Most swimming bacteria are capable of following gradients of nutrients, signaling molecules
and other environmental factors that affect bacterial physiology. This tactic behavior became …

The bacterial flagellum is an amazingly complex molecular machine with a diversity of roles
in pathogenesis including reaching the optimal host site, colonization or invasion …

The bacterial flagellum is a complex and dynamic nanomachine that propels bacteria
through liquids. It consists of a basal body, a hook, and a long filament. The flagellar filament …

Mucus separates gut-luminal microbes from the tissue. It is unclear how pathogens like
Salmonella Typhimurium (S. Tm) can overcome this obstacle. Using live microscopy, we …

INTRODUCTION Modern computing is based on sequential logic, in which the state of a
circuit depends both on the present inputs as well as the input history (memory) …

Highlights•Bacterial growth rate impacts on the expression of chemotaxis genes.•Most
chemoeffectors are of metabolic value.•Metabolic value of chemoeffectors has shaped their …

Composed of trillions of individual microbes, the human gut microbiota has adapted to the
uniquely diverse environments found in the human intestine. Quickly responding to the …

Plant microbiomes are assembled and modified through a complex milieu of biotic and
abiotic factors. Despite dynamic and fluctuating contributing variables, specific host …

Microbes including bacteria are required to respond to their often continuously changing
ecological niches in order to survive. While many signaling molecules are produced as …

It is commonly thought that when multiple carbon sources are available, bacteria metabolize
them either sequentially (diauxic growth) or simultaneously (co-utilization). However, this …