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Induction of Escherichia coli chromosomal mazEF by stressful conditions causes an irreversible loss of viability.
Journal of bacteriology May, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16621839
Bacterial programmed cell death and multicellular behavior in bacteria.
PLoS genetics Oct, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17069462
A linear pentapeptide is a quorum-sensing factor required for mazEF-mediated cell death in Escherichia coli.
Science (New York, N.Y.) Oct, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17962566
The extracellular death factor: physiological and genetic factors influencing its production and response in Escherichia coli.
Journal of bacteriology May, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18310334
The communication factor EDF and the toxin-antitoxin module mazEF determine the mode of action of antibiotics.
PLoS biology Dec, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19090622
The stationary-phase sigma factor sigma(S) is responsible for the resistance of Escherichia coli stationary-phase cells to mazEF-mediated cell death.
Journal of bacteriology May, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19251848
Escherichia coli MazF leads to the simultaneous selective synthesis of both "death proteins" and "survival proteins".
PLoS genetics Mar, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19282968
Activation of a built-in bacterial programmed cell death system as a novel mechanism of action of some antibiotics.
Communicative & integrative biology May, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19641731
A differential effect of E. coli toxin-antitoxin systems on cell death in liquid media and biofilm formation.
PloS one , 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19707553
D-amino acids trigger biofilm disassembly.
Science (New York, N.Y.) Apr, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20431016
Spatial regulation of histidine kinases governing biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis.
Journal of bacteriology Feb, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21097618
Inhibitory effects of D-amino acids on Staphylococcus aureus biofilm development.
Journal of bacteriology Oct, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21856845
A self-produced trigger for biofilm disassembly that targets exopolysaccharide.
Cell Apr, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22541437
Osmotic pressure can regulate matrix gene expression in Bacillus subtilis.
Molecular microbiology Oct, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22882172
Synthesis and activity of biomimetic biofilm disruptors.
Journal of the American Chemical Society Feb, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23406351
Respiration control of multicellularity in Bacillus subtilis by a complex of the cytochrome chain with a membrane-embedded histidine kinase.
Genes & development Apr, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23599347
Novel quorum-sensing peptides mediating interspecies bacterial cell death.
mBio , 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23736285
Small molecules are natural triggers for the disassembly of biofilms.
Trends in microbiology Nov, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24080023
Artificial sweeteners induce glucose intolerance by altering the gut microbiota.
Nature Oct, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25231862
The Matrix Reloaded: Probing the Extracellular Matrix Synchronizes Bacterial Communities.
Journal of bacteriology Mar, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25825428
Correction: A Differential Effect of E. coli Toxin-Antitoxin Systems on Cell Death in Liquid Media and Biofilm Formation.
PloS one , 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26430889
Disturbance of the bacterial cell wall specifically interferes with biofilm formation.
Environmental microbiology reports Dec, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26472159
Escherichia coli Quorum-Sensing EDF, A Peptide Generated by Novel Multiple Distinct Mechanisms and Regulated by trans-Translation.
mBio , 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26814184
Toxin-Antitoxin systems eliminate defective cells and preserve symmetry in Bacillus subtilis biofilms.
Environmental microbiology Jul, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27450630
Not so simple, not so subtle: the interspecies competition between and and its impact on the evolution of biofilms.
NPJ biofilms and microbiomes , 2016 | Pubmed ID: 28721238
Resolving the conflict between antibiotic production and rapid growth by recognition of peptidoglycan of susceptible competitors.
Nature communications Jan, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35058430
The Products of Probiotic Bacteria Effectively Treat Persistent Biofilms.
Pharmaceutics Mar, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35456585
The roles of intracellular and extracellular calcium in biofilms.
iScience Jun, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35663026
Targeting Persistent Biofilm Infections: Reconsidering the Topography of the Infection Site during Model Selection.
Microorganisms Jun, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35744683
Host-Biofilm Interactions.
Microorganisms Aug, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 36014059
A Pivotal Role for Mycobactin/ in Growth and Adaptation of Mycobacterium abscessus.
Microbiology spectrum Dec, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 36321891
Context-dependent differences in the functional responses of Lactobacillaceae strains to fermentable sugars.
Frontiers in microbiology , 2022 | Pubmed ID: 36353463
The roles of calcium signaling and calcium deposition in microbial multicellularity.
Trends in microbiology Jul, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 37429751
Metabolic inputs in the probiotic bacterium Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus contribute to cell-wall remodeling and increased fitness.
NPJ biofilms and microbiomes Sep, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 37752249
1Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,
2Ilse Kats Institute for Nanoscale Science & Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,
3Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
4The Scojen institute for synthetic biology, Reichman university