Search Results - "Pereira, Fátima C"
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Microbial nutrient niches in the gut
Published in Environmental microbiology (01-04-2017)“…Summary The composition and function of the mammalian gut microbiota has been the subject of much research in recent years, but the principles underlying the…”
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Rational design of a microbial consortium of mucosal sugar utilizers reduces Clostridiodes difficile colonization
Published in Nature communications (09-10-2020)“…Many intestinal pathogens, including Clostridioides difficile , use mucus-derived sugars as crucial nutrients in the gut. Commensals that compete with…”
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Genome-wide analysis of cell type-specific gene transcription during spore formation in Clostridium difficile
Published in PLoS genetics (01-10-2013)“…Clostridium difficile, a Gram positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium is an emergent pathogen and the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea. Although…”
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Optofluidic Raman-activated cell sorting for targeted genome retrieval or cultivation of microbial cells with specific functions
Published in Nature protocols (01-02-2021)“…Stable isotope labeling of microbial taxa of interest and their sorting provide an efficient and direct way to answer the question “who does what?” in complex…”
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The spore differentiation pathway in the enteric pathogen Clostridium difficile
Published in PLoS genetics (01-10-2013)“…Endosporulation is an ancient bacterial developmental program that culminates with the differentiation of a highly resistant endospore. In the model organism…”
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Adaptive Strategies and Pathogenesis of Clostridium difficile from In Vivo Transcriptomics
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-10-2013)“…Author Correction ( vol. 82 , p. 914 ) Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike…”
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An automated Raman-based platform for the sorting of live cells by functional properties
Published in Nature microbiology (01-06-2019)“…Stable-isotope probing is widely used to study the function of microbial taxa in their natural environment, but sorting of isotopically labelled microbial…”
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SRS-FISH: A high-throughput platform linking microbiome metabolism to identity at the single-cell level
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (28-06-2022)“…One of the biggest challenges in microbiome research in environmental and medical samples is to better understand functional properties of microbial community…”
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Differential Modulation of the European Sea Bass Gut Microbiota by Distinct Insect Meals
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (12-04-2022)“…The aquaculture industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors in animal food production. However, farming of carnivorous fish strongly relies on the use of…”
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The SpoIIQ‐SpoIIIAH complex of Clostridium difficile controls forespore engulfment and late stages of gene expression and spore morphogenesis
Published in Molecular microbiology (01-04-2016)“…Summary Engulfment of the forespore by the mother cell is a universal feature of endosporulation. In Bacillus subtilis, the forespore protein SpoIIQ and the…”
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A Recombination Directionality Factor Controls the Cell Type-Specific Activation of σK and the Fidelity of Spore Development in Clostridium difficile
Published in PLoS genetics (01-09-2016)“…The strict anaerobe Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea, and the oxygen-resistant spores that it forms have a central role in…”
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Microbial nitrogen limitation in the mammalian large intestine
Published in Nature microbiology (01-12-2018)“…Resource limitation is a fundamental factor governing the composition and function of ecological communities. However, the role of resource supply in…”
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Allspice and Clove As Source of Triterpene Acids Activating the G Protein-Coupled Bile Acid Receptor TGR5
Published in Frontiers in pharmacology (17-07-2017)“…Worldwide, metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes have reached epidemic proportions. A major regulator of metabolic processes that gained…”
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Mid-Infrared Photothermal–Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization for Functional Analysis and Genetic Identification of Single Cells
Published in Analytical chemistry (Washington) (31-01-2023)“…Simultaneous identification and metabolic analysis of microbes with single-cell resolution and high throughput are necessary to answer the question of “who…”
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The regulatory network controlling spore formation in Clostridium difficile
Published in FEMS microbiology letters (01-09-2014)“…Abstract Clostridium difficile, a Gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium, is a major cause of nosocomial infections such as antibiotic-associated…”
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Nutrient niche specificity for glycosaminoglycans is reflected in polysaccharide utilization locus architecture of gut Bacteroides species
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (29-11-2022)“…Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) present in the mucosal layer can be used as nutrients by certain intestinal bacteria, particularly members of the Bacteroides. GAG…”
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A Recombination Directionality Factor Controls the Cell Type-Specific Activation of [sigma] K and the Fidelity of Spore Development in Clostridium difficile
Published in PLoS genetics (01-09-2016)“…The strict anaerobe Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea, and the oxygen-resistant spores that it forms have a central role in…”
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MicrobioRaman: an open-access web repository for microbiological Raman spectroscopy data
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The snake venom metalloproteinase BaP1 induces joint hypernociception through TNF‐α and PGE2‐dependent mechanisms
Published in British journal of pharmacology (01-08-2007)“…Background and purpose: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been implicated in joint tissue destruction in arthritis. However, MMPs have not been assigned a…”
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Genome-Wide Analysis of Cell Type-Specific Gene Transcription during Spore Formation in Clostridium difficile: e1003756
Published in PLoS genetics (01-10-2013)“…Clostridium difficile, a Gram positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium is an emergent pathogen and the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea. Although…”
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