When protein/peptides aggregate, they usually form the amyloid state consisting of cross β-
sheet structure built by repetitively stacked β-strands forming long fibrils. Amyloids are …

In the past two decades, amyloids, typically associated with human diseases, have been
described to play various functional roles in nearly all life forms. The structural and functional …

Biofilms are ubiquitous in the natural and man-made environment. They are defined as
microbes that are encapsulated in an extracellular, self-produced, biofilm matrix. Growing …

Functional amyloids are a rapidly expanding class of fibrillar protein structures, with a core
cross-β scaffold, where novel and advantageous biological function is generated by the …

Introduction The most prevalent biological macromolecules in living systems are proteins,
the building block of life, extremely dynamic in structure and functions. Due to several …

Streptomycetes are sessile bacteria that produce metabolites that impact the behavior of
microbial communities. Emerging studies have demonstrated that Streptomyces spores are …

Bacteria thrive in virtually all environments. Like all other living organisms, bacteria may
encounter various types of stresses, to which cells need to adapt. In this chapter, we …

Microorganisms produce a diverse group of biomolecules having amphipathic nature
(amphiphiles). Microbial amphiphiles, including amyloids, bio-surfactants, and other exo …

The choice of an effective therapeutic strategy in the treatment of biofilm-related infections is
a significant issue. Amyloids, which have been historically related to human diseases, are …

Proteins and their aggregation is significant field of research due to their association with
various conformational maladies including well-known neurodegenerative diseases like …