The presence of Salmonella in foodstuffs represents an internationally accepted human
health concern. Although Salmonella causes many foodborne disease outbreaks, there is …

Microorganisms have the capacity to utilize a variety of nutrients and adapt to continuously
changing environmental conditions. Many microorganisms, including yeast and bacteria …

Anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) bacteria defy many microbiological concepts
and share numerous properties with both eukaryotes and archaea. Among their most …

The predominant mode of growth of bacteria in the environment is within sessile, matrix-
enclosed communities known as biofilms. Biofilms often complicate chronic and difficult-to …

Two distinctive colony morphologies were noted in a collection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
transposon insertion mutants. One set of mutants formed wrinkled colonies of …

Salmonellae can exist in an asymptomatic carrier state in the human gallbladder. Individuals
with gallstones are more likely to become typhoid carriers, and antibiotic treatments are …

Microbial pathogenesis studies traditionally encompass dissection of virulence properties
such as the bacterium's ability to elaborate toxins, adhere to and invade host cells, cause …

SUMMARY The accumulation of α-1, 4-polyglucans is an important strategy to cope with
transient starvation conditions in the environment. In bacteria and plants, the synthesis of …

Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) is an ecologically and industrially important
process and is performed by a clade of deeply branching Planctomycetes. Anammox …

Bacterial growth in the host is required for pathogenesis. To successfully grow in vivo,
pathogens have adapted their metabolism to replicate in specific host microenvironments …