Aisylu Shaidullina,Alexander Harms
Aisylu Shaidullina
Toxin-antitoxin systems can defend bacteria against phages by shutting down infected cells, but the links between their molecular mechanisms and biological functions have remained underexplored. LeRoux et al. now show how the DNA-targeting ...
Marlies Boeren,Pieter Meysman,Kris Laukens et al.
Marlies Boeren et al.
Herpesviruses hijack the MHC class I (MHC I) and class II (MHC II) antigen-presentation pathways to manipulate immune recognition by T cells. First, we illustrate herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV) MHC immune ev...
Noreen Ashraf,Fiaz Ahmad,Yandu Lu
Noreen Ashraf
Microalga-microbiome interactions are central to both health and disease of aquatic environments. Despite impressive advances in deciphering how microorganisms participate in and impact aquatic ecosystems, the evolution and ecological invol...
Does phage-mediated horizontal gene transfer represent an environmental risk? [0.03%]
噬菌体介导的水平基因转移是否代表一种环境风险？
Edgar González-Villalobos,José Luis Balcázar
Edgar González-Villalobos
A growing number of recent studies suggest that the contribution of phages to antibiotic resistance should not be underestimated. Here we describe their implications for public and environmental health, with a special emphasis on the mechan...
Cristian Apetrei,Preston A Marx,John W Mellors et al.
Cristian Apetrei et al.
'Infodemia' is a portmanteau between 'information' and 'epidemics', referring to wide and rapid accumulation and dissemination of information, misinformation, and disinformation about a given subject, such as a disease. As facts, rumors and...
Carly C Y Chan,Ian A Lewis
Carly C Y Chan
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is responsible for more than 75% of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and has been studied extensively to better understand the molecular underpinnings of infection and pathogenesis. Although the macromol...
DSF-family quorum sensing signal-mediated intraspecies, interspecies, and inter-kingdom communication [0.03%]
DSF家族群体感应信号介导的种内、种间和菌株间的通讯
Ya-Wen He,Yinyue Deng,Yansong Miao et al.
Ya-Wen He et al.
While most bacteria are unicellular microbes they communicate with each other and with their environments to adapt their behaviors. Quorum sensing (QS) is one of the best-studied cell-cell communication modes. QS signaling is not restricted...
Anming Xu,Daniel J Wozniak,Jie Zhou et al.
Anming Xu et al.
Hyper-biofilm strains form robust biofilms, are highly adaptable, and form highly tolerant subpopulations in biofilms grown in vivo and in vitro. Such subpopulations are formed by a wide range of bacteria and thus have been given different ...
Ao Xia,Huize Chen,Yun Huang et al.
Ao Xia et al.
Bacteria accumulate and are embedded in a self-produced matrix, forming the biofilm. The interactions among cells drive the development of biofilms and provide properties that differ from planktonic cells. This forum article focuses on how ...
Ashish Prasad,Oceania Chirom,Manoj Prasad
Ashish Prasad
Rising temperatures pose a threat to agriculture in the present times. Salicylic acid (SA) accumulation and signaling is repressed at high temperatures leading to a compromise in plant immunity against pathogens. The mechanism behind this s...