Quorum sensing is a cell-to-cell communication system that exists widely in the microbiome
and is related to cell density. The high-density colony population can generate a sufficient …

Microbial communities are complex living systems that populate the planet with diverse
functions and are increasingly harnessed for practical human needs. To deepen the …

Microbial species rarely exist in isolation. In naturally occurring microbial systems there is
strong evidence for a positive relationship between species diversity and productivity of …

Managing and engineering microbial communities relies on the ability to predict their
composition. While progress has been made on predicting compositions on short, ecological …

Biofilm is considered to be the protective environment of a large number of sessile
microcolonies that protect the cells from various types of environmental stresses. The sessile …

Bacteria eliminate competitors via 'chemical warfare'with bacteriocins. Some species appear
to adjust bacteriocin production conditionally in response to the social environment. We …

Fish-killing blooms of Heterosigma akashiwo and Pseudochattonella verruculosa have been
devastating for the farmed salmon industry, but in Southern Chile the conditions that …

Widespread antibiotic resistance in commensal bacteria creates a persistent challenge for
human health. Resident drug-resistant microbes can prevent clinical interventions, colonize …

Quorum sensing (QS) is a widespread regulatory mechanism in bacteria used to coordinate
target gene expression with cell density. Thus far, little is known about the regulatory …

The importance of interference competition, where individuals compete through antagonistic
traits such as the production of toxins, has long been recognized by ecologists, yet …