The making of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae
P Dai, D Hu - Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a notorious bacterium in clinical practice. Virulence, carbapenem‐
resistance and their convergence among K. pneumoniae are extensively discussed in this …
resistance and their convergence among K. pneumoniae are extensively discussed in this …
Evolution and ecology of CRISPR
ER Westra, AJ Dowling, JM Broniewski… - Annual Review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)-Cas (CRISPR-
associated) systems are prokaryotic adaptive immune systems that provide protection …
associated) systems are prokaryotic adaptive immune systems that provide protection …
The CRISPR spacer space is dominated by sequences from species-specific mobilomes
SA Shmakov, V Sitnik, KS Makarova, YI Wolf… - MBio, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats and CRISPR-associated protein
(CRISPR-Cas) systems store the memory of past encounters with foreign DNA in unique …
(CRISPR-Cas) systems store the memory of past encounters with foreign DNA in unique …
[HTML][HTML] CRISPR–Cas: complex functional networks and multiple roles beyond adaptive immunity
CRISPR–Cas is a prokaryotic adaptive immune system that functions by incorporating
fragments of foreign DNA into CRISPR arrays. The arrays containing spacers derived from …
fragments of foreign DNA into CRISPR arrays. The arrays containing spacers derived from …
Antiviral goes viral: harnessing CRISPR/Cas9 to combat viruses in humans
JA Soppe, RJ Lebbink - Trends in microbiology, 2017 - cell.com
The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and CRISPR-
associated (Cas) systems are RNA-guided sequence-specific prokaryotic antiviral immune …
associated (Cas) systems are RNA-guided sequence-specific prokaryotic antiviral immune …
Food spoilage-associated Leuconostoc, Lactococcus, and Lactobacillus species display different survival strategies in response to competition
M Andreevskaya, E Jääskeläinen… - Applied and …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Psychrotrophic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are the prevailing spoilage organisms in packaged
cold-stored meat products. Species composition and metabolic activities of such LAB …
cold-stored meat products. Species composition and metabolic activities of such LAB …
Bacterial autoimmunity due to a restriction-modification system
M Pleška, L Qian, R Okura, T Bergmiller, Y Wakamoto… - Current Biology, 2016 - cell.com
Restriction-modification (RM) systems represent a minimal and ubiquitous biological system
of self/non-self discrimination in prokaryotes [1], which protects hosts from exogenous DNA …
of self/non-self discrimination in prokaryotes [1], which protects hosts from exogenous DNA …
Do fungi have an innate immune response? An NLR-based comparison to plant and animal immune systems
Survival and evolutionary success of living organisms directly depend on the ability to
respond appropriately to their biotic environments. Plants and animals have developed …
respond appropriately to their biotic environments. Plants and animals have developed …
The conceptual foundations of innate immunity: Taking stock 30 years later
While largely neglected over decades during which adaptive immunity captured most of the
attention, innate immune mechanisms have now become central to our understanding of …
attention, innate immune mechanisms have now become central to our understanding of …
Phage therapy: a new horizon in the antibacterial treatment of oral pathogens
M Shlezinger, L Khalifa, Y Houri-Haddad… - Current topics in …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Dental diseases are perhaps the most prevalent infection-related diseases in humans.
Biofilm is involved in almost every infectious disease compromising oral health, notably …
Biofilm is involved in almost every infectious disease compromising oral health, notably …