Most bacteria attach to biotic or abiotic surfaces and are embedded in a complex matrix
which is known as biofilm. Biofilm formation is especially worrisome in clinical settings as it …

Vibrio is a genus of ubiquitous heterotrophic bacteria found in aquatic environments.
Although they are a small percentage of the bacteria in these environments, vibrios can …

Enteroendocrine cells (EEs) are interspersed between enterocytes and stem cells in the
Drosophila intestinal epithelium. Like enterocytes, EEs express components of the immune …

Microbe-derived acetate activates the Drosophila immunodeficiency (IMD) pathway in a
subset of enteroendocrine cells (EECs) of the anterior midgut. In these cells, the IMD …

Infection with pathogenic microbes is a severe threat that hosts manage by activating the
innate immune response. In Drosophila melanogaster, the Toll and Imd signaling pathways …

The diagnosis of biofilms continues to be a challenge, and there is no standardized protocol
for such a diagnosis in clinical practice. In addition, some proposed methodologies are …

Quorum sensing fundamentally alters the interaction of Vibrio cholerae with aquatic
environments, environmental hosts, and the human intestine. At high cell density, the …

Owing to the genetic similarities and conserved pathways between a fruit fly and mammals,
the use of the Drosophila model as a platform to unveil novel mechanisms of infection and …

While the structure and regulatory networks that govern type-six secretion system (T6SS)
activity of Vibrio cholerae are becoming increasingly clear, we know less about the role of …

Vibrio cholerae is a natural inhabitant of aquatic ecosystems. Some strains of V. cholerae
can colonize human hosts and cause cholera, a profuse watery diarrhea. The major …