Antimicrobial peptides: an update on classifications and databases

A Bin Hafeez, X Jiang, PJ Bergen, Y Zhu - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are distributed across all kingdoms of life and are an
indispensable component of host defenses. They consist of predominantly short cationic …

Holins: the protein clocks of bacteriophage infections

IN Wang, DL Smith, R Young - Annual Reviews in Microbiology, 2000 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Two proteins, an endolysin and a holin, are essential for host lysis by
bacteriophage. Endolysin is the term for muralytic enzymes that degrade the cell wall; …

A functional-phylogenetic classification system for transmembrane solute transporters

MH Saier Jr - Microbiology and molecular biology reviews, 2000 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY A comprehensive classification system for transmembrane molecular
transporters has been developed and recently approved by the transport panel of the …

Proteomics of Protein Secretion by Bacillus subtilis: Separating the “Secrets” of the Secretome

H Tjalsma, H Antelmann, JDH Jongbloed… - Microbiology and …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
Secretory proteins perform a variety of important “remote-control” functions for bacterial
survival in the environment. The availability of complete genome sequences has allowed us …

Tailed bacteriophages: the order Caudovirales

HW Ackermann - Advances in virus research, 1998 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the common properties of tailed phages and
potential criteria for their classification as an order and situating tailed phages with respect to …

Treating bacterial infections with bacteriophage-based enzybiotics: in vitro, in vivo and clinical application

KM Danis-Wlodarczyk, DJ Wozniak, ST Abedon - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Over the past few decades, we have witnessed a surge around the world in the emergence
of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This global health threat arose mainly due to the overuse and …

Phage therapy in the food industry

L Endersen, J O'Mahony, C Hill, RP Ross… - Annual review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Despite advances in modern technologies, the food industry is continuously challenged with
the threat of microbial contamination. The overuse of antibiotics has further escalated this …

Phages will out: strategies of host cell lysis

RY Young, N Wang, WD Roof - Trends in microbiology, 2000 - cell.com
Most phages accomplish host lysis using a muralytic enzyme, or endolysin, and a holin,
which permeabilizes the membrane at a programmed time and thus controls the length of …

Molecular control of bacterial death and lysis

KC Rice, KW Bayles - Microbiology and molecular biology reviews, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Although the phenomenon of bacterial cell death and lysis has been studied for over 100
years, the contribution of these important processes to bacterial physiology and …

Bacteriophages and phage-derived proteins–application approaches

Z Drulis-Kawa, G Majkowska-Skrobek… - Current medicinal …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Currently, the bacterial resistance, especially to most commonly used antibiotics has proved
to be a severe therapeutic problem. Nosocomial and community-acquired infections are …