A lasting symbiosis: how Vibrio fischeri finds a squid partner and persists within its natural host

KL Visick, EV Stabb, EG Ruby - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2021‏ - nature.com
As our understanding of the human microbiome progresses, so does the need for natural
experimental animal models that promote a mechanistic understanding of beneficial …

Biofilm inhibition/eradication: exploring strategies and confronting challenges in combatting biofilm

A Srivastava, N Verma, V Kumar, P Apoorva… - Archives of …, 2024‏ - Springer
Biofilms are complex communities of microorganisms enclosed in a self-produced
extracellular matrix, posing a significant threat to different sectors, including healthcare and …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial growth in multicellular aggregates leads to the emergence of complex life cycles

JA Schwartzman, A Ebrahimi, G Chadwick, Y Sato… - Current Biology, 2022‏ - cell.com
Facultative multicellular behaviors expand the metabolic capacity and physiological
resilience of bacteria. Despite their ubiquity in nature, we lack an understanding of how …

Vibrio fischeri: a model for host-associated biofilm formation

BL Fung, JJ Esin, KL Visick - Journal of Bacteriology, 2024‏ - journals.asm.org
Multicellular communities of adherent bacteria known as biofilms are often detrimental in the
context of a human host, making it important to study their formation and dispersal …

Lighting the way: how the Vibrio fischeri model microbe reveals the complexity of Earth's “simplest” life forms

AN Septer, KL Visick - Journal of Bacteriology, 2024‏ - journals.asm.org
Vibrio (Aliivibrio) fischeri's initial rise to fame derived from its alluring production of blue-
green light. Subsequent studies to probe the mechanisms underlying this bioluminescence …

High levels of cyclic diguanylate interfere with beneficial bacterial colonization

RY Isenberg, DG Christensen, KL Visick, MJ Mandel - MBio, 2022‏ - journals.asm.org
During colonization of the Hawaiian bobtail squid (Euprymna scolopes), Vibrio fischeri
bacteria undergo a lifestyle transition from a planktonic motile state in the environment to a …

The evolution of intramitochondriality in Midichloria bacteria

AM Floriano, G Batisti Biffignandi… - Environmental …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Midichloria spp. are intracellular bacterial symbionts of ticks. Representatives of this genus
colonise mitochondria in the cells of their hosts. To shed light on this unique interaction we …

Factors required for adhesion of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium to Lactuca sativa (lettuce)

L Elpers, L Lüken, F Lange, M Hensel - Microbiology spectrum, 2023‏ - journals.asm.org
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is a major cause of foodborne gastroenteritis.
Recent outbreaks of infections by S. enterica serovar Typhimurium are often associated with …

Inverse regulation of Vibrio cholerae biofilm dispersal by polyamine signals

AA Bridges, BL Bassler - Elife, 2021‏ - elifesciences.org
The global pathogen Vibrio cholerae undergoes cycles of biofilm formation and dispersal in
the environment and the human host. Little is understood about biofilm dispersal. Here, we …

A putative lipoprotein mediates cell-cell contact for type VI secretion system-dependent killing of specific competitors

L Speare, M Woo, AK Dunn, AN Septer - MBio, 2022‏ - journals.asm.org
Interbacterial competition is prevalent in host-associated microbiota, where it can shape
community structure and function, impacting host health in both positive and negative ways …