Antibiotics have been used to cure bacterial infections for more than 70 years, and these low-
molecular-weight bioactive agents have also been used for a variety of other medicinal …

The proliferation of drug resistance in microbial pathogens poses a significant threat to
human health. Hence, treatment measures are essential to surmount this growing problem …

Biological systems are composed of heterogeneous populations of cells that
intercommunicate to form a functional living tissue. Biological function varies greatly across …

Cells of most bacterial species are around 2 micrometers in length, with some of the largest
specimens reaching 750 micrometers. Using fluorescence, x-ray, and electron microscopy in …

Osteomyelitis is a destructive disease of bone tissue caused by infection with pathogenic
microorganisms. Because of the complex and long‐term abnormal conditions, osteomyelitis …

Background A basic paradigm of human infection is that acute bacterial disease is caused
by fast growing planktonic bacteria while chronic infections are caused by slow-growing …

Atmospheric plastic pollution is now a global problem. Microplastics (MP) have been
detected in urban atmospheres as well as in remote and pristine environments, showing that …

Bacterial physiology is a branch of biology that aims to understand overarching principles of
cellular reproduction. Many important issues in bacterial physiology are inherently …

It is generally assumed that the allocation and synthesis of total cellular resources in
microorganisms are uniquely determined by the growth conditions. Adaptation to a new …

Macromolecular crowding affects the mobility of biomolecules, protein folding and stability,
and the association of macromolecules with each other. Local differences in crowding that …