Chemotaxis, the ability of motile bacteria to direct their movement in gradients of attractants
and repellents, plays an important role during the rhizosphere colonization by rhizobacteria …

Bacteria have evolved many different signal transduction systems that sense signals and
generate a variety of responses. Generally, most abundant are transcriptional regulators …

Genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors are powerful tools used to track chemical
processes in intact biological systems. However, the development and optimization of …

Helicobacter pylori is a class one carcinogen which causes chronic atrophic gastritis, gastric
intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia and adenocarcinoma. The mechanisms by which H. pylori …

The human pathogen Helicobacter pylori displays extensive genetic diversity. While H.
pylori is known to evolve during infection, population dynamics inside the gastric …

To infect and cause disease, bacterial pathogens must localize to specific regions of the host
where they possess the metabolic and defensive acumen for survival. Motile flagellated …

Highlights•Bacterial growth rate impacts on the expression of chemotaxis genes.•Most
chemoeffectors are of metabolic value.•Metabolic value of chemoeffectors has shaped their …

Bacterial signal transduction systems are responsible for sensing environmental cues and
adjusting the cellular behaviour and/or metabolism in response to these cues. They also …

Amino acids are the building blocks of life, and they are also recognized as signals by
various receptors in bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes. Despite their common basic …

Bacteria have evolved multiple signal transduction systems that permit an adaptation to
changing environmental conditions. Chemoreceptor-based signaling cascades are very …