Chemotaxis enables microorganisms to move according to chemical gradients. Although
this process requires substantial cellular energy, it also affords key physiological benefits …

The genus Bacillus is a diverse group of spore-forming bacteria. Bacillus species have
implications in both medical and biodefense aspects of microbiology. This chapter attempts …

Inorganic phosphate (Pi) is a central signaling molecule that modulates virulence in various
pathogens. In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, low Pi concentrations induce transcriptional …

Thermophilic bacteria able to survive extreme temperature stress are of great
biotechnological interest due to their extracellular production of bioactive molecules as a …

Inorganic phosphate (Pi) is a central nutrient and signal molecule for bacteria. Pi limitation
was shown to increase the virulence of several phylogenetically diverse pathogenic bacteria …

The PhoBR two-component system is a critical regulator of virulence in many bacterial
pathogens, but its role in Aeromonas dhakensis remains poorly characterized. In this study …

Chemosensory pathways and two-component systems are important bacterial signal
transduction systems. In the human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, these systems …

Clostridium tetani produces a potent neurotoxin, the tetanus toxin (TeNT), which is
responsible for an often-fatal neurological disease (tetanus) characterized by spastic …

Bacillus anthracis (BA), the etiological agent of anthrax, secretes protective antigen (PA),
lethal factor (LF), and edema factor (EF) as major virulence mediators. Amongst these, PA …

Lipid rafts are dynamic, nanoscale assemblies of specific proteins and lipids, distributed
heterogeneously on eukaryotic membrane. Flotillin-1, a conserved eukaryotic raft marker …