The stringent response and physiological roles of (pp) pGpp in bacteria

SE Irving, NR Choudhury, RM Corrigan - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2021 - nature.com
The stringent response is a stress signalling system mediated by the alarmones guanosine
tetraphosphate (ppGpp) and guanosine pentaphosphate (pppGpp) in response to nutrient …

[HTML][HTML] Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lifestyle: A Paradigm for Adaptation, Survival, and Persistence

MF Moradali, S Ghods, BHA Rehm - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen affecting immunocompromised
patients. It is known as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF) …

The SOS system: a complex and tightly regulated response to DNA damage

KH Maslowska, K Makiela‐Dzbenska… - Environmental and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Genomes of all living organisms are constantly threatened by endogenous and exogenous
agents that challenge the chemical integrity of DNA. Most bacteria have evolved a …

Recent functional insights into the role of (p) ppGpp in bacterial physiology

V Hauryliuk, GC Atkinson, KS Murakami… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
The alarmones guanosine tetraphosphate and guanosine pentaphosphate (collectively
referred to as (p) ppGpp) are involved in regulating growth and several different stress …

Insights into the phylogeny and coding potential of microbial dark matter

C Rinke, P Schwientek, A Sczyrba, NN Ivanova… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Genome sequencing enhances our understanding of the biological world by providing
blueprints for the evolutionary and functional diversity that shapes the biosphere. However …

[PDF][PDF] Genomic expansion of domain archaea highlights roles for organisms from new phyla in anaerobic carbon cycling

CJ Castelle, KC Wrighton, BC Thomas, LA Hug… - Current biology, 2015 - cell.com
Background Archaea represent a significant fraction of Earth's biodiversity, yet they remain
much less well understood than Bacteria. Gene surveys, a few metagenomic studies, and …

Genomic and Metabolic Characteristics of the Pathogenicity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

T De Sousa, M Hébraud, MLNE Dapkevicius… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the effectiveness of antimicrobials in the treatment of Pseudomonas
aeruginosa infections has gradually decreased. This pathogen can be observed in several …

Bacterial persister cell formation and dormancy

TK Wood, SJ Knabel, BW Kwan - Applied and environmental …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacterial cells may escape the effects of antibiotics without undergoing genetic change;
these cells are known as persisters. Unlike resistant cells that grow in the presence of …

Biofilm infections, their resilience to therapy and innovative treatment strategies

U Römling, C Balsalobre - Journal of internal medicine, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilm formation of microorganisms causes persistent tissue and foreign body infections
resistant to treatment with antimicrobial agents. Up to 80% of human bacterial infections are …

Regulation of bacterial virulence by Csr (Rsm) systems

CA Vakulskas, AH Potts, P Babitzke… - Microbiology and …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Most bacterial pathogens have the remarkable ability to flourish in the external environment
and in specialized host niches. This ability requires their metabolism, physiology, and …