Mucus polymer concentration and adaptation converge to define the antibiotic response of during chronic lung infection.

Unlabelled: The airway milieu of individuals with muco-obstructive airway diseases (MADs) is defined by the accumulation of dehydrated mucus due to hyperabsorption of airway surface liquid and defective mucociliary clearance. Pathological mucus becomes progressively more viscous with age and disease severity due to the concentration and overproduction of mucin and accumulation of host-derived extracellular DNA (eDNA). Respiratory mucus of MADs provides a niche for recurrent and persistent colonization by respiratory pathogens, including , which is responsible for the majority of morbidity and mortality in MADs.

Mucus polymer concentration and adaptation converge to define the antibiotic response of during chronic lung infection.

Unlabelled: The airway milieu of individuals with muco-obstructive airway diseases (MADs) is defined by the accumulation of dehydrated mucus due to hyperabsorption of airway surface liquid and defective mucociliary clearance. Pathological mucus becomes progressively more viscous with age and disease severity due to the concentration and overproduction of mucin and accumulation of host-derived extracellular DNA (eDNA). Respiratory mucus of MADs provides a niche for recurrent and persistent colonization by respiratory pathogens, including , which is responsible for the majority of morbidity and mortality in MADs.

The Intersection of the Staphylococcus aureus Rex and SrrAB Regulons: an Example of Metabolic Evolution That Maximizes Resistance to Immune Radicals.

Staphylococcus aureus is the most pathogenic member of the While it acquired an arsenal of canonical virulence determinants that mediate pathogenicity, it has also metabolically adapted to thrive at sites of inflammation. Notably, it has evolved to grow in the presence of nitric oxide (NO·). To this end, we note that the Rex regulon, composed of genes encoding dehydrogenases, metabolite transporters, and regulators, is much larger in S.

Fox Cluster determinants for iron biooxidation in the extremely thermoacidophilic Sulfolobaceae.

Within the extremely thermoacidophilic Sulfolobaceae, the capacity to oxidize iron varies considerably. While some species are prolific iron oxidizers (e.g.

Genome Sequences of Five Type Strain Members of the Archaeal Family , Acidianus ambivalens, Acidianus infernus, Stygiolobus azoricus, Sulfuracidifex metallicus, and Sulfurisphaera ohwakuensis.

Presented are five genomes from the polyextremophilic (optimal temperature of >65°C and optimal pH of <3.5) archaeal family , greatly expanding order-wide genomic diversity. Included are the only obligate anaerobic species, several facultative sulfur utilizers, two metal mobilizers, one facultative chemolithoautotroph with robust metabolic versatility, and some of the most thermophilic thermoacidophiles reported to date.