Monday, August 27, 2018

BacterioFiles 353 - Pathogen Prevents Pathogen Pervasion

Streptococcus (green) and
Staphylococcus (red)
together in biofilm.
By: Reddinger et al, 2018, mBio
This episode: Some bacteria that can cause pneumonia can prevent other bacteria from doing the same!

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Microbe of the episode: Bell pepper mottle virus

Journal Paper:
Reddinger RM, Luke-Marshall NR, Sauberan SL, Hakansson AP, Campagnari AA. 2018. Streptococcus pneumoniae Modulates Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Dispersion and the Transition from Colonization to Invasive Disease. mBio 9:e02089-17.

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Monday, August 20, 2018

BacterioFiles 352 - Staphylococcus Stops Skin Swellings

Staphylococcus epidermidis
This episode: A harmless strain of bacteria on the skin produces a compound that can prevent tumors from forming!

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Microbe of the episode: Hamiltonella virus APSE1

News item

Journal Paper:
Nakatsuji T, Chen TH, Butcher AM, Trzoss LL, Nam S-J, Shirakawa KT, Zhou W, Oh J, Otto M, Fenical W, Gallo RL. 2018. A commensal strain of Staphylococcus epidermidis protects against skin neoplasia. Sci Adv 4:eaao4502.

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Monday, August 13, 2018

BacterioFiles 351 - Tupanvirus Transports Translation Tools

Tupanvirus pictures
From: Abrahão et al,
2018, Nat Commun 9:749
This episode: A new giant virus has genes for a surprisingly complete system of protein synthesis!

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Microbe of the episode: Phocid alphaherpesvirus 1

Video of tupanvirus intracellular factory

Journal Paper:
Abrahão J, Silva L, Silva LS, Khalil JYB, Rodrigues R, Arantes T, Assis F, Boratto P, Andrade M, Kroon EG, Ribeiro B, Bergier I, Seligmann H, Ghigo E, Colson P, Levasseur A, Kroemer G, Raoult D, La Scola B. 2018. Tailed giant Tupanvirus possesses the most complete translational apparatus of the known virosphere. Nat Commun 9:749.

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Monday, August 6, 2018

BacterioFiles 350 - Microbes Mysteriously Make Methane

Nitrogenase protein structure
By Jjsjjsjjs - Own work
CC BY-SA 3.0
This episode: A version of the microbial enzyme that fixes nitrogen can also convert carbon dioxide to methane!

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Microbe of the episode: Human mastadenovirus D

Journal Paper:
Zheng Y, Harris DF, Yu Z, Fu Y, Poudel S, Ledbetter RN, Fixen KR, Yang Z-Y, Boyd ES, Lidstrom ME, Seefeldt LC, Harwood CS. 2018. A pathway for biological methane production using bacterial iron-only nitrogenase. Nat Microbiol 3:281–286.

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