Phylogenetic revisit to a review on predatory bacteria

S Kamada, R Wakabayashi, T Naganuma - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Predatory bacteria, along with the biology of their predatory behavior, have attracted interest
in terms of their ecological significance and industrial applications, a trend that has been …

The evolution and competitive strategies of Akkermansia muciniphila in gut

JS Kim, SW Kang, JH Lee, SH Park, JS Lee - Gut Microbes, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Akkermansia muciniphila is a commensal bacterium using mucin as its sole carbon and
nitrogen source. A. muciniphila is a promising candidate for next-generation probiotics to …

Strain-specific predation of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus on Pseudomonas aeruginosa with a higher range for cystic fibrosis than for bacteremia isolates

C Saralegui, C Herencias, AV Halperin… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
This work aimed to evaluate the predatory activity of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus 109J on
clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa selected from well-characterized collections of …

Diversity of virulence-associated genes in pathogenic Aeromonas hydrophila isolates and their in vivo modulation at varied water temperatures

S Pattanayak, S Priyadarsini, A Paul, PR Kumar… - Microbial …, 2020 - Elsevier
Most environmental parameters have no consistent effect on the expression of bacterial
genes responsible for their virulence. However, as fish are poikilothermic, the possibility of …

Comprehensive Analysis Reveals the Evolution and Pathogenicity of Aeromonas, Viewed from Both Single Isolated Species and Microbial Communities

C Zhong, M Han, P Yang, C Chen, H Yu, L Wang… - Msystems, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
The genus Aeromonas is a common gastrointestinal pathogen associated with human and
animal infections. Due to the high level of cross-species similarity, their evolutionary …

Horizontal gene transfer clarifies taxonomic confusion and promotes the genetic diversity and pathogenicity of Plesiomonas shigelloides

Z Yin, S Zhang, Y Wei, M Wang, S Ma, S Yang… - Msystems, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Plesiomonas shigelloides is an emerging pathogen that has been shown to be involved in
gastrointestinal diseases and extraintestinal infections in humans. However, the taxonomic …

Comprehensive and functional analyses reveal the genomic diversity and potential toxicity of Microcystis

H Cao, D Xu, T Zhang, Q Ren, L Xiang, C Ning… - Harmful Algae, 2022 - Elsevier
Microcystis is a cyanobacteria that is widely distributed across the world. It has attracted
great attention because it produces the hepatotoxin microcystin (MC) that can inhibit …

Impacts of local population history and ecology on the evolution of a globally dispersed pathogen

AI Castillo, C Chacón-Díaz, N Rodríguez-Murillo… - BMC genomics, 2020 - Springer
Background Pathogens with a global distribution face diverse biotic and abiotic conditions
across populations. Moreover, the ecological and evolutionary history of each population is …

Disentangling the Ecological Processes and Driving Forces Shaping the Seasonal Pattern of Halobacteriovorax Communities in a Subtropical Estuary

H Zhao, S Yang, X Qin, J Huang, H Huang, W Li… - Microbial Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Halobacteriovorax are predatory bacteria that have a significant ecological role in marine
environments. However, understanding of dynamics of populations, driving forces, and …

Molecular characterization of blaNDM-harboring plasmids reveal its rapid adaptation and evolution in the Enterobacteriaceae

Y Li, Y Yang, Y Wang, TR Walsh, S Wang, C Cai - One Health Advances, 2023 - Springer
Carbapenem is one of the few available drugs to treat multidrug-resistance Gram-negative
bacteria infections. Recently, the plasmid-mediated spread of the carbapenem resistance …