Uncultivated microbes in need of their own taxonomy
KT Konstantinidis, R Rosselló-Móra… - The ISME journal, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The great majority of microbial species remains uncultured, severely limiting their taxonomic
characterization and thus communication among scientists. Although Candidatus was …
characterization and thus communication among scientists. Although Candidatus was …
The rebirth of culture in microbiology through the example of culturomics to study human gut microbiota
JC Lagier, P Hugon, S Khelaifia… - Clinical microbiology …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacterial culture was the first method used to describe the human microbiota, but this
method is considered outdated by many researchers. Metagenomics studies have since …
method is considered outdated by many researchers. Metagenomics studies have since …
Current and past strategies for bacterial culture in clinical microbiology
JC Lagier, S Edouard, I Pagnier… - Clinical microbiology …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY A pure bacterial culture remains essential for the study of its virulence, its
antibiotic susceptibility, and its genome sequence in order to facilitate the understanding …
antibiotic susceptibility, and its genome sequence in order to facilitate the understanding …
[HTML][HTML] Genomic analysis of 38 Legionella species identifies large and diverse effector repertoires
Infection by the human pathogen Legionella pneumophila relies on the translocation of∼
300 virulence proteins, termed effectors, which manipulate host cell processes. However …
300 virulence proteins, termed effectors, which manipulate host cell processes. However …
[HTML][HTML] PCR biases distort bacterial and archaeal community structure in pyrosequencing datasets
As 16S rRNA gene targeted massively parallel sequencing has become a common tool for
microbial diversity investigations, numerous advances have been made to minimize the …
microbial diversity investigations, numerous advances have been made to minimize the …
The ecology and evolution of amoeba-bacterium interactions
Amoebae are protists that have complicated relationships with bacteria, covering the whole
spectrum of symbiosis. Amoeba-bacterium interactions contribute to the study of predation …
spectrum of symbiosis. Amoeba-bacterium interactions contribute to the study of predation …
The Planctomycetes, Verrucomicrobia, Chlamydiae and sister phyla comprise a superphylum with biotechnological and medical relevance
In the rRNA-based tree of life four bacterial phyla, comprising the Planctomycetes,
Verrucomicrobia, Chlamydiae and Lentisphaerae, form together with the candidate phyla …
Verrucomicrobia, Chlamydiae and Lentisphaerae, form together with the candidate phyla …
Chlamydiae as Symbionts in Eukaryotes
M Horn - Annu. Rev. Microbiol., 2008 - annualreviews.org
Members of the phylum Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular bacteria that were discovered
about a century ago. Although Chlamydiae are major pathogens of humans and animals …
about a century ago. Although Chlamydiae are major pathogens of humans and animals …
[HTML][HTML] Genome sequence of Rickettsia bellii illuminates the role of amoebae in gene exchanges between intracellular pathogens
The recently sequenced Rickettsia felis genome revealed an unexpected plasmid carrying
several genes usually associated with DNA transfer, suggesting that ancestral rickettsiae …
several genes usually associated with DNA transfer, suggesting that ancestral rickettsiae …
Emerging role of Chlamydia and Chlamydia-like organisms in adverse pregnancy outcomes
Emerging role of Chlamydia and Chlamydia-like organisms in a... : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases Emerging role of Chlamydia and Chlamydia-like organisms in adverse pregnancy …
Diseases Emerging role of Chlamydia and Chlamydia-like organisms in adverse pregnancy …