Multiple functions of flagellar motility and chemotaxis in bacterial physiology

R Colin, B Ni, L Laganenka… - FEMS microbiology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Most swimming bacteria are capable of following gradients of nutrients, signaling molecules
and other environmental factors that affect bacterial physiology. This tactic behavior became …

Revisiting the virulence hallmarks of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a chronicle through the perspective of quorum sensing

J Chadha, K Harjai, S Chhibber - Environmental microbiology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen and the leading cause of mortality
among immunocompromised patients in clinical setups. The hallmarks of virulence in P …

A catalogue of signal molecules that interact with sensor kinases, chemoreceptors and transcriptional regulators

MA Matilla, F Velando, D Martín-Mora… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Bacteria have evolved many different signal transduction systems that sense signals and
generate a variety of responses. Generally, most abundant are transcriptional regulators …

The effect of bacterial chemotaxis on host infection and pathogenicity

MA Matilla, T Krell - FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Chemotaxis enables microorganisms to move according to chemical gradients. Although
this process requires substantial cellular energy, it also affords key physiological benefits …

Sensory repertoire of bacterial chemoreceptors

Á Ortega, IB Zhulin, T Krell - Microbiology and Molecular Biology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chemoreceptors in bacteria detect a variety of signals and feed this information into
chemosensory pathways that represent a major mode of signal transduction. The five …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a Model To Study Chemosensory Pathway Signaling

MA Matilla, D Martín-Mora, JA Gavira… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteria have evolved a variety of signal transduction mechanisms that generate different
outputs in response to external stimuli. Chemosensory pathways are widespread in bacteria …

Chemotaxis of the human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine

MA Matilla, F Velando, A Tajuelo, D Martín-Mora, W Xu… - MBio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acetylcholine is a central biological signal molecule present in all kingdoms of life. In
humans, acetylcholine is the primary neurotransmitter of the peripheral nervous system; it …

A bacterial chemoreceptor that mediates chemotaxis to two different plant hormones

M Rico‐Jiménez, A Roca, T Krell… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Indole‐3‐acetic acid (IAA) is the main naturally occurring auxin and is produced
by organisms of all kingdoms of life. In addition to the regulation of plant growth and …

Different survival strategies of the phosphate-mineralizing bacterium Enterobacter sp. PMB-5 in response to cadmium stress: Biomineralization, biosorption, and …

H Huang, K Wang, S Li, K Liang, J Dai, J Jian… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The phosphate-mineralizing bacteria (PMBs) has shown great potential as a sustainable
solution to support pollution remediation through its induced mineralization capacity …

Using microbial aggregates to entrap aqueous phosphorus

Y Xu, Y Wu, S Esquivel-Elizondo, J Dolfing… - Trends in …, 2020 - cell.com
The increasing use and associated loss of phosphorus to the environment pose risks to
aquatic ecosystems. Technology for phosphorus removal based on microbial aggregates is …