Bile acids as modulators of gut microbiota composition and function

AB Larabi, HLP Masson, AJ Bäumler - Gut Microbes, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Changes in the composition of gut-associated microbial communities are associated with
many human illnesses, but the factors driving dysbiosis remain incompletely understood …

Interactions between bacteria and bile salts in the gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary tracts

V Urdaneta, J Casadesús - Frontiers in medicine, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Bile salts and bacteria have intricate relationships. The composition of the intestinal pool of
bile salts is shaped by bacterial metabolism. In turn, bile salts play a role in intestinal …

Molecular basis of bacterial outer membrane permeability revisited

H Nikaido - Microbiology and molecular biology reviews, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Gram-negative bacteria characteristically are surrounded by an additional membrane layer,
the outer membrane. Although outer membrane components often play important roles in …

The interaction between bacteria and bile

M Begley, CGM Gahan, C Hill - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Commensal and pathogenic microorganisms must resist the deleterious actions of bile in
order to survive in the human gastrointestinal tract. Herein we review the current knowledge …

The extracellular vesicle generation paradox: a bacterial point of view

HM McMillan, MJ Kuehn - The EMBO Journal, 2021 - embopress.org
All bacteria produce secreted vesicles that carry out a variety of important biological
functions. These extracellular vesicles can improve adaptation and survival by relieving …

Stress responses in lactic acid bacteria

M Van De Guchte, P Serror, C Chervaux… - Lactic Acid Bacteria …, 2002 - Springer
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) constitute a heterogeneous group of bacteria that are traditionally
used to produce fermented foods. The industrialization of food bio-transformations increased …

Vibrio cholerae and cholera: out of the water and into the host

J Reidl, KE Klose - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2002 - academic.oup.com
The facultative human pathogen Vibrio cholerae can be isolated from estuarine and aquatic
environments. V. cholerae is well recognized and extensively studied as the causative agent …

Vibrio cholerae Biofilms and Cholera Pathogenesis

AJ Silva, JA Benitez - PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Vibrio cholerae can switch between motile and biofilm lifestyles. The last decades have
been marked by a remarkable increase in our knowledge of the structure, regulation, and …

Outer membrane vesicles of Vibrio cholerae protect and deliver active cholera toxin to host cells via porin-dependent uptake

FG Zingl, HB Thapa, M Scharf, P Kohl, AM Müller… - MBio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are an emerging research field due to their multifactorial
composition and involvement in interspecies and intraspecies communication. Recent …

Outer membrane vesiculation facilitates surface exchange and in vivo adaptation of Vibrio cholerae

FG Zingl, P Kohl, F Cakar, DR Leitner, F Mitterer… - Cell host & …, 2020 - cell.com
Gram-negative bacteria release outer membrane vesicles into the external milieu to deliver
effector molecules that alter the host and facilitate virulence. Vesicle formation is driven by …