Synthetic glycans to improve current glycoconjugate vaccines and fight antimicrobial resistance

L Del Bino, KE Østerlid, DY Wu, F Nonne… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is emerging as the next potential pandemic. Different
microorganisms, including the bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii, Clostridioides difficile …

The potential of human peptide LL-37 as an antimicrobial and anti-biofilm agent

KE Ridyard, J Overhage - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The rise in antimicrobial resistant bacteria threatens the current methods utilized to treat
bacterial infections. The development of novel therapeutic agents is crucial in avoiding a …

Ruminococcus gnavus, a member of the human gut microbiome associated with Crohn's disease, produces an inflammatory polysaccharide

MT Henke, DJ Kenny, CD Cassilly… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
A substantial and increasing number of human diseases are associated with changes in the
gut microbiota, and discovering the molecules and mechanisms underlying these …

Atlas of group A streptococcal vaccine candidates compiled using large-scale comparative genomics

MR Davies, L McIntyre, A Mutreja, JA Lacey, JA Lees… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Group A Streptococcus (GAS; Streptococcus pyogenes) is a bacterial pathogen for
which a commercial vaccine for humans is not available. Employing the advantages of high …

Bacterial glycobiology: rhamnose-containing cell wall polysaccharides in Gram-positive bacteria

MY Mistou, IC Sutcliffe… - FEMS microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The composition of the Gram-positive cell wall is typically described as containing
peptidoglycan, proteins and essential secondary cell wall structures called teichoic acids …

Potential targets for next generation antimicrobial glycoconjugate vaccines

F Micoli, P Costantino, R Adamo - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Cell surface carbohydrates have been proven optimal targets for vaccine development.
Conjugation of polysaccharides to a carrier protein triggers a T-cell-dependent immune …

Development in the concept of bacterial polysaccharide repeating unit-based antibacterial conjugate vaccines

R Rohokale, Z Guo - ACS infectious diseases, 2023 - ACS Publications
The surface of cells is coated with a dense layer of glycans, known as the cell glycocalyx.
The complex glycans in the glycocalyx are involved in various biological events, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Status of research and development of vaccines for Streptococcus pyogenes

AC Steer, JR Carapetis, JB Dale, JD Fraser, MF Good… - Vaccine, 2016 - Elsevier
Streptococcus pyogenes is an important global pathogen, causing considerable morbidity
and mortality, especially in low and middle income countries where rheumatic heart disease …

A brief review on Group A Streptococcus pathogenesis and vaccine development

SA Castro, HC Dorfmueller - Royal Society open science, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as Group A Streptococcus (GAS), is a Gram-positive
human-exclusive pathogen, responsible for more than 500 000 deaths annually worldwide …

Inter-species gene flow drives ongoing evolution of Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis

O Xie, JM Morris, AJ Hayes, RJ Towers… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE) is an emerging cause of human
infection with invasive disease incidence and clinical manifestations comparable to the …