While most bacteria are unicellular microbes they communicate with each other and with
their environments to adapt their behaviors. Quorum sensing (QS) is one of the best-studied …

Galleria mellonella (greater wax moth) larvae are used widely as surrogate infectious
disease models, due to ease of use and the presence of an innate immune system …

Mutualistic interactions with microbes have facilitated the radiation of major eukaryotic
lineages [1, 2]. Microbes can notably provide biochemical abilities, allowing eukaryotes to …

Francisella tularensis is a Gram-negative, intracellular bacterium causing the zoonosis
tularemia. This highly infectious microorganism is considered a potential biological threat …

Notwithstanding ceaseless endeavors toward developing effective antibiofilm
chemotherapeutics, biofilm-associated infections continue to be one of the most perplexing …

Tularemia, also known as “rabbit fever,” is a zoonosis caused by the facultative intracellular,
gram-negative bacterium Francisella tularensis. Infection occurs through contact with …

The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a molecular puncturing device that enables Gram-
negative bacteria to kill competitors, manipulate host cells and take up nutrients. Who would …

Tularemia is a Holarctic zoonosis caused by the gamma proteobacterium Francisella
tularensis and is considered to be a vector-borne disease. In many regions, human risk is …

Bacterial secretion systems are nanomolecular complexes that release a diverse set of
virulence factors/or proteins into its surrounding or translocate to their target host cells …

The enzyme fructose-bisphosphate aldolase occupies a central position in glycolysis and
gluconeogenesis pathways. Beyond its housekeeping role in metabolism, fructose …