Update on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections in pigs: Knowledge gaps for improved disease control

D Maes, M Sibila, P Kuhnert, J Segalés… - Transboundary and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae) is the primary pathogen of enzootic
pneumonia, a chronic respiratory disease in pigs. Infections occur worldwide and cause …

The diverse functional roles of elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) in microbial pathogenesis

KL Harvey, VM Jarocki, IG Charles… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Elongation factor thermal unstable Tu (EF-Tu) is a G protein that catalyzes the binding of
aminoacyl-tRNA to the A-site of the ribosome inside living cells. Structural and biochemical …

[HTML][HTML] Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections: Pathogenesis and Vaccine Development

Z Jiang, S Li, C Zhu, R Zhou, PHM Leung - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a major causative agent of community-acquired pneumonia
which can lead to both acute upper and lower respiratory tract inflammation, and …

Mycoplasmosis

MG Pieters, D Maes - Diseases of swine, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter presents relevance, etiology, public health, epidemiology, pathogenesis,
clinical signs, lesions, diagnosis, immunity, prevention and control of Mycoplasma …

Beyond gene expression: the impact of protein post-translational modifications in bacteria

JA Cain, N Solis, SJ Cordwell - Journal of proteomics, 2014 - Elsevier
The post-translational modification (PTM) of proteins plays a critical role in the regulation of
a broad range of cellular processes in eukaryotes. Yet their role in governing similar systems …

Infection strategies of mycoplasmas: Unraveling the panoply of virulence factors

C Yiwen, W Yueyue, Q Lianmei, Z Cuiming, Y **aoxing - Virulence, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Mycoplasmas, the smallest bacteria lacking a cell wall, can cause various diseases in both
humans and animals. Mycoplasmas harbor a variety of virulence factors that enable them to …

Pathogenicity & virulence of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae

FMA Leal Zimmer, JA Paes, A Zaha, HB Ferreira - Virulence, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: is the etiological agent of porcine enzootic pneumonia (EP), a
disease that impacts the swine industry worldwide. Pathogen-induced damage, as well as …

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: from disease to vaccine development

S Simionatto, SB Marchioro, D Maes… - Veterinary …, 2013 - Elsevier
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is the etiological agent of swine enzootic pneumonia (EP), a
disease that affects swine production worldwide. Vaccination is the most cost-effective …

Elongation factor Tu is a multifunctional and processed moonlighting protein

M Widjaja, KL Harvey, L Hagemann, IJ Berry… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Many bacterial moonlighting proteins were originally described in medically, agriculturally,
and commercially important members of the low G+ C Firmicutes. We show Elongation factor …

Bacterial plasminogen receptors: mediators of a multifaceted relationship

ML Sanderson-Smith, DMP De Oliveira… - BioMed Research …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple species of bacteria are able to sequester the host zymogen plasminogen to the cell
surface. Once localised to the bacterial surface, plasminogen can act as a cofactor in …