The gut microbiome is critical in providing resistance against colonization by exogenous
microorganisms. The mechanisms via which the gut microbiota provide colonization …

Salmonella species can infect a diverse range of birds, reptiles, and mammals, including
humans. The type III protein secretion system (T3SS) encoded by Salmonella pathogenicity …

Bile salts and bacteria have intricate relationships. The composition of the intestinal pool of
bile salts is shaped by bacterial metabolism. In turn, bile salts play a role in intestinal …

SUMMARY The PhoP/PhoQ two-component system governs virulence, Mg2+ homeostasis,
and resistance to a variety of antimicrobial agents, including acidic pH and cationic …

Commensal and pathogenic microorganisms must resist the deleterious actions of bile in
order to survive in the human gastrointestinal tract. Herein we review the current knowledge …

Very high-throughput sequencing technologies need to be matched by high-throughput
functional studies if we are to make full use of the current explosion in genome sequences …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) constitute a heterogeneous group of bacteria that are traditionally
used to produce fermented foods. The industrialization of food bio-transformations increased …

PhoP-PhoQ is a two-component system that governs virulence, mediates the adaptation to
Mg2+-limiting environments, and regulates numerous cellular activities in several gram …

Despite major treatment and prevention efforts, millions of new typhoid infections occur
worldwide each year. For a subset of infected individuals, Salmonella enterica subsp …

Infections have been the major cause of disease throughout the history of human
populations. With the introduction of antibiotics, it was thought that this problem should …