@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialNew in JB: Leedom & Keiler explore the mechanism whereby cells rescue transcription-translation blocks, where translating ribosomes can be trapped by blocked RNA pol.
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialNew in JB: Allemann, Michener et al. explore horizontal gene transfer in the soil bug Novosphingobium aromaticivorans is capable of extensive gene transfer (up to 10% of the chromosome) mediated by ICEs.
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialJB Editor's Choice: Wu, Yuan et al. review the functions of the dual stators (MotAB, MotCD) for P. aeruginosa. This lab has made some key contributions to our understanding of how these stators function.
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialNew in JB: Kullapanich, Salje et al. show the obligate intracellular pathogen O. tsutsugamushi and its highly repetitive genome produces a surprising large number of antisense RNAs with possible roles in pathogenesis.
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialNew in JB: Pan & Williamson explore the role of extracellular DNA in the biofilms formed by Neisseria spp., including pathogenic and commensal species.
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialNew in JB: Rahman, Treuner-Lange et al. identify a second motor ATPase, called PilU, that can help drive pilus retraction in Myxococcus xanthus.
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialNew in JB: Baker, Nizet et al. explore the role of monounsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in the ability of Streptococcus to deal with envelope homeostasis and stress - highlighting species and context dependence.
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialJB Editor's Choice: Stoner, Fairbanks-Mahnke & Clark have written a really fantastic review on the complex interactions of Prevotella with the host and other microbes during infection.
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialWork by Kaitlyn Barrack, my former PhD student, was featured on the Small Things Considered blog:
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Here's the link to the paper:
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialJB Editor's Pick: Park and Sauer show that the chemosensory protein BdlA relocates to the flagellar pole during dispersion of P. aeruginosa from a biofilm, linking cdG regulation and restored motility.
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialNew in JB: Check out this wonderful editorial by Tao Dong, one of our Editors, about the connections between JB and Chinese researchers back to the 1930's. really inspiring!
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialThe newest issue of JB is out! A swarm is featured on the cover. Check out the newest minireviews, research articles and this month a special historical piece.
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialNew in JBL Tembiwa, Boutte et al. explore mechanisms of corrdinating polar peptidoglycan synthesis in Mycobacterium smegmatis.
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialNew in JB: Thanks to all the authors who contributed to the meeting report covering the 10th American Society for Microbiology Conference on Biofilms! Check it out.
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialNew in JB: Quiles Pérez, Bradley et al. show that Clostridium scindens, a member of the Lachnospiraceae, can catabolize riboflavin anaerobically - a finding confirmed by re-analysis of metabolics data from germ-free mice.
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialNew in JB: Nguyen & Godoy-Carter review the links between DNA damage and biofilm dispersal for Acinetobacter baumannii.
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialNew in JB: Ficarrotta, Papin et al. combine 'omics & modeling, plus experiments, to predict and test the metabolism of P. aeruginosa persistors, which are characterized by up-regulation of central metabolism.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42474335/
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialNew in JB: Wang, Gomelsky et al. engineer a fluorescent Pss-specific binding probe, PssZ*-mS, and use it to show the conservation of Pss production across wild Listeria strains.
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialNew in JB: Wiafe-Kwakye, Glenn & Spencer review T7SS - via its secretion of small alpha-helical effectors, to promote interbacterial competition, host colonization, and virulence with a focus on the Lactobacillales.
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@geiselbiofilm.bsky.socialNew in JB: Kobayashi, Yamanaka et al. show that the serine protease of A. veronii cleaves pro-aerolysin into a hemolytically active toxin, to facilitate crossing the host epithelial barrier via targeting host EpCAM.
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