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Researchers in the United Kingdom identified an enzyme, which they called Pap1, in a strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ...
Pathogen shown to break down plastic used in sutures, stents, wound dressings and implants – raising new questions over ...
CEA, CNRS, BIAM, LEMiRE, ITEM, Aix Marseille Université, F-13115 Saint Paul-Lez-Durance, France CNRS, IRD, INRAE, CEREGE, ITEM, Aix Marseille Université, F-13545 ...
The study shows that in liquid environments, where bacteria rely on movement to navigate, the rotation of flagella acts as a mechanical signal that turns on a set of genes required for DNA transfer.
1. Mena KD, Gerba CP. Risk Assessment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Water. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Vol 201 2009;201:71-115. doi:10.1007 ...
In a study published April 25 in Science Advances, researchers describe how components of a bacterial flagellum’s export ring are assembled. The export ring forms at the base of the flagellum and ...