Publications
Phage tailspike modularity and horizontal gene transfer reveals specificity towards E. coli O-antigen serogroups Ghent University
Diatom adhesive trail proteins acquired by horizontal gene transfer from bacteria serve as primers for marine biofilm formation Ghent University Flanders Institute for Biotechnology
In silico evidence for the horizontal transfer of gsiB, a σ(B)-regulated gene in gram-positive bacteria, to lactic acid bacteria Vrije Universiteit Brussel
gsiB, coding for glucose starvation-inducible protein B, is a characteristic member of the σ(Β) stress regulon of Bacillus subtilis and several other Gram-positive bacteria. Here we provide in silico evidence for the horizontal transfer of gsiB in lactic acid bacteria that are devoid of the σ(Β) factor.
Horizontal gene transfer in nematodes: a catalyst for plant parasitism? Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Evidence of horizontal gene transfer within porB in 19 018 whole-genome Neisseria spp. isolates: a global phylogenetic analysis Institute of Tropical Medicine
The PorB porins are the major pore-forming proteins in the genus Neisseria. The trimeric PorB porins consist of 16 highly conserved transmembrane domains that form an amphipathic β-sheet connected by short periplasmic turns and eight extracellular hydrophilic loops. These loops are immunogenic and also play an important role in mediating antimicrobial influx. This study sought to (i) characterize the variations in Neisserial loop ...
Acquisition through horizontal gene transfer of plasmid pSMA198 by Streptococcus macedonicus ACA-DC 198 points towards the dairy origin of the species Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: Streptococcus macedonicus is an intriguing streptococcal species whose most frequent source of isolation is fermented foods similarly to Streptococcus thermophilus. However, S. macedonicus is closely related to commensal opportunistic pathogens of the Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex.
METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We analyzed the pSMA198 plasmid isolated from the dairy strain Streptococcus macedonicus ...