A major challenge in the management of device-related infections (DRIs) involving microbial
biofilms derives from the rapid coating of implanted biomaterials by host-derived …

Combining membrane impermeable DNA-binding stain propidium iodide (PI) with
membrane-permeable DNA-binding counterstains is a widely used approach for bacterial …

Bacterial cells are most often found in the form of multicellular aggregates commonly
referred to as biofilms. Biofilms offer their member cells several benefits, such as resistance …

Persistent staphylococcal infections often involve surface‐associated communities called
biofilms. S taphylococcus aureus biofilm development is mediated by the co‐ordinated …

Evidence is growing at an increasing pace that amyloid fibers are not just the result of
aberrant protein folding associated with neurodegenerative diseases, but are widespread in …

Active accumulation of the data on new amyloids continuing nowadays dissolves
boundaries of the term “amyloid”. Currently, it is most often used to designate aggregates …

Iteron plasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements that can be found in all Gram‐
negative bacteria. Despite the fact that these plasmids bring antibiotic resistance to host …

DNA replication is tightly regulated to constrain the genetic material within strict
spatiotemporal boundaries and copy numbers. Bacterial plasmids are autonomously …

Advances in Biomembranes and Lipid Self-Assembly, Volume 27, formerly titled Advances
in Planar Lipid Bilayers and Liposomes, provides a global platform for a broad community of …

Protein amyloid aggregates epigenetically determine either advantageous or proteinopathic
phenotypes. Prions are infectious amyloidogenic proteins, whereas prionoids lack infectivity …