New insights in the molecular biology and physiology of Streptococcus thermophilus revealed by comparative genomics

P Hols, F Hancy, L Fontaine, B Grossiord… - FEMS microbiology …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Streptococcus thermophilus is a major dairy starter used for the manufacture of yoghurt and
cheese. The access to three genome sequences, comparative genomics and multilocus …

Quorum sensing in group A Streptococcus

JC Jimenez, MJ Federle - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Quorum sensing (QS) is a widespread phenomenon in the microbial world that has
important implications in the coordination of population-wide responses in several bacterial …

The Lactococcus lactis CodY Regulon: Identification of a conserved Cis-Regulatory Element*[Boxs]

CD den Hengst, SAFT van Hijum, JMW Geurts… - Journal of Biological …, 2005 - ASBMB
CodY of Lactococcus lactis MG1363 is a transcriptional regulator that represses the
expression of several genes encoding proteins of the proteolytic system. DNA microarray …

Interplay between group A Streptococcus and host innate immune responses

MSW Su, YL Cheng, YS Lin, JJ Wu - Microbiology and Molecular …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY Group A Streptococcus (GAS), also known as Streptococcus pyogenes, is a
clinically well-adapted human pathogen that harbors rich virulence determinants …

Mechanisms of group A Streptococcus resistance to reactive oxygen species

A Henningham, S Döhrmann, V Nizet… - FEMS microbiology …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as group A Streptococcus (GAS), is an exclusively
human Gram-positive bacterial pathogen ranked among the 'top 10'causes of infection …

The two faces of Janus: virulence gene regulation by CovR/S in group A streptococci

G Churchward - Molecular microbiology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The group A streptococcus (GAS) causes a variety of human diseases, including toxic shock
syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis, which are both associated with significant mortality. Even …

[HTML][HTML] An extracellular bacterial pathogen modulates host metabolism to regulate its own sensing and proliferation

M Baruch, I Belotserkovsky, BB Hertzog, M Ravins… - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
Successful infection depends on the ability of the pathogen to gain nutrients from the host.
The extracellular pathogenic bacterium group A Streptococcus (GAS) causes a vast array of …

Myosin-cross-reactive antigen (MCRA) protein from Bifidobacterium breve is a FAD-dependent fatty acid hydratase which has a function in stress protection

E Rosberg-Cody, A Liavonchanka, C Göbel, RP Ross… - BMC biochemistry, 2011 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to determine the catalytic activity and physiological
role of myosin-cross-reactive antigen (MCRA) from Bifidobacterium breve NCIMB 702258 …

Linking the nutritional status of Streptococcus pyogenes to alteration of transcriptional gene expression: the action of CodY and RelA

H Malke, K Steiner, WM McShan, JJ Ferretti - International Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
In this investigation, we identify the CodY protein from Streptococcus pyogenes as a
pleiotropic transcription regulator with global features. The notion that acquisition of nutrients …

Impact of Citral and Phloretin, Alone and in Combination, on Major Virulence Traits of Streptococcus pyogenes

M Adil, MH Baig, HPV Rupasinghe - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Streptococcus pyogenes is well documented as a multi-virulent and exclusively human
pathogen. The LuxS-based signaling in these bacteria has a crucial role in causing several …