This study shows Ebp pili in Enterococcus faecalis facilitate adhesion to iron oxides, enhancing extracellular electron transfer and supporting anaerobic growth and colonization in mice.

18 citations

mouseexperimental assay

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Cell BiologybioRxivPreprintMar 22, 2024

Toxin-glycolipid interactions measured by imaging surface plasmon resonance on artificial membranes predicts diffusion behavior and lipid dependence of binding to cells

Sarah Lehnert, Ümit Hakan Yıldız, Natalie Haustein…·Rachel Susan Kraut

The paper uses imaging surface plasmon resonance and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to study toxin-glycolipid interactions and their lipid dependencies on artificial and cellular membranes.

DOI 10.1101/2024.03.22.586282

imagingfluorescence / live-cell microscopy

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Systems BiologybioRxivPreprintMar 27, 2018

Apparent oxygen half saturation constant for nitrifiers: genus specific, inherent physiological property, or artefact of colony morphology?

Yingyu Law, Artur S. Matysik, Xueming Chen…·Stefan Wuertz

The paper investigates the apparent oxygen half saturation constant (Ks(app)) for Nitrospira sublineage I OTU in wastewater treatment plants, finding it lower than AOB, suggesting NOB can thrive under low oxygen conditions.

7 citations

statistical model

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