Bacteriophages suppress CRISPR–Cas immunity using RNA-based anti-CRISPRs

S Camara-Wilpert, D Mayo-Muñoz, J Russel… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Many bacteria use CRISPR–Cas systems to combat mobile genetic elements, such as
bacteriophages and plasmids. In turn, these invasive elements have evolved anti-CRISPR …

Vaborbactam: spectrum of beta-lactamase inhibition and impact of resistance mechanisms on activity in Enterobacteriaceae

O Lomovskaya, D Sun, D Rubio-Aparicio… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Vaborbactam (formerly RPX7009) is a new beta-lactamase inhibitor based on a cyclic
boronic acid pharmacophore. The spectrum of beta-lactamase inhibition by vaborbactam …

The Standard European Vector Architecture (SEVA): a coherent platform for the analysis and deployment of complex prokaryotic phenotypes

R Silva-Rocha, E Martínez-García, B Calles… - Nucleic acids …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The 'Standard European Vector Architecture'database (SEVA-DB, http://seva. cnb.
csic. es) was conceived as a user-friendly, web-based resource and a material clone …

Active starvation responses mediate antibiotic tolerance in biofilms and nutrient-limited bacteria

D Nguyen, A Joshi-Datar, F Lepine, E Bauerle… - Science, 2011 - science.org
Bacteria become highly tolerant to antibiotics when nutrients are limited. The inactivity of
antibiotic targets caused by starvation-induced growth arrest is thought to be a key …

Dispersed cells represent a distinct stage in the transition from bacterial biofilm to planktonic lifestyles

SL Chua, Y Liu, JKH Yam, Y Chen, RM Vejborg… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Bacteria assume distinct lifestyles during the planktonic and biofilm modes of growth.
Increased levels of the intracellular messenger c-di-GMP determine the transition from …

Mutations in β-lactamase AmpC increase resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates to antipseudomonal cephalosporins

M Berrazeg, K Jeannot… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mutation-dependent overproduction of intrinsic β-lactamase AmpC is considered the main
cause of resistance of clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to antipseudomonal …

Quinolone signaling in the cell-to-cell communication system of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

EC Pesci, JBJ Milbank, JP Pearson… - Proceedings of the …, 1999 - National Acad Sciences
Numerous species of bacteria use an elegant regulatory mechanism known as quorum
sensing to control the expression of specific genes in a cell-density dependent manner. In …

A 10-min method for preparation of highly electrocompetent Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells: application for DNA fragment transfer between chromosomes and …

KH Choi, A Kumar, HP Schweizer - Journal of microbiological methods, 2006 - Elsevier
A rapid microcentrifuge-based method is described for preparation of Pseudomonas
aeruginosa electrocompetent cells with up to 10,000-fold increased transformation …

Inhibition of quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm bacteria by a halogenated furanone compound

M Hentzer, K Riedel, TB Rasmussen… - …, 2002 - microbiologyresearch.org
Novel molecular tools have been constructed which allow for in situ detection of N-acyl
homoserine lactone (AHL)-mediated quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms …

Functional Analysis of Genes for Biosynthesis of Pyocyanin and Phenazine-1-Carboxamide from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1

DV Mavrodi, RF Bonsall, SM Delaney… - Journal of …, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
Two seven-gene phenazine biosynthetic loci were cloned from Pseudomonas aeruginosa
PAO1. The operons, designated phzA1B1C1D1E1F1G1 and phzA2B2C2D2E2F2G2, are …