Homologous recombination (HR) is an evolutionarily conserved process that plays a pivotal
role in the equilibrium between genetic stability and diversity. HR is commonly considered to …

The solute binding proteins (SBPs) of prokaryotes are present in the extracytosolic space.
Although their primary function is providing substrates to transporters, SBPs also stimulate …

Nitrogen metabolism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is crucial for the survival of this
important pathogen in its primary human host cell, the macrophage, but little is known about …

Staphylococcus aureus infection is difficult to eradicate because of biofilm formation and
antibiotic resistance. The increasing prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus …

A hallmark of Coxiella burnetii, the bacterial cause of human Q fever, is a biphasic
developmental cycle that generates biologically, ultrastructurally, and compositionally …

Arginine is utilized by the oral inhabitant Streptococcus gordonii as a substrate of the
arginine deiminase system (ADS), eventually producing ATP and NH 3, the latter of which is …

S treptococcus gordonii is an oral commensal and an early coloniser of dental plaque. In
vitro, S. gordonii is conditionally auxotrophic for arginine in monoculture but biosynthesises …

Streptococcus mutans is a primary cariogenic pathogen in humans. Arginine metabolism is
required for bacterial growth. In S. mutans, however, the involvement of transcription factors …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is auxotrophic for arginine, and molecular analysis of the
pneumococcal genome showed that the gene encoding an arginine-ornithine antiporter …

Listeria monocytogenes is able to colonize human and animal intestinal tracts and to
subsequently cross the intestinal barrier, causing systemic infection. For successful …