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bacterial adhesion

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    The <em>sps</em> Genes Encode an Original Legionaminic Acid Pathway Required for Crust Assembly in <span class="named-content genus-species" id="named-content-1">Bacillus subtilis</span>
    Research Article | Molecular Biology and Physiology
    The sps Genes Encode an Original Legionaminic Acid Pathway Required for Crust Assembly in Bacillus subtilis

    Bacillus species are a major economic and food safety concern of the food industry because of their food spoilage-causing capability and persistence. Their persistence is mainly due to their ability to form highly resistant spores adhering to the surfaces of industrial equipment. Spores of the Bacillus subtilis group are surrounded by the crust, a superficial...

    Thomas Dubois, Frederic Krzewinski, Nao Yamakawa, Christelle Lemy, Audrey Hamiot, Loïc Brunet, Anne-Sophie Lacoste, Yuryi Knirel, Yann Guerardel, Christine Faille
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    Layered Structure and Complex Mechanochemistry Underlie Strength and Versatility in a Bacterial Adhesive

    There is an urgent need for strong, biocompatible bioadhesives that perform underwater. To strongly adhere to surfaces and resist flow underwater, the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus produces an adhesive called the holdfast, the mechanochemistry of which remains undefined. We show that the holdfast is a layered structure with a stiff core layer and a polymeric brush layer and consists of polysaccharides, polypeptides, and DNA...

    Mercedes Hernando-Pérez, Sima Setayeshgar, Yifeng Hou, Roger Temam, Yves V. Brun, Bogdan Dragnea, Cécile Berne
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    SLC6A14 Is a Genetic Modifier of Cystic Fibrosis That Regulates Pseudomonas aeruginosa Attachment to Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells

    CF patients with shared CFTR gene mutations show significant variability in their clinical presentation of infectious lung disease. Genome-wide association studies have been used to identify secondary genetic factors that may explain the variable susceptibility to infection by opportunistic pathogens, including P. aeruginosa, the leading cause of pathogen-induced lung damage in nonpediatric CF patients. Once identified...

    Michelle Di Paola, Amber J. Park, Saumel Ahmadi, Elyse J. Roach, Yu-Sheng Wu, Michaela Struder-Kypke, Joseph S. Lam, Christine E. Bear, Cezar M. Khursigara
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    Force-Induced Strengthening of the Interaction between Staphylococcus aureus Clumping Factor B and Loricrin
    Pauline Vitry, Claire Valotteau, Cécile Feuillie, Simon Bernard, David Alsteens, Joan A. Geoghegan, Yves F. Dufrêne
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    Bifidobacterium bifidum Extracellular Sialidase Enhances Adhesion to the Mucosal Surface and Supports Carbohydrate Assimilation
    Keita Nishiyama, Yuji Yamamoto, Makoto Sugiyama, Takashi Takaki, Tadasu Urashima, Satoru Fukiya, Atsushi Yokota, Nobuhiko Okada, Takao Mukai
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    Electron Transport Chain Is Biochemically Linked to Pilus Assembly Required for Polymicrobial Interactions and Biofilm Formation in the Gram-Positive Actinobacterium Actinomyces oris
    Belkys C. Sanchez, Chungyu Chang, Chenggang Wu, Bryan Tran, Hung Ton-That
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    Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Adherence Fimbriae Drive Inflammatory Cell Recruitment via Interactions with Epithelial MUC1

    EAEC is a clinically important intestinal pathogen that triggers intestinal inflammation and diarrheal illness via mechanisms that are not yet fully understood. Our findings provide new insight into how EAEC triggers host inflammation and underscores the pivotal role of AAFs—the principal adhesins of EAEC—in driving EAEC-associated disease. Most importantly, our findings add a new dimension to the signaling properties of the...

    Erik J. Boll, Jorge Ayala-Lujan, Rose L. Szabady, Christopher Louissaint, Rachel Z. Smith, Karen A. Krogfelt, James P. Nataro, Fernando Ruiz-Perez, Beth A. McCormick
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    Cohesive Properties of the Caulobacter crescentus Holdfast Adhesin Are Regulated by a Novel c-di-GMP Effector Protein

    Exopolysaccharide (EPS) adhesins are important determinants of bacterial surface colonization and biofilm formation. Biofilms are a major cause of chronic infections and are responsible for biofouling on water-exposed surfaces. To tackle these problems, it is essential to dissect the processes leading to surface colonization at the molecular and cellular levels. Here we describe a novel c-di-GMP effector, HfsK, that contributes to the...

    Kathrin S. Sprecher, Isabelle Hug, Jutta Nesper, Eva Potthoff, Mohamed-Ali Mahi, Matteo Sangermani, Volkhard Kaever, Torsten Schwede, Julia Vorholt, Urs Jenal
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    Blood Group Antigen Recognition via the Group A Streptococcal M Protein Mediates Host Colonization
    David M. P. De Oliveira, Lauren Hartley-Tassell, Arun Everest-Dass, Christopher J. Day, Rebecca A. Dabbs, Thomas Ve, Bostjan Kobe, Victor Nizet, Nicolle H. Packer, Mark J. Walker, Michael P. Jennings, Martina L. Sanderson-Smith
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