Bacterial cellulose: Molecular regulation of biosynthesis, supramolecular assembly, and tailored structural and functional properties

S Manan, MW Ullah, M Ul-Islam, Z Shi… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Among the different types of nanocellulose being investigated, bacterial cellulose (BC) or
bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) is receiving tremendous attention due to its purity and …

Bacterial biopolymers: from pathogenesis to advanced materials

MF Moradali, BHA Rehm - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020 - nature.com
Bacteria are prime cell factories that can efficiently convert carbon and nitrogen sources into
a large diversity of intracellular and extracellular biopolymers, such as polysaccharides …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lifestyle: A Paradigm for Adaptation, Survival, and Persistence

MF Moradali, S Ghods, BHA Rehm - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen affecting immunocompromised
patients. It is known as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF) …

Alginate: Enhancement strategies for advanced applications

A Hurtado, AAA Aljabali, V Mishra… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alginate is an excellent biodegradable and renewable material that is already used for a
broad range of industrial applications, including advanced fields, such as biomedicine and …

Encapsulation of bioactive compounds by “extrusion” technologies: A review

OP Bamidele, MN Emmambux - Critical Reviews in Food Science …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This review described and explains the encapsulation of bioactive compounds by extrusion
technologies. Bioactive compounds have many health benefits, but several drawbacks such …

[PDF][PDF] Weaving of bacterial cellulose by the Bcs secretion systems

W Abidi, L Torres-Sánchez, A Siroy… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Cellulose is the most abundant biological compound on Earth and while it is the
predominant building constituent of plants, it is also a key extracellular matrix component in …

Bacterial alginate production: an overview of its biosynthesis and potential industrial production

V Urtuvia, N Maturana, F Acevedo, C Peña… - World Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Alginate is a linear polysaccharide that can be used for different applications in the food and
pharmaceutical industries. These polysaccharides have a chemical structure composed of …

Structure of the AlgKX modification and secretion complex required for alginate production and biofilm attachment in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

AA Gheorghita, YE Li, EN Kitova, DT Bui, R Pfoh… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Synthase-dependent secretion systems are a conserved mechanism for producing
exopolysaccharides in Gram-negative bacteria. Although widely studied, it is not well …

Regulation of biofilm exopolysaccharide production by cyclic di-guanosine monophosphate

MB Poulin, LL Kuperman - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Many bacterial species in nature possess the ability to transition into a sessile lifestyle and
aggregate into cohesive colonies, known as biofilms. Within a biofilm, bacterial cells are …

Surface Sensing for Biofilm Formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

CY Chang - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Aggregating and forming biofilms on biotic or abiotic surfaces are ubiquitous bacterial
behaviors under various conditions. In clinical settings, persistent presence of biofilms …