Darja Žgur-Bertok
University of Ljubljana
38 Papers
220 Citations
Darja Žgur-Bertok is an academic researcher from University of Ljubljana. The author has contributed to research in topics: Colicin & Escherichia coli. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 38 publications. Previous affiliations of Darja Žgur-Bertok include University of Birmingham.
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Papers
DNA damage repair and bacterial pathogens.
TL;DR: The bacterial SOS response and its significance in bacterial adaptation and pathogenesis, as well as DNA damage responses provoked by bacterial pathogens in the mammalian host are highlighted.
Comparative analysis of yellow microbial communities growing on the walls of geographically distinct caves indicates a common core of microorganisms involved in their formation
TL;DR: It is shown that distinct limestone caves support microbial communities composed mostly of phylotypes common to all sampling sites, which are composed solely of Bacteria.
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Virulence determinants of uropathogenic Escherichia coli in fecal strains from intestinal infections and healthy individuals
TL;DR: None of the strains produced hemolysin while 28% had cytonecrotic factor type 1 sequences, demonstrating that cytone croticfactor type 1 is not always associated with hemoly sin production and indicating that the examined strains do not harbor a larger pathogenicity island.
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Virulence potential for extraintestinal infections among commensal Escherichia coli isolated from healthy humans—the Trojan horse within our gut
TL;DR: It is shown that potential ExPEC strains are present among fecal isolates with a prevalence of around 10% and an extensive literature search revealed 24 papers with data on prevalences of ≥ 5 virulence-associated genes among 21 E. coli collections from healthy humans.
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Heterogeneity in expression of the Escherichia coli colicin K activity gene cka is controlled by the SOS system and stochastic factors.
TL;DR: The results indicate that the bistability in cka expression in the bacterial population is determined by (1) basal SOS activity, (2) stochastic factors and possibly (3) the interplay of LexA dimers at cka operator.