Quorum sensing architecture network in Escherichia coli virulence and pathogenesis

C Mayer, A Borges, SC Flament-Simon… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative commensal bacterium of the normal microbiota of
humans and animals. However, several E. coli strains are opportunistic pathogens …

Contribution of quorum sensing to virulence and antibiotic resistance in zoonotic bacteria

Q Fan, J Zuo, H Wang, D Grenier, L Yi, Y Wang - Biotechnology advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Quorum sensing (QS), which is a key part of cell/cell communication, is widely distributed in
microorganisms, especially in bacteria. Bacteria can produce and detect the presence of QS …

Local and universal action: the paradoxes of indole signalling in bacteria

A Zarkan, J Liu, M Matuszewska, H Gaimster… - Trends in …, 2020 - cell.com
Indole is a signalling molecule produced by many bacterial species and involved in
intraspecies, interspecies, and interkingdom signalling. Despite the increasing volume of …

Indole: a signaling molecule or a mere metabolic byproduct that alters bacterial physiology at a high concentration?

J Kim, W Park - Journal of Microbiology, 2015 - Springer
Indole is an organic compound that is widespread in microbial communities inhabiting
diverse habitats, like the soil environment and human intestines. Measurement of indole …

SdiA, a quorum-sensing regulator, suppresses fimbriae expression, biofilm formation, and quorum-sensing signaling molecules production in Klebsiella pneumoniae

T Pacheco, AÉI Gomes, NMG Siqueira… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative pathogen that has become a worldwide concern
due to the emergence of multidrug-resistant isolates responsible for various invasive …

“It's a gut feeling” – Escherichia coli biofilm formation in the gastrointestinal tract environment

E Rossi, A Cimdins, P Lüthje, A Brauner… - Critical reviews in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Escherichia coli can commonly be found, either as a commensal, probiotic or a pathogen, in
the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Biofilm formation and its regulation is surprisingly …

Establishing a Role for Bacterial Cellulose in Environmental Interactions: Lessons Learned from Diverse Biofilm-Producing Proteobacteria

RV Augimeri, AJ Varley, JL Strap - Frontiers in microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial cellulose (BC) serves as a molecular glue to facilitate intra-and inter-domain
interactions in nature. Biosynthesis of BC-containing biofilms occurs in a variety of …

Quorum sensing pathways in Gram-positive and-negative bacteria: potential of their interruption in abating drug resistance

S Haque, DK Yadav, SC Bisht, N Yadav… - Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Quorum sensing (QS) is an inter-cell communication between bacterial populations through
release of tiny diffusible compounds as signalling agents, called auto-inducers, abetting …

Salmonella Typhimurium and Multidirectional Communication in the Gut

EV Gart, JS Suchodolski, TH Welsh Jr… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The mammalian digestive tract is home to trillions of microbes, including bacteria, archaea,
protozoa, fungi, and viruses. In monogastric mammals the stomach and small intestine …

Identification of new SdiA regulon members of Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae, and Salmonella enterica serovars Typhimurium and Typhi

A Schwieters, BMM Ahmer - Microbiology spectrum, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Bacteria can coordinate behavior in response to population density through the production,
release, and detection of small molecules, a phenomenon known as quorum sensing …