Mobile genetic element flexibility as an underlying principle to bacterial evolution

AJ Weisberg, JH Chang - Annual Review of Microbiology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Mobile genetic elements are key to the evolution of bacteria and traits that affect host and
ecosystem health. Here, we use a framework of a hierarchical and modular system that …

Defense systems are pervasive across chromosomally integrated mobile genetic elements and are inversely correlated to virulence and antimicrobial resistance

J Botelho - Nucleic acids research, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are key promoters of microbial evolution. These elements
can be located extrachromosomally or integrated into the chromosome. Well-known …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic and metabolic versatility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa contributes to its inter-kingdom transmission and survival

S Ambreetha, D Zincke… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - microbiologyresearch.org
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most versatile bacteria with renowned pathogenicity
and extensive drug resistance. The diverse habitats of this bacterium include fresh, saline …

A widespread bacterial mobile genetic element encodes weapons against phages, bacteria, and eukaryotes

T Mahata, K Kanarek, MG Goren, E Bosis, U Qimron… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Bacteria are found in ongoing conflicts with rivals and predators, which lead to an
evolutionary arms race and the development of innate and adaptive immune systems …

[HTML][HTML] A VirB4 ATPase of the mobile accessory genome orchestrates core genome-encoded features of physiology, metabolism, and virulence of Pseudomonas …

L Wiehlmann, J Klockgether… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pseudomonas aeruginosa TBCF10839 is a highly virulent strain that can persist and
replicate in human neutrophils. Screening of a signature-tagged mutagenesis (STM) …

Diversity and evolution of an abundant ICEclc family of integrative and conjugative elements in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

V Benigno, N Carraro, G Sarton-Lohéac… - Msphere, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) are widespread autonomous mobile DNA
elements, containing the genes necessary for their excision, conjugative transfer, and …

[HTML][HTML] Chasing resistance: analyzing the fight against hospital infections

RM Wheatley, J Botelho - The Lancet Regional Health–Europe, 2023 - thelancet.com
The antibiotics we rely on to treat bacterial infections are becoming increasingly ineffective
as antibiotic resistance spreads around the globe. 1 Certain bacterial pathogens, such as …

Long-term Culturing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Static, Minimal Nutrient Medium Results in Increased Pyocyanin Production, Reduced Biofilm Production, and …

RE Cecil, E Ornelas, A Phan, DR Yoder-Himes - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a multidrug-resistant opportunistic human pathogen that can
survive in many natural and anthropogenic environments. It is a leading cause of morbidity …

Breaking virulent: The coincidental evolution of virulence factors in bacteria.

RE Cecil - 2023 - ir.library.louisville.edu
Understanding how innocuous organisms can evolve to be pathogenic to humans is of
increasing global concern. Further, understanding how existing pathogens may evolved to …