Mechanisms of bacterial tolerance and persistence in the gastrointestinal and respiratory environments

R Trastoy, T Manso, L Fernández-García… - Clinical microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pathogens that infect the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts are subjected to intense
pressure due to the environmental conditions of the surroundings. This pressure has led to …

Aquaculture and stress management: a review of probiotic intervention

S Mohapatra, T Chakraborty, V Kumar… - Journal of animal …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
To meet the ever‐increasing demand for animal protein, aquaculture continuously requires
new techniques to increase the production yield. However, with every step towards …

Phage therapy: facts and fiction

M Skurnik, E Strauch - International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2006 - Elsevier
Recent examples of the use of bacteriophages in controlling bacterial infections are
presented, some of which show therapeutic promise. The therapeutic use of bacteriophages …

[BOOK][B] Insect symbiosis

K Bourtzis, TA Miller - 2003 - taylorfrancis.com
Insect Symbiosis summarizes the current knowledge of the relationship between symbiotic
organisms and their insect hosts and provides an unparalleled analysis of cutting-edge …

Evolutionary and ecological role of extracellular contractile injection systems: from threat to weapon

CM Heiman, J Vacheron, C Keel - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Contractile injection systems (CISs) are phage tail-related structures that are encoded in
many bacterial genomes. These devices encompass the cell-based type VI secretion …

Phage tail–like bacteriocins

D Scholl - Annual review of virology, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Many dsDNA bacterial viruses (bacteriophages/phages) have long tail structures that serve
as organelles for DNA delivery to host targets. These structures, particularly those of …

Antibiotics from Gram-negative bacteria: a comprehensive overview and selected biosynthetic highlights

J Masschelein, M Jenner, GL Challis - Natural product reports, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2017 The overwhelming majority of antibiotics in clinical use originate from
Gram-positive Actinobacteria. In recent years, however, Gram-negative bacteria have …

[HTML][HTML] Bacteriocin as weapons in the marine animal-associated bacteria warfare: inventory and potential applications as an aquaculture probiotic

F Desriac, D Defer, N Bourgougnon, B Brillet… - Marine drugs, 2010 - mdpi.com
As the association of marine animals with bacteria has become more commonly recognized,
researchers have increasingly questioned whether these animals actually produce many of …

Engineering of receptor-binding proteins in bacteriophages and phage tail-like bacteriocins

D Dams, L Brøndsted, Z Drulis-Kawa… - Biochemical Society …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Bacteriophages and phage tail-like bacteriocins (PTLBs) rely on receptor-binding proteins
(RBPs) located in tail fibers or spikes for an initial and specific interaction with susceptible …

Retargeting R-type pyocins to generate novel bactericidal protein complexes

SR Williams, D Gebhart, DW Martin… - Applied and …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT R-type pyocins are high-molecular-weight bacteriocins that resemble
bacteriophage tail structures and are produced by some Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains …