[HTML][HTML] The osmolyte ties that bind: genomic insights into synthesis and breakdown of organic osmolytes in marine microbes

EL McParland, H Alexander… - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The production and consumption of organic matter by marine organisms plays a central role
in the marine carbon cycle. Labile organic compounds (metabolites) are the major currency …

Low salinity activates a virulence program in the generalist marine pathogen Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae

AV Barca, A Vences, MS Terceti, A do Vale… - Msystems, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Facultative marine bacterial pathogens sense environmental signals so that the expression
of virulence factors is upregulated on entry into hosts and downregulated during the free …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiofilm effect and mechanism of protocatechuic aldehyde against Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Y Liu, L Wang - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This study investigated the effect of protocatechuic aldehyde (PCA) on Vibrio
parahaemolyticus biofilm formation and its effects on gene expression. Crystal violet assay …

NhaR, LeuO, and H-NS Are Part of an Expanded Regulatory Network for Ectoine Biosynthesis Expression

KE Boas Lichty, GJ Gregory… - Applied and Environmental …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteria accumulate compatible solutes to maintain cellular turgor pressure when exposed
to high salinity. In the marine halophile Vibrio parahaemolyticus, the compatible solute …

Osmotic stress response of the coral and oyster pathogen Vibrio coralliilyticus: acquisition of catabolism gene clusters for the compatible solute and signaling …

KE Boas Lichty, RM Loughran, B Ushijima… - Applied and …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Marine bacteria experience fluctuations in osmolarity that they must adapt to, and most
bacteria respond to high osmolarity by accumulating compatible solutes also known as …

Stress responses in pathogenic Vibrios and their role in host and environmental survival

JK Akolkar, JS Matson - Vibrio spp. Infections, 2023 - Springer
Vibrio is a genus of bacteria commonly found in estuarine, marine, and freshwater
environments. Vibrio species have evolved to occupy diverse niches in the aquatic …

Guilty by association: Importers, exporters and MscS‐type mechanosensitive channels encoded in biosynthetic gene clusters for the stress‐protectant ectoine

L Czech, C Gertzen, SHJ Smits… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ectoine and its derivative hydroxyectoine are widely synthesized or imported by bacteria to
fend off the detrimental effects of high osmolarity on cellular hydration and growth. Genes …

Tandem mass tag‐based quantitative proteomics reveals osmotic adaptation mechanisms in Alkalicoccus halolimnae BZ‐SZ‐XJ29T, a halophilic bacterium with a …

Q Xing, NM Mesbah, H Wang, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The moderate halophilic bacterium Alkalicoccus halolimnae BZ‐SZ‐XJ29T exhibits optimum
growth over a wide range of NaCl concentrations (8.3–12.3%, w/v; 1.42–2.1 mol L− 1) …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic and Transcriptomic Analyses Reveal Multiple Strategies for Vibrio parahaemolyticus to Tolerate Sub-Lethal Concentrations of Three Antibiotics

L Yang, P Yu, J Wang, T Zhao, Y Zhao, Y Pan, L Chen - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
Vibrio parahaemolyticus can cause acute gastroenteritis, wound infections, and septicemia
in humans. The overuse of antibiotics in aquaculture may lead to a high incidence of the …

Osmotic stress response of the coral and oyster pathogen Vibrio coralliilyticus: acquisition of catabolism gene clusters for the compatible solute and signaling …

KE Boas Lichty, RM Loughran, B Ushijima… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Marine bacteria experience fluctuations in osmolarity that they must adapt to, and most
bacteria respond to high osmolarity by accumulating compatible solutes also known as …