Nearly all bacteria form biofilms as a strategy for survival and persistence. Biofilms are
associated with biotic and abiotic surfaces and are composed of aggregates of cells that are …

▪ Abstract Bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS) typically consist of a hydrophobic domain
known as lipid A (or endotoxin), a nonrepeating “core” oligosaccharide, and a distal …

Fusarium is a complex genus of ascomycete fungi that consists of plant pathogens of
agricultural relevance. Controlling Fusarium infection in crops that leads to substantial yield …

Commensal and pathogenic microorganisms must resist the deleterious actions of bile in
order to survive in the human gastrointestinal tract. Herein we review the current knowledge …

It is now well accepted that Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of the water-borne disease
cholera, is acquired from environmental sources where it persists between outbreaks of the …

Abstract The Gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis is the causative agent of the systemic
invasive infectious disease classically referred to as plague, and has been responsible for …

Antibiotic resistance of bacterial pathogens is a fast emerging global crisis and an
understanding of the underlying resistance mechanisms is paramount for design and …

Traumatic brain injury triggers the accumulation of harmful mediators that may lead to
secondary damage,. Protective mechanisms to attenuate damage are also set in motion. 2 …

The facultative human pathogen Vibrio cholerae can be isolated from estuarine and aquatic
environments. V. cholerae is well recognized and extensively studied as the causative agent …

Rapid genome-wide identification of genes required for infection would expedite studies of
bacterial pathogens. We developed genome-scale “negative selection” technology that …