Bacteria possess numerous peptide transporters for importing peptides as nutrients.
However, these peptide transporters are now consistently reported to play a role in the …

Background Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is a Gram-positive facultative intracellular
pathogen and the etiologic agent of illnesses like caseous lymphadenitis in small ruminants …

Oligopeptide permease, OppABCD, belongs to the type I ABC transporter family. Its role is to
import oligopeptides into bacteria for nutrient uptake and to modulate the host immune …

Vibrio alginolyticus has been associated with several diseases of cultivated marine animals,
and has led to considerable economic losses. The oligopeptide permease (Opp) has been …

Background Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis biovar ovis, a facultative intracellular
pathogen, is the etiologic agent of caseous lymphadenitis in small ruminants. During the …

The gut bacteria of honey bee recognized as a mutualistic partner with the insect host might
have originated from a free‐living or parasitic lifestyle. However, little is known about the …

The process of fermentation contributes to the organoleptic properties, preservation, and
nutritional benefits of food. Fermented food may interfere with pathogen infections through a …

Lawsonia intracellularis is an obligate intracellular microorganism and the causative agent
of porcine proliferative enteropathy. Due to its obligate intracellular nature, characterization …

Mycoplasma synoviae is an economically important avian pathogen worldwide, causing
respiratory disease, infectious synovitis, airsacculitis and eggshell apex abnormalities in …

Peptide metabolism forms an important part of the metabolic network of Salmonella and to
acquire these peptides the pathogen possesses a number of peptide transporters. Whilst …