Composition and functions of bacterial membrane vesicles

M Toyofuku, S Schild, M Kaparakis-Liaskos… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Extracellular vesicles are produced by species across all domains of life, suggesting that
vesiculation represents a fundamental principle of living matter. In Gram-negative bacteria …

Horizontal gene transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in biofilms

C Michaelis, E Grohmann - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Most bacteria attach to biotic or abiotic surfaces and are embedded in a complex matrix
which is known as biofilm. Biofilm formation is especially worrisome in clinical settings as it …

Microbiota–host communications: Bacterial extracellular vesicles as a common language

RA Ñahui Palomino, C Vanpouille, PE Costantini… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria release extracellular vesicles (EVs) that
contain components from their mother cells. Bacterial EVs are similar in size to mammalian …

Anti‐Inflammatory Effect of Clostridium butyricum‐Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Ulcerative Colitis: Impact on Host microRNAs Expressions and Gut Microbiome …

L Ma, W Lyu, Y Song, K Chen, L Lv… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Score Probiotics extracellular vesicles (EVs) have shown potential as EV‐based
nanomaterials therapy for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Although …

Bacterial membrane vesicles as mediators of microbe–microbe and microbe–host community interactions

JC Caruana, SA Walper - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial membrane vesicles are proteoliposomal nanoparticles produced by both Gram-
negative and Gram-positive bacteria. As they originate from the outer surface of the bacteria …

Bacterial outer membrane vesicles as potential biological nanomaterials for antibacterial therapy

W Huang, L Meng, Y Chen, Z Dong, Q Peng - Acta biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotic therapy is one of the most important approaches against bacterial infections.
However, the improper use of antibiotics and the emergence of drug resistance have …

Engineered bacterial membrane vesicles are promising carriers for vaccine design and tumor immunotherapy

Q Long, P Zheng, X Zheng, W Li, L Hua, Z Yang… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bacterial membrane vesicles (BMVs) have emerged as novel and promising platforms for
the development of vaccines and immunotherapeutic strategies against infectious and …

Bacterial membrane vesicles: physiological roles, infection immunology, and applications

Y Gan, G Zhao, Z Wang, X Zhang, MX Wu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial or fungal membrane vesicles, traditionally considered as microbial metabolic
wastes, are secreted mainly from the outer membrane or cell membrane of microorganisms …

Bacterial extracellular vesicles: Understanding biology promotes applications as nanopharmaceuticals

LP Jahromi, G Fuhrmann - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Extracellular vesicle (EV)-mediated communication between proximal and distant cells is a
highly conserved characteristic in all of the life domains, including bacteria. These vesicles …

Artificial Multienzyme Scaffolds: Pursuing in Vitro Substrate Channeling with an Overview of Current Progress

GA Ellis, WP Klein, G Lasarte-Aragonés, M Thakur… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Artificial multienzyme scaffolds are being developed for in vitro cascaded biocatalytic activity
and, in particular, accessing substrate channeling. This review covers progress in this field …