Browsing by Author "Ferrer, María Desamparados"

RinA controls phage-mediated packaging and transfer of virulence genes in gram-positive bacteria

Ferrer, María Desamparados; Quiles Puchalt, Nuria; Harwich, Michael D.; Tormo Más, María Ángeles; Campoy Sánchez, Susana; Barbé, Jordi; Lasa Uzcudun, Íñigo

; Novick, Richard P.; Christie, Gail E.; Penadés, José R. (Oxford University Press, 2011) Artículo / Artikulua

Phage-mediated transfer of microbial genetic elements plays a crucial role in bacterial life style and evolution. In this study, we identify the RinA family of phage-encoded proteins as activators required for transcription ...

Role of staphylococcal phage and SaPI integrase in intra- and interspecies SaPI transfer

Maiques, Elisa; Ubeda, Carles; Tormo Más, María Ángeles; Ferrer, María Desamparados; Lasa Uzcudun, Íñigo

; Novick, Richard P.; Penadés, José R. (American Society for Microbiology, 2007) Artículo / Artikulua

SaPIbov2 is a member of the SaPI family of staphylococcal pathogenicity islands and is very closely related to SaPIbov1. Typically, certain temperate phages can induce excision and replication of one or more of these islands ...

Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity island DNA is packaged in particles composed of phage proteins

Tormo Más, María Ángeles; Ferrer, María Desamparados; Maiques, Elisa; Ubeda, Carles; Selva, Laura; Lasa Uzcudun, Íñigo

; Calvete, Juan J.; Novick, Richard P.; Penadés, José R. (American Society for Microbiology, 2008) Artículo / Artikulua

Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity islands (SaPIs) have an intimate relationship with temperate staphylococcal phages. During phage growth, SaPIs are induced to replicate and are efficiently encapsidated into special small ...