A novel role for enzyme I of the Vibrio cholerae phosphoenolpyruvate phosphotransferase system in regulation of growth in a biofilm.
AuthorsHouot L, Watnick PI,
JournalJ Bacteriol
PubMed ID17981973
Glucose is a universal energy source and a potent inducer of surface colonization for many microbial species. Highly efficient sugar assimilation pathways ensure successful competition for this preferred carbon source. One such pathway is the phosphoenolpyruvate phosphotransferase system (PTS), a multicomponent sugar transport system that phosphorylates the sugar as it ... More
Fluorescence staining of live cyanobacterial cells suggest non-stringent chromosome segregation and absence of a connection between cytoplasmic and thylakoid membranes.
AuthorsSchneider D, Fuhrmann E, Scholz I, Hess WR, Graumann PL,
JournalBMC Cell Biol
PubMed ID17767716
BACKGROUND: In spite of their abundance and importance, little is known about cyanobacterial cell biology and their cell cycle. During each cell cycle, chromosomes must be separated into future daughter cells, i.e. into both cell halves, which in many bacteria is achieved by an active machinery that operates during DNA ... More
Genome Sequence and Composition of a Tolyporphin-Producing Cyanobacterium-Microbial Community.
Authors
JournalAppl Environ Microbiol
PubMed ID28754701
Beta-Defensin 2 and 3 Promote Bacterial Clearance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Inhibiting Macrophage Autophagy through Downregulation of Early Growth Response Gene-1 and c-FOS.