Autotransport in Gram-negative bacteria denotes the ability of surface-localized proteins to
cross the outer membrane (OM) autonomously. Autotransporters perform this task with the …

Abstract The MPI Bioinformatics Toolkit (http://toolkit. tuebingen. mpg. de) is an open,
interactive web service for comprehensive and collaborative protein bioinformatic analysis. It …

Background & Aims Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an emerging treatment
modality for ulcerative colitis (UC). Several randomized controlled trials have shown efficacy …

Peripheral spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a common extraintestinal manifestation in patients with
active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by inflammatory enthesitis, dactylitis …

The Yersiniae are a group of Gram‐negative coccobacilli inhabiting a wide range of
habitats. The genus harbors three recognized human pathogens: Y. enterocolitica and Y …

Phenylalanine and tyrosine ammonia-lyases form cinnamic acid and p-coumaric acid, which
are precursors of a wide range of aromatic compounds of biotechnological interest. Lack of …

Background The study of the conservation of gene order or synteny constitutes a powerful
methodology to assess the orthology of genomic regions and to predict functional …

Microbial culture collections play a crucial role in the collection, maintenance, and
distribution of quality-assured living microbial strains, along with their associated phenotypic …

Sustainable hydrogen production from renewable and low-cost substrates is very important
to mitigate environmental and energy-related issues. Microbial consortia are promising for …

Background Conserved gene context is used in many types of comparative genome
analyses. It is used to provide leads on gene function, to guide the discovery of regulatory …