Intracellular bacteria in cancer—Prospects and debates

L Schorr, M Mathies, E Elinav, J Puschhof - npj Biofilms and …, 2023 - nature.com
Recent evidence suggests that some human cancers may harbor low-biomass microbial
ecosystems, spanning bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Bacteria, the most-studied kingdom in …

Chromosome structure and DNA replication dynamics during the life cycle of the predatory bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus

K Pląskowska… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, an obligate predatory Gram-negative bacterium that proliferates
inside and kills other Gram-negative bacteria, was discovered more than 60 years ago …

Insights into innate immune cell evasion by Chlamydia trachomatis

X Wang, H Wu, C Fang, Z Li - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Chlamydia trachomatis, is a kind of obligate intracellular pathogen. The removal of C.
trachomatis relies primarily on specific cellular immunity. It is currently considered that CD4+ …

SOCfinder: a genomic tool for identifying social genes in bacteria

LJ Belcher, AE Dewar, C Hao, Z Katz… - Microbial …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
Bacteria cooperate by working collaboratively to defend their colonies, share nutrients, and
resist antibiotics. Nevertheless, our understanding of these remarkable behaviours primarily …

Infection of human organoids supports an intestinal niche for Chlamydia trachomatis

P Hovhannisyan, K Stelzner, M Keicher… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Several reports suggest that intestinal tissue may be a natural niche for Chlamydia
trachomatis infection and a reservoir for persistent infections in the human body. Due to the …

Two birds with one stone: A multi-functional nanoplatform for sensitive detection and real-time inactivation of pathogenic bacteria with NIR-triggered PTT/PDT

X Huang, Y Fu, Y Guo, Y Cai, T Li, P Zhao, Y Ma… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Given the increase in public safety incidents due to bacterial infections, sensitive detection
and real-time inactivation of pathogenic bacteria have garnered increasing attention in the …

The application of rhubarb concoctions in traditional Chinese medicine and its compounds, processing methods, pharmacology, toxicology and clinical research

Y Wen, PJ Yan, PX Fan, SS Lu, MY Li, XY Fu… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objective This study reviews the development of rhubarb processing and the current status
of pharmacological research. We summarized the effects of different processing methods on …

Direct targeting of host microtubule and actin cytoskeletons by a chlamydial pathogenic effector protein

M Höhler, AR Alcázar-Román, K Schenk… - Journal of Cell …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
To propagate within a eukaryotic cell, pathogenic bacteria hijack and remodulate host cell
functions. The Gram-negative obligate intracellular Chlamydiaceae, which pose a serious …

The Chlamydia trachomatis Inc Tri1 interacts with TRAF7 to displace native TRAF7 interacting partners

CM Herrera, E McMahon, DL Swaney… - Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chlamydia trachomatis is the leading cause of bacterial sexually transmitted infections in the
USA and of preventable blindness worldwide. This obligate intracellular pathogen replicates …

Role of microRNAs in immune regulation and pathogenesis of Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia muridarum infections: a rapid review

C Meewes, K Gupta, WM Geisler - Microbes and Infection, 2024 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs in Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Chlamydia muridarum (CM) infections are
an emerging topic of research that provide knowledge that could advance vaccine …