The majority of bacteremias do not develop to sepsis: bacteria are cleared from the
bloodstream. Oxygen released from erythrocytes and humoral immunity kill bacteria in the …

N 2 O is a potent greenhouse gas and stratospheric reactant that has been steadily on the
rise since the beginning of industrialization. It is an obligatory inorganic metabolite of …

In this work we assessed the potential for the denitrification linked to methanol consumption
in a microbial community inhabiting the top layer of the sediment of a pristine lake, Lake …

The emergence and spread of drug-resistant pathogens and our inability to develop new
antimicrobials to overcome resistance has inspired scientists to consider new targets for …

A longstanding question in infection biology addresses the genetic basis for invasive
behavior in commensal pathogens. A prime example for such a pathogen is Neisseria …

Genomic data predict that, in addition to oxygen, the bacterial plant pathogen Ralstonia
solanacearum can use nitrate (NO3−), nitrite (NO2−), nitric oxide (NO), and nitrous oxide …

Since Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis are obligate human pathogens, a
comparison with commensal species of the same genus could reveal differences important …

Nitrite, previously considered physiologically irrelevant and a simple end product of
endogenous nitric oxide (NO) metabolism, is now envisaged as a reservoir of NO to be …

Bloodstream infections (BSIs) and subsequent organ dysfunction (sepsis and septic shock)
are conditions that rank among the top reasons for human mortality and have a great impact …

Background Neisseria meningitidis is a human pathogen that can infect diverse sites within
the human host. The major diseases caused by N. meningitidis are responsible for death …