore‐Coat Effector Blocks Cellular Immunity in Drosophila

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
While the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium robertsii can evade insect humoral immunity, its subversion of cellular defenses is still elusive. We identify Eac1 as a spore‐coat protein essential for infecting drosophilids by targeting atypical mucins (Sgf1 and Sgf2), which can entrap spores in a gel matrix and thereby facilitate hemocyte encapsulation.
Shiqin Li, Haimin Chen, Gangqi Fang, Dongxiang Wei, Hongyun Wu, Chen Chen, Song Hong, Chengshu Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting the virulence of MRSA from its genome sequence [PDF]

, 2014
This work is supported by the EC-FP7 program no. 245500 and the BBSRCMicrobial virulence is a complex and often multifactorial phenotype, intricately linked to a pathogen's evolutionary trajectory.
Josefsson, Elisabet,, Hawkins, E., Josefsson, Elisabet, Holden, M., Yajjala, Vijaya Kumar, Feil, E. J., Read, T. D., Recker, Mario, Rudkin, Justine K., P. D. Fey, Z. Gulay, Kumar Yajjala, Vijaya, Wilson, D., E. J. Feil, Williams, P., T. Widhelm, Sloan, Tim J, Fey, P. D., Gulay, Zeynep, Parfett, S., Gulay, Z., Endres, Jennifer L, M. Recker, Priest, Nicholas K, Hurst, Laurence D, E. Josefsson, Lewis, K., Fey, Paul D, Sloan, Tim J., van den Elsen, J., M. Laabei, Peacock, Sharon J., Priest, Nicholas K., Feil, Edward J., Read, Timothy D., Aldeljawi, Mona, Parfett, Sara, J. K. Rudkin, L. Scowen, Hurst, Laurence D., P. Williams, Widhelm, Todd, S. Parfett, J. L. Endres, N. K. Priest, S. J. Peacock, Massey, R. C., Holden, Matthew, Peacock, Sharon J, J. van den Elsen, Bayles, Kenneth W., M. Holden, Massey, Ruth C., Scowen, L., Feil, Edward J, Rudkin, J. K., Hurst, L. D., E. Hawkins, M. Aldeljawi, Rudkin, Justine K, Read, Timothy D, K. W. Bayles, V. K. Yajjala, Wilson, Daniel, T. J. Sloan, L. D. Hurst, Recker, M., Aldeljawi, M., D. Wilson, Bayles, K. W., Laabei, Maisem, K. Lewis, Bayles, Kenneth W, Scowen, Lucy, Endres, J. L., Laabei, M., Hawkins, Erica, Yajjala, V. K., Williams, Paul, Sloan, T. J., Massey, Ruth C, Lewis, Katie, Endres, Jennifer L., Fey, Paul D., Peacock, S. J., Priest, N. K., van den Elsen, Jean, R. C. Massey, T. D. Read, Widhelm, T.   +89 more
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Inflammation Unchecked: Concurrent Kawasaki Disease and Stevens‐Johnson Syndrome in an 18‐Month‐Old Child

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Catherine Deffendall, Jodi Backalar, Elizabeth Acevedo Zapata, Adriana Della Porta, Lorin Bibb, Tyler Reese, Charlotte M. Brown   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pyrazole‐Derived Antibacterial Compounds Effectively Treat Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections by Inhibiting Aspartate Transcarbamoylase

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study unveils a novel antibacterial mechanism against MRSA, in which the compound Py‐27 selectively targets and inhibits aspartate transcarbamoylase (ATCase), a key enzyme in pyrimidine synthesis. This inhibition disrupts DNA replication, induces oxidative damage, leading to potent bactericidal activity.
Xiaorong Yang, Xinyuan Cao, Lixia Dai, Feng Yang, Jing Wang, Yudong Ma, Tong Bu, Zile Gong, Xueyan Liu, Changcai Bai, Xiaolou Miao, Xiaofei Shang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mining virulence genes using metagenomics.

PLoS ONE, 2011
When a bacterial genome is compared to the metagenome of an environment it inhabits, most genes recruit at high sequence identity. In free-living bacteria (for instance marine bacteria compared against the ocean metagenome) certain genomic regions are ...
Pedro Belda-Ferre, Raúl Cabrera-Rubio, Andrés Moya, Alex Mira   +3 more
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Comparative genome analysis of 24 bovine-associated Staphylococcus isolates with special focus on the putative virulence genes [PDF]

PeerJ, 2018
Non-aureus staphylococci (NAS) are most commonly isolated from subclinical mastitis. Different NAS species may, however, have diverse effects on the inflammatory response in the udder. We determined the genome sequences of 20 staphylococcal isolates from
Silja Åvall-Jääskeläinen, Suvi Taponen, Ravi Kant, Lars Paulin, Jochen Blom, Airi Palva, Joanna Koort   +6 more
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The PAS domain-containing histidine kinase RpfS is a second sensor for the diffusible signal factor of Xanthomonas campestris [PDF]

, 2014
A cell-cell signalling system mediated by the fatty acid signal DSF controls the virulence of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) to plants. The synthesis and recognition of the DSF signal depends upon different Rpf proteins.
An, Shi Qi, Allan, John H., An, Shi-Qi, Dow, J. Maxwell, Febrer, Melanie, McCarthy, Yvonne, Ryan, Robert P.   +6 more
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Programmable Encapsulation Enables On‐Demand Proliferation of Therapeutic Bacteria for Potent Cancer Immunotherapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A programmable encapsulation technology is developed to reduce bacterial immunogenicity and proliferation after systemic administration. The cross‐linked polymer networks around individual bacteria enable immunogenic shielding and permit selective proliferation in tumors, allowing the bacteria to convert tumor‐accumulated ammonia into L‐arginine and ...
Jianhui Yang, Ao Peng, Shuaiqiang Li, Yaning Huang, Jian Yan, Leyuan Wang, Zhihui Zhu, Fei‐Long Liu, Erbao Bian, Yang Liu, Dasheng Tian, Fenghe Li, Qi Liu   +12 more
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Study of virulence genes in vancomycin resistant Enterococci (vre) from animals and human clinical isolates | IJB

, 2021
With Enterococcus species as the leading cause of nosocomial infections and resistance to an array of antibiotics, this study focused to determine the frequency and distribution of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci, the presence of virulence genes, and ...
Pius Abimbola Okiki, Adeola Egbebi, Bondira Olamide Ndagana, Mofoluwaso Adedeji Oyinloye   +3 more
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