Infectious diseases caused by bacterial pathogens still constitute one of the major human
health threats (1). Within the host body, pathogenic bacteria face a wide variety of hostile …

Detoxification, scavenging, and repair systems embody the archetypical antioxidant
defenses of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Metabolic rewiring also aids with the …

In enterobacteria, AT-rich horizontally acquired genes, including virulence genes, are
silenced through the actions of at least three nucleoid-associated proteins (NAPs): H-NS …

In recent years, hundreds of novel RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) have been identified,
leading to the discovery of novel RNA-binding domains. Furthermore, unstructured or …

Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Typhimurium cause typhoid fever and
gastroenteritis, respectively. A unique feature of typhoid infection is asymptomatic carriage …

Invasion of epithelial cells by Salmonella enterica requires expression of genes located in
the pathogenicity island I (SPI-1). The expression of SPI-1 genes is very tightly regulated …

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium induces inflammatory diarrhea and bacterial
uptake into intestinal epithelial cells using the Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 (SPI1) type …

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is an enteric pathogen associated with foodborne
disease. Salmonella invades the intestinal epithelium using a type three secretion system …

An intricate regulatory network controls the expression of Salmonella virulence genes. The
transcriptional regulator HilD plays a central role in this network by controlling the …

Post-transcriptional gene regulation in bacteria plays a major role in the adaptation of
bacterial cells to the changing conditions encountered in the environment. In bacteria, most …