Michael G. Surette

TL;DR: How this extended communication system might influence a broad spectrum of diseases, including irritable bowel syndrome, psychiatric disorders and demyelinating conditions such as multiple sclerosis is reviewed.

TL;DR: This work focuses on how response and adaptation to attractant signals vary with systematic changes in the intracellular concentration of the components of the chemotaxis network, and finds that some properties show strong variations in response to varying protein concentrations.

TL;DR: Fecal microbiota transplantation induces remission in a significantly greater percentage of patients with active UC than placebo, with no difference in adverse events.

TL;DR: Evidence is provided that the biosynthetic pathway and biochemical intermediates in AI‐2 biosynthesis are identical in Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, V. harveyi, Vibrio cholerae and Enterococcus faecalis, suggesting thatAI‐2 is a unique, ‘universal' signal that could be used by a variety of bacteria for communication among and between species.

TL;DR: The identification and analysis of the gene responsible for AI-2 production in V. harveyi or E. coli DH5alpha luxSE is reported, indicating that the luxS genes define a new family of autoinducer-production genes.