Microbial surface colonization and biofilm development in marine environments
H Dang, CR Lovell - Microbiology and molecular biology reviews, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Biotic and abiotic surfaces in marine waters are rapidly colonized by microorganisms.
Surface colonization and subsequent biofilm formation and development provide numerous …
Surface colonization and subsequent biofilm formation and development provide numerous …
Promising therapeutic strategies against microbial biofilm challenges
K Zhang, X Li, C Yu, Y Wang - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that are attached to a biological or abiotic
surface and are surrounded by a self-produced extracellular matrix. Cells within a biofilm …
surface and are surrounded by a self-produced extracellular matrix. Cells within a biofilm …
Predatory Lifestyle of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus
RE Sockett - Annual review of microbiology, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Bdellovibrio species are naturally predatory, small, motile, Deltaproteobacteria that invade
the periplasm of other larger gram-negative bacteria, killing and digesting them. Bdellovibrio …
the periplasm of other larger gram-negative bacteria, killing and digesting them. Bdellovibrio …
The First Bite— Profiling the Predatosome in the Bacterial Pathogen Bdellovibrio
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a Gram-negative bacterium that is a pathogen of other Gram-
negative bacteria, including many bacteria which are pathogens of humans, animals and …
negative bacteria, including many bacteria which are pathogens of humans, animals and …
Genomic insights into an obligate epibiotic bacterial predator: Micavibrio aeruginosavorus ARL-13
Background Although bacterial predators play important roles in the dynamics of natural
microbial communities, little is known about the molecular mechanism of bacterial predation …
microbial communities, little is known about the molecular mechanism of bacterial predation …
High-throughput analysis of gene function in the bacterial predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus
MC Duncan, RK Gillette, MA Maglasang, EA Corn… - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a bacterial predator capable of killing and replicating inside
most Gram-negative bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Despite growing …
most Gram-negative bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Despite growing …
Genome analysis of a simultaneously predatory and prey-independent, novel Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus from the River Tiber, supports in silico predictions of both …
Abstract Background Evolution equipped Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus predatory bacteria to
invade other bacteria, digesting and replicating, sealed within them thus preventing nutrient …
invade other bacteria, digesting and replicating, sealed within them thus preventing nutrient …
Vibrio cholerae motility exerts drag force to impede attack by the bacterial predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus
The bacterial predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is evolved to attack and kill other bacteria,
including the human intestinal pathogen Vibrio cholerae. Although B. bacteriovorus exhibit a …
including the human intestinal pathogen Vibrio cholerae. Although B. bacteriovorus exhibit a …
Identification and characterization of differentially-regulated type IVb pilin genes necessary for predation in obligate bacterial predators
O Avidan, M Petrenko, R Becker, S Beck… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is an obligate predator of bacteria that grows and divides within
the periplasm of its prey. Functions involved in the early steps of predation have been …
the periplasm of its prey. Functions involved in the early steps of predation have been …
Functional genomic analysis of an uncultured δ-proteobacterium in the sponge Cymbastela concentrica
Marine sponges are ancient, sessile, filter-feeding metazoans, which represent a significant
component of the benthic communities throughout the world. Sponges harbor a remarkable …
component of the benthic communities throughout the world. Sponges harbor a remarkable …