Environmental biotechnology offers several promising techniques for the rehabilitation of
polluted environments. The modern industrialized world presents novel challenges to the …

How might a microbial cell that is entirely metabolically dormant–and which has the ability to
remain so for extended periods of time–irreversibly commit itself to resuming vegetative …

Bacteria can become dormant or form spores when they are starved for nutrients. Here, we
find that non-sporulating Bacillus subtilis cells can survive deep starvation conditions for …

Dormant Bacillales and Clostridiales spores begin to grow when small molecules
(germinants) trigger germination, potentially leading to food spoilage or disease …

As bacteria transition from exponential to stationary phase, they change substantially in size,
morphology, growth and expression profiles. These responses also vary between individual …

Since the successful conquest of many acute, communicable (infectious) diseases through
the use of vaccines and antibiotics, the currently most prevalent diseases are chronic and …

In terms of the number and diversity of living units, the prokaryotic empire is the most
represented form of life on Earth, and yet it is still to a significant degree shrouded in …

Persisters—a drug-tolerant sub-population in an isogenic bacterial culture—have been
featured throughout the last decade due to their important role in recurrent bacterial …

The water-borne bacterium Legionella pneumophila is the causative agent of Legionnaires'
disease. In the environment, the opportunistic pathogen colonizes different niches, including …

Bacterial spores are metabolically inactive and highly resistant to harsh environmental
conditions in nature and during decontamination processes in food and related industries …