Extracellular DNases of Ralstonia solanacearum modulate biofilms and facilitate bacterial wilt virulence

The vascular plant-pathogenic bacteriumRalstonia solanacearumproduces biofilms required for its virulence on the surfaces of tomato cells adjacent to intercellular spaces

(2016) Yuka Mori et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

Escaping Underground Nets: Extracellular DNases Degrade Plant Extracellular Traps and Contribute to Virulence of the Plant Pathogenic Bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum

(2016) Tuan Minh Tran et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Presence of Extracellular DNA during Biofilm Formation by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri Strains with Different Host Range

(2016) Marta Sena-Vélez et al.   PLoS One

Extracellular DNA Acidifies Biofilms and Induces Aminoglycoside Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2015) Mike Wilton et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Extracellular DNA as a target for biofilm control

(2015) Mira Okshevsky et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Extracellular DNA facilitates the formation of functional amyloids inStaphylococcus aureusbiofilms

(2015) Kelly Schwartz et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Hydroxycinnamic Acid Degradation, a Broadly Conserved Trait, ProtectsRalstonia solanacearumfrom Chemical Plant Defenses and Contributes to Root Colonization and Virulence

(2015) Tiffany M. Lowe et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Cool Virulence Factors of Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 Biovar 2

(2015) Fanhong Meng et al.   PLoS One

Pel is a cationic exopolysaccharide that cross-links extracellular DNA in thePseudomonas aeruginosabiofilm matrix

(2015) Laura K. Jennings et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ralstonia solanacearum Uses Inorganic Nitrogen Metabolism for Virulence, ATP Production, and Detoxification in the Oxygen-Limited Host Xylem Environment

(2015) Beth L. Dalsing et al.   mBio

Helicobacter pylori ATCC 43629/NCTC 11639 Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMVs) from Biofilm and Planktonic Phase Associated with Extracellular DNA (eDNA)

(2015) Rossella Grande et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Campylobacter jejuni biofilms contain extracellular DNA and are sensitive to DNase I treatment

(2015) Helen L. Brown et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Mycobacterium avium Possesses Extracellular DNA that Contributes to Biofilm Formation, Structural Integrity, and Tolerance to Antibiotics

(2015) Sasha J. Rose et al.   PLoS One

Inactivation of the Autolysis-Related Genes lrgB and yycI in Staphylococcus aureus Increases Cell Lysis-Dependent eDNA Release and Enhances Biofilm Development In Vitro and In Vivo

(2015) Cristiana Ossaille Beltrame et al.   PLoS One

Biogenesis and multifaceted roles of outer membrane vesicles from Gram-negative bacteria

(2014) H. M. Kulkarni et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Staphylococcus aureus Nuc2 Is a Functional, Surface-Attached Extracellular Nuclease

(2014) Megan R. Kiedrowski et al.   PLoS One

Flagella-Mediated Adhesion and Extracellular DNA Release Contribute to Biofilm Formation and Stress Tolerance of Campylobacter jejuni

(2014) Sarah L. Svensson et al.   PLoS One

Xylella fastidiosaouter membrane vesicles modulate plant colonization by blocking attachment to surfaces

(2014) Michael Ionescu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Transcriptional Analysis of the Global Regulatory Networks Active in Pseudomonas syringae during Leaf Colonization

(2014) X. Yu et al.   mBio

Nitrate Assimilation Contributes to Ralstonia solanacearum Root Attachment, Stem Colonization, and Virulence

(2013) B. L. Dalsing et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Biofilm infections, their resilience to therapy and innovative treatment strategies

(2013) U. Römling et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

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

(2013) F. L. Paganelli et al.   mBio

Pathogenomics of theRalstonia solanacearumSpecies Complex

(2012) Stéphane Genin et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

Loss of Virulence of the Phytopathogen Ralstonia solanacearum Through Infection by φRSM Filamentous Phages

(2012) Hardian S. Addy et al.   PHYTOPATHOLOGY

Xylem sap collection and extraction methodologies to determine in vivo concentrations of ABA and its bound forms by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)

(2012) Andrew G Netting et al.   Plant Methods

Deciphering the route of Ralstonia solanacearum colonization in Arabidopsis thaliana roots during a compatible interaction: focus at the plant cell wall

(2012) Catherine Digonnet et al.   PLANTA

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

Cell Surface Attachment Structures Contribute to Biofilm Formation and Xylem Colonization by Erwinia amylovora

(2011) Jessica M. Koczan et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

TheNeisseria gonorrhoeaeBiofilm Matrix Contains DNA, and an Endogenous Nuclease Controls Its Incorporation

(2011) Christopher T. Steichen et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Extracellular DNA in Biofilms

(2011) Lucio Montanaro et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS

A MotN Mutant of Ralstonia solanacearum Is Hypermotile and Has Reduced Virulence

(2011) F. Meng et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Digestion of extracellular DNA is required for giant colony formation of Staphylococcus aureus

(2011) Chikara Kaito et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

Extracellular nucleases and extracellular DNA play important roles in Vibrio cholerae biofilm formation

(2011) Andrea Seper et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Nuclease Modulates Biofilm Formation in Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

(2011) Megan R. Kiedrowski et al.   PLoS One

Role of Extracellular DNA in Initial Bacterial Adhesion and Surface Aggregation

(2010) T. Das et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Role of Extracellular DNA during Biofilm Formation by Listeria monocytogenes

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

Dispersal of Biofilms by Secreted, Matrix Degrading, Bacterial DNase

(2010) Reindert Nijland et al.   PLoS One

The Global Virulence Regulators VsrAD and PhcA Control Secondary Metabolism in the Plant PathogenRalstonia solanacearum

(2009) Patrick Schneider et al.   CHEMBIOCHEM

Bacterial Extracellular Polysaccharides Involved in Biofilm Formation

(2009) Barbara Vu et al.   MOLECULES

Contribution ofErwinia amylovoraExopolysaccharides Amylovoran and Levan to Biofilm Formation: Implications in Pathogenicity

(2009) Jessica M. Koczan et al.   PHYTOPATHOLOGY

Modulation of eDNA Release and Degradation Affects Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Maturation

(2009) Ethan E. Mann et al.   PLoS One

Effect of DNase and Antibiotics on Biofilm Characteristics

(2008) G. V. Tetz et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Localized Gene Expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

(2008) A. P. Lenz et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Medical biofilms

(2008) James D. Bryers   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Quorum size of Pseudomonas syringae is small and dictated by water availability on the leaf surface

(2008) G. Dulla et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A Molecular Clutch Disables Flagella in the Bacillus subtilis Biofilm

(2008) K. M. Blair et al.   SCIENCE

Extracellular DNA Chelates Cations and Induces Antibiotic Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

(2008) Heidi Mulcahy et al.   PLoS Pathogens