Mechanism of action of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides

C Ongpipattanakul, EK Desormeaux… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) are a natural
product class that has undergone significant expansion due to the rapid growth in genome …

Bacterial persisters: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic development

H Niu, J Gu, Y Zhang - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Persisters refer to genetically drug susceptible quiescent (non-growing or slow growing)
bacteria that survive in stress environments such as antibiotic exposure, acidic and …

The Many Faces of Enterococcus spp.—Commensal, Probiotic and Opportunistic Pathogen

B Krawczyk, P Wityk, M Gałęcka, M Michalik - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Enterococcus spp. are Gram-positive, facultative, anaerobic cocci, which are found in the
intestinal flora and, less frequently, in the vagina or mouth. Enterococcus faecalis and …

Biofilm-associated infection by enterococci

JH Ch'ng, KKL Chong, LN Lam, JJ Wong… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Enterococci are ubiquitous members of the human gut microbiota and frequent causes of
biofilm-associated opportunistic infections. Enterococci cause 25% of all catheter-associated …

Combating implant infections: shifting focus from bacteria to host

S Amin Yavari, SM Castenmiller… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The widespread use of biomaterials to support or replace body parts is increasingly
threatened by the risk of implant‐associated infections. In the quest for finding novel anti …

Quorum quenching enzymes and their effects on virulence, biofilm, and microbiomes: a review of recent advances

R Sikdar, M Elias - Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Numerous bacterial behaviors are regulated by a cell-density dependent
mechanism known as Quorum Sensing (QS). QS relies on communication between bacterial …

Bacterial quorum-sensing systems and their role in intestinal bacteria-host crosstalk

L Wu, Y Luo - Frontiers in microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Quorum-sensing (QS) system is a rapidly developing field in which we are gradually
expanding our understanding about how bacteria communicate with each other and …

Potential antimicrobial activities of probiotics and their derivatives against Listeria monocytogenes in food field: A review

M Wu, Q Dong, Y Ma, S Yang, MZ Aslam, Y Liu… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Listeria monocytogenes is an important food-borne pathogen, which could be detected in
food, environmental and clinical samples. It contaminates food in any of the stages during …

Mechanisms of bacterial tolerance and persistence in the gastrointestinal and respiratory environments

R Trastoy, T Manso, L Fernández-García… - Clinical microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pathogens that infect the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts are subjected to intense
pressure due to the environmental conditions of the surroundings. This pressure has led to …

Antibiotic resistance and virulence factors in lactobacilli: something to carefully consider

A Colautti, M Arnoldi, G Comi, L Iacumin - Food Microbiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Lactobacilli are a ubiquitous bacteria, that includes many species commonly found as part of
the human microbiota, take part in the natural food fermentation processes, are used as …