Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative environmental and human opportunistic
pathogen highly adapted to many different environmental conditions. It can cause a wide …

Most bacteria can switch between a planktonic, sometimes motile, form and a biofilm mode,
in which bacterial cells can aggregate and attach to a solid surface. The transition between …

The high pathogenicity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is attributed to the production of many
virulence factors and its resistance to several antimicrobials. Among them, sodium …

Intracellular invasion is an advantageous mechanism used by pathogens to evade host
defense and antimicrobial therapy. In patients, the intracellular microbial lifestyle can lead to …

Plasmid conjugation is a key facilitator of horizontal gene transfer (HGT), and plasmids
encoding antibiotic resistance drive the increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance. In …

Metabolism is the foundation of all living organisms and is at the core of numerous if not all
biological processes. The ability of an organism to modulate its metabolism is a central …

For plant diseases to become established, plant pathogens require not only virulence factors
and susceptible hosts, but also optimal environmental conditions. The accumulation of high …

Ribonucleotide reductases (RNRs) are key enzymes which catalyze the synthesis of
deoxyribonucleotides, the monomers needed for DNA replication and repair. RNRs are …

Galleria mellonella larvae are an alternative in vivo model that has been extensively used to
study the virulence and pathogenicity of different bacteria due to its practicality and lack of …

Fluorescent proteins, such as green fluorescent proteins, are invaluable tools for detecting
and quantifying gene expression in high-throughput reporter gene assays. However, they …