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Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus uses chimeric fibre proteins to recognize and invade a broad range of bacterial hosts (2024)
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Caulton, S. G., Lambert, C., Tyson, J., Radford, P., Al-Bayati, A., Greenwood, S., …Lovering, A. L. (2024). Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus uses chimeric fibre proteins to recognize and invade a broad range of bacterial hosts. Nature Microbiology, 9(1), 214-227. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01552-2

Predatory bacteria, like the model endoperiplasmic bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, show several adaptations relevant to their requirements for locating, entering and killing other bacteria. The mechanisms underlying prey recognition and handlin... Read More about Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus uses chimeric fibre proteins to recognize and invade a broad range of bacterial hosts.

An MltA-Like Lytic Transglycosylase Secreted by Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Cleaves the Prey Septum during Predatory Invasion (2023)
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Banks, E. J., Lambert, C., Mason, S. S., Tyson, J., Radford, P. M., McLaughlin, C., …Sockett, R. E. (2023). An MltA-Like Lytic Transglycosylase Secreted by Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Cleaves the Prey Septum during Predatory Invasion. Journal of Bacteriology, 205(4), Article 00475-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00475-22

Lytic transglycosylases cut peptidoglycan backbones, facilitating a variety of functions within bacteria, including cell division, pathogenesis, and insertion of macromolecular machinery into the cell envelope. Here, we identify a novel role of a sec... Read More about An MltA-Like Lytic Transglycosylase Secreted by Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Cleaves the Prey Septum during Predatory Invasion.

Production of 3′,3′-cGAMP by a Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus promiscuous GGDEF enzyme, Bd0367, regulates exit from prey by gliding motility (2022)
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Lowry, R. C., Hallberg, Z. F., Till, R., Simons, T. J., Nottingham, R., Want, F., …Lambert, C. (2022). Production of 3′,3′-cGAMP by a Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus promiscuous GGDEF enzyme, Bd0367, regulates exit from prey by gliding motility. PLoS Genetics, 18(5), Article e1010164. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010164

Bacterial second messengers are important for regulating diverse bacterial lifestyles. Cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) is produced by diguanylate cyclase enzymes, named GGDEF proteins, which are widespread across bacteria. Recently, hybrid promiscuous (Hypr... Read More about Production of 3′,3′-cGAMP by a Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus promiscuous GGDEF enzyme, Bd0367, regulates exit from prey by gliding motility.

Asymmetric peptidoglycan editing generates cell curvature in Bdellovibrio predatory bacteria (2022)
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Banks, E. J., Valdivia-Delgado, M., Biboy, J., Wilson, A., Cadby, I. T., Vollmer, W., …Sockett, R. E. (2022). Asymmetric peptidoglycan editing generates cell curvature in Bdellovibrio predatory bacteria. Nature Communications, 13(1), Article 1509. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29007-y

Peptidoglycan hydrolases contribute to the generation of helical cell shape in Campylobacter and Helicobacter bacteria, while cytoskeletal or periskeletal proteins determine the curved, vibrioid cell shape of Caulobacter and Vibrio. Here, we identify... Read More about Asymmetric peptidoglycan editing generates cell curvature in Bdellovibrio predatory bacteria.

A lysozyme with altered substrate specificity facilitates prey cell exit by the periplasmic predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus (2020)
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Harding, C. J., Huwiler, S. G., Somers, H., Lambert, C., Ray, L. J., Till, R., …Lovering, A. L. (2020). A lysozyme with altered substrate specificity facilitates prey cell exit by the periplasmic predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus. Nature Communications, 11, Article 4817. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18139-8

Lysozymes are among the best-characterized enzymes, acting upon the cell wall substrate peptidoglycan. Here, examining the invasive bacterial periplasmic predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, we report a diversified lysozyme, DslA, which acts, unusual... Read More about A lysozyme with altered substrate specificity facilitates prey cell exit by the periplasmic predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus.

Dual predation by bacteriophage and bdellovibrio bacteriovorus can eradicate escherichia coli prey in situations where single predation cannot (2020)
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Hobley, L., Summers, J. K., Till, R., Milner, D. S., Atterbury, R. J., Stroud, A., …Sockett, R. E. (2020). Dual predation by bacteriophage and bdellovibrio bacteriovorus can eradicate escherichia coli prey in situations where single predation cannot. Journal of Bacteriology, 202(6), Article e00629-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.00629-19

Copyright © 2020 Hobley et al. Bacteria are preyed upon by diverse microbial predators, including bacteriophage and predatory bacteria, such as Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus. While bacteriophage are used as antimicrobial therapies in Eastern Europe and... Read More about Dual predation by bacteriophage and bdellovibrio bacteriovorus can eradicate escherichia coli prey in situations where single predation cannot.

Nucleotide signaling pathway convergence in a cAMP?sensing bacterial c?di?GMP phosphodiesterase (2019)
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Cadby, I. T., Basford, S. M., Nottingham, R., Meek, R., Lowry, R., Lambert, C., …Lovering, A. L. (2019). Nucleotide signaling pathway convergence in a cAMP‐sensing bacterial c‐di‐GMP phosphodiesterase. EMBO Journal, 38(17), Article e100772. https://doi.org/10.15252/embj.2018100772

Bacterial usage of the cyclic dinucleotide c-di-GMP is widespread, governing the transition between motile/sessile and unicellular/ multicellular behaviors. There is limited information on c-di-GMP metabolism, particularly on regulatory mechanisms go... Read More about Nucleotide signaling pathway convergence in a cAMP?sensing bacterial c?di?GMP phosphodiesterase.

Evolutionary diversification of the RomR protein of the invasive deltaproteobacterium, Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus (2019)
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Lowry, R. C., Milner, D. S., Al-Bayati, A. M., Lambert, C., Francis, V. I., Porter, S. L., & Sockett, R. E. (2019). Evolutionary diversification of the RomR protein of the invasive deltaproteobacterium, Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41263-5

Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a predatory deltaproteobacterium that encounters individual Gram-negative prey bacteria with gliding or swimming motility, and then is able to invade such prey cells via type IVa pilus-dependent mechanisms. Movement cont... Read More about Evolutionary diversification of the RomR protein of the invasive deltaproteobacterium, Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus.

Fluorescent D-amino-acids reveal bi-cellular cell wall modifications important for Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus predation (2017)
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Kuru, E., Lambert, C., Jonathon, R., Till, R., Ducret, A., Derouaux, A., …Sockett, L. (2017). Fluorescent D-amino-acids reveal bi-cellular cell wall modifications important for Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus predation. Nature Microbiology, 2(12), 1648-1657. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-017-0029-y

Modification of essential bacterial peptidoglycan (PG) containing cell walls can lead to antibiotic resistance, for example ?-lactam resistance by L,D-transpeptidase activities. Predatory Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus are naturally antibacterial and com... Read More about Fluorescent D-amino-acids reveal bi-cellular cell wall modifications important for Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus predation.

Injections of Predatory Bacteria Work Alongside Host Immune Cells to Treat Shigella Infection in Zebrafish Larvae (2016)
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Willis, A. R., Moore, C., Mazon-Moya, M., Krokowski, S., Lambert, C., Till, R., …Sockett, R. E. (2016). Injections of Predatory Bacteria Work Alongside Host Immune Cells to Treat Shigella Infection in Zebrafish Larvae. Current Biology, 26(24), 3343-3351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.09.067

Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus are predatory bacteria that invade and kill a range of Gram-negative bacterial pathogens in natural environments and in vitro [ 1 and 2]. In this study, we investigated Bdellovibrio as an injected, antibacterial treatment i... Read More about Injections of Predatory Bacteria Work Alongside Host Immune Cells to Treat Shigella Infection in Zebrafish Larvae.

Tuning the electrical conductance of metalloporphyrin supramolecular wires (2016)
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Noori, M., Aragones, A. C., Di Palma, G., Darwish, N., Bailey, S. W., Al-Galiby, Q., …Colin J., L. (in press). Tuning the electrical conductance of metalloporphyrin supramolecular wires. Scientific Reports, 6, Article 37352. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep37352

In contrast with conventional single-molecule junctions, in which the current flows parallel to the long axis or plane of a molecule, we investigate the transport properties of M(II)-5,15-diphenylporphyrin (M-DPP) single-molecule junctions (M=Co, Ni,... Read More about Tuning the electrical conductance of metalloporphyrin supramolecular wires.

Interrupting peptidoglycan deacetylation during Bdellovibrio predator-prey interaction prevents ultimate destruction of prey wall, liberating bacterial-ghosts (2016)
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Lambert, C., Lerner, T. R., Bui, N. K., Somers, H., Aizawa, S., Liddell, S., …Sockett, R. E. (2016). Interrupting peptidoglycan deacetylation during Bdellovibrio predator-prey interaction prevents ultimate destruction of prey wall, liberating bacterial-ghosts. Scientific Reports, 6:26010(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/srep26010

The peptidoglycan wall, located in the periplasm between the inner and outer membranes of the cell envelope in Gram-negative bacteria, maintains cell shape and endows osmotic robustness. Predatory Bdellovibrio bacteria invade the periplasm of other b... Read More about Interrupting peptidoglycan deacetylation during Bdellovibrio predator-prey interaction prevents ultimate destruction of prey wall, liberating bacterial-ghosts.

Ankyrin-mediated self-protection during cell invasion by the bacterial predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus (2015)
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Lambert, C., Cadby, I. T., Till, R., Bui, N. K., Lerner, T. R., Hughes, W. S., …Lovering, A. L. (2015). Ankyrin-mediated self-protection during cell invasion by the bacterial predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus. Nature Communications, 6, Article 8884. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9884

Predatory Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus are natural antimicrobial organisms, killing other bacteria by whole-cell invasion. Self-protection against prey-metabolizing enzymes is important for the evolution of predation. Initial prey entry involves the pr... Read More about Ankyrin-mediated self-protection during cell invasion by the bacterial predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus.

Nucleases in Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus contribute towards efficient self-biofilm formation and eradication of preformed prey biofilms (2013)
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Lambert, C., & Sockett, R. E. (2013). Nucleases in Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus contribute towards efficient self-biofilm formation and eradication of preformed prey biofilms. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 340(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/1574-6968.12075

Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus are predatory bacteria that burrow into prey bacteria and degrade their cell contents, including DNA and RNA, to grow. Their genome encodes diverse nucleases, some with potential export sequences. Transcriptomic analysis de... Read More about Nucleases in Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus contribute towards efficient self-biofilm formation and eradication of preformed prey biofilms.

Genome analysis of a simultaneously predatory and prey-independent, novel Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus from the River Tiber, supports in silico predictions of both ancient and recent lateral gene transfer from diverse bacteria (2012)
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Hobley, L., Lerner, T. R., Williams, L. E., Lambert, C., Till, R., Milner, D. S., …Sockett, R. E. (2012). Genome analysis of a simultaneously predatory and prey-independent, novel Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus from the River Tiber, supports in silico predictions of both ancient and recent lateral gene transfer from diverse bacteria. BMC Genomics, 13(670), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-13-670

Background: Evolution equipped Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus predatory bacteria to invade other bacteria, digesting and replicating, sealed within them thus preventing nutrient-sharing with organisms in the surrounding environment. Bdellovibrio were... Read More about Genome analysis of a simultaneously predatory and prey-independent, novel Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus from the River Tiber, supports in silico predictions of both ancient and recent lateral gene transfer from diverse bacteria.

Discrete cyclic di-GMP-dependent control of bacterial predation versus axenic growth in Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus (2012)
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Hobley, L., Fung, R. K. Y., Lambert, C., Harris, M. A., Dabh, J. M., King, S. S., …Sockett, R. E. (2012). Discrete cyclic di-GMP-dependent control of bacterial predation versus axenic growth in Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus. PLoS Pathogens, 8(2), Article e1002493. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002493

Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a Delta-proteobacterium that oscillates between free-living growth and predation on Gram-negative bacteria including important pathogens of man, animals and plants. After entering the prey periplasm, killing the prey and... Read More about Discrete cyclic di-GMP-dependent control of bacterial predation versus axenic growth in Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus.

Effects of orally administered Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus on the well-being and Salmonella colonization of young chicks (2011)
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Atterbury, R. J., Hobley, L., Till, R., Lambert, C., Capeness, M. J., Lerner, T. R., …Sockett, R. E. (2011). Effects of orally administered Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus on the well-being and Salmonella colonization of young chicks. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77(16), https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00426-11

Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a bacterium which preys upon and kills Gram-negative bacteria, including the zoonotic pathogens Escherichia coli and Salmonella. Bdellovibrio has potential as a biocontrol agent, but no reports of it being tested in livi... Read More about Effects of orally administered Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus on the well-being and Salmonella colonization of young chicks.

An inside job: Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus (2008)
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Sockett, L., Hobley, L., Fenton, A., Woods, R., Lambert, C., Chang, C. Y., …King, S. (2008). An inside job: Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus. Microbiology Today, 35(4), 184-187