Gliding motility and Por secretion system genes are widespread among members of the phylum Bacteroidetes

MJ McBride, Y Zhu - Journal of bacteriology, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
The phylum Bacteroidetes is large and diverse, with rapid gliding motility and the ability to
digest macromolecules associated with many genera and species. Recently, a novel protein …

Repeated evolutionary transitions of flavobacteria from marine to non‐marine habitats

H Zhang, S Yoshizawa, Y Sun, Y Huang… - Environmental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The taxonomy of marine and non‐marine organisms rarely overlap, but the mechanisms
underlying this distinction are often unknown. Here, we predicted three major ocean‐to‐land …

Only a subset of C. canimorsus strains is dangerous for humans

F Renzi, M Dol, A Raymackers, P Manfredi… - Emerging microbes & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Capnocytophaga canimorsus are gram-negative bacteria living as commensals in the mouth
of dogs and cats. C. canimorsus cause rare but life-threatening generalized infections in …

New iron acquisition system in Bacteroidetes

P Manfredi, F Lauber, F Renzi, K Hack… - Infection and …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Capnocytophaga canimorsus, a dog mouth commensal and a member of the Bacteroidetes
phylum, causes rare but often fatal septicemia in humans that have been in contact with a …

Identification of virulent Capnocytophaga canimorsus isolates by capsular typing

E Hess, F Renzi, D Koudad, M Dol… - Journal of clinical …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a dog oral commensal that causes rare but severe
infections in humans. C. canimorsus was recently shown to be endowed with a capsular …

Evidence for a LOS and a capsular polysaccharide in Capnocytophaga canimorsus

F Renzi, SJ Ittig, I Sadovskaya, E Hess, F Lauber… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a dog's and cat's oral commensal which can cause fatal
human infections upon bites or scratches. Infections mainly start with flu-like symptoms but …

The Lipopolysaccharide from Capnocytophaga canimorsus Reveals an Unexpected Role of the Core-Oligosaccharide in MD-2 Binding

S Ittig, B Lindner, M Stenta, P Manfredi… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a usual member of dog's mouths flora that causes rare but
dramatic human infections after dog bites. We determined the structure of C. canimorsus …

Glycan-foraging systems reveal the adaptation of Capnocytophaga canimorsus to the dog mouth

F Renzi, P Manfredi, M Dol, J Fu, S Vincent… - MBio, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Capnocytophaga canimorsus is known to form two kinds of cells on blood agar plates
(coccoid and bacillary), evoking phase variation. When grown in coculture with animal cells …

Capnocytophaga canimorsus meningitis diagnosed by 16S rRNA PCR

TMJ Beernink, PC Wever, MHA Hermans… - Practical …, 2016 - pn.bmj.com
Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a common Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium from the
oral flora of dogs, typically transmitted to humans by dog bites. We report a case of C …

Modification of the 1-phosphate group during biosynthesis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus lipid A

F Renzi, U Zähringer, CE Chandler, RK Ernst… - Infection and …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Capnocytophaga canimorsus, a commensal bacterium of dog's mouth flora causing severe
infections in humans after dog bites or scratches, has a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)(endotoxin) …