Bacterial physiology: Hsp90 is the hot guy for Shewanella oneidensis
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 321 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.55
Author: Irene Vacca
Chaperones are essential for the maintenance of cellular protein homeostasis, and although heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is one of the best-characterized chaperones in eukaryotes, its role in bacteria has remained elusive. Honoré et al. report that a Shewanella oneidensis strain that lacks (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - May 12, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Irene Vacca Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research
Viral pathogenesis: Masked by macrophages
This study provides experimental support that macrophages may represent a persistent viral reservoir for HIV-1 in vivo. (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - May 12, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ashley York Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research
Corrigendum: Assembly, structure, function and regulation of type III secretion systems
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 379 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.54
Author: Wanyin Deng, Natalie C. Marshall, Jennifer L. Rowland, James M. McCoy, Liam J. Worrall, Andrew S. Santos, Natalie C. J. Strynadka & B. Brett Finlay
Nature Reviews Microbiology15,
323–33710.1038/nrmicro.2017.20(2017)In the above article, a mistake was introduced in table 1; FliJ should have read 'FlgJ' in the row of 'Lytic transglycosylase'. This has now been corrected in the PDF and online. The (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - May 12, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Wanyin Deng Natalie C. Marshall Jennifer L. Rowland James M. McCoy Liam J. Worrall Andrew S. Santos Natalie C. J. Strynadka B. Brett Finlay Tags: Corrigendum Source Type: research
Corrigendum: Metal homeostasis and resistance in bacteria
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 379 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.53
Author: Pete Chandrangsu, Christopher Rensing & John D. Helmann
Nature Reviews Microbiology15,
338–35010.1038/nrmicro.2017.15(2017)The acknowledgement section has been modified to include funding for Christopher Rensing. The following text has been added: C.R. is supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - May 12, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Pete Chandrangsu Christopher Rensing John D. Helmann Tags: Corrigendum Source Type: research
A comprehensive guide to pilus biogenesis in Gram-negative bacteria
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 365 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.40
Authors: Manuela K. Hospenthal, Tiago R. D. Costa & Gabriel Waksman
Pili are crucial virulence factors for many Gram-negative pathogens. These surface structures provide bacteria with a link to their external environments by enabling them to interact with, and attach to, host cells, other surfaces or each other, or by providing a conduit for secretion. Recent (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - May 12, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Manuela K. Hospenthal Tiago R. D. Costa Gabriel Waksman Tags: Review Source Type: research
Reshaping the tree of life
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 322 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.51
Authors: Eva Heinz & Daryl Domman
This month's Genome Watch highlights how metagenomics is continuing to reveal the diversity of microorganisms in the environment and how it is challenging and expanding our understanding of how life evolved on Earth. (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - May 12, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Eva Heinz Daryl Domman Tags: News and Analysis Source Type: research
Biofilms: New ways for streptococci to settle down
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 321 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.57
Author: Irene Vacca
The respiratory tract of patients with cystic fibrosis is a polymicrobial environment in which Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a dominant pathogen and oral commensal streptococci are emerging as cohabitants. Using a dual species biofilm model, Scoffield et al. showed that Streptococcus parasanguinis uses (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - May 12, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Irene Vacca Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research
Microbiota: Clostridia protect from gut infections in early life
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 321 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.56
Author: Irene Vacca
Neonates are highly susceptible to intestinal infections; this has been generally ascribed to the immaturity of the immune system, but other factors might contribute. Kim, Sakamoto et al. show that the composition of the gut microbiota is a key factor, as the microbiota protects (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - May 12, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Irene Vacca Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research
Bacterial physiology: Hsp90 is the hot guy for Shewanella oneidensis
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 321 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.55
Author: Irene Vacca
Chaperones are essential for the maintenance of cellular protein homeostasis, and although heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is one of the best-characterized chaperones in eukaryotes, its role in bacteria has remained elusive. Honoré et al. report that a Shewanella oneidensis strain that lacks (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - May 12, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Irene Vacca Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research
Viral pathogenesis: Masked by macrophages
This study provides experimental support that macrophages may represent a persistent viral reservoir for HIV-1 in vivo. (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - May 12, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ashley York Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research
Ustilago maydis effectors and their impact on virulence
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 409 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.33
Authors: Daniel Lanver, Marie Tollot, Gabriel Schweizer, Libera Lo Presti, Stefanie Reissmann, Lay-Sun Ma, Mariana Schuster, Shigeyuki Tanaka, Liang Liang, Nicole Ludwig & Regine Kahmann
Biotrophic fungal plant pathogens establish an intimate relationship with their host to support the infection process. Central to this strategy is the secretion of a range of protein effectors that enable the pathogen to evade plant immune defences and modulate host metabolism to meet its (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - May 8, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Daniel Lanver Marie Tollot Gabriel Schweizer Libera Lo Presti Stefanie Reissmann Lay-Sun Ma Mariana Schuster Shigeyuki Tanaka Liang Liang Nicole Ludwig Regine Kahmann Tags: Review Source Type: research
M é nage à trois in the human gut: interactions between host, bacteria and phages
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 397 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.30
Authors: Mohammadali Khan Mirzaei & Corinne F. Maurice
The human gut is host to one of the densest microbial communities known, the gut microbiota, which contains bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi and other microbial eukaryotes. Bacteriophages in the gut are largely unexplored, despite their potential to regulate bacterial communities and thus human health. In (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - May 2, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Mohammadali Khan Mirzaei Corinne F. Maurice Tags: Review Source Type: research
Parasite development: Plasmodium breaks the linkage
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 320 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.48
Author: Andrea Du Toit
Burda et al. found that Plasmodium berghei liver-stage merozoites induce the disruption of the actin–plasma membrane linkage, which might promote merosome formation. (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - May 2, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Andrea Du Toit Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research
Bacterial physiology: Shuttling lipids across bacterial membranes
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 319 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.49
Author: Irene Vacca
Two recent studies provide novel mechanistic and structural insights into lipid and lipoprotein transport between the inner and outer bacterial membranes, across the periplasmic space. (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - May 2, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Irene Vacca Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research
Parasite development: Plasmodium breaks the linkage
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 320 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.48
Author: Andrea Du Toit
Burda et al. found that Plasmodium berghei liver-stage merozoites induce the disruption of the actin–plasma membrane linkage, which might promote merosome formation. (Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology)
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - May 2, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Andrea Du Toit Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research
