Many bacteria, both environmental and pathogenic, exhibit the property of autoaggregation.
In autoaggregation (sometimes also called autoagglutination or flocculation), bacteria of the …

Bacteria secrete proteins for different purposes such as communication, virulence functions,
adhesion to surfaces, nutrient acquisition, or growth inhibition of competing bacteria. For …

The SpyCatcher-SpyTag system was developed seven years ago as a method for protein
ligation. It is based on a modified domain from a Streptococcus pyogenes surface protein …

Autotransport in Gram-negative bacteria denotes the ability of surface-localized proteins to
cross the outer membrane (OM) autonomously. Autotransporters perform this task with the …

Initially identified in pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria, the two-partner secretion (TPS)
pathway, also known as Type Vb secretion, mediates the translocation across the outer …

Gram‐negative bacteria are surrounded by two membranes, called the outer and inner
membranes. The space between these membranes, the periplasm, is spanned by a …

Membrane proteins are largely underrepresented among available atomic-resolution
structures. The use of detergents in protein purification procedures hinders the formation of …

After 2 decades of Bartonella research, knowledge on transmission and pathology of these
bacteria is still limited. Bartonella spp. have emerged to be important pathogens in human …

The trimeric autotransporter adhesin Yersinia adhesin A is the prototype of the type Vc
secretion systems. It is expressed by enteropathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia …

Autotransporters are widely distributed among Gram-negative bacteria. They can have a
large variety of functions and many of them have a role in virulence. They are synthesized as …