The fliK Gene Is Required for the Resistance of Bacillus thuringiensis to Antimicrobial Peptides and Virulence in Drosophila melanogaster

Autor: Zaynoun Attieh, Carine Mouawad, Agnès Rejasse, Isabelle Jehanno, Stéphane Perchat, Ida K. Hegna, Ole A. Økstad, Mireille Kallassy Awad, Vincent Sanchis-Borja, Laure El Chamy

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 11 (2020)

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are essential effectors of the host innate immune system and they represent promising molecules for the treatment of multidrug resistant microbes. A better understanding of microbial resistance to these defense peptides

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Protein Phosphatase 4 Negatively Regulates the Immune Deficiency-NF-κB Pathway during the Drosophila Immune Response

Autor: Laure El Chamy, Rita El Khoury, Jean-Marc Reichhart, Adrian Acker, Dana Barakat, Layale Salem Wehbe, Nicolas Matt

Publikováno v: The Journal of Immunology. 207:1616-1626

The evolutionarily conserved immune deficiency (IMD) signaling pathway shields Drosophila against bacterial infections. It regulates the expression of antimicrobial peptides encoding genes through the activation of the NF-κB transcription factor Rel

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https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1901497

A Novel Antidipteran Bacillus thuringiensis Strain: Unusual Cry Toxin Genes in a Highly Dynamic Plasmid Environment

Autor: Nancy Fayad, Mireille Kallassy Awad, Laure El Chamy, Jacques Mahillon, Zakaria Kambris

Publikováno v: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Bacillus thuringiensis, a soil entomopathogenic bacterium, is at the base of many sustainable eco-friendly bioinsecticides. Hence stems the need to continually characterize insecticidal toxins.
Bacillus thuringiensis has emerged as a major bioin

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https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02294-20

Evaluation of the fermentative capacity of an indigenous Hanseniaspora sp. strain isolated from Lebanese apples for cider production

Autor: Richard G. Maroun, Laure El Chamy, Eugène Vorobiev, Mohamed Koubaa, Nicolas Louka, Marina Al Daccache, Dominique Salameh

Publikováno v: FEMS Microbiology Letters
FEMS Microbiology Letters, Wiley-Blackwell, 2020, 367 (12), ⟨10.1093/femsle/fnaa093⟩

The present work studied the fermentative potential and carbon metabolism of an indigenous yeast isolated from Lebanese apples for cider production. The indigenous yeast strain was isolated from a spontaneous fermented juice of the Lebanese apple var

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https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnaa093

Characterization and Whole Genome Sequencing of AR23, a Highly Toxic Bacillus thuringiensis Strain Isolated from Lebanese Soil

Autor: Vincent Sanchis, Laure El Chamy, Joël Chopineau, Rafael Patiño-Navarrete, Nancy Fayad, Mandy Antoun, Zakaria Kambris, Mireille Kallassy Awad, Jacques Mahillon, Mike A. Osta

Publikováno v: Current Microbiology
Current Microbiology, Springer Verlag, 2019, 76 (12), pp.1503-1511. ⟨10.1007/s00284-019-01775-9⟩
Current Microbiology, Vol. 76, no.12, p. 1503-1511 (2019)

The demand for sustainable and eco-friendly control methods of pests and insects is increasing worldwide. From this came the interest in Bacillus thuringiensis, an entomopathogenic bacterium capable of replacing chemical pesticides. However, the poss

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https://hal.umontpellier.fr/hal-02445914