Antibiotics are powerful drugs used in the treatment of bacterial infections. The inappropriate
use of these medicines has driven the dissemination of antibiotic resistance (AR) in most …

Plant immune receptors perceive microbial molecules and initiate an array of biochemical
responses that are effective against most invaders. The role of the plant immune system in …

Understanding changes in pathogen behavior (eg increased virulence, a shift in
transmission channel) is critical for the public health management of emerging infectious …

Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a microbial predator that offers promise as a living antibiotic for
its ability to kill Gram-negative bacteria, including human pathogens. Even after six decades …

Highlights•Different flagellar architectures enable different motility behaviors.•Strategies for
swimming and turning vary.•Flagella can push, pull, flick, and swing, roll, or wrap around the …

Spirochaetes, a phylum that includes medically important pathogens such as the causative
agents of Lyme disease, syphilis, and leptospirosis, are in many ways highly unique …

The bacterial flagellum is a complex self-assembling nanomachine that confers motility to
the cell. Despite great variation across species, all flagella are ultimately constructed from a …

The basal body of the bacterial flagellum is a rotary motor that consists of several rings (C,
MS and LP) and a rod. The LP ring acts as a bushing supporting the distal rod for its rapid …

Phyllosphere microbial communities inhabit the aerial plant parts, such as leaves and
flowers, where they form complex molecular interactions with the host plant. Contrary to the …

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 …