Organisms evolve in response to their natural environment. Consideration of natural
ecological parameters are thus of key importance for our understanding of an organism's …

Numerous bacteria utilize molecular communication systems referred to as quorum sensing
(QS) to synchronize the expression of certain genes regulating, among other aspects, the …

Bacteria can be genetically engineered to kill specific pathogens or inhibit their virulence.
We previously developed a synthetic genetic system that allows a laboratory strain of …

Bacteria are highly interactive and possess an extraordinary repertoire of intercellular
communication and social behaviors, including quorum sensing (QS). QS has been studied …

The ability to inherit learned information from parents could be evolutionarily beneficial,
enabling progeny to better survive dangerous conditions. We discovered that, after C …

Animals coexist in commensal, pathogenic or mutualistic relationships with complex
communities of diverse organisms, including microorganisms. Some bacteria produce …

Most Caenorhabditis elegans studies have used laboratory Escherichia coli as diet and
microbial environment. Here we characterize bacteria of C. elegans' natural habitats of …

Members of the genus Pseudomonas inhabit a wide variety of environments, which is
reflected in their versatile metabolic capacity and broad potential for adaptation to fluctuating …

Argonaute (AGO) proteins associate with small RNAs to direct their effector function on
complementary transcripts. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans contains an expanded …

According to a public announcement by the US National Institutes of Health,“Biofilms are
medically important, accounting for over 80% of microbial infections in the body”. Yet …