Streptococcus mutans Extracellular DNA Is Upregulated during Growth in Biofilms, Actively Released via Membrane Vesicles, and Influenced by Components of the Protein Secretion Machinery

Bacterial social networks: structure and composition ofMyxococcus xanthusouter membrane vesicle chains

(2013) Jonathan P. Remis et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Streptococcus mutans: a new Gram-positive paradigm?

(2013) J. A. Lemos et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

BrpA Is Involved in Regulation of Cell Envelope Stress Responses in Streptococcus mutans

(2012) J. P. Bitoun et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Identification of the Streptococcus mutans LytST two-component regulon reveals its contribution to oxidative stress tolerance

(2012) Sang-Joon Ahn et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

A novel function for the competence inducing peptide, XIP, as a cell death effector ofStreptococcus mutans

(2012) Iwona B. Wenderska et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Impact of Extracellular Nuclease Production on the Biofilm Phenotype of Staphylococcus aureus underIn VitroandIn VivoConditions

(2012) Karen E. Beenken et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Peptidoglycan-Associated Outer Membrane Proteins in Vesicle Formation

(2012) Aimee K. Wessel et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

YidC1 and YidC2 are functionally distinct proteins involved in protein secretion, biofilm formation and cariogenicity of Streptococcus mutans

(2012) S. R. Palmer et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Functional amyloid formation by Streptococcus mutans

(2012) M. W. Oli et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

DNA Builds and Strengthens the Extracellular Matrix in Myxococcus xanthus Biofilms by Interacting with Exopolysaccharides

(2012) Wei Hu et al.   PLoS One

Enterococcus faecalis Produces Abundant Extracellular Structures Containing DNA in the Absence of Cell Lysis during Early Biofilm Formation

(2012) A. M. T. Barnes et al.   mBio

The Exopolysaccharide Matrix Modulates the Interaction between 3D Architecture and Virulence of a Mixed-Species Oral Biofilm

(2012) Jin Xiao et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Role of Glucosyltransferase B in Interactions of Candida albicans with Streptococcus mutans and with an Experimental Pellicle on Hydroxyapatite Surfaces

(2011) S. Gregoire et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biology of Streptococcus mutans-Derived Glucosyltransferases: Role in Extracellular Matrix Formation of Cariogenic Biofilms

(2011) W.H. Bowen et al.   CARIES RESEARCH

The Major Autolysin of Streptococcus gordonii Is Subject to Complex Regulation and Modulates Stress Tolerance, Biofilm Formation, and Extracellular-DNA Release

(2011) Y. Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Hydrogen Peroxide-Dependent DNA Release and Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Streptococcus gordonii

(2011) A. Itzek et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Role of eDNA on the Adhesion Forces betweenStreptococcus mutansand Substratum Surfaces: Influence of Ionic Strength and Substratum Hydrophobicity

(2011) Theerthankar Das et al.   LANGMUIR

Biofilms can be dispersed by focusing the immune system on a common family of bacterial nucleoid-associated proteins

(2011) S D Goodman et al.   Mucosal Immunology

Staphylococcus aureus Produces Membrane-Derived Vesicles That Induce Host Cell Death

(2011) Mamata Gurung et al.   PLoS One

Role of Extracellular DNA during Biofilm Formation by Listeria monocytogenes

(2010) M. Harmsen et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Exopolysaccharides Produced by Streptococcus mutans Glucosyltransferases Modulate the Establishment of Microcolonies within Multispecies Biofilms

(2010) H. Koo et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

The Streptococcus mutans Cid and Lrg systems modulate virulence traits in response to multiple environmental signals

(2010) S.-J. Ahn et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

A dual role of extracellular DNA during biofilm formation ofNeisseria meningitidis

(2010) Martin Lappann et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Transcriptome analysis of LuxS-deficient Streptococcus mutans grown in biofilms

(2010) Z.T. Wen et al.   Molecular Oral Microbiology

Dynamics of Streptococcus mutans Transcriptome in Response to Starch and Sucrose during Biofilm Development

(2010) Marlise I. Klein et al.   PLoS One

Bacillus anthracis produces membrane-derived vesicles containing biologically active toxins

(2010) J. Rivera et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Amyloid fibers provide structural integrity to Bacillus subtilis biofilms

(2010) D. Romero et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DNA as an Adhesin: Bacillus cereus Requires Extracellular DNA To Form Biofilms

(2009) S. Vilain et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Cell death inStreptococcus mutans  biofilms: a link between CSP and extracellular DNA

(2009) Julie A. Perry et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Contribution of Autolysin and Sortase A during Enterococcus faecalis DNA-Dependent Biofilm Development

(2009) P. S. Guiton et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Characterization of Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced DNA Release by Streptococcus sanguinis and Streptococcus gordonii

(2009) J. Kreth et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Streptococcus Adherence and Colonization

(2009) A. H. Nobbs et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

A fratricidal mechanism is responsible for eDNA release and contributes to biofilm development ofEnterococcus faecalis

(2009) Vinai Chittezham Thomas et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Independent gene duplications of the YidC/Oxa/Alb3 family enabled a specialized cotranslational function

(2009) S. Funes et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gram-positive bacteria produce membrane vesicles: Proteomics-based characterization of Staphylococcus aureus-derived membrane vesicles

(2009) Eun-Young Lee et al.   PROTEOMICS

Characteristics of Biofilm Formation by Streptococcus mutans in the Presence of Saliva

(2008) S.-J. Ahn et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY