The effect of bacterial chemotaxis on host infection and pathogenicity

MA Matilla, T Krell - FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Chemotaxis enables microorganisms to move according to chemical gradients. Although
this process requires substantial cellular energy, it also affords key physiological benefits …

All living cells are cognitive

JA Shapiro - Biochemical and Biophysical Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
All living cells sense and respond to changes in external or internal conditions. Without that
cognitive capacity, they could not obtain nutrition essential for growth, survive inevitable …

Disease-induced changes in plant microbiome assembly and functional adaptation

M Gao, C Xiong, C Gao, CKM Tsui, MM Wang, X Zhou… - Microbiome, 2021 - Springer
Background The plant microbiome is an integral part of the host and increasingly recognized
as playing fundamental roles in plant growth and health. Increasing evidence indicates that …

What bacteria want

MY Galperin - Environmental microbiology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial signal transduction systems are responsible for sensing environmental cues and
adjusting the cellular behaviour and/or metabolism in response to these cues. They also …

Taxonomic profiling and functional gene annotation of microbial communities in sediment of river Ganga at Kanpur, India: insights from whole-genome metagenomics …

AK Rout, B Dehury, PK Parida, DJ Sarkar… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The perennial river Ganga is recognized as one of India's largest rivers of India, but due to
continuous anthropogenic activities, the river's ecosystem is under threat. Next-generation …

Light-controlled motility in prokaryotes and the problem of directional light perception

A Wilde, CW Mullineaux - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The natural light environment is important to many prokaryotes. Most obviously, phototrophic
prokaryotes need to acclimate their photosynthetic apparatus to the prevailing light …

[PDF][PDF] Host-emitted amino acid cues regulate bacterial chemokinesis to enhance colonization

CD Robinson, EG Sweeney, J Ngo, E Ma, A Perkins… - Cell host & …, 2021 - cell.com
Animal microbiomes are assembled predominantly from environmental microbes, yet the
mechanisms by which individual symbionts regulate their transmission into hosts remain …

Diffusible signal factor enhances the saline-alkaline resistance and rhizosphere colonization of Stenotrophomonas rhizophila by coordinating optimal metabolism

Y Liu, J Gao, N Wang, X Li, N Fang… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Quorum sensing (QS) regulates various physiological processes in a cell density–
dependent mode via cell–cell communication. Stenotrophomonas rhizophila DSM14405 T …

Proteomic Characterization of Virulence Factors and Related Proteins in Enterococcus Strains from Dairy and Fermented Food Products

AG Abril, M Quintela-Baluja, TG Villa… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Enterococcus species are Gram-positive bacteria that are normal gastrointestinal tract
inhabitants that play a beneficial role in the dairy and meat industry. However, Enterococcus …

Functional metagenomic landscape of polluted river reveals potential genes involved in degradation of xenobiotic pollutants

R Yadav, V Rajput, M Dharne - Environmental Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid industrialization contributes substantially to xenobiotic pollutants in rivers. As a result,
most of the rivers traversing urban settlements are in significantly deteriorated conditions …