2024
Lipoarabinomannan mediates localized cell wall integrity during division in mycobacteria
Sparks I, Kado T, Prithviraj M, Nijjer J, Yan J, Morita Y. Lipoarabinomannan mediates localized cell wall integrity during division in mycobacteria. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 2191. PMID: 38467648, PMCID: PMC10928101, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46565-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell wall integrityWall integrityRod cell shapeCell envelope integrityHost-pathogen interactionsCell envelope componentsClinically relevant pathogensAssociated with divisionBiosynthetic mutantsEnvelope integritySubcellular locationMycobacterium smegmatisOld poleMulti-septateCell shapeMutantsBacterial modelRelevant pathogensSeptal placementPhysiological functionsMycobacterium tuberculosisEnvelope componentsMycobacteriaLipoarabinomannanDiderm
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CO 2 -Driven diffusiophoresis for maintaining a bacteria-free surface
Shim S, Khodaparast S, Lai CY, Yan J, Ault JT, Rallabandi B, Shardt O, Stone HA. CO 2 -Driven diffusiophoresis for maintaining a bacteria-free surface. Soft Matter 2021, 17: 2568-2576. PMID: 33514979, DOI: 10.1039/d0sm02023k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type V. choleraeCell shapeBacterial cellsDirectional migrationV. choleraeCO2 gradientNonzero surface chargeP. aeruginosaCellsCO2 sourcesFlagellaCO2 concentration gradientBacteriaCholeraeDirectional responseBacteria-free surfaceGram stainMotilityAnti-biofouling surfacesConcentration gradientGradientAeruginosa