[HTML][HTML] The diverse functional roles of elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) in microbial pathogenesis

KL Harvey, VM Jarocki, IG Charles… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Heat-shock proteins in diagnosis and treatment: An overview of different biochemical and immunological functions

A Milani, M Basirnejad, A Bolhassani - Immunotherapy, 2019 - Future Medicine
Heat-shock proteins (HSPs) have been involved in different functions including chaperone
activity, protein folding, apoptosis, autophagy and immunity. The HSP families have powerful …

[HTML][HTML] Loop-mediated isothermal amplification-lateral-flow dipstick (LAMP-LFD) to detect Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae

J Zhang, J Cao, M Zhu, M Xu, F Shi - World Journal of Microbiology and …, 2019 - Springer
In order to establish a rapid detection method for Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae, this study
used the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) technique to carry out nucleic acid …

[HTML][HTML] Elongation factor Tu is a multifunctional and processed moonlighting protein

M Widjaja, KL Harvey, L Hagemann, IJ Berry… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Many bacterial moonlighting proteins were originally described in medically, agriculturally,
and commercially important members of the low G+ C Firmicutes. We show Elongation factor …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the protective efficacy of six major immunogenic proteins of Mycoplasma Synoviae

S Han, Y Wang, W Chang, L Wang, J Fang… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) is a primary avian pathogen prevalent worldwide that causes
airsacculitis and synovitis in birds. Vaccination is recommended as the most cost-effective …

[HTML][HTML] Vaccines for mycoplasma diseases of small ruminants: A neglected area of research

K Dudek, U Sevimli, S Migliore, A Jafarizadeh… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mycoplasmas cause some of the most economically important diseases of sheep and goats,
including diseases listed by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) such as …

[HTML][HTML] The trehalose glycolipid C18Brar promotes antibody and T-cell immune responses to Mannheimia haemolytica and Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae whole cell …

SK Gupta, N Parlane, B Bridgeman, AT Lynch… - PLoS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Bronchopneumonia is a common respiratory disease in livestock. Mannheimia haemolytica
is considered the main causative pathogen leading to lung damage in sheep, with …

[HTML][HTML] Mycoplasmas are no exception to extracellular vesicles release: revisiting old concepts

P Gaurivaud, S Ganter, A Villard, L Manso-Silvan… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Release of extracellular vesicles (EV) by Gram-negative and positive bacteria is being
frequently reported. EV are nano-sized, membrane-derived, non-self-replicating, spherical …

[HTML][HTML] Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae: A Most Variable Pathogen

Z Maksimović, M Rifatbegović, GR Loria, RAJ Nicholas - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae, a well-established respiratory pathogen of sheep and goats,
has gained increased importance recently because of its detection in wild ruminants …

[HTML][HTML] EF-Tu from non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae is an immunogenic surface-exposed protein targeted by bactericidal antibodies

O Thofte, YC Su, M Brant, N Littorin, BL Duell… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi), a commensal organism in pre-school
children, is an opportunistic pathogen causing respiratory tract infections including acute …