Bacterial extracellular polysaccharides in biofilm formation and function

DH Limoli, CJ Jones, DJ Wozniak - Microbial Biofilms, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to construct and maintain a structured multicellular bacterial community depends
critically on the production of extracellular matrix components (1, 2). While the biofilm matrix …

A dynamic and intricate regulatory network determines Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence

D Balasubramanian, L Schneper, H Kumari… - Nucleic acids …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a metabolically versatile bacterium that is found in a wide
range of biotic and abiotic habitats. It is a major human opportunistic pathogen causing …

Maintaining integrity under stress: envelope stress response regulation of pathogenesis in gram-negative bacteria

CL Hews, T Cho, G Rowley, TL Raivio - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Gram-negative bacterial envelope is an essential interface between the intracellular
and harsh extracellular environment. Envelope stress responses (ESRs) are crucial to the …

Extracellular-matrix-mediated osmotic pressure drives Vibrio cholerae biofilm expansion and cheater exclusion

J Yan, CD Nadell, HA Stone, NS Wingreen… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Biofilms, surface-attached communities of bacteria encased in an extracellular matrix, are a
major mode of bacterial life. How the material properties of the matrix contribute to biofilm …

Cell-surface signaling in Pseudomonas: stress responses, iron transport, and pathogenicity

MA Llamas, F Imperi, P Visca… - FEMS microbiology …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Membrane-spanning signaling pathways enable bacteria to alter gene expression in
response to extracytoplasmic stimuli. Many such pathways are cell-surface signaling (CSS) …

Proteomic analysis of Vibrio cholerae outer membrane vesicles

E Altindis, Y Fu, JJ Mekalanos - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) produced by Gram-negative bacteria provide an
interesting research material for defining cell-envelope proteins without experimental cell …

Extracytoplasmic function sigma factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

S Chevalier, E Bouffartigues, A Bazire… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2019 - Elsevier
The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, like all members of the genus
Pseudomonas, has the capacity to thrive in very different environments, ranging from water …

[HTML][HTML] Pseudomonas aeruginosa: un adversario peligroso

DÁ Luján Roca - Acta bioquímica clínica latinoamericana, 2014 - SciELO Argentina
Pseudomonas aeruginosa es uno de los patógenos nosocomiales globalmente
dominantes; ocasiona una amplia gama de infecciones, algunas tan severas como …

Cationic antimicrobial peptides promote microbial mutagenesis and pathoadaptation in chronic infections

DH Limoli, AB Rockel, KM Host, A Jha, BT Kopp… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Acquisition of adaptive mutations is essential for microbial persistence during chronic
infections. This is particularly evident during chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung …

[HTML][HTML] Model systems for studying polyphosphate biology: a focus on microorganisms

A Denoncourt, M Downey - Current Genetics, 2021 - Springer
Polyphosphates (polyP) are polymers of inorganic phosphates joined by high-energy bonds
to form long chains. These chains are present in all forms of life but were once disregarded …