Search Results - "Nicoletti, Mauro"
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ATP released by intestinal bacteria limits the generation of protective IgA against enteropathogens
Published in Nature communications (16-01-2019)“…T cell dependent secretory IgA (SIgA) generated in the Peyer’s patches (PPs) of the small intestine shapes a broadly diverse microbiota that is crucial for…”
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Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains—New Strategies for an Old Pathogen
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (14-07-2022)“…Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infections worldwide. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPECs) are the main causative agent of UTIs…”
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T Follicular Helper Cells Promote a Beneficial Gut Ecosystem for Host Metabolic Homeostasis by Sensing Microbiota-Derived Extracellular ATP
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (14-03-2017)“…The ATP-gated ionotropic P2X7 receptor regulates T follicular helper (Tfh) cell abundance in the Peyer’s patches (PPs) of the small intestine; deletion of…”
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Higher prevalence and abundance of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus in the human gut of healthy subjects
Published in PloS one (16-04-2013)“…Members of the human intestinal microbiota are key players in maintaining human health. Alterations in the composition of gut microbial community (dysbiosis)…”
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Outer membrane protein A (OmpA): a new player in shigella flexneri protrusion formation and inter-cellular spreading
Published in PloS one (14-11-2012)“…Outer membrane protein A (OmpA) is a multifaceted predominant outer membrane protein of Escherichia coli and other Enterobacteriaceae whose role in the…”
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Genetic diversity, phylogroup distribution and virulence gene profile of pks positive Escherichia coli colonizing human intestinal polyps
Published in Microbial pathogenesis (01-11-2017)“…Some Escherichia coli strains of phylogroup B2 harbor a (pks) pathogenicity island that encodes a polyketide-peptide genotoxin called colibactin. It causes DNA…”
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Molecular and functional profiling of the polyamine content in enteroinvasive E. coli : looking into the gap between commensal E. coli and harmful Shigella
Published in PloS one (05-09-2014)“…Polyamines are small molecules associated with a wide variety of physiological functions. Bacterial pathogens have developed subtle strategies to exploit…”
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Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterization of Escherichia coli Isolates Recovered from the Uterus of Mares with Fertility Problems
Published in Animals (Basel) (14-05-2023)“…is the bacterial pathogen most frequently associated with mare infertility. Here, we characterized 24 strains isolated from mares which presented signs of…”
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The Shigella flexneri virulence factor apyrase is released inside eukaryotic cells to hijack host cell fate
Published in Microbiology spectrum (12-12-2023)“…In this paper, we demonstrated that apyrase is released within the host cell cytoplasm during infection to target the intracellular ATP pool. By degrading…”
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Adhesion to and biofilm formation on IB3-1 bronchial cells by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates from cystic fibrosis patients
Published in BMC microbiology (07-04-2010)“…Stenotrophomonas maltophilia has recently gained considerable attention as an important emerging pathogen in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. However, the role…”
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Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus directly attacks Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus Cystic fibrosis isolates
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (05-06-2014)“…Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a predator bacterial species found in the environment and within the human gut, able to attack Gram-negative prey. Cystic…”
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Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli : Beta-Lactam Antibiotic and Heavy Metal Resistance
Published in Antibiotics (Basel) (01-03-2022)“…Multiple-antibiotic-resistant (MAR) extra-intestinal pathogenic (ExPEC) represents one of the most frequent causes of human nosocomial and community-acquired…”
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Polar localization of PhoN2, a periplasmic virulence-associated factor of Shigella flexneri, is required for proper IcsA exposition at the old bacterial pole
Published in PloS one (27-02-2014)“…Proper protein localization is critical for bacterial virulence. PhoN2 is a virulence-associated ATP-diphosphohydrolase (apyrase) involved in IcsA-mediated…”
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Influenza A virus infection of intestinal epithelial cells enhances the adhesion ability of Crohn's disease associated Escherichia coli strains
Published in PloS one (23-02-2015)“…Modifications of intestinal glycoreceptors expression, in particular CEACAM6, typically found in ileal Crohn's disease (CD), favor, among the commensal species…”
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Interference of the CadC regulator in the arginine-dependent acid resistance system of Shigella and enteroinvasive E. coli
Published in International journal of medical microbiology (01-06-2010)“…Abstract A typical pathoadaptive mutation of Shigella and enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC) is the inactivation of the cad locus which comprises the genes…”
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Plasticity of the Pjunc Promoter of ISEc11, a New Insertion Sequence of the IS1111 Family
Published in Journal of Bacteriology (01-07-2006)“…Article Usage Stats Services JB Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Ala160 and His116 residues are involved in activity and specificity of apyrase, an ATP-hydrolysing enzyme produced by enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
Published in Microbiology (Society for General Microbiology) (01-09-2005)“…1 Dipartimento di Scienze di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Piazzale A. Moro, 5 00185 Rome, Italy 2 Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche,…”
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Burkholderia cenocepacia vaginal infection in patient with smoldering myeloma and chronic hepatitis C
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-11-2004)“…We report a case of a vaginal infection caused by a strain of Burkholderia cenocepacia. The strain was isolated from vaginal swab specimens from a 68-year-old…”
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Colonic adenoma-associated Escherichia coli express specific phenotypes
Published in Microbes and infection (01-08-2019)“…Specific Escherichia coli strains have been associated to colorectal cancer, while no data are available on genotypic and phenotypic features of E. coli…”
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Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Uropathogenic IEscherichia coli/I Strains—New Strategies for an Old Pathogen
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (14-07-2022)“…Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infections worldwide. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPECs) are the main causative agent of UTIs…”
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