Type IV secretion in Gram‐negative and Gram‐positive bacteria
Type IV secretion systems (T4SSs) are versatile multiprotein nanomachines spanning the
entire cell envelope in Gram‐negative and Gram‐positive bacteria. They play important …
entire cell envelope in Gram‐negative and Gram‐positive bacteria. They play important …
Engineering of obligate intracellular bacteria: progress, challenges and paradigms
It is estimated that approximately one billion people are at risk of infection with obligate
intracellular bacteria, but little is known about the underlying mechanisms that govern their …
intracellular bacteria, but little is known about the underlying mechanisms that govern their …
A metagenomic study of the gut microbiome in Behcet's disease
Z Ye, N Zhang, C Wu, X Zhang, Q Wang, X Huang… - Microbiome, 2018 - Springer
Background Behcet's disease (BD) is a recalcitrant, multisystemic inflammatory disease that
can lead to irreversible blindness. Microbial agents have been considered to contribute to …
can lead to irreversible blindness. Microbial agents have been considered to contribute to …
Rickettsia-Host-Tick Interactions: Knowledge Advances and Gaps
HK Kim - Infection and Immunity, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Ticks are hematophagous ectoparasites capable of transmitting multiple human pathogens.
Environmental changes have supported the expansion of ticks into new geographical areas …
Environmental changes have supported the expansion of ticks into new geographical areas …
Iron robbery by intracellular pathogen via bacterial effector–induced ferritinophagy
Iron is essential for survival and proliferation of Ehrlichia chaffeensis, an obligatory
intracellular bacterium that causes an emerging zoonosis, human monocytic ehrlichiosis …
intracellular bacterium that causes an emerging zoonosis, human monocytic ehrlichiosis …
Disentangling the taxonomy of Rickettsiales and description of two novel symbionts (“Candidatus Bealeia paramacronuclearis” and “Candidatus Fokinia cryptica”) …
F Szokoli, M Castelli, E Sabaneyeva… - Applied and …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
In the past 10 years, the number of endosymbionts described within the bacterial order
Rickettsiales has constantly grown. Since 2006, 18 novel Rickettsiales genera inhabiting …
Rickettsiales has constantly grown. Since 2006, 18 novel Rickettsiales genera inhabiting …
The enigmatic biology of rickettsiae: recent advances, open questions and outlook
Rickettsiae are obligate intracellular bacteria that can cause life-threatening illnesses and
are among the oldest known vector-borne pathogens. Members of this genus are …
are among the oldest known vector-borne pathogens. Members of this genus are …
Cell-selective proteomics reveal novel effectors secreted by an obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen
AG Sanderlin, H Kurka Margolis, AF Meyer… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Pathogenic bacteria secrete protein effectors to hijack host machinery and remodel their
infectious niche. Rickettsia spp. are obligate intracellular bacteria that can cause life …
infectious niche. Rickettsia spp. are obligate intracellular bacteria that can cause life …
Deianiraea, an extracellular bacterium associated with the ciliate Paramecium, suggests an alternative scenario for the evolution of Rickettsiales
M Castelli, E Sabaneyeva, O Lanzoni… - The ISME …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Rickettsiales are a lineage of obligate intracellular Alphaproteobacteria, encompassing
important human pathogens, manipulators of host reproduction, and mutualists. Here we …
important human pathogens, manipulators of host reproduction, and mutualists. Here we …
Pathogenic Rickettsia spp. as emerging models for bacterial biology
Our understanding of free-living bacterial models like Escherichia coli far outpaces that of
obligate intracellular bacteria, which cannot be cultured axenically. All obligate intracellular …
obligate intracellular bacteria, which cannot be cultured axenically. All obligate intracellular …