Oscar P. Kuipers
University of Groningen
640 Papers
5.1K Citations
Oscar P. Kuipers is an academic researcher from University of Groningen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lactococcus lactis & Biology. The author has an hindex of 101, co-authored 593 publications. Previous affiliations of Oscar P. Kuipers include Institut national de la recherche agronomique & University of Connecticut Health Center.
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Papers
Evaluating the feasibility of lantibiotics as an alternative therapy against bacterial infections in humans
TL;DR: The authors feel that lantibiotics could increase the number of second line antibiotics for systemic use in the future; however, further research is still needed before this is possible.
The Regulation of the AdcR Regulon in Streptococcus pneumoniae Depends Both on Zn(2+)- and Ni(2+)-Availability.
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that Ni2+ is directly involved in the derepression of the AdcR regulon via the Zn2+-dependent repressor AdcCR, and has an opposite effect on the expression of the adcC regulon compared to Zn 2+.
Fructose Utilization in Lactococcus lactis as a Model for Low-GC Gram-Positive Bacteria: Its Regulator, Signal, and DNA-Binding Site
Charlotte Barrière,Maria Veiga-da-Cunha,Nicolas Pons,Eric Guédon,Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum,Jan Kok,Oscar P. Kuipers,Dusko Ehrlich,Pierre Renault +8 more
TL;DR: In addition to its role as carbon and energy source, fructose metabolism was reported to affect other cellular processes, such as biofilm formation by streptococci and bacterial pathogenicity in plants as discussed by the authors.
Pneumococcal Gene Complex Involved in Resistance to Extracellular Oxidative Stress
Vahid Farshchi Andisi,Cecilia A. Hinojosa,Anne de Jong,Oscar P. Kuipers,Carlos J. Orihuela,Jetta J. E. Bijlsma +5 more
TL;DR: A gene complex involved in the protection of S. pneumoniae against external oxidative stress, which plays an important role during invasive disease, is identified.