[HTML][HTML] Biofilm patterns in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria

R Ruhal, R Kataria - Microbiological Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria are attributable to matrix-enclosed
aggregates known as biofilms. Biofilms are root cause of industrial biofouling and …

Secondary bacterial infections associated with influenza pandemics

DE Morris, DW Cleary, SC Clarke - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Lower and upper respiratory infections are the fourth highest cause of global mortality.
Epidemic and pandemic outbreaks of respiratory infection are a major medical concern …

Pneumococcal capsules and their types: past, present, and future

KA Geno, GL Gilbert, JY Song… - Clinical microbiology …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is an important human pathogen. Its
virulence is largely due to its polysaccharide capsule, which shields it from the host immune …

Identification of Klebsiella capsule synthesis loci from whole genome data

KL Wyres, RR Wick, C Gorrie, A Jenney… - Microbial …, 2016 - microbiologyresearch.org
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a growing cause of healthcare-associated infections for which
multi-drug resistance is a concern. Its polysaccharide capsule is a major virulence …

Rapid pneumococcal evolution in response to clinical interventions

NJ Croucher, SR Harris, C Fraser, MA Quail, J Burton… - science, 2011 - science.org
Epidemiological studies of the naturally transformable bacterial pathogen Streptococcus
pneumoniae have previously been confounded by high rates of recombination. Sequencing …

Discovery of semi-and fully-synthetic carbohydrate vaccines against bacterial infections using a medicinal chemistry approach: focus review

PH Seeberger - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
The glycocalyx, a thick layer of carbohydrates, surrounds the cell wall of most bacterial and
parasitic pathogens. Recognition of these unique glycans by the human immune system …

Exopolysaccharides produced by lactic acid bacteria: from health-promoting benefits to stress tolerance mechanisms

G Caggianiello, M Kleerebezem, G Spano - Applied microbiology and …, 2016 - Springer
A wide range of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) is able to produce capsular or extracellular
polysaccharides, with various chemical compositions and properties. Polysaccharides …

Teichoic acids and related cell-wall glycopolymers in Gram-positive physiology and host interactions

C Weidenmaier, A Peschel - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2008 - nature.com
Abstract Abstract| Most Gram-positive bacteria incorporate membrane-or peptidoglycan-
attached carbohydrate-based polymers into their cell envelopes. Such cell-wall …

Cell wall structure and function in lactic acid bacteria

MP Chapot-Chartier, S Kulakauskas - Microbial cell factories, 2014 - Springer
The cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria is a complex assemblage of glycopolymers and
proteins. It consists of a thick peptidoglycan sacculus that surrounds the cytoplasmic …

The Streptococcuspneumoniae Capsule Inhibits Complement Activity and Neutrophil Phagocytosis by Multiple Mechanisms

C Hyams, E Camberlein, JM Cohen, K Bax… - Infection and …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule is vital for virulence and may inhibit complement
activity and phagocytosis. However, there are only limited data on the mechanisms by which …