[HTML][HTML] Unravelling the DNA sequences carried by Streptomyces coelicolor membrane vesicles

T Faddetta, A Vassallo, S Del Duca, G Gallo, R Fani… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Membrane vesicles (MVs) are spherical particles with nanoscale dimensions and
characterized by the presence of diverse cargos, such as nucleic acids, proteins, lipids, and …

Streptomyces coelicolor vesicles: many molecules to be delivered

T Faddetta, G Renzone, A Vassallo… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Streptomyces coelicolor is a model organism for the study of Streptomyces, a genus of Gram-
positive bacteria that undergoes a complex life cycle and produces a broad repertoire of …

Membrane vesicles and horizontal gene transfer in prokaryotes

S Domingues, KM Nielsen - Current opinion in microbiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Prokaryotes release different types of membrane vesicles (MVs).•Both DNA and
RNA is present in some MVs.•MVs have been observed to mediate horizontal gene transfer.• …

Streptomyces extracellular vesicles are a broad and permissive antimicrobial packaging and delivery system

KJ Meyer, JR Nodwell - Journal of Bacteriology, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Streptomyces are the primary source of bioactive specialized metabolites used in research
and medicine, including many antimicrobials. These are presumed to be secreted and …

Small extracellular particles with big potential for horizontal gene transfer: membrane vesicles and gene transfer agents

MP Grüll, ME Mulligan, AS Lang - FEMS Microbiology Letters, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Bacteria are known to release different types of particles that serve various purposes such
as the processing of metabolites, communication, and the transfer of genetic material. One of …

Bacterial membrane vesicles, an overlooked environmental colloid: biology, environmental perspectives and applications

M Toyofuku, Y Tashiro, Y Hasegawa… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Phospholipid vesicles play important roles in biological systems. Bacteria are one of the
most abundant organisms on Earth, and bacterial membrane vesicles (MVs) were first …

Tiny but mighty: bacterial membrane vesicles in food biotechnological applications

Y Liu, S Alexeeva, KAY Defourny, EJ Smid… - Current opinion in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Membrane vesicles (MVs) of Gram-positive bacteria are relevant for food
biotechnology.•Knowledge of the natural role of MVs leads the way to new biotech …

[HTML][HTML] Interaction of bacterial membrane vesicles with specific species and their potential for delivery to target cells

Y Tashiro, Y Hasegawa, M Shintani, K Takaki… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Membrane vesicles (MVs) are secreted from a wide range of microbial species and transfer
their content to other cells. Although MVs play critical roles in bacterial communication …

Bacterial membrane vesicles (MVs): novel tools as nature-and nano-carriers for immunogenic antigen, enzyme support, and drug delivery

K Watanabe - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2016 - Springer
It is becoming well-known that bacterial cells produce membrane vesicles (MVs) from the
cell surface in a budding manner, whereas the detailed mechanisms of MV biogenesis …

[HTML][HTML] Latest update on outer membrane vesicles and their role in horizontal gene transfer: A mini-review

B Marinacci, P Krzyżek, B Pellegrini, G Turacchio… - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are spherical, lipid-based nano-structures, which are
released by Gram-negative bacteria in both in vitro and in vivo conditions. The size and …