The ability of bacterial cells to adhere to and interact with surfaces to eventually form a
biofilm is a crucial trait for the survival of any microorganism in a complex environment. As a …

Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that live in a self-produced extracellular matrix
in order to survive in hostile environments. Second messengers, such as c-di-GMP and …

Awareness of the role of Klebsiella pneumoniae as an important opportunistic pathogen of
the urinary tract in compromised individuals and hospitalized patients has increased over …

Commensal and pathogenic Escherichia coli adherence to host and environmental surfaces
is mediated by a variety of adhesins. Although extensively studied as a model bacterium …

Yersinia enterocolitica biovar 1B is one of a number of strains pathogenic to humans in the
genus Yersinia. It has three different type III secretion systems, Ysc, Ysa, and the flagella. In …

Recombineering with Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a powerful methodology that can be
used to clone multiple unmarked pieces of DNA to generate complex constructs with high …

The outcome of the interactions between native commensal microorganisms and
opportunistic pathogens is crucial to the health of the coral holobiont. During the …

K. pneumoniae is the predominant pathogen isolated from liver abscesses of diabetic
patients in Asian countries. Although elevated blood glucose levels cause various immune …

Objective (s): Serratia marcescens is one of the nosocomial pathogen with the ability to form
biofilm which is an important feature in the pathogenesis of S. marcescens. The aim of this …

Many Serratia marcescens strains produce the red pigment prodigiosin, which has
antimicrobial and anti-tumor properties. Previous reports suggest that cyclic AMP (cAMP) is …