Surface‐exposed proteins of pathogenic bacteria are considered as potential virulence
factors through their direct contribution to host–pathogen interactions. Four families of …

Understanding of how the human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae perceives and
responds to its environment in the host offers insight into the pathogenesis of disease …

ABSTRACT mRNA differential display has been used to identify cyclohexanone oxidation
genes in a mixed microbial community derived from a wastewater bioreactor. Thirteen DNA …

Recent genomic‐based studies have identified 13 two‐component signal transduction
systems (TCS) in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Bacterial TCSs are important for regulating …

Antibiotic resistance among highly pathogenic strains of bacteria and fungi is a growing
concern in the face of the ability to sustain life during critical illness with advancing medical …

Lipoproteins are an important class of surface associated proteins that have diverse roles
and frequently are involved in the virulence of bacterial pathogens. As prolipoproteins are …

Unlike most bacteria, Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) has two evolutionarily
distinct ABC transporters (Pst1 and Pst2) for inorganic phosphate (Pi) uptake. The genes …

Proteus mirabilis causes urinary tract infections (UTIs) in individuals requiring long-term
indwelling catheterization. The pathogenesis of this uropathogen is mediated by a number …

Streptococcus pneumoniae, a common colonizer of the upper respiratory tract, invades
nasopharyngeal epithelial cells without causing disease in healthy participants of controlled …

Background Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of community-acquired
pneumonia. Previously, using comparative genomic analyses, 13 regions of genomic …