Bacterial size matters: Multiple mechanisms controlling septum cleavage and diplococcus formation are critical for the virulence of the opportunistic pathogen Enterococcus faecalis...

by Bartłomiej Salamaga, Tomasz K Prajsnar, Ana Jareño-Martinez, Joost Willemse, Martin A Bewley, Françoise Chau, Tassadit Ben Belkacem, Annemarie H Meijer, David H Dockrell, Stephen A Renshaw, Stéphane Mesnage
Published 2017-07-01

Decoration of the enterococcal polysaccharide antigen EPA is essential for virulence, cell surface charge and interaction with effectors of the innate immune system.

by Robert E Smith, Bartłomiej Salamaga, Piotr Szkuta, Natalia Hajdamowicz, Tomasz K Prajsnar, Gregory S Bulmer, Thierry Fontaine, Justyna Kołodziejczyk, Jean-Marie Herry, Andrea M Hounslow, Mike P Williamson, Pascale Serror, Stéphane Mesnage
Published 2019-05-01

Staphylococcus aureus cell wall structure and dynamics during host-pathogen interaction.

by Joshua A F Sutton, Oliver T Carnell, Lucia Lafage, Joe Gray, Jacob Biboy, Josie F Gibson, Eric J G Pollitt, Simone C Tazoll, William Turnbull, Natalia H Hajdamowicz, Bartłomiej Salamaga, Grace R Pidwill, Alison M Condliffe, Stephen A Renshaw, Waldemar Vollmer, Simon J Foster
Published 2021-03-01