Evolution and diversity of assembly-line polyketide synthases: Focus review

A Nivina, KP Yuet, J Hsu, C Khosla - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Assembly-line polyketide synthases (PKSs) are among the most complex protein
machineries known in nature, responsible for the biosynthesis of numerous compounds …

Practical guidance for clinical microbiology laboratories: mycobacteria

BA Forbes, GS Hall, MB Miller, SM Novak… - Clinical microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mycobacteria are the causative organisms for diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), leprosy,
Buruli ulcer, and pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease, to name the most …

When two is better than one: macrophages and neutrophils work in concert in innate immunity as complementary and cooperative partners of a myeloid phagocyte …

MT Silva - Journal of leukocyte biology, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The presence of two dedicated phagocytic cells working cooperatively represents an
advantageous innate immune strategy that allows the efficient and safe utilization of …

Impact of Mycobacterium ulcerans Biofilm on Transmissibility to Ecological Niches and Buruli Ulcer Pathogenesis

L Marsollier, P Brodin, M Jackson, J Korduláková… - PLoS …, 2007 - journals.plos.org
The role of biofilms in the pathogenesis of mycobacterial diseases remains largely unknown.
Mycobacterium ulcerans, the etiological agent of Buruli ulcer, a disfiguring disease in …

Macrolide resistance mechanisms in Enterobacteriaceae: Focus on azithromycin

C Gomes, S Martínez-Puchol, N Palma… - Critical reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
From its introduction in 1952 onwards, the clinical use of macrolides has been steadily
increasing, both in human and veterinary medicine. Although initially designed to the …

Buruli ulcer: reductive evolution enhances pathogenicity of Mycobacterium ulcerans

C Demangel, TP Stinear, ST Cole - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2009 - nature.com
Buruli ulcer is an emerging human disease caused by infection with a slow-growing
pathogen, Mycobacterium ulcerans, that produces mycolactone, a cytotoxin with …

Structural basis and designing of peptide vaccine using PE-PGRS family protein of Mycobacterium ulcerans—An integrated vaccinomics approach

Z Nain, MM Karim, MK Sen, UK Adhikari - Molecular Immunology, 2020 - Elsevier
Buruli ulcer is an emerging tissue-necrosis infectious disease, caused by the pathogen
Mycobacterium ulcerans, leading to permanent deformity if untreated. Despite this …

Buruli ulcer

F Portaels, MT Silva, WM Meyers - Clinics in dermatology, 2009 - Elsevier
Buruli ulcer is an indolent necrotizing disease of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and bone
that is caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Buruli ulcer is presently the third most common …

The Pathogenic Mechanism of the Mycobacterium ulcerans Virulence Factor, Mycolactone, Depends on Blockade of Protein Translocation into the ER

BS Hall, K Hill, M McKenna, J Ogbechi, S High… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans is characterised by tissue necrosis and
immunosuppression due to mycolactone, the necessary and sufficient virulence factor for …

Evolution of polyketide synthases in bacteria

CP Ridley, HY Lee, C Khosla - Proceedings of the National …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
The emergence of resistant strains of human pathogens to current antibiotics, along with the
demonstrated ability of polyketides as antimicrobial agents, provides strong motivation for …