New Insights into Vibrio cholerae Biofilms from Molecular Biophysics to Microbial Ecology.
New Insights into Vibrio cholerae Biofilms from Molecular Biophysics to Microbial Ecology.
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从分子生物物理学到微生物生态学对霍乱弧菌生物膜的新见解。
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-031-22997-8_2
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发表时间:
2023
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Waters,ChristopherM
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作者:
Tai,Jung-ShenB;Ferrell,MicahJ;Yan,Jing;Waters,ChristopherM
With the discovery that 48% of cholera infections in rural Bangladesh villages could be prevented by simple filtration of unpurified waters and the detection ofVibrio choleraeaggregates in stools from cholera patients it was realizedV. choleraebiofilms had a central function in cholera pathogenesis. We are currently in the seventh cholera pandemic, caused by O1 serotypes of the El Tor biotypes strains, which initiated in 1961. It is estimated thatV. choleraeannually causes millions of infections and over 100,000 deaths. Given the continued emergence of cholera in areas that lack access to clean water, such as Haiti after the 2010 earthquake or the ongoing Yemen civil war, increasing our understanding of cholera disease remains a worldwide public health priority. The surveillance and treatment of cholera is also affected as the world is impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, raising significant concerns in Africa. In addition to the importance of biofilm formation in its life cycle, V. choleraehas become a key model system for understanding bacterial signal transduction networks that regulate biofilm formation and discovering fundamental principles about bacterial surface attachment and biofilm maturation. This chapter will highlight recent insights intoV. choleraebiofilms including their structure, ecological role in environmental survival and infection, regulatory systems that control them, and biomechanical insights into the nature ofV. choleraebiofilms.