Neurotransmitters, including catecholamines and serotonin, play a crucial role in
maintaining homeostasis in the human body. Studies on these neurotransmitters mainly …

The ability of Salmonella to form complex surface-associated communities, called biofilms,
contributes to its resistance and persistence in both host and non-host environments and is …

Bladder infections affect millions of people yearly, and recurrent symptomatic infections
(cystitis) are very common. The rapid increase in infections caused by multidrug-resistant …

Psychological stress has profound effects on gastrointestinal function, and investigations
over the past few decades have examined the mechanisms by which neural and hormonal …

Quorum sensing exists widely in all kinds of microorganisms and is a communication
channel for microorganisms. Many bacterial processes, including virulence factor …

Biofilms are multicellular communities of microbes that are encased within an extracellular
matrix. Environmental factors induce bacteria to form biofilm. Bacteria have several …

Over the past decade, an increasing awareness has arisen of the role of neuroendocrine
hormones in the susceptibility of mammalian hosts to a bacterial infection. During a stress …

QseB/QseC is a two-component system that is involved in the regulation of multiple bacterial
behaviors by regulating quorum sensing, bacterial pathogenicity, and antibiotic resistance …

The food-borne pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium)
causes self-limiting gastroenteritis in humans and is not easily eradicated because it often …

The QseC sensor kinase regulates virulence in multiple Gram‐negative pathogens, by
controlling the activity of the QseB response regulator. We have previously shown that qseC …