Vibrio cholerae and cholera: out of the water and into the host
The facultative human pathogen Vibrio cholerae can be isolated from estuarine and aquatic
environments. V. cholerae is well recognized and extensively studied as the causative agent …
environments. V. cholerae is well recognized and extensively studied as the causative agent …
Fucosylation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
B Ma, JL Simala-Grant, DE Taylor - Glycobiology, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Fucosylated carbohydrate structures are involved in a variety of biological and pathological
processes in eukaryotic organisms including tissue development, angiogenesis, fertilization …
processes in eukaryotic organisms including tissue development, angiogenesis, fertilization …
Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor: Identification of a gene cluster required for the rugose colony type, exopolysaccharide production, chlorine resistance, and biofilm formation
FH Yildiz, GK Schoolnik - Proceedings of the National …, 1999 - National Acad Sciences
The rugose colony variant of Vibrio cholerae O1, biotype El Tor, is shown to produce an
exopolysaccharide, EPSETr, that confers chlorine resistance and biofilm-forming capacity …
exopolysaccharide, EPSETr, that confers chlorine resistance and biofilm-forming capacity …
Genetics of O-Antigen Biosynthesis inPseudomonas aeruginosa
HL Rocchetta, LL Burrows, JS Lam - Microbiology and Molecular …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pathogenic bacteria produce an elaborate assortment of extracellular and cell-associated
bacterial products that enable colonization and establishment of infection within a host …
bacterial products that enable colonization and establishment of infection within a host …
Molecular Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance Gene Clusters in Vibrio cholerae O139 and O1 SXT Constins
B Hochhut, Y Lotfi, D Mazel, SM Faruque… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Many recent Asian clinical Vibrio cholerae E1 Tor O1 and O139 isolates are
resistant to the antibiotics sulfamethoxazole (Su), trimethoprim (Tm), chloramphenicol (Cm) …
resistant to the antibiotics sulfamethoxazole (Su), trimethoprim (Tm), chloramphenicol (Cm) …
The type II O‐antigenic polysaccharide moiety of Burkholderia pseudomallei lipopolysaccharide is required for serum resistance and virulence
D DeShazer, PJ Brett, DE Woods - Molecular microbiology, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Melioidosis, an infection caused by the Gram‐negative bacterial pathogen Burkholderia
pseudomallei, is endemic in south‐east Asia and northern Australia. Acute septicaemic …
pseudomallei, is endemic in south‐east Asia and northern Australia. Acute septicaemic …
Characterization of a novel Vibrio pathogenicity island (VPI-2) encoding neuraminidase (nanH) among toxigenic Vibrio cholerae isolates
WS Jermyn, EF Boyd - Microbiology, 2002 - microbiologyresearch.org
Acquisition of virulence genes encoded on mobile genetic elements has played an
important role in the emergence of pathogenic isolates of Vibrio cholerae, the causative …
important role in the emergence of pathogenic isolates of Vibrio cholerae, the causative …
Divergent evolution of fucosyltransferase genes from vertebrates, invertebrates, and bacteria
R Oriol, R Mollicone, A Cailleau, L Balanzino… - …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
On the basis of function and sequence similarities, the vertebrate fucosyltransferases can be
classified into three groups: α-2-, α-3-, and α-6-fucosyltransferases. Thirty new putative …
classified into three groups: α-2-, α-3-, and α-6-fucosyltransferases. Thirty new putative …
Emergence and evolution of Vibrio cholerae O139
SM Faruque, DA Sack, RB Sack… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
The emergence of Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal during 1992–1993 was associated with
large epidemics of cholera in India and Bangladesh and, initially, with a total displacement …
large epidemics of cholera in India and Bangladesh and, initially, with a total displacement …
Bacteriophage-encoded bacterial virulence factors and phage–pathogenicity island interactions
EF Boyd - Advances in virus research, 2012 - Elsevier
The role of bacteriophages as natural vectors for some of the most potent bacterial toxins is
well recognized and includes classical type I membrane-acting superantigens, type II pore …
well recognized and includes classical type I membrane-acting superantigens, type II pore …