Stenotrophomonas maltophilia responds to exogenous AHL signals through the LuxR solo SmoR (Smlt1839).

abstract：:Burkholderia mallei (Bm) is a highly infectious intracellular pathogen classified as a category B biological agent by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After respiratory exposure, Bm establishes itself within host macrophages before spreading into major organ systems, which can lead to chronic infection,...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Bozue JA,Chaudhury S,Amemiya K,Chua J,Cote CK,Toothman RG,Dankmeyer JL,Klimko CP,Wilhelmsen CL,Raymond JW,Zavaljevski N,Reifman J,Wallqvist A

更新日期：2016-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural history of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infections can vary widely; infections can spontaneously resolve but can also last from months to years, potentially progressing to cause significant pathology. The host and bacterial factors underlying this wide variation are not completely understood, but emphasiz...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Aiyar A,Quayle AJ,Buckner LR,Sherchand SP,Chang TL,Zea AH,Martin DH,Belland RJ

更新日期：2014-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Under unfavorable conditions such as host immune responses and environmental stresses, human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis may acquire the dormancy phenotype characterized by "non-culturability" and a substantial decrease of metabolic activity and global transcription rates. Here, we found that the transition of...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Salina EG,Grigorov AS,Bychenko OS,Skvortsova YV,Mamedov IZ,Azhikina TL,Kaprelyants AS

更新日期：2019-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:With major advances in experimental techniques to track antigen-specific immune responses many basic questions on the kinetics of virus-specific immunity in humans remain unanswered. To gain insights into kinetics of T and B cell responses in human volunteers we combined mathematical models and experimental data from ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Le D,Miller JD,Ganusov VV

更新日期：2015-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:LeuO is a conserved and pleiotropic transcription regulator, antagonist of the nucleoid-associated silencer protein H-NS, and important for pathogenicity and multidrug resistance in Enterobacteriaceae. Regulation of transcription of the leuO gene is complex. It is silenced by H-NS and its paralog StpA, and it is autor...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Breddermann H,Schnetz K

更新日期：2016-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli carrying prophage with genes that encode for Shiga toxins are categorized as Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) pathotype. Illnesses caused by STEC in humans, which are often foodborne, range from mild to bloody diarrhea with life-threatening complications of renal failure and hemolytic uremic syndr...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Ludwig JB,Shi X,Shridhar PB,Roberts EL,DebRoy C,Phebus RK,Bai J,Nagaraja TG

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to the genetic similarities and conserved pathways between a fruit fly and mammals, the use of the Drosophila model as a platform to unveil novel mechanisms of infection and disease progression has been justified and widely instigated. Gaining proper insight into host-pathogen interactions and identifying chief ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Younes S,Al-Sulaiti A,Nasser EAA,Najjar H,Kamareddine L

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies demonstrated that oral antibiotic (ABX) treatment prior to and during influenza A virus (IAV) infection of adult mice profoundly altered gut microbiota (GM) and was associated with increased susceptibility and impaired immunity to IAV. We examined the impact of ABX during critical times relevant to th...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Fuglsang E,Pizzolla A,Krych L,Nielsen DS,Brooks AG,Frøkiær H,Reading PC

更新日期：2018-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Anopheles female mosquitoes can transmit Plasmodium, the malaria parasite. During their aquatic life, wild Anopheles mosquito larvae are exposed to a huge diversity of microbes present in their breeding sites. Later, adult females often take successive blood meals that might also carry different micro-organisms, inclu...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Dieme C,Rotureau B,Mitri C

更新日期：2017-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli O157:H7 and other pathogenic E. coli strains are enteric pathogens associated with food safety threats and which remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the current study, we investigated whether enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), and en...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Botkin DJ,Galli L,Sankarapani V,Soler M,Rivas M,Torres AG

更新日期：2012-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria of the Salmonella genus cause diseases ranging from gastroenteritis to life-threatening typhoid fever and are among the most successful intracellular pathogens known. After the invasion of the eukaryotic cell, Salmonella exhibits contrasting lifestyles with different replication rates and subcellular location...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Castanheira S,García-Del Portillo F

更新日期：2017-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) is a food-borne pathogen that causes disease ranging from uncomplicated diarrhea to life-threatening hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and nervous system complications. Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2) is the major virulence factor of EHEC and is critical for development of HUS. The genes encoding S...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Iversen H,L' Abée-Lund TM,Aspholm M,Arnesen LP,Lindbäck T

更新日期：2015-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroxine metabolism is an important topic of pathogenesis research and treatment schedule of subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH). L-Thyroxine replacement therapy (LRT) is usually recommended for severe SCH patients only. Our previous studies reported that disordered serum lipid of mild SCH people could also benefit from...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Yao Z,Zhao M,Gong Y,Chen W,Wang Q,Fu Y,Guo T,Zhao J,Gao L,Bo T

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is the leading etiologic agent of orthopedic implant infections. Here a ribocluster of 27 S. aureus strains underwent further molecular characterization and subtyping by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and spa-typing. This cluster had been detected by automated ribotyping (with the EcoRI restri...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Montanaro L,Ravaioli S,Ruppitsch W,Campoccia D,Pietrocola G,Visai L,Speziale P,Allerberger F,Arciola CR

更新日期：2016-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The Gram-negative bacterial cell envelope consists of an inner membrane (IM) that surrounds the cytoplasm and an asymmetrical outer-membrane (OM) that forms a protective barrier to the external environment. The OM consists of lipopolysaccahride (LPS), phospholipids, outer membrane proteins (OMPs), and lipoproteins. Ox...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Piek S,Kahler CM

更新日期：2012-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasma membrane of mammalian cells is susceptible to disruption by mechanical and biochemical damages that frequently occur within tissues. Therefore, efficient and rapid repair of the plasma membrane is essential for maintaining cellular homeostasis and survival. Excessive damage of the plasma membrane and defect...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Pathak-Sharma S,Zhang X,Lam JGT,Weisleder N,Seveau SM

更新日期：2017-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon (IFN)-sensitive and replication-incompetent influenza viruses are likely to be the alternatives to inactivated and attenuated virus vaccines. Some IFN-sensitive influenza vaccine candidates with modified non-structural protein 1 (NS1) are highly attenuated in IFN-competent hosts but induce robust antiviral ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Chen C,Fan W,Li J,Zheng W,Zhang S,Yang L,Liu D,Liu W,Sun L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal microbes are an important system in the human body, with significant effects on behavior. An increasing body of research indicates that intestinal microbes affect brain function and neurogenesis, including sensitivity to stress. To investigate the effects of microbial colonization on behavior, we examined b...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Huo R,Zeng B,Zeng L,Cheng K,Li B,Luo Y,Wang H,Zhou C,Fang L,Li W,Niu R,Wei H,Xie P

更新日期：2017-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospira are emerging zoonotic pathogens transmitted from animals to humans typically through contaminated environmental sources of water and soil. Regulatory pathways of pathogenic Leptospira spp. underlying the adaptive response to different hosts and environmental conditions remains elusive. In this study, we pro...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Zhukova A,Fernandes LG,Hugon P,Pappas CJ,Sismeiro O,Coppée JY,Becavin C,Malabat C,Eshghi A,Zhang JJ,Yang FX,Picardeau M

更新日期：2017-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a next-generation sequencing strategy on 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) gene was employed to analyze 70 oral samples from 32 patients with throat cancer, nine patients with vocal cord polyp, and 29 healthy individuals (normal controls). Using this strategy, we demonstrated, for the first time, that the sa...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Wang L,Yin G,Guo Y,Zhao Y,Zhao M,Lai Y,Sui P,Shi T,Guo W,Huang Z

更新日期：2019-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida species are known to differ in their ability to cause infection and have been shown to display varied susceptibilities to antifungal drugs. Treatment with the echinocandin, caspofungin, leads to compensatory alterations in the fungal cell wall. This study was performed to compare the structure and composition ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Walker LA,Munro CA

更新日期：2020-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic otitis media with effusion (COME) is a common childhood disease characterized by an accumulation of fluid behind the eardrum. COME often requires surgical intervention and can also lead to significant hearing loss and subsequent learning disabilities. Recent characterization of the middle ear fluid (MEF) micro...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Kolbe AR,Castro-Nallar E,Preciado D,Pérez-Losada M

更新日期：2019-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung microbiome ecosystem homeostasis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) remains uncharacterized. The aims of this study were to identify unique microbial signatures of the lung microbiome and analyze microbial gene function in IPF patients. DNA isolated from BALF samples was obtained for high-throughput gene sequ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Tong X,Su F,Xu X,Xu H,Yang T,Xu Q,Dai H,Huang K,Zou L,Zhang W,Pei S,Xiao F,Li Y,Wang C

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomes, a class of parasitic trematode worms, cause schistosomiasis. Accumulating evidence suggests that microRNAs (miRNAs)-small, non-coding RNAs that are known to play critical regulatory roles in many organisms-may be involved in schistosome development and sexual maturation, as well as the pathogenesis of sc...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Zhu L,Liu J,Cheng G

更新日期：2014-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Compounds with novel modes of action are urgently needed to develop effective combination therapies for the treatment of tuberculosis. In this study, a series of compounds was evaluated for activity against replicating Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Vero cell line toxicity. Fourteen of the compounds with in vitro acti...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Chengalroyen MD,Jordaan A,Seldon R,Ioerger T,Franzblau SG,Nasr M,Warner DF,Mizrahi V

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue fever is an Aedes mosquito-borne illness caused by any one of the four different dengue virus (DENV) serotypes (1-4) and manifests in the form of symptoms ranging from mild or asymptomatic to severe disease with vascular leakage, leading to shock, and viral hemorrhagic syndrome. Increased risk of severe disease...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Narayan R,Tripathi S

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is a significant cause of serious human gastrointestinal disease worldwide. EHEC strains contain a pathogenicity island called the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE), which encodes virulence factors responsible for damaging the gut mucosa. The Cpx envelope stress response of...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： De la Cruz MA,Morgan JK,Ares MA,Yáñez-Santos JA,Riordan JT,Girón JA

更新日期：2016-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal microbiota plays important roles in esophageal cancer. Esophagectomy, as the most important therapeutic way, contributes to changes of esophageal microbiome. However, there are few studies examining the esophageal microbiome and the metabolic changes before and after esophagectomy. The present study charact...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Li D,He R,Hou G,Ming W,Fan T,Chen L,Zhang L,Jiang W,Wang W,Lu Z,Feng H,Geng Q

更新日期：2020-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Sortases function as cysteine transpeptidases that catalyze the covalent attachment of virulence-associated surface proteins into the cell wall peptidoglycan in Gram-positive bacteria. The substrate proteins targeted by sortase enzymes have a cell wall sorting signal (CWSS) located at the C-terminus. Up to date, it is...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Yin JC,Fei CH,Lo YC,Hsiao YY,Chang JC,Nix JC,Chang YY,Yang LW,Huang IH,Wang S

更新日期：2016-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans can cause life-threatening infections in immune compromised individuals. This pathogen is typically acquired via inhalation, and enters the respiratory tract. Innate immune cells such as macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs) are the first host cells that encounter C. neoform...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Nelson BN,Hawkins AN,Wozniak KL

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00