Bacterial pathogens, virulence mechanism and host defence in marine macroalgae

Q&A: What is a pathogen? A question that begs the point

(2013) Liise-anne Pirofski et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

A bacterial pathogen infecting gametophytes of Saccharina japonica (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae)

(2013) Yanting Peng et al.   CHINESE JOURNAL OF OCEANOLOGY AND LIMNOLOGY

Special Issue Oceans and Humans Health: The Ecology of Marine Opportunists

(2013) Colleen A. Burge et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

The Rise of Pathogens: Predation as a Factor Driving the Evolution of Human Pathogens in the Environment

(2013) Martina Erken et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Catalases Promote Resistance of Oxidative Stress in Vibrio cholerae

(2013) Hui Wang et al.   PLoS One

Costs and Benefits of Chemical Defence in the Red Alga Bonnemaisonia hamifera

(2013) Göran M. Nylund et al.   PLoS One

Chronic stress and disease resistance in the genome model marine seaweed Ectocarpus siliculosus

(2012) Antonios Zambounis et al.   AQUATIC BOTANY

Dimethylsulphopropionate (DMSP) and proline from the surface of the brown alga Fucus vesiculosus inhibit bacterial attachment

(2012) M. Saha et al.   BIOFOULING

Transcriptomic analysis of the red seaweed Laurencia dendroidea (Florideophyceae, Rhodophyta) and its microbiome

(2012) Louisi de Oliveira et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Bacterial pathogens: from natural ecosystems to human hosts

(2012) José L. Martínez   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

What we can learn from sushi: a review on seaweed-bacterial associations

(2012) Joke Hollants et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Phaeobacter gallaeciensis genomes from globally opposite locations reveal high similarity of adaptation to surface life

(2012) Sebastian Thole et al.   ISME Journal

Preliminary study on flg22-induced defense responses in female gametophytes of Saccharina japonica (Phaeophyta)

(2012) Shasha Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Pseudomonas syringae Catalases Are Collectively Required for Plant Pathogenesis

(2012) Ming Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Chemical Mediation of Ternary Interactions Between Marine Holobionts and Their Environment as Exemplified by the Red Alga Delisea pulchra

(2012) Tilmann Harder et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Growth and Thallus Morphogenesis ofUlva mutabilis(Chlorophyta) Depends on A Combination of Two Bacterial Species Excreting Regulatory Factors

(2012) Michael Spoerner et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Community Structure and Functional Gene Profile of Bacteria on Healthy and Diseased Thalli of the Red Seaweed Delisea pulchra

(2012) Neil Fernandes et al.   PLoS One

An Engineered Microbial Platform for Direct Biofuel Production from Brown Macroalgae

(2012) A. J. Wargacki et al.   SCIENCE

Substrate-Controlled Succession of Marine Bacterioplankton Populations Induced by a Phytoplankton Bloom

(2012) H. Teeling et al.   SCIENCE

Evolution of virulence in opportunistic pathogens: generalism, plasticity, and control

(2012) Sam P. Brown et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

The Vibrio cholerae Colonization Factor GbpA Possesses a Modular Structure that Governs Binding to Different Host Surfaces

(2012) Edmond Wong et al.   PLoS Pathogens

The Second Skin: Ecological Role of Epibiotic Biofilms on Marine Organisms

(2012) Martin Wahl et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Hormonal Modulation of Plant Immunity

(2011) Corné M.J. Pieterse et al.   Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

Climate change and disease: bleaching of a chemically defended seaweed

(2011) ALEXANDRA H. CAMPBELL et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Isolation and identification of two strains of pathogenic bacteria and their effects on the volatile metabolites of Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis (Rhodophyta)

(2011) Xue Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Comparative Genomic Analysis of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citrumelo F1, Which Causes Citrus Bacterial Spot Disease, and Related Strains Provides Insights into Virulence and Host Specificity

(2011) Neha Jalan et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Up-Regulation of Lipoxygenase, Phospholipase, and Oxylipin-Production in the Induced Chemical Defense of the Red Alga Gracilaria chilensis against Epiphytes

(2011) Florian Weinberger et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Effects of limitation stress and of disruptive stress on induced antigrazing defense in the bladder wrack Fucus vesiculosus

(2011) F Weinberger et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

The Jekyll-and-Hyde chemistry of Phaeobacter gallaeciensis

(2011) Mohammad R. Seyedsayamdost et al.   Nature Chemistry

Waterborne Signaling Primes the Expression of Elicitor-Induced Genes and Buffers the Oxidative Responses in the Brown Alga Laminaria digitata

(2011) François Thomas et al.   PLoS One

Genomes and Virulence Factors of Novel Bacterial Pathogens Causing Bleaching Disease in the Marine Red Alga Delisea pulchra

(2011) Neil Fernandes et al.   PLoS One

Ralstonia solanacearum Dps Contributes to Oxidative Stress Tolerance and to Colonization of and Virulence on Tomato Plants

(2010) J. M. Colburn-Clifford et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Temperature induced bacterial virulence and bleaching disease in a chemically defended marine macroalga

(2010) Rebecca J. Case et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The green macroalga Dictyosphaeria ocellata influences the structure of the bacterioplankton community through differential effects on individual bacterial phylotypes

(2010) Jennifer M. Sneed et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Quorum quenching in cultivable bacteria from dense marine coastal microbial communities

(2010) Manuel Romero et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Robert Koch and the ‘golden age’ of bacteriology

(2010) Steve M. Blevins et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Reactive Oxygen Species during Plant-microorganism Early Interactions

(2010) Amrit K. Nanda et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Chemical interactions between marine macroalgae and bacteria

(2010) F Goecke et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Global responses of Aliivibrio salmonicida to hydrogen peroxide as revealed by microarray analysis

(2010) Hege L. Pedersen et al.   Marine Genomics

Algal diseases: spotlight on a black box

(2010) Claire M.M. Gachon et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Colonization of fish skin is vital for Vibrio anguillarum to cause disease

(2010) Barbara Weber et al.   Environmental Microbiology Reports

Surface Colonization by Marine Roseobacters: Integrating Genotype and Phenotype

(2009) R. N. Slightom et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Discovery of Lignin in Seaweed Reveals Convergent Evolution of Cell-Wall Architecture

(2009) Patrick T. Martone et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Climate change and wildlife diseases: When does the host matter the most?

(2009) Drew Harvell et al.   ECOLOGY

High abundance of virulence gene homologues in marine bacteria

(2009) Olof P. Persson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Mutation ofrpoS gene decreased resistance to environmental stresses, synthesis of extracellular products and virulence ofVibrio anguillarum

(2009) Li Ma et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Antimicrobial activity observed among cultured marine epiphytic bacteria reflects their potential as a source of new drugs

(2009) Anahit Penesyan et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Quorum sensing and social networking in the microbial world

(2009) S. Atkinson et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Biological Diversity of Prokaryotic Type IV Secretion Systems

(2009) C. E. Alvarez-Martinez et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Free Fatty Acids and Methyl Jasmonate Trigger Defense Reactions in Laminaria digitata

(2009) Frithjof C. Küpper et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Dual role colonization factors connecting Vibrio cholerae's lifestyles in human and aquatic environments open new perspectives for combating infectious diseases

(2008) Luigi Vezzulli et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Unlocking the diversity and biotechnological potential of marine surface associated microbial communities

(2008) Suhelen Egan et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Global impact of Vibrio cholerae interactions with chitin

(2008) Carla Pruzzo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Planktonic bacteria and fungi are selectively eliminated by exposure to marine macroalgae in close proximity

(2008) Cindy Lam et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Defences against oxidative stress in vibrios associated with corals

(2008) Colin B. Munn et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

No Evidence for the Induction of Brown Algal Chemical Defense by the Phytohormones Jasmonic Acid and Methyl Jasmonate

(2008) Theresa Wiesemeier et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Diversity of Antibiotic-Active Bacteria Associated with the Brown Alga Laminaria saccharina from the Baltic Sea

(2008) Jutta Wiese et al.   MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Pathogenicity of a Highly Exopolysaccharide-producing Halomonas Strain Causing Epizootics in Larval Cultures of the Chilean Scallop Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819)

(2008) Rodrigo Rojas et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Analysis of the Pseudoalteromonas tunicata Genome Reveals Properties of a Surface-Associated Life Style in the Marine Environment

(2008) Torsten Thomas et al.   PLoS One

COI1 is a critical component of a receptor for jasmonate and the bacterial virulence factor coronatine

(2008) L. Katsir et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Phylogenetic identification of epibiotic bacteria possessing antimicrobial activities isolated from red algal species of Japan

(2008) Manmadhan Kanagasabhapathy et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Complete Genome Sequence of the Complex Carbohydrate-Degrading Marine Bacterium, Saccharophagus degradans Strain 2-40T

(2008) Ronald M. Weiner et al.   PLoS Genetics