During the long history of co-evolution with protists, bacteria have evolved defense
strategies to avoid grazing and survive phagocytosis. These mechanisms allow bacteria to …

Microbial biodeterioration is a major concern for the conservation of historical cultural relics
worldwide. However, the ecology involving the origin, composition, and establishment of …

Free-living amoebae (FLA) are ubiquitous protozoa mainly found in aquatic environments.
They are well-known reservoirs and vectors for the transmission of amoeba-resistant …

Acanthamoeba, a free-living amoeba in water and soil, is an emerging pathogen causing
severe eye infection known as Acanthamoeba keratitis. In its natural environment …

The social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum engages in a complex relationship with
bacterial endosymbionts in the genus Paraburkholderia, which can benefit their host by …

Amoebae interact with bacteria in multifaceted ways. Amoeba predation can serve as a
selective pressure for the development of bacterial virulence traits. Bacteria may also adapt …

The relationship between the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum and its
endosymbiotic bacteria Paraburkholderia provides a model system for studying the …

In recent years, the frequency of nosocomial infections has increased. Hospital water
systems support the growth of microbes, especially opportunistic premise plumbing …

Some endosymbionts living within a host must modulate their hosts' immune systems in
order to infect and persist. We studied the effect of a bacterial endosymbiont on a …

In aquatic ecosystems, zooplankton-associated bacteria potentially have a great impact on
the structure of ecosystems and trophic networks by providing various metabolic pathways …