The eradication of drug-resistant microbial biofilms remains an unresolved global health
challenge. Small-scale robotics are providing innovative therapeutic and diagnostic …

Infectious diseases are constantly evolving to bypass antibiotics or create resistance against
them. There is a piercing alarm for the need to improve the design of new effective …

Horizontal gene transfer plays an important role in the spread of antibiotic resistance, in
which plasmid-mediated conjugation transfer is the most important mechanism. While sub …

Gene transfer agents (GTAs) are enigmatic elements that resemble small viruses and are
known to be produced during nutritional stress by some bacteria and archaea. The …

Asthma is a common chronic disease that is characterized by respiratory symptoms
including cough, wheeze, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. The underlying …

The taxonomy of marine plastisphere communities has been extensively studied,
demonstrating the ubiquity of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria of potential biotechnological …

Adaptation to one environment can often generate phenotypic and genotypic changes which
impact the future ability of an organism to thrive in other environmental conditions. In the …

Background Probiotics have garnered significant attention for their potential to enhance
human health. However, the challenge lies in their limited survival rates in harsh …

Microfluidic cultivation devices that facilitate O2 control enable unique studies of the
complex interplay between environmental O2 availability and microbial physiology at the …

Excessive sulfate levels in water bodies pose a dual threat to the ecological environment
and human health. The microbial removal of sulfate encounters challenges, particularly in …