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ArticleMicrobiology (Reading, England)2010

Role of bacteriocins in mediating interactions of bacterial isolates taken from cystic fibrosis patients.

Suphan Bakkal, Sandra M Robinson, Claudia L Ordonez, David A Waltz, Margaret A Riley

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Article in Microbiology (Reading, England), 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Suphan BakkalDepartment of Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
Sandra M RobinsonDepartment of Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
Claudia L OrdonezChildren's Hospital Boston, Division of Respiratory Diseases, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
David A WaltzChildren's Hospital Boston, Division of Respiratory Diseases, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Margaret A RileyDepartment of Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
University of Massachusetts Amherst · USBoston Children's Hospital · US

Funding

Evolution of Stress-Induced Bacterial ToxinsR01AI064588 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI RILEY, MARGARET A. · 2007 to 2010
$1.5M
Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance in Enteric BacteriaR01GM068657 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI RILEY, MARGARET A. · 2005 to 2009
$1.5M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI064588NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI064588-01A2NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM068657NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM068657-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) and Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) lung infections are responsible for much of the mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF). However, little is known about the ecological interactions between these two, often co-infecting, species. This study provides what is believed to be the first report of the intra- and interspecies bacteriocin-like inhibition potential of Pa and Bcc strains recovered from CF patients. A total of 66 strains were screened, and shown to possess bacteriocin-like inhibitory activity (97 % of Pa strains and 68 % of Bcc strains showed inhibitory activity), much of which acted across species boundaries. Further phenotypic and molecular-based assays revealed that the source of this inhibition differs for the two species. In Pa, much of the inhibitory activity is due to the well-known S and RF pyocins. In contrast, Bcc inhibition is due to unknown mechanisms, although RF-like toxins were implicated in some strains. These data suggest that bacteriocin-based inhibition may play a role in governing Pa and Bcc interactions in the CF lung and may, therefore, offer a novel approach to mediating these often fatal infections.

Indexed as

BacteriocinsBurkholderia cepacia complexBurkholderia InfectionsCystic FibrosisHumansPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsPyocinsBacteriocinsPyocins

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PMID20378653
PMCPMC3068677
OpenAlexW2147378410

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