Pathogen-mediated manipulation of arthropod microbiota to promote infection
Abraham NM, Liu L, Jutras BL, Yadav AK, Narasimhan S, Gopalakrishnan V, Ansari JM, Jefferson KK, Cava F, Jacobs-Wagner C, Fikrig E. Pathogen-mediated manipulation of arthropod microbiota to promote infection. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: e781-e790. PMID: 28096373, PMCID: PMC5293115, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1613422114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnaplasma phagocytophilumAnimalsAntifreeze ProteinsArthropod ProteinsEhrlichiosisGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHost-Pathogen InteractionsIxodesMicePeptidoglycanConceptsTerminal D-alanine residueHuman pathogensPathogen-mediated manipulationNumerous human pathogensCapacity of bacteriaWay microbesArthropod microbiotaD-alanine residuesA. phagocytophilumAntibacterial proteinsPeritrophic matrixBacterial biofilm formationGut microbiotaMolecular mechanismsBacterial peptidoglycanPentapeptide chainBiofilm formationIAFGPIxodes scapularis ticksDiverse infectious agentsHuman granulocytic anaplasmosisMicrobiotaProteinAntifreeze glycoproteinsAnaplasma phagocytophilum