2021
A Primed Subpopulation of Bacteria Enables Rapid Expression of the Type 3 Secretion System in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Lin CK, Lee DSW, McKeithen-Mead S, Emonet T, Kazmierczak B. A Primed Subpopulation of Bacteria Enables Rapid Expression of the Type 3 Secretion System in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. MBio 2021, 12: 10.1128/mbio.00831-21. PMID: 34154400, PMCID: PMC8262847, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00831-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 3 secretion systemSecretion systemT3SS expressionVirulence traitsSpecific virulence traitsHuman disease severityComplex nanomachinesT3SS genesP. aeruginosa cellsReproductive fitnessIsogenic cellsHeterogeneous expressionCell envelopeT3SS effectorsMotility organellesReservoir of cellsCritical virulence traitsGene expressionRegulatory mechanismsSubpopulation of cellsGram-negative pathogensFluorescent reportersDivision timeP. aeruginosaPseudomonas aeruginosa
2010
Swarming motility, secretion of type 3 effectors and biofilm formation phenotypes exhibited within a large cohort of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates
Murray TS, Ledizet M, Kazmierczak BI. Swarming motility, secretion of type 3 effectors and biofilm formation phenotypes exhibited within a large cohort of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates. Journal Of Medical Microbiology 2010, 59: 511-520. PMID: 20093376, PMCID: PMC2855384, DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.017715-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research