Relationship between quorum sensing and secretion systems

RT Pena, L Blasco, A Ambroa… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Quorum sensing (QS) is a communication mechanism between bacteria that allows specific
processes to be controlled, such as biofilm formation, virulence factor expression, production …

Bacterial antimicrobial metal ion resistance

JL Hobman, LC Crossman - Journal of medical …, 2015 - microbiologyresearch.org
Metals such as mercury, arsenic, copper and silver have been used in various forms as
antimicrobials for thousands of years with until recently, little understanding of their mode of …

Globally distributed mining-impacted environments are underexplored hotspots of multidrug resistance genes

X Yi, JL Liang, JQ Su, P Jia, J Lu, J Zheng… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Mining is among the human activities with widest environmental impacts, and mining-
impacted environments are characterized by high levels of metals that can co-select for …

Molecular signatures and phylogenomic analysis of the genus Burkholderia: proposal for division of this genus into the emended genus Burkholderia containing pathogenic …

A Sawana, M Adeolu, RS Gupta - Frontiers in genetics, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The genus Burkholderia contains large number of diverse species which include many
clinically important organisms, phytopathogens, as well as environmental species. However …

Artemis: an integrated platform for visualization and analysis of high-throughput sequence-based experimental data

T Carver, SR Harris, M Berriman, J Parkhill… - …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Motivation: High-throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies have made low-cost
sequencing of large numbers of samples commonplace. An explosion in the type, not just …

The divided bacterial genome: structure, function, and evolution

GC Dicenzo, TM Finan - Microbiology and Molecular Biology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Approximately 10% of bacterial genomes are split between two or more large DNA
fragments, a genome architecture referred to as a multipartite genome. This multipartite …

Regulation of biofilm formation in Pseudomonas and Burkholderia species

M Fazli, H Almblad, ML Rybtke… - Environmental …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In the present review, we describe and compare the molecular mechanisms that are
involved in the regulation of biofilm formation by P seudomonas putida, P seudomonas …

[HTML][HTML] Burkholderia cenocepacia in cystic fibrosis: epidemiology and molecular mechanisms of virulence

P Drevinek, E Mahenthiralingam - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2010 - Elsevier
Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) bacteria have gained notoriety as pathogens in cystic
fibrosis (CF) because they are difficult to identify and treat, and also have the ability to …

Burkholderia cenocepacia Infections in Cystic Fibrosis Patients: Drug Resistance and Therapeutic Approaches

VC Scoffone, LR Chiarelli, G Trespidi… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Burkholderia cenocepacia is an opportunistic pathogen particularly dangerous for cystic
fibrosis (CF) patients. It can cause a severe decline in CF lung function possibly developing …

Antibiotic resistance in Burkholderia species

KA Rhodes, HP Schweizer - Drug Resistance Updates, 2016 - Elsevier
The genus Burkholderia comprises metabolically diverse and adaptable Gram-negative
bacteria, which thrive in often adversarial environments. A few members of the genus are …