[HTML][HTML] Bacteriophage lambda: Early pioneer and still relevant
SR Casjens, RW Hendrix - Virology, 2015 - Elsevier
Molecular genetic research on bacteriophage lambda carried out during its golden age from
the mid-1950s to mid-1980s was critically important in the attainment of our current …
the mid-1950s to mid-1980s was critically important in the attainment of our current …
Exploring the costs of horizontal gene transfer
DA Baltrus - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2013 - cell.com
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is one of the most important evolutionary forces within
microbial populations. Although evidence for beneficial fitness effects of HGT is …
microbial populations. Although evidence for beneficial fitness effects of HGT is …
Seasonal time bombs: dominant temperate viruses affect Southern Ocean microbial dynamics
Rapid warming in the highly productive western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) region of the
Southern Ocean has affected multiple trophic levels, yet viral influences on microbial …
Southern Ocean has affected multiple trophic levels, yet viral influences on microbial …
Prophages in marine bacteria: dangerous molecular time bombs or the key to survival in the seas?
JH Paul - The ISME journal, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Bacteriophages are realized to be numerous and important components of oceanic food
webs principally because of their lytic capabilities. The subtle changes that temperate …
webs principally because of their lytic capabilities. The subtle changes that temperate …
Movers and shakers: influence of bacteriophages in shaping the mammalian gut microbiota
The human intestinal microbiota is one of the most densely populated ecosystems on Earth,
containing up to 1013 bacteria/g and in some respects can be considered an organ itself …
containing up to 1013 bacteria/g and in some respects can be considered an organ itself …
The diverse impacts of phage morons on bacterial fitness and virulence
VL Taylor, AD Fitzpatrick, Z Islam, KL Maxwell - Advances in virus research, 2019 - Elsevier
The viruses that infect bacteria, known as phages, are the most abundant biological entity on
earth. They play critical roles in controlling bacterial populations through phage-mediated …
earth. They play critical roles in controlling bacterial populations through phage-mediated …
Host-hijacking and planktonic piracy: how phages command the microbial high seas
Microbial communities living in the oceans are major drivers of global biogeochemical
cycles. With nutrients limited across vast swathes of the ocean, marine microbes eke out a …
cycles. With nutrients limited across vast swathes of the ocean, marine microbes eke out a …
Construction of a prophage-free variant of Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032 for use as a platform strain for basic research and industrial biotechnology
M Baumgart, S Unthan, C Rückert… - Applied and …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
The activity of bacteriophages and phage-related mobile elements is a major source for
genome rearrangements and genetic instability of their bacterial hosts. The genome of the …
genome rearrangements and genetic instability of their bacterial hosts. The genome of the …
Phage-induced lysis enhances biofilm formation in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1
J Gödeke, K Paul, J Lassak, KM Thormann - The ISME journal, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 is capable of forming highly structured surface-attached
communities. By DNase I treatment, we demonstrated that extracellular DNA (eDNA) serves …
communities. By DNase I treatment, we demonstrated that extracellular DNA (eDNA) serves …
[HTML][HTML] Protein aggregates encode epigenetic memory of stressful encounters in individual Escherichia coli cells
SK Govers, J Mortier, A Adam, A Aertsen - PLoS biology, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Protein misfolding and aggregation are typically perceived as inevitable and detrimental
processes tied to a stress-or age-associated decline in cellular proteostasis. A careful …
processes tied to a stress-or age-associated decline in cellular proteostasis. A careful …