Rice Pathogen’s Dual-Purpose Enzyme Keeps Its Membrane Intact and Its Virulence Sharp
A bifunctional enzyme in the rice blight pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae doubles as a quorum-sensing signal synthase and an ...
Tag: quorum sensing
Natural Alkaloids Show Promise as Disruptors of Bacterial Quorum Sensing
A computational study finds that the natural alkaloids lanoginosine and liriodenine bind strongly and stably to the AgrA LytTR domain ...
From Friend to Foe: How Actinomycetes Switch Between Symbiosis and Disease
A new review in Microbial Ecology explains how the same biosynthetic gene clusters that make actinomycetes valuable symbionts can also ...
Marine Algae and Fungi Yield Compounds That Silence Bacterial Communication
A new review details how bioactive compounds from marine algae and fungi disrupt quorum sensing, offering an anti-virulence strategy against ...
Plant Hormone Turns a Bacterial Pathogen’s Own Language Against It
New research shows that the plant hormone indole-3-acetic acid triggers the degradation of the quorum sensing signal DSF in Xanthomonas ...
Engineered Microbial Teams Could Replace Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides on the Farm
A critical review in Discover Plants finds that deliberately designed synthetic microbial consortia outperform single-strain biofertilizers by combining nitrogen fixation, ...
Friendly Soil Bacterium Settles Into Barley Roots Without Upsetting the Neighborhood
A three-year German field trial shows the beneficial bacterium Ensifer meliloti Rm2011 persistently colonizes barley roots across genotypes and seasons ...
Engineered bacteria return to the front line of cancer therapy
A new BMC Medicine review distills design rules from early clinical studies of engineered bacteria, arguing that synthetic biology can ...
Clay-Dwelling Bacterium Turns Toxic Selenium Into Crystalline Nanorods Using Its Biofilm as a Template
A non-pathogenic soil bacterium uses its metal-resistant biofilm scaffold to convert toxic selenite into valuable crystalline selenium nanorods at ambient ...
Carbon Quantum Dots Show Promise Against Drug-Resistant Biofilms
A new review details how fluorescent carbon quantum dots, engineered from sources as varied as garlic and fruit juice, can ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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