Search Results - "Bruno P. A. Cammue"

RNAseq‐based transcriptome analysis of Lactuca sativa infected by the fungal necrotroph Botrytis cinerea by DE CREMER, KAAT, MATHYS, JANICK, VOS, CHRISTINE, FROENICKE, LUTZ, MICHELMORE, RICHARD W., CAMMUE, BRUNO P A., DE CONINCK, BARBARA

“…The fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea establishes a necrotrophic interaction with its host plants, including lettuce (Lactuca sativa), causing it to wilt,…”
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Superoxide Dismutases Are Involved in Candida albicans Biofilm Persistence against Miconazole by Bink, Anna, Vandenbosch, Davy, Coenye, Tom, Nelis, Hans, Cammue, Bruno P. A, Thevissen, Karin

“…We investigated the cellular mechanisms responsible for the occurrence of miconazole-tolerant persisters in Candida albicans biofilms. Miconazole induced about…”
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Fungal β-1,3-glucan increases ofloxacin tolerance of Escherichia coli in a polymicrobial E. coli/Candida albicans biofilm by De Brucker, Katrijn, Tan, Yulong, Vints, Katlijn, De Cremer, Kaat, Braem, Annabel, Verstraeten, Natalie, Michiels, Jan, Vleugels, Jef, Cammue, Bruno P A, Thevissen, Karin

“…In the past, biofilm-related research has focused mainly on axenic biofilms. However, in nature, biofilms are often composed of multiple species, and the…”
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The plant defensin RsAFP2 induces cell wall stress, septin mislocalization and accumulation of ceramides in Candida albicans by Thevissen, Karin, de Mello Tavares, Patricia, Xu, Deming, Blankenship, Jill, Vandenbosch, Davy, Idkowiak-Baldys, Jolanta, Govaert, Gilmer, Bink, Anna, Rozental, Sonia, de Groot, Piet W. J., Davis, Talya R., Kumamoto, Carol A., Vargas, Gabriele, Nimrichter, Leonardo, Coenye, Tom, Mitchell, Aaron, Roemer, Terry, Hannun, Yusuf A., Cammue, Bruno P. A.

“…Summary The antifungal plant defensin RsAFP2 isolated from radish interacts with fungal glucosylceramides and induces apoptosis in Candida albicans. To further…”
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Synergistic Activity of the Plant Defensin HsAFP1 and Caspofungin against Candida albicans Biofilms and Planktonic Cultures by Vriens, Kim, Cools, Tanne L, Harvey, Peta J, Craik, David J, Spincemaille, Pieter, Cassiman, David, Braem, Annabel, Vleugels, Jozef, Nibbering, Peter H, Drijfhout, Jan Wouter, De Coninck, Barbara, Cammue, Bruno P A, Thevissen, Karin

“…Plant defensins are small, cysteine-rich peptides with antifungal activity against a broad range of yeast and fungi. In this study we investigated the…”
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ARA-PEPs: a repository of putative sORF-encoded peptides in Arabidopsis thaliana by Hazarika, Rashmi R, De Coninck, Barbara, Yamamoto, Lidia R, Martin, Laura R, Cammue, Bruno P A, van Noort, Vera

“…Many eukaryotic RNAs have been considered non-coding as they only contain short open reading frames (sORFs). However, there is increasing evidence for the…”
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Derivatives of the mouse cathelicidin-related antimicrobial peptide (CRAMP) inhibit fungal and bacterial biofilm formation by De Brucker, Katrijn, Delattin, Nicolas, Robijns, Stijn, Steenackers, Hans, Verstraeten, Natalie, Landuyt, Bart, Luyten, Walter, Schoofs, Liliane, Dovgan, Barbara, Fröhlich, Mirjam, Michiels, Jan, Vanderleyden, Jos, Cammue, Bruno P A, Thevissen, Karin

“…We identified a 26-amino-acid truncated form of the 34-amino-acid cathelicidin-related antimicrobial peptide (CRAMP) in the islets of Langerhans of the murine…”
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Analysis of network architecture reveals phylogenetic constraints on mycorrhizal specificity in the genus Orchis (Orchidaceae) by Jacquemyn, Hans, Merckx, Vincent, Brys, Rein, Tyteca, Daniel, Cammue, Bruno P. A., Honnay, Olivier, Lievens, Bart

“…The specificity of orchids for their fungi can vary substantially, from highly specialist interactions to more generalist interactions, but little is known…”
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Antifungal plant defensins: increased insight in their mode of action as a basis for their use to combat fungal infections by Cools, Tanne L, Struyfs, Caroline, Cammue, Bruno PA, Thevissen, Karin

“…Plant defensins are small, cationic peptides with a highly conserved 3D structure. They have been studied extensively in the past decades. Various biological…”
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Synergistic Activity of the Tyrocidines, Antimicrobial Cyclodecapeptides from Bacillus aneurinolyticus, with Amphotericin B and Caspofungin against Candida albicans Biofilms by TROSKIE, Anscha Mari, RAUTENBACH, Marina, DELATTIN, Nicolas, VOSLOO, Johan Arnold, DATHE, Margitta, CAMMUE, Bruno P. A, THEVISSEN, Karin

“…Tyrocidines are cationic cyclodecapeptides from Bacillus aneurinolyticus that are characterized by potent antibacterial and antimalarial activities. In this…”
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Artemisinins, new miconazole potentiators resulting in increased activity against Candida albicans biofilms by De Cremer, Kaat, Lanckacker, Ellen, Cools, Tanne L, Bax, Marijke, De Brucker, Katrijn, Cos, Paul, Cammue, Bruno P A, Thevissen, Karin

“…Mucosal biofilm-related fungal infections are very common, and the incidence of recurrent oral and vulvovaginal candidiasis is significant. As resistance to…”
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Low specificity and nested subset structure characterize mycorrhizal associations in five closely related species of the genus Orchis by Jacquemyn, Hans, Honnay, Olivier, Cammue, Bruno P.A, Brys, Rein, Lievens, Bart

“…Most orchid species rely on mycorrhizae to complete their life cycle. Despite a growing body of literature identifying orchid mycorrhizal associations, the…”
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The Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drug Diclofenac Potentiates the In Vivo Activity of Caspofungin Against Candida albicans Biofilms by BINK, Anna, KUCHARIKOVA, Soňa, NEIRINCK, Bram, VLEUGELS, Jef, VAN DIJCK, Patrick, CAMMUE, Bruno P. A, THEVISSEN, Karin

“…In this study, we demonstrated that in vitro Candida albicans biofilms grown in the presence of diclofenac showed increased susceptibility to caspofungin…”
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Elucidation of the Mode of Action of a New Antibacterial Compound Active against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Gerits, Evelien, Blommaert, Eline, Lippell, Anna, O'Neill, Alex J, Weytjens, Bram, De Maeyer, Dries, Fierro, Ana Carolina, Marchal, Kathleen, Marchand, Arnaud, Chaltin, Patrick, Spincemaille, Pieter, De Brucker, Katrijn, Thevissen, Karin, Cammue, Bruno P A, Swings, Toon, Liebens, Veerle, Fauvart, Maarten, Verstraeten, Natalie, Michiels, Jan

“…Nosocomial and community-acquired infections caused by multidrug resistant bacteria represent a major human health problem. Thus, there is an urgent need for…”
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Antifungal plant defensins: mechanisms of action and production by Vriens, Kim, Cammue, Bruno P A, Thevissen, Karin

“…Plant defensins are small, cysteine-rich peptides that possess biological activity towards a broad range of organisms. Their activity is primarily directed…”
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Mycorrhizal associations and reproductive isolation in three closely related Orchis species by Jacquemyn, Hans, Brys, Rein, Cammue, Bruno P. A., Honnay, Olivier, Lievens, Bart

“…• Background and Aims The maintenance of species boundaries in sympatric populations of closely related species requires some kind of reproductive isolation…”
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Combination Therapy to Treat Fungal Biofilm-Based Infections by Tits, Jana, Cammue, Bruno P A, Thevissen, Karin

“…An increasing number of people is affected by fungal biofilm-based infections, which are resistant to the majority of currently-used antifungal drugs. Such…”
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Oral administration of the broad-spectrum antibiofilm compound toremifene inhibits Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation in vivo by De Cremer, Kaat, Delattin, Nicolas, De Brucker, Katrijn, Peeters, Annelies, Kucharíková, Soña, Gerits, Evelien, Verstraeten, Natalie, Michiels, Jan, Van Dijck, Patrick, Cammue, Bruno P A, Thevissen, Karin

“…We here report on the in vitro activity of toremifene to inhibit biofilm formation of different fungal and bacterial pathogens, including Candida albicans,…”
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Phytosphingosine-1-Phosphate Is a Signaling Molecule Involved in Miconazole Resistance in Sessile Candida albicans Cells by Vandenbosch, Davy, Bink, Anna, Govaert, Gilmer, Cammue, Bruno P. A, Nelis, Hans J, Thevissen, Karin, Coenye, Tom

“…Previous research has shown that 1% to 10% of sessile Candida albicans cells survive treatment with high doses of miconazole (a fungicidal imidazole). In the…”
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A putative novel role for plant defensins: a defensin from the zinc hyper‐accumulating plant, Arabidopsis halleri, confers zinc tolerance by Mirouze, Marie, Sels, Jan, Richard, Odile, Czernic, Pierre, Loubet, Stéphanie, Jacquier, Amaury, François, Isabelle E.J.A., Cammue, Bruno P.A., Lebrun, Michel, Berthomieu, Pierre, Marquès, Laurence

“…Summary The metal tolerance of metal hyper‐accumulating plants is a poorly understood mechanism. In order to unravel the molecular basis of zinc (Zn) tolerance…”
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