2020
A Master Regulator of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Gut Colonization Controls Carbohydrate Utilization and an Alternative Protein Synthesis Factor
Townsend GE, Han W, Schwalm ND, Hong X, Bencivenga-Barry NA, Goodman AL, Groisman EA. A Master Regulator of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Gut Colonization Controls Carbohydrate Utilization and an Alternative Protein Synthesis Factor. MBio 2020, 11: 10.1128/mbio.03221-19. PMID: 31992627, PMCID: PMC6989115, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03221-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPutative translation factorProtein synthesis factorsTranslation factorsMammalian gutDietary fiber utilizationTranscriptional regulatorsBeneficial microbesSpecialized translation factorHundreds of genesMajor transcriptional regulatorGut colonizationCarbohydrate utilizationSynthesis factorsHuman gut microbiotaGlobal regulonGenetic repertoireTranscription factorsMaster regulatorDNA sequencesDerive nutrientsColonization defectUtilization of carbohydratesCellular metabolismComplex polysaccharidesGenes
2019
Slow growth determines nonheritable antibiotic resistance in Salmonella enterica
Pontes MH, Groisman EA. Slow growth determines nonheritable antibiotic resistance in Salmonella enterica. Science Signaling 2019, 12 PMID: 31363068, PMCID: PMC7206539, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aax3938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToxin-antitoxin modulesSlow growthGenetic repertoireSuch proteinsPersister formationAntibiotic-resistant mutantsParticular proteinPersister statePhysiological processesPersistent bacteriaPhenotypic changesBacterial populationsCell growthUse of antibioticsSalmonella entericaBactericidal antibioticsBacteriaProteinSmall subpopulationAbundanceUnderlying physiological processesAntibiotic resistanceGrowthMutantsOpposite changes