Enterococcus faecium Biofilm Formation: Identification of Major Autolysin AtlAEfm, Associated Acm Surface Localization, and AtlAEfm-Independent Extracellular DNA Release

Characterization and Functional Analysis of atl, a Novel Gene Encoding Autolysin in Streptococcus suis

(2012) C.-X. Ju et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

CDD: conserved domains and protein three-dimensional structure

(2012) Aron Marchler-Bauer et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Contribution of the Staphylococcus aureus Atl AM and GL Murein Hydrolase Activities in Cell Division, Autolysis, and Biofilm Formation

(2012) Jeffrey L. Bose 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

Genome-Wide Identification of Ampicillin Resistance Determinants in Enterococcus faecium

(2012) Xinglin Zhang et al.   PLoS Genetics

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

Inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence: Characterization of the AprA–AprI Interface and Species Selectivity

(2011) Bart W. Bardoel et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Transcriptional and Functional Analysis Shows Sodium Houttuyfonate-Mediated Inhibition of Autolysis in Staphylococcus aureus

(2011) Guoxing Liu et al.   MOLECULES

Optimizing future treatment of enterococcal infections: attacking the biofilm?

(2011) Fernanda L. Paganelli et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Pyrosequencing-based comparative genome analysis of the nosocomial pathogen Enterococcus faecium and identification of a large transferable pathogenicity island

(2010) Willem van Schaik et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Biofilm formation and dispersal in Gram-positive bacteria

(2010) Tjakko Abee et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

A genetic element present on megaplasmids allows Enterococcus faecium to use raffinose as carbon source

(2010) Xinglin Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Role of staphylococcal wall teichoic acid in targeting the major autolysin Atl

(2010) Martin Schlag et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

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

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

Comprehensive identification of essential Staphylococcus aureus genes using Transposon-Mediated Differential Hybridisation (TMDH)

(2009) Roy R Chaudhuri et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Impact of peptidoglycanO-acetylation on autolytic activities of theEnterococcus faecalis N-acetylglucosaminidase AtlA andN-acetylmuramidase AtlB

(2009) Aurélie Emirian et al.   FEBS LETTERS

SgrA, a Nidogen-Binding LPXTG Surface Adhesin Implicated in Biofilm Formation, and EcbA, a Collagen Binding MSCRAMM, Are Two Novel Adhesins of Hospital-Acquired Enterococcus faecium

(2009) A. P. A. Hendrickx et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

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

(2009) Vinai Chittezham Thomas et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Regulation of Autolysis-Dependent Extracellular DNA Release by Enterococcus faecalis Extracellular Proteases Influences Biofilm Development

(2008) V. C. Thomas et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Role ofN-Acetylglucosaminidase andN-Acetylmuramidase Activities inEnterococcus faecalisPeptidoglycan Metabolism

(2008) Stéphane Mesnage et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

LysM, a widely distributed protein motif for binding to (peptido)glycans

(2008) Girbe Buist et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY