To investigate how early mono- and dual species biofilms of oral Actinomyces naeslundii and Streptococcus gordonii clinical isolates metabolized glucose in the presence of the complex salivary mucin MUC5B, this study employed NMR-based metabolomics with interpretation of network integration. Untarge...
INTRODUCTION: Combined infections from Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus are a leading cause of death in the developed world. Evidence suggests that Candida enhances the virulence of Staphylococcus - hyphae penetrate through tissue bar...
We grew Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms on CFBE41o- human airway cells in culture, and we treated these biofilms with tobramycin. Microarray analysis was performed to gain an understanding of the global transcriptional changes that occur during antibiotic treatment. Experiment Overall Design: We co...
The objective of the current study was to understand the glutaraldehyde resistance mechanisms in P. fluorescens and P. aeruginosa biofilms. Glutaraldehyde is a common biocide used in various industries to control the microbial growth. Recent reports of emergence of glutaraldehyde resistance in sever...
Legionella pneumophila is a Gram-negative, environmental bacterium, which causes the life-threatening pneumonia Legionnaires’ disease. The facultative intracellular bacterium forms biofilms and employs the Icm/Dot type IV secretion system (T4SS) to replicate in amoebae and macrophages. The Legionell...
The ability of S. epidermidis to withstand the high bactericidal activity of the hostM-bM-^@M-^Ys blood is crucial for its systemic dissemination. Hence, in order to identify genes and pathways involved in the bacteriumM-bM-^@M-^Ys survival in human blood, we have characterized the transcriptome of ...
Neutrophils are the most prominent cell in the immune system, accounting for 70% of circulating leukocytes, and acting as the first line of defense against various invading pathogens. For example, neutrophils engage in phagocytosis, degranulation, and neutrophil extracellular trap formation to respo...
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens (Human) Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1
Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) produced by bacteria form a matrix for the complex three-dimensional architecture of biofilms. The EPS matrix of a biofilm is primarily composed of polysaccharides, proteins and extracellular DNA (eDNA). In addition to supporting the community structure, the ...
ORGANISM(S): Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168