Gut microbiota as a source of novel antimicrobials

E Garcia-Gutierrez, MJ Mayer, PD Cotter, A Narbad - Gut microbes, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya and viruses coexist in the human gut, and this
coexistence is functionally balanced by symbiotic or antagonistic relationships. Antagonism …

Overview of global trends in classification, methods of preparation and application of bacteriocins

M Zimina, O Babich, A Prosekov, S Sukhikh, S Ivanova… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper summarizes information about the division of bacteriocins into classes (Gram-
negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria, and archaea). Methods for producing bacteriocins …

Microcins reveal natural mechanisms of bacterial manipulation to inform therapeutic development

JK Parker, BW Davies - Microbiology, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
Microcins are an understudied and poorly characterized class of antimicrobial peptides.
Despite the existence of only 15 examples, all identified from the Enterobacteriaceae …

Fighting with old foes: The pledge of microbe-derived biological agents to defeat mono-and mixed-bacterial biofilms concerning food industries

SH Toushik, MFR Mizan, MI Hossain, SD Ha - Trends in Food Science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Food can readily be tainted by pathogenic microorganisms, turning it into a
stigmatized poison with potential harm to the consumer. To date, 31 identified and countless …

Evidence for Widespread Class II Microcins in Enterobacterales Genomes

TJ Cole, JK Parker, AL Feller, CO Wilke… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Microcins are a class of antimicrobial peptides produced by certain Gram-negative bacterial
species to kill or inhibit the growth of competing bacteria. Only 10 unique, experimentally …

Activation of persulfate by MIL-100 (Fe) coated with perylene diimide heterojunction photocatalyst for efficient removal of Bisphenol A in visible light

Z You, Z Wang, K Tian, X Yao - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract A new MIL-100 (Fe) coated with perylene diimide (MIL-100 (Fe)/PDI) heterojunction
photocatalytic materials prepared by solution impregnation method. The composite material …

Major gene‐regulatory mechanisms operating in ribosomally synthesized and post‐translationally modified peptide (RiPP) biosynthesis

M Bartholomae, A Buivydas, JH Viel… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Post‐translationally modified peptides commonly display antimicrobial activity, but can also
aid the development of bacterial colonies, giving a competitive advantage in the ecological …

The Vibrio alginolyticus T3SS effectors, Val1686 and Val1680, induce cell rounding, apoptosis and lysis of fish epithelial cells

Z Zhao, J Liu, Y Deng, W Huang, C Ren, DR Call, C Hu - Virulence, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Vibrio alginolyticus is a Gram-negative bacterium that is an opportunistic pathogen of both
marine animals and people. Its pathogenesis likely involves type III secretion system (T3SS) …

Antibiotic activity and resistance of lactic acid bacteria and other antagonistic bacteriocin-producing microorganisms

Y Yong, B Olga, S Stanislav, Z Mariya… - Foods and Raw …, 2020 - cyberleninka.ru
Introduction. Increased resistance of microorganisms to traditional antibiotics has created a
practical need for isolating and synthesizing new antibiotics. We aimed to study the antibiotic …

Autoinducer-2 Quorum Sensing Contributes to Regulation of Microcin PDI in Escherichia coli

SY Lu, Z Zhao, JJ Avillan, J Liu, DR Call - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The Escherichia coli quorum sensing (QS) signal molecule, autoinducer-2 (AI-2), reaches its
maximum concentration during mid-to-late growth phase after which it quickly degrades …