The history of modern medicine cannot be written apart from the history of the antibiotics.
Antibiotics are cytotoxic secondary metabolites that are isolated from Nature. The …

Whether bacteria are in the planktonic state, free-swimming or free-floating in liquid, or in the
biofilm state, sessile on surfaces, they are always subject to mechanical forces. The long …

Attachment of bacteria onto a surface, consequent signaling, and accumulation and growth
of the surface-bound bacterial population are key initial steps in the formation of pathogenic …

Acinetobacter baumannii is a critical opportunistic pathogen associated with nosocomial
infections. The high rates of antibiotic-resistance acquisition make most antibiotics …

Bacterial growth under nutrient-rich and starvation conditions is intrinsically tied to the
environmental history and physiological state of the population. While high-throughput …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen that usually causes difficult-
to-treat infections due to its low intrinsic antibiotic susceptibility and outstanding capacity for …

A marine strain B. subtilis EB1, isolated from Equator water, showed excellent degradation
towards a wide range of hydrocarbons. Degradation studies revealed dense growth with …

Physical forces play a profound role in the survival and function of all known forms of life.
Advances in cell biomechanics and mechanobiology have provided key insights into the …

Complexes {Ag [NHCMes, R]} n (R= H, 2a; Me, 2b and 2b'; i Pr, 2c; i Bu, 2d), were prepared
by treatment of imidazolium precursor compounds [ImMes, R](2-(3-mesityl-1 H-imidazol-3 …

Physical forces have a profound effect on growth, morphology, locomotion, and survival of
organisms. At the level of individual cells, the role of mechanical forces is well recognized in …