Utilization of the mating scaffold protein in the evolution of a new signal transduction pathway for biofilm development.
AuthorsYi S, Sahni N, Daniels KJ, Lu KL, Huang G, Garnaas AM, Pujol C, Srikantha T, Soll DR,
JournalMBio
PubMed ID21221248
'Among the hemiascomycetes, only Candida albicans must switch from the white phenotype to the opaque phenotype to mate. In the recent evolution of this transition, mating-incompetent white cells acquired a unique response to mating pheromone, resulting in the formation of a white cell biofilm that facilitates mating. All of the ... More
Impact of Environmental Conditions on the Form and Function of Candida albicans Biofilms.
AuthorsDaniels KJ, Park YN, Srikantha T, Pujol C, Soll DR,
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PubMed ID23954841
'Candida albicans, like other pathogens, can form complex biofilms on a variety of substrates. However, as the number of studies of gene regulation, architecture, and pathogenic traits of C. albicans biofilms has increased, so have differences in results. This suggests that depending upon the conditions employed, biofilms may vary widely, ... More
Identification of genes upregulated by the transcription factor Bcr1 that are involved in impermeability, impenetrability, and drug resistance of Candida albicans a/a biofilms.
AuthorsSrikantha T, Daniels KJ, Pujol C, Kim E, Soll DR,
JournalEukaryot Cell
PubMed ID23563485
Candida albicans forms two types of biofilm, depending upon the configuration of the mating type locus. Although architecturally similar, a/a biofilms are impermeable, impenetrable, and drug resistant, whereas a/a and a/a biofilms lack these traits. The difference appears to be the result of an alternative matrix. Overexpression in a/a cells ... More
Novel observations of Thiobacterium, a sulfur-storing Gammaproteobacterium producing gelatinous mats.
AuthorsGrünke S, Lichtschlag A, de Beer D, Kuypers M, Lösekann-Behrens T, Ramette A, Boetius A,
JournalISME J
PubMed ID20220790
The genus Thiobacterium includes uncultivated rod-shaped microbes containing several spherical grains of elemental sulfur and forming conspicuous gelatinous mats. Owing to the fragility of mats and cells, their 16S ribosomal RNA genes have not been phylogenetically classified. This study examined the occurrence of Thiobacterium mats in three different sulfidic marine ... More
Microrheology reveals microscale viscosity gradients in planktonic systems.
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JournalProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
PubMed ID33443173
Free-Floating Aggregate and Single-Cell-Initiated Biofilms of Staphylococcus aureus.
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JournalAntibiotics (Basel)
PubMed ID34438938
Active thrombin produced by the intestinal epithelium controls mucosal biofilms.
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JournalNat Commun
PubMed ID31324782
The trimeric autotransporter adhesin BadA is required for in vitro biofilm formation by Bartonella henselae.
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JournalNPJ Biofilms Microbiomes
PubMed ID30886729
Small molecule Y-320 stimulates ribosome biogenesis, protein synthesis, and aminoglycoside-induced premature termination codon readthrough.
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JournalPLoS Biol
PubMed ID33939688
N-Acetyl-cysteine and Mechanisms Involved in Resolution of Chronic Wound Biofilm.
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JournalJ Diabetes Res
PubMed ID32083136
Intra-colony channels in E. coli function as a nutrient uptake system.
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JournalISME J
PubMed ID32555430
Design of a spaceflight biofilm experiment.
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JournalActa Astronaut
PubMed ID30449911
A novel decoy strategy for polymyxin resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii.
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JournalElife
PubMed ID34180396
Biofilm Formation of Helicobacter pylori in Both Static and Microfluidic Conditions Is Associated With Resistance to Clarithromycin.