Elongation factor thermal unstable Tu (EF-Tu) is a G protein that catalyzes the binding of
aminoacyl-tRNA to the A-site of the ribosome inside living cells. Structural and biochemical …

Mycoplasmas, the smallest bacteria lacking a cell wall, can cause various diseases in both
humans and animals. Mycoplasmas harbor a variety of virulence factors that enable them to …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) released by parasites have important roles in establishing and
maintaining infection. Analysis of the soluble and vesicular secretions of adult Fasciola …

This chapter presents relevance, etiology, public health, epidemiology, pathogenesis,
clinical signs, lesions, diagnosis, immunity, prevention and control of Mycoplasma …

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: is the etiological agent of porcine enzootic pneumonia (EP), a
disease that impacts the swine industry worldwide. Pathogen-induced damage, as well as …

Pathogenic and commensal, or probiotic, bacteria employ adhesins on the cell surface to
attach to and interact with the host. Dozens of the adhesins that play key roles in binding to …

Helminth parasites secrete extracellular vesicles (EVs) into their environment that have
potential roles in host-parasite communication, and thus represent potentially useful targets …

Enzootic pneumonia incurs major economic losses to pork production globally. The primary
pathogen and causative agent, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, colonises ciliated epithelium …

Many bacterial moonlighting proteins were originally described in medically, agriculturally,
and commercially important members of the low G+ C Firmicutes. We show Elongation factor …

Clostridioides difficile (CD) is a Gram-positive, anaerobic bacterium that infects mainly
hospitalized and elderly people who have been treated with long-term antibiotic therapy …