Membrane vesicle production as a bacterial defense against stress

N Mozaheb, MP Mingeot-Leclercq - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Membrane vesicles are the nano-sized vesicles originating from membranes. The
production of membrane vesicles is a common feature among bacteria. Depending on the …

Multi-environment robotic transitions through adaptive morphogenesis

R Baines, SK Patiballa, J Booth, L Ramirez, T Sipple… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The current proliferation of mobile robots spans ecological monitoring, warehouse
management and extreme environment exploration, to an individual consumer's home …

Review on Stress Tolerance in Campylobacter jejuni

SH Kim, R Chelliah, SR Ramakrishnan… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Campylobacter spp. are the leading global cause of bacterial colon infections in humans.
Enteropathogens are subjected to several stress conditions in the host colon, food …

Reversible bacteriophage resistance by shedding the bacterial cell wall

V Ongenae, AS Mabrouk, M Crooijmans… - Open …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Phages are highly abundant in the environment and pose a major threat for bacteria.
Therefore, bacteria have evolved sophisticated defence systems to withstand phage attacks …

Interactions between extracellular vesicles and microbiome in human diseases: New therapeutic opportunities

R Luo, Y Chang, H Liang, W Zhang, Y Song, G Li… - iMeta, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, accumulating research on the interactions between microbiome
homeostasis and host health has broadened new frontiers in delineating the molecular …

Cell wall deficiency as a coping strategy for stress

D Claessen, J Errington - Trends in microbiology, 2019 - cell.com
The cell wall is a surface layer located outside the cell membrane of almost all bacteria; it
protects cells from environmental stresses and gives them their typical shape. The cell wall …

Mutagenic Characteristics of Six Heavy Metals in Escherichia coli: The Commonality and Specificity

Q Ba, J Zhou, J Li, S Cheng, X Zhang… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
The history of long-term environmental exposure to heavy metals can be recorded in the
genome as sporadic and specific mutations. Variable environments introduce diverse and …

The impact of osmotic stresses on the biofilm formation, immunodetection, and morphology of Aeromonas hydrophila

W Wang, Y Cao, J Li, S Lu, H Ge, S Pan, X Pan… - Microbiological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aeromonas hydrophila (Ah) is a zoonotic pathogen of great importance to aquaculture and
human health. This study systematically evaluated the impact of salinity, sugar, ammonia …

A novel vibriophage exhibits inhibitory activity against host protein synthesis machinery

K Thammatinna, MKE Egan, HH Htoo, K Khanna… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Since the emergence of deadly pathogens and multidrug-resistant bacteria at an alarmingly
increased rate, bacteriophages have been developed as a controlling bioagent to prevent …

Chronic Exposure to Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Induces Commensal-to-Pathogen Transition in Escherichia coli

Q Zhang, T Xia, C Zhang - Environmental science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Due to daily exposure to nanostructured titanium dioxide (n TiO2) for various purposes,
concerns have been raised regarding the potential health impact of this material. Few …