Bacterial quorum sensing: its role in virulence and possibilities for its control

ST Rutherford, BL Bassler - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Quorum sensing is a process of cell–cell communication that allows bacteria to share
information about cell density and adjust gene expression accordingly. This process …

Regulatory Networks Controlling Vibrio cholerae Virulence Gene Expression

JS Matson, JH Withey, VJ DiRita - Infection and immunity, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cholera, a severe disease caused by Vibrio cholerae bacteria, has had a central role in the
history of infectious disease research. The cholera studies of John Snow and Robert Koch …

[HTML][HTML] Cholera toxin—a foe & a friend

J Sánchez, J Holmgren - Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2011 - journals.lww.com
After De's pivotal demonstration in 1959 of a diarrhoeogenic exo-enterotoxin in cell-free
culture filtrates from Vibrio cholerae (of classical biotype), much insight has been gained …

Staying alive: Vibrio cholerae's cycle of environmental survival, transmission, and dissemination

JG Conner, JK Teschler, CJ Jones… - … of bacterial pathogens, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Vibrio cholerae causes 3 to 5 million cases of cholera annually, resulting in 100,000 to
120,000 deaths (1, 2). Infection occurs through the ingestion of contaminated water or food …

Cyclic Diguanylate Regulates Vibrio cholerae Virulence Gene Expression

AD Tischler, A Camilli - Infection and immunity, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
The cyclic dinucleotide second messenger cyclic diguanylate (c-diGMP) has been
implicated in regulation of cell surface properties in several bacterial species, including …

[HTML][HTML] Gene Fitness Landscapes of Vibrio cholerae at Important Stages of Its Life Cycle

HD Kamp, B Patimalla-Dipali, DW Lazinski… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Vibrio cholerae has evolved to adeptly transition between the human small intestine and
aquatic environments, leading to water-borne spread and transmission of the lethal …

Regulation of Virulence in Vibrio Cholerae: The Toxr Regulon

BM Childers, KE Klose - Future microbiology, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Vibrio cholerae is a gram-negative bacterium that is the causative agent of cholera. This
disease consists of enormous fluid loss through stools, which can be fatal. Cholera …

Virulence factors, pathogenesis and vaccine protection in cholera and ETEC diarrhea

J Sánchez, J Holmgren - Current opinion in immunology, 2005 - Elsevier
Recent work has provided new insights into the pathogenesis of the potentially life-
threatening diarrheas caused by Vibrio cholerae and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli …

Pathogenicity and virulence regulation of Vibrio cholerae at the interface of host-gut microbiome interactions

A Hsiao, J Zhu - Virulence, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Gram-negative bacterium Vibrio cholerae is responsible for the severe
diarrheal pandemic disease cholera, representing a major global public health concern …

A genomic comparison of 13 symbiotic Vibrio fischeri isolates from the perspective of their host source and colonization behavior

C Bongrand, EJ Koch, S Moriano-Gutierrez… - The ISME …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Newly hatched Euprymna scolopes squid obtain their specific light-organ symbionts from an
array of Vibrio (Allivibrio) fischeri strains present in their environment. Two genetically …