Bacteria have evolved a wide range of mechanisms to harm and kill their competitors,
including chemical, mechanical and biological weapons. Here we review the incredible …

Literature covered: early 2000s to late 2017 Bacteria frequently exchange metabolites with
other micro-and macro-organisms. In these often obligate cross-feeding interactions, primary …

The Type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a protein nanomachine that is widespread in Gram-
negative bacteria and is used to translocate effector proteins directly into neighbouring cells …

BACKGROUND Microbial communities are ubiquitous on Earth. The microbiota of different
habitats are diverse and have distinct functional traits, but there are common ecological …

Biofilms are a widely observed growth mode in which microbial communities are spatially
structured and embedded in a polymeric extracellular matrix. Here, we focus on the model …

Communication and cooperation are not restricted to complex, higher organisms. Microbes,
too, perform a variety of collective, multicellular behaviors, including biofilm formation …

Bacteria possess a diverse range of mechanisms for inhibiting competitors, including
bacteriocins, tailocins, type VI secretion systems and contact-dependent inhibition (CDI) …

Host-associated microbiota help defend against bacterial pathogens; however, the
mechanisms by which pathogens overcome this defense remain largely unknown. We …

Bacteria inhibit and kill one another with a diverse array of compounds, including
bacteriocins and antibiotics. These attacks are highly regulated, but we lack a clear …

The efficacy of antibiotic treatments targeting polymicrobial communities is not well predicted
by conventional in vitro susceptibility testing based on determining minimum inhibitory …