Stress physiology of lactic acid bacteria

K Papadimitriou, Á Alegría, PA Bron… - Microbiology and …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are important starter, commensal, or pathogenic microorganisms.
The stress physiology of LAB has been studied in depth for over 2 decades, fueled mostly by …

The thioredoxin antioxidant system

J Lu, A Holmgren - Free radical biology and medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
The thioredoxin (Trx) system, which is composed of NADPH, thioredoxin reductase (TrxR),
and thioredoxin, is a key antioxidant system in defense against oxidative stress through its …

Gram‐positive uropathogens, polymicrobial urinary tract infection, and the emerging microbiota of the urinary tract

KA Kline, AL Lewis - Urinary tract infections: molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Uncomplicated urinary‐tract infection (UTI) is most common in young, sexually active,
nonpregnant, premenopausal women. Gram‐negative bacteria are isolated from 75% to …

The rise of the Enterococcus: beyond vancomycin resistance

CA Arias, BE Murray - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2012 - nature.com
The genus Enterococcus includes some of the most important nosocomial multidrug-
resistant organisms, and these pathogens usually affect patients who are debilitated by …

Why do bacteria use so many enzymes to scavenge hydrogen peroxide?

S Mishra, J Imlay - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is continuously formed by the autoxidation of redox enzymes in
aerobic cells, and it also enters from the environment, where it can be generated both by …

Solar photo-Fenton disinfection of 11 antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and elimination of representative AR genes. Evidence that antibiotic resistance does not imply …

S Giannakis, TTM Le, JM Entenza, C Pulgarin - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
The emergence of antibiotic resistance represents a major threat to human health. In this
work we investigated the elimination of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) by solar light and …

Bisphenol A removal and degradation pathways in microorganisms with probiotic properties

G Kyrila, A Katsoulas, V Schoretsaniti… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a constituent of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins, widely
applied on food packaging materials. As BPA exposure results in health hazards, its efficient …

Enterococci facilitate polymicrobial infections

W Xu, Y Fang, K Zhu - Trends in microbiology, 2024 - cell.com
Enterococci are ubiquitous members of the gut microbiota in human beings and animals and
are among the most important nosocomial organisms. Due to their opportunistic …

Adaptation to adversity: the intermingling of stress tolerance and pathogenesis in enterococci

AO Gaca, JA Lemos - Microbiology and Molecular Biology …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Enterococcus is a diverse and rugged genus colonizing the gastrointestinal tract of humans
and numerous hosts across the animal kingdom. Enterococci are also a leading cause of …

Distribution of reactive oxygen species defense mechanisms across domain bacteria

LA Johnson, LA Hug - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Bacteria are the most diverse and numerous organisms on the planet, inhabiting
environments from the deep subsurface to particles in clouds. Across this range of …