A lasting symbiosis: how Vibrio fischeri finds a squid partner and persists within its natural host
As our understanding of the human microbiome progresses, so does the need for natural
experimental animal models that promote a mechanistic understanding of beneficial …
experimental animal models that promote a mechanistic understanding of beneficial …
Vibrio iron transport: evolutionary adaptation to life in multiple environments
SM Payne, AR Mey, EE Wyckoff - Microbiology and Molecular …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Iron is an essential element for Vibrio spp., but the acquisition of iron is complicated by its
tendency to form insoluble ferric complexes in nature and its association with high-affinity …
tendency to form insoluble ferric complexes in nature and its association with high-affinity …
Quorum Sensing in the Squid-Vibrio Symbiosis
SC Verma, T Miyashiro - International journal of molecular sciences, 2013 - mdpi.com
Quorum sensing is an intercellular form of communication that bacteria use to coordinate
group behaviors such as biofilm formation and the production of antibiotics and virulence …
group behaviors such as biofilm formation and the production of antibiotics and virulence …
Nitric oxide-sensing H-NOX proteins govern bacterial communal behavior
L Plate, MA Marletta - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2013 - cell.com
Heme-nitric oxide/oxygen binding (H-NOX) domains function as sensors for the gaseous
signaling agent nitric oxide (NO) in eukaryotes and bacteria. Mammalian NO signaling is …
signaling agent nitric oxide (NO) in eukaryotes and bacteria. Mammalian NO signaling is …
Radical new paradigm for heme degradation in Escherichia coli O157:H7
JW LaMattina, DB Nix… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
All of the heme-degrading enzymes that have been characterized to date require molecular
oxygen as a cosubstrate. Escherichia coli O157: H7 has been shown to express heme …
oxygen as a cosubstrate. Escherichia coli O157: H7 has been shown to express heme …
Host-selected mutations converging on a global regulator drive an adaptive leap towards symbiosis in bacteria
MS Pankey, RL Foxall, IM Ster, LA Perry, BM Schuster… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
Host immune and physical barriers protect against pathogens but also impede the
establishment of essential symbiotic partnerships. To reveal mechanisms by which …
establishment of essential symbiotic partnerships. To reveal mechanisms by which …
Impact and Influence of the Natural Vibrio-Squid Symbiosis in Understanding Bacterial–Animal Interactions
Animals are colonized by bacteria, and in many cases partners have co-evolved to perform
mutually beneficial functions. An exciting and ongoing legacy of the past decade has been …
mutually beneficial functions. An exciting and ongoing legacy of the past decade has been …
Nitric oxide inhibits biofilm formation by Vibrio fischeri via the nitric oxide sensor HnoX
CM Thompson, AH Tischler, DA Tarnowski… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Nitric oxide (NO) is an important defense molecule secreted by the squid Euprymna
scolopes and sensed by the bacterial symbiont, Vibrio fischeri, via the NO sensor HnoX …
scolopes and sensed by the bacterial symbiont, Vibrio fischeri, via the NO sensor HnoX …
The Escherichia coli protein YfeX functions as a porphyrinogen oxidase, not a heme dechelatase
ABSTRACT The protein YfeX from Escherichia coli has been proposed to be essential for
the process of iron removal from heme by carrying out a dechelation of heme without …
the process of iron removal from heme by carrying out a dechelation of heme without …
Gimme shelter: how Vibrio fischeri successfully navigates an animal's multiple environments
AN Norsworthy, KL Visick - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Bacteria successfully colonize distinct niches because they can sense and appropriately
respond to a variety of environmental signals. Of particular interest is how a bacterium …
respond to a variety of environmental signals. Of particular interest is how a bacterium …