The idea of eliminating the use of fertilizers which are sometimes environmentally unsafe is
slowly becoming a reality because of the emergence of microorganisms that can serve the …

Microbial communities play a pivotal role in the functioning of plants by influencing their
physiology and development. While many members of the rhizosphere microbiome are …

Excessive and indiscriminate use of antibiotics to treat bacterial infections has lead to the
emergence of multiple drug resistant strains. Most infectious diseases are caused by …

Increasing extent of pathogenic resistance to drugs has encouraged the seeking for new anti-
virulence drugs. Many pharmacological and pharmacognostical researches are performed …

Biofilms are microbial communities characterized by their adhesion to solid surfaces and the
production of a matrix of exopolymeric substances, consisting of polysaccharides, proteins …

Multiple drug resistance poses a significant threat to public health worldwide, with a
substantial increase in morbidity and mortality rates. Consequently, searching for novel …

Bacteria use cell-to-cell communication systems based on chemical signal molecules to
coordinate their behavior within the population. These quorum sensing systems are …

Quorum sensing (QS) is a communication process between cells, in which bacteria secrete
and sense the specific chemicals, and regulate gene expression in response to population …

During the past few decades Acinetobacter baumannii has evolved from being a commensal
dweller of health-care facilities to constitute one of the most annoying pathogens …

With the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria, the available options for
treating bacterial infections have become very limited, and the search for a novel general …