A lasting symbiosis: how Vibrio fischeri finds a squid partner and persists within its natural host

KL Visick, EV Stabb, EG Ruby - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2021 - nature.com
As our understanding of the human microbiome progresses, so does the need for natural
experimental animal models that promote a mechanistic understanding of beneficial …

Heterogeneity of lipopolysaccharide as source of variability in bioassays and LPS-binding proteins as remedy

AC Fux, C Casonato Melo, S Michelini… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), also referred to as endotoxin, is the major component of Gram-
negative bacteria's outer cell wall. It is one of the main types of pathogen-associated …

Analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates by matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry: An update for 2019–2020

DJ Harvey - Mass Spectrometry Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This review is the tenth update of the original article published in 1999 on the application of
matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry to the analysis of …

Host-like conditions are required for T6SS-mediated competition among Vibrio fischeri light organ symbionts

L Speare, M Woo, KM Bultman, MJ Mandel… - Msphere, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteria employ diverse competitive strategies to enhance fitness and promote their own
propagation. However, little is known about how symbiotic bacteria modulate competitive …

Ambient pH alters the protein content of outer membrane vesicles, driving host development in a beneficial symbiosis

JB Lynch, JA Schwartzman, BD Bennett… - Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are continuously produced by Gram-negative bacteria
and are increasingly recognized as ubiquitous mediators of bacterial physiology. In …

Microbial metabolomics' latest SICRIT: soft ionization by chemical reaction In-transfer mass spectrometry

A McAtamney, A Ferranti, DA Ludvik… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Microbial metabolomics studies are a common approach for identifying microbial strains that
have a capacity to produce new chemistries both in vitro and in situ. A limitation to applying …

Inter-kingdom communication and the sympoietic way of life

SF Gilbert - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Organisms are now seen as holobionts, consortia of several species that interact
metabolically such that they sustain and scaffold each other's existence and propagation …

[PDF][PDF] Independent host-and bacterium-based determinants protect a model symbiosis from phage predation

JB Lynch, BD Bennett, BD Merrill, EG Ruby… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Bacteriophages (phages) are diverse and abundant constituents of microbial communities
worldwide, capable of modulating bacterial populations in diverse ways. Here, we describe …

A comparison of novel inactivation methods for production of a vaccine against Streptococcus agalactiae in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus

FC Ramos-Espinoza, VA Cueva-Quiroz… - Aquaculture, 2020 - Elsevier
Disease prevention and control are crucial for the development of intensive commercial
aquaculture. For some fish species, several vaccines are available to contain the effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Increased antimicrobial resistance of acid-adapted pathogenic Escherichia coli, and transcriptomic analysis of polymyxin-resistant strain

D Hwang, HJ Kim - Microbial Pathogenesis, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the acid adaptation and antimicrobial resistance of seven pathogenic
Escherichia coli strains and one commensal strain under nutrient-rich acidic conditions. After …