Transcript tinkering: RNA modifications in protozoan parasites
Curr Opin Microbiol. 2024 Apr 24;79:102477. doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2024.102477. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTApicomplexan and trypanosomatid parasites have evolved a wide range of post-transcriptional processes that allow them to replicate, differentiate, and transmit within and among multiple different tissue, host, and vector environments. In this review, we highlight the recent advances that point toward the regulatory potential of RNA modifications in mediating these processes on the coding and noncoding transcriptome throughout the life cycle of protozoan parasites. We discuss the recent technical advancements enabling t...
Source: Current Opinion in Microbiology - April 25, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Tiziano Vignolini Justine E C Couble Gr égory R G Doré Sebastian Baumgarten Source Type: research
A Holistic Approach to Circular Bioeconomy Through the Sustainable Utilization of Microalgal Biomass for Biofuel and Other Value-Added Products
Microb Ecol. 2024 Apr 25;87(1):61. doi: 10.1007/s00248-024-02376-1.ABSTRACTEmissions from transportation and industry primarily cause global warming, leading to floods, glacier melt, and rising seas. Widespread greenhouse gas emissions and resulting global warming pose significant risks to the environment, economy, and society. The need for alternative fuels drives the development of third-generation feedstocks: microalgae, seaweed, and cyanobacteria. These microalgae offer traits like rapid growth, high lipid content, non-competition with human food, and growth on non-arable land using brackish or waste water, making them...
Source: Microbial Ecology - April 25, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ganesan Ezhumalai Muthukrishnan Arun Arulmani Manavalan Renganathan Rajkumar Klaus Heese Source Type: research
Extracellular vesicles: new bullets in the fungal armory
Trends Microbiol. 2024 Apr 24:S0966-842X(24)00087-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2024.04.002. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInvasive fungal infections represent millions of deaths per year, but their pathophysiology remains insufficiently understood. Host-fungi interplay has been recently shown to include extracellular vesicles derived from fungi and host infected cells. In this forum article we discuss their emerging role in modulating the host immune response with particular emphasis on their regulatory involvement during Candida albicans infection.PMID:38664155 | DOI:10.1016/j.tim.2024.04.002 (Source: Trends in Microbiology)
Source: Trends in Microbiology - April 25, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Elise Biquand Sandra Khau Nicolas Papon Benoit Briard Source Type: research
Metabolic modeling of Halomonas campaniensis improves polyhydroxybutyrate production under nitrogen limitation
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2024 Apr 25;108(1):310. doi: 10.1007/s00253-024-13111-8.ABSTRACTPoly-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) is an environmentally friendly alternative for conventional fossil fuel-based plastics that is produced by various microorganisms. Large-scale PHB production is challenging due to the comparatively higher biomanufacturing costs. A PHB overproducer is the haloalkaliphilic bacterium Halomonas campaniensis, which has low nutritional requirements and can grow in cultures with high salt concentrations, rendering it resistant to contamination. Despite its virtues, the metabolic capabilities of H. campaniensis as ...
Source: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology - April 25, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Carolina Deantas-Jahn Sebasti án N Mendoza Cuauhtemoc Licona-Cassani Camila Orellana Pedro A Saa Source Type: research
Sphingomonas lacusdianchii sp. nov., an attached bacterium inhibited by metabolites from its symbiotic cyanobacterium
This study provided new ideas to understand the interactions between Microcystis and its attached bacteria. KEY POINTS: • A novel bacterium (JXJCY 53 T) was isolated from the cyanosphere of Microcystis sp. FACHB-905 (MF-905) • JXJCY 53 T modulated the growth and microcystin production of MF-905 • MF-905 could control the attached bacteria by specific chemicals other than microcystins (MCs).PMID:38661971 | PMC:PMC11045571 | DOI:10.1007/s00253-024-13081-x (Source: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology)
Source: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology - April 25, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Xin Wang Yao Xiao Yang Deng Xue Sang Qing-Lin Deng Le Wang Yi-Wen Yang Bing-Huo Zhang Yu-Qin Zhang Source Type: research
