Mechanism of action of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides

C Ongpipattanakul, EK Desormeaux… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) are a natural
product class that has undergone significant expansion due to the rapid growth in genome …

Strategies for Biocontrol of Listeria monocytogenes Using Lactic Acid Bacteria and Their Metabolites in Ready-to-Eat Meat- and Dairy-Ripened Products

I Martín, A Rodríguez, J Delgado, JJ Córdoba - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Listeria monocytogenes is one of the most important foodborne pathogens. This
microorganism is a serious concern in the ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and dairy-ripened …

Beyond conventional meat preservation: saddling the control of bacteriocin and lactic acid bacteria for clean label and functional meat products

S Smaoui, N Echegaray, M Kumar, M Chaari… - Applied biochemistry …, 2024 - Springer
Advancements in food science and technology have paved the way for the development of
natural antimicrobial compounds to ensure the safety and quality of meat and meat products …

Architecture of the bacteriophage lambda tail

C Wang, J Duan, Z Gu, X Ge, J Zeng, J Wang - Structure, 2024 - cell.com
Bacteriophage lambda has a double-stranded DNA genome and a long, flexible, non-
contractile tail encoded by a contiguous block of 11 genes downstream of the head genes …

Regulatory mechanisms of exopolysaccharide synthesis and biofilm formation in Streptococcus mutans

T Zheng, M **g, T Gong, J Yan, X Wang… - Journal of Oral …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Dental caries is a chronic, multifactorial and biofilm-mediated oral bacterial
infection affecting almost every age group and every geographical region. Streptococcus …

The whole is bigger than the sum of its parts: drug transport in the context of two membranes with active efflux

VV Rybenkov, HI Zgurskaya, C Ganguly… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cell envelope plays a dual role in the life of bacteria by simultaneously protecting it from a
hostile environment and facilitating access to beneficial molecules. At the heart of this ability …

Ribosomally synthesized peptides, foreground players in microbial interactions: recent developments and unanswered questions

S Rebuffat - Natural Product Reports, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
It is currently well established that multicellular organisms live in tight association with
complex communities of microorganisms including a large number of bacteria. These are …

Microbial genes outperform species and SNVs as diagnostic markers for Crohn's disease on multicohort fecal metagenomes empowered by artificial intelligence

S Gao, X Gao, R Zhu, D Wu, Z Feng, N Jiao, R Sun… - Gut …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Dysbiosis of gut microbial community is associated with the pathogenesis of CD and may
serve as a promising noninvasive diagnostic tool. We aimed to compare the performances of …

Structural basis of pore formation in the mannose phosphotransferase system by pediocin PA-1

L Zhu, J Zeng, C Wang, J Wang - Applied and Environmental …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteriocins are ribosomally synthesized bacterial antimicrobial peptides that have a narrow
spectrum of antibacterial activity against species closely related to the producers. Pediocin …

Antimicrobial peptides: Promising alternatives over conventional capture ligands for biosensor-based detection of pathogenic bacteria

MA Islam, A Karim, B Ethiraj, T Raihan, A Kadier - Biotechnology Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
The detection of pathogenic bacteria using biosensing techniques could be a potential
alternative to traditional culture based methods. However, the low specificity and sensitivity …