Bacterial motility: machinery and mechanisms
N Wadhwa, HC Berg - Nature reviews microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
Bacteria have developed a large array of motility mechanisms to exploit available resources
and environments. These mechanisms can be broadly classified into swimming in aqueous …
and environments. These mechanisms can be broadly classified into swimming in aqueous …
Antibiotic resistance genes from livestock waste: occurrence, dissemination, and treatment
Antibiotics are widely used in animal husbandry, and various types of antibiotic resistance
genes (ARGs) are frequently detected in livestock waste around the world. Conventional …
genes (ARGs) are frequently detected in livestock waste around the world. Conventional …
Probiotic‐inspired nanomedicine restores intestinal homeostasis in colitis by regulating redox balance, immune responses, and the Gut Microbiome
Microbiota‐based therapeutics offer innovative strategies to treat inflammatory bowel
diseases (IBDs). However, the poor clinical outcome so far and the limited flexibility of the …
diseases (IBDs). However, the poor clinical outcome so far and the limited flexibility of the …
Type IV pili: dynamics, biophysics and functional consequences
The surfaces of many bacteria are decorated with long, exquisitely thin appendages called
type IV pili (T4P), dynamic filaments that are rapidly polymerized and depolymerized from a …
type IV pili (T4P), dynamic filaments that are rapidly polymerized and depolymerized from a …
Mechanomicrobiology: how bacteria sense and respond to forces
YF Dufrêne, A Persat - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020 - nature.com
Microorganisms have evolved to thrive in virtually any terrestrial and marine environment,
exposing them to various mechanical cues mainly generated by fluid flow and pressure as …
exposing them to various mechanical cues mainly generated by fluid flow and pressure as …
Diversification of the type IV filament superfamily into machines for adhesion, protein secretion, DNA uptake, and motility
Processes of molecular innovation require tinkering and shifting in the function of existing
genes. How this occurs in terms of molecular evolution at long evolutionary scales remains …
genes. How this occurs in terms of molecular evolution at long evolutionary scales remains …
[HTML][HTML] Metagenomic profiling and transfer dynamics of antibiotic resistance determinants in a full-scale granular sludge wastewater treatment plant
D Calderón-Franco, R Sarelse, S Christou, M Pronk… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In the One Health context, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are central to
safeguarding water resources. Nonetheless, many questions remain about their …
safeguarding water resources. Nonetheless, many questions remain about their …
Mechanisms of DNA uptake by naturally competent bacteria
D Dubnau, M Blokesch - Annual review of genetics, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Transformation is a widespread mechanism of horizontal gene transfer in bacteria. DNA
uptake to the periplasmic compartment requires a DNA-uptake pilus and the DNA-binding …
uptake to the periplasmic compartment requires a DNA-uptake pilus and the DNA-binding …
Sargasso Sea Vibrio bacteria: Underexplored potential pathovars in a perturbed habitat
We fully sequenced the genomes of 16 Vibrio cultivars isolated from eel larvae, plastic
marine debris (PMD), the pelagic brown macroalga Sargassum, and seawater samples …
marine debris (PMD), the pelagic brown macroalga Sargassum, and seawater samples …
The distinction of CPR bacteria from other bacteria based on protein family content
Candidate phyla radiation (CPR) bacteria separate phylogenetically from other bacteria, but
the organismal distribution of their protein families remains unclear. Here, we leveraged …
the organismal distribution of their protein families remains unclear. Here, we leveraged …