Lukas VFN πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊOct 10, 2023

Predation of Biofilms by parasitic Amoeba via Digestive Exophagy https://microbiologycommunity.nature.com/posts/predation-of-biofilms-by-parasitic-amoeba-via-digestive-exophagy #protists #microbes

Digestive exophagy of #biofilms by intestinal amoeba and its impact on stress tolerance and #cytotoxicity: Eva Zanditenas et al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41522-023-00444-x

"#Entamoeba histolytica is a human #parasite responsible for the disease #amoebiasis... The feeding of the parasite on gut #bacteria is crucial for its #virulence."

Predation of Biofilms by parasitic Amoeba via Digestive Exophagy

Springer Nature
Iain WilsonAug 19, 2023
A bit of phylogeny, a bit of enzymology and some speculation about the role of UDP-Gal/Glc-4-epimerase from #Entamoeba accepted in @plosntds. For such a ubiquitous enzyme, details in many species, including actual definition of intracellular localization, missing! Poor quality of annotated genomes also an issue!
Online version forthcoming. Collaboration with Michael Duchene, Meduniwien, financed by @fwf