Virulence gene expression in pathogenic bacteria is modulated by environmental
parameters. A key factor in this expression is temperature. Its effect on virulence gene …

The success of Salmonella as a foodborne pathogen can probably be attributed to two major
features: its remarkable genetic diversity and its extraordinary ability to adapt. Salmonella …

Enteric pathogens such as Salmonella and Yersinia evolved numerous strategies to survive
and proliferate in different environmental reservoirs and mammalian hosts. Deciphering …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous opportunistic pathogen that forms robust biofilms
in the different niches it occupies. Numerous physiological adaptations are required as this …

Many prokaryotic genes are organized in operons. Genes organized in such transcription
units are co-transcribed into a polycistronic mRNA. Despite being clustered in a single …

The marine bacterium Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae (Pdd) is a generalist and
facultative pathogen that causes disease in a wide range of marine animals including fish …

Sensing and responding to environmental signals is critical for bacterial pathogens to
successfully infect and persist within hosts. Many bacterial pathogens sense temperature as …

Most environmental parameters have no consistent effect on the expression of bacterial
genes responsible for their virulence. However, as fish are poikilothermic, the possibility of …

Frequent transitions of bacterial pathogens between their warm-blooded host and external
reservoirs are accompanied by abrupt temperature shifts. A temperature of 37° C serves as …

In some animals, the typical body temperature can be higher than humans, for example, 42°
C in poultry and 40° C in rabbits which can be a potential thermal stress challenge for …