Throughout their evolutionary history, bacteria have faced diverse threats from other
microorganisms, including competing bacteria, bacteriophages and predators. In response …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that affects almost 100 000 people worldwide. CF
patients suffer from chronic bacterial airway infections that are often polymicrobial and are …

Streptomyces are a genus of ubiquitous soil bacteria from which the majority of clinically
utilized antibiotics derive. The production of these antibacterial molecules reflects the …

For any organism, survival is enhanced by the ability to sense and respond to threats in
advance. For bacteria, danger sensing among kin cells has been observed, but the …

The bacterial type 6 secretion system (T6SS) is a toxin-injecting nanoweapon that mediates
competition in plant-and animal-associated microbial communities. Bacteria can evolve de …

Most bacteria live in communities, often with closely related strains and species with whom
they must compete for space and resources. Consequently, bacteria have acquired or …

Summary The Type VI Secretion System (T6SS) is a nano-harpoon used by many bacteria
to inject toxins into neighboring cells. While much is understood about mechanisms of T6SS …

Exposure of Escherichia coli to sub-inhibitory antibiotics stimulates biofilm formation through
poorly characterized mechanisms. Using a high-throughput Congo Red binding assay to …

The Type VI Secretion Systems (T6SSs) is a molecular nanomachine that injects toxic
effector proteins into the environment or neighbouring cells, and thus plays an important role …

The Streptomyces are a genus of ubiquitous soil bacteria from which the majority of clinically
utilized antibiotics derive. The production of these antibacterial molecules reflects the …