How bacterial chemotaxis is performed is much better understood than why. Traditionally,
chemotaxis has been understood as a foraging strategy by which bacteria enhance their …

Microorganisms have evolved to thrive in virtually any terrestrial and marine environment,
exposing them to various mechanical cues mainly generated by fluid flow and pressure as …

Currently, microplastic pollution is more serious and complicates the toxic effects of other co-
existing pollutants in the environment. However, the effect and mechanism of biodegradable …

Motile bacteria use chemotaxis to migrate towards environments that are favorable for
growth and survival. The signaling pathway that mediates this behavior is largely conserved …

Bacterial biofilms can cause medical problems and issues in technical systems. While a
large body of knowledge exists on the phenotypes of planktonic and of sessile cells in …

Bacteria thrive both in liquids and attached to surfaces. The concentration of bacteria on
surfaces is generally much higher than in the surrounding environment, offering bacteria …

Antibiotics present in the natural environment would induce the generation of antibiotic-
resistant bacteria (ARB), causing great environmental risks. The effects of antibiotic …

Many bacterial species in nature possess the ability to transition into a sessile lifestyle and
aggregate into cohesive colonies, known as biofilms. Within a biofilm, bacterial cells are …

Response regulators function as the output components of two-component systems, which
couple the sensing of environmental stimuli to adaptive responses. Response regulators …

Echoing the repeated convergent evolution of flight and vision in large eukaryotes,
propulsive swimming motility has evolved independently in microbes in each of the three …