Bacterial lipoproteins are peripherally anchored membrane proteins that play a variety of
roles in bacterial physiology and virulence in monoderm (single membrane-enveloped, eg …

Enterococcus species are known for their ability to form biofilms, which contributes to their
survival in extreme environments and involvement in persistent bacterial infections …

The innovation of new therapies to combat multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria is being
outpaced by the continued rise of MDR bacterial infections. Of particular concern are …

Intercellular chemical signaling in bacteria, commonly referred to as quorum sensing (QS),
relies on the production and detection of compounds known as pheromones to elicit …

Quorum sensing is one of several mechanisms that bacterial cells use to interact with each
other and coordinate certain physiological processes in response to cell density. This …

Type IV Secretion Systems (T4SSs) are membrane-spanning multiprotein complexes
dedicated to protein secretion or conjugative DNA transport (conjugation systems) in …

Expression of a large set of gene products required for conjugative transfer of the antibiotic
resistance plasmid pCF10 is controlled by cell–cell communication between plasmid-free …

In Enterococcus faecalis, lateral transfer of conjugative plasmids that encode antibiotic
resistance and virulence determinants can be induced by peptide sex pheromones. The …

Convergent gene pairs with head-to-head configurations are widespread in both eukaryotic
and prokaryotic genomes and are speculated to be involved in gene regulation. Here we …

Human microbiomes are composed of complex and dense bacterial consortia. In these
environments, bacteria are able to react quickly to change by coordinating their gene …