Peptidoglycan Sensing Prevents Quiescence and Promotes Quorum-Independent Colony Growth of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Uropathogenic (UPEC) is the leading cause of human urinary tract infections (UTIs), and many patients experience recurrent infection after successful antibiotic treatment. The source of recurrent infections may be persistent bacterial reservoirs that are in a quiescent state and thus are not susceptible to antibiotics. Here, we show that multiple UPEC strains require a quorum to proliferate with glucose as the carbon source.

Draft Genome Sequence of the Putative Marine Pathogen sp. I31.1.

sp. I31.1 is a putative pathogen involved in epizootic shell disease in the American lobster (Homarus americanus).

Draft Genome Sequence of Loktanella maritima Strain YPC211, a Commensal Bacterium of the American Lobster (Homarus americanus).

strain YPC211 was isolated from the American lobster (). We report here the draft genome sequence for YPC211 and identify genes of potential importance to its role within the microbial community.

Draft Genome Sequence of the Putative Marine Pathogen Aquimarina sp. Strain I32.4.

sp. strain I32.4 (formerly sp.