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November 2018; Volume 200,Issue 22

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  • Phage Morons Play an Important Role in <span class="named-content genus-species" id="named-content-1">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</span> Phenotypes
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    Phage Morons Play an Important Role in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Phenotypes

    Environmental and clinical isolates of the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa frequently contain viruses known as prophages. These prophages can alter the virulence of their bacterial hosts through the expression of nonessential genes known as “morons.” In this study, we identified morons in a group of ...

    Yu-Fan Tsao, Véronique L. Taylor, Smriti Kala, Joseph Bondy-Denomy, Alima N. Khan, Diane Bona, Vincent Cattoir, Stephen Lory, Alan R. Davidson, Karen L. Maxwell
  • Positive and Negative Regulation of Glycerol Utilization by the c-di-GMP Binding Protein PlzA in <span class="named-content genus-species" id="named-content-1">Borrelia burgdorferi</span>
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    Positive and Negative Regulation of Glycerol Utilization by the c-di-GMP Binding Protein PlzA in Borrelia burgdorferi

    The Lyme disease pathogen, Borrelia burgdorferi, has a simple cyclic dimeric GMP (c-di-GMP) signaling system essential for adaptation of the pathogen to the complicated tick environment. The c-di-GMP effector of B. burgdorferi, PlzA, has been shown to regulate multiple cellular processes, including...

    Jun-Jie Zhang, Tong Chen, Youyun Yang, Jimei Du, Hongxia Li, Bryan Troxell, Ming He, Sebastian E. Carrasco, Mark Gomelsky, X. Frank Yang
  • Long Noncoding RNA SSR42 Controls <span class="named-content genus-species" id="named-content-1">Staphylococcus aureus</span> Alpha-Toxin Transcription in Response to Environmental Stimuli
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    Long Noncoding RNA SSR42 Controls Staphylococcus aureus Alpha-Toxin Transcription in Response to Environmental Stimuli

    Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of life-threatening infections. The bacterium expresses alpha-toxin, a hemolysin and cytotoxin responsible for many of the pathologies of S. aureus. Alpha-toxin production is enhanced by subinhibitory concentrations of antibiotics. Here, we show that this...

    Jessica Horn, Maximilian Klepsch, Michelle Manger, Christiane Wolz, Thomas Rudel, Martin Fraunholz
  • Development of Assay Systems for Amber Codon Decoding at the Steps of Initiation and Elongation in Mycobacteria
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    Development of Assay Systems for Amber Codon Decoding at the Steps of Initiation and Elongation in Mycobacteria

    Genetic analysis of the translational apparatus in Gram-positive bacteria has remained largely unexplored because of the unavailability of appropriate in vivo assay systems. We developed chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT)-based reporters which utilize specific decoding of amber codons by mutant tRNAs at the steps of initiation and/or elongation to allow structure-function analysis of the translational machinery. We show...

    Ashwin Govindan, Sandeep Miryala, Sanjay Mondal, Umesh Varshney
  • Three Distinct Contact-Dependent Growth Inhibition Systems Mediate Interbacterial Competition by the Cystic Fibrosis Pathogen <span class="named-content genus-species" id="named-content-1">Burkholderia dolosa</span>
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    Three Distinct Contact-Dependent Growth Inhibition Systems Mediate Interbacterial Competition by the Cystic Fibrosis Pathogen Burkholderia dolosa

    Human-associated polymicrobial communities can promote health and disease, and interbacterial interactions influence the microbial ecology of such communities. Polymicrobial infections of the cystic fibrosis respiratory tract impair lung function and lead to the death of individuals suffering from this disorder; therefore, a greater understanding of these microbial communities is necessary for improving treatment strategies. Bacteria...

    Andrew I. Perault, Peggy A. Cotter
  • PA5339, a RidA Homolog, Is Required for Full Growth in <span class="named-content genus-species" id="named-content-1">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</span>
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    PA5339, a RidA Homolog, Is Required for Full Growth in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    RidA is a widely conserved protein that prevents endogenous metabolic stress caused by 2-aminoacrylate (2AA) damage to pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzymes in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. The framework for understanding the accumulation of 2AA and its consequences have largely been defined in Salmonella enterica. We show here that in...

    Jessica Irons, Kelsey M. Hodge-Hanson, Diana M. Downs
  • Ultrasensitive Response of Developing <span class="named-content genus-species" id="named-content-1">Myxococcus xanthus</span> to the Addition of Nutrient Medium Correlates with the Level of MrpC
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    Ultrasensitive Response of Developing Myxococcus xanthus to the Addition of Nutrient Medium Correlates with the Level of MrpC

    Many signaling and gene regulatory networks convert graded stimuli into all-or-none switch-like responses. Such ultrasensitivity can produce bistability in cell populations, leading to different cell fates and enhancing survival. We discovered an ultrasensitive response of M. xanthus to nutrient medium addition during development. A small change in nutrient medium...

    Y Hoang, Lee Kroos
  • Analysis of Pilin Antigenic Variation in <span class="named-content genus-species" id="named-content-1">Neisseria meningitidis</span> by Next-Generation Sequencing
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    Analysis of Pilin Antigenic Variation in Neisseria meningitidis by Next-Generation Sequencing

    Antigenic variation is a strategy used by many pathogens to escape host immune surveillance and establish persistent infections. This study successfully applies next-generation sequencing to study pilin antigenic variation in the human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis. This assay provides an affordable and efficient solution for quantifying antigenic variation...

    Jing Xu, H Steven Seifert

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