Highlights•RNA-seq has become the method of choice for bacterial transcriptomics.•
Differential RNA-seq (dRNA-seq) distinguishes primary and processed transcripts.•dRNA …

Although bacterial genomes are usually densely protein-coding, genome-wide mapping
approaches of transcriptional start sites revealed that a significant fraction of the identified …

RNA-seq technologies have provided significant insight into the transcription networks of
mycobacteria. However, such studies provide no definitive information on the translational …

Caulobacter crescentus undergoes an asymmetric cell division controlled by a genetic
circuit that cycles in space and time. We provide a universal strategy for defining the coding …

The α-proteobacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti establishes a chronic intracellular infection
during the symbiosis with its legume hosts. Within specialized host cells, S. meliloti …

Each Caulobacter cell cycle involves differentiation and an asymmetric cell division driven
by a cyclical regulatory circuit comprised of four transcription factors (TFs) and a DNA …

The ability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to infect, proliferate, and survive during long
periods in the human lungs largely depends on the rigorous control of gene expression …

In all domains of life, proper regulation of the cell cycle is critical to coordinate genome
replication, segregation and cell division. In some groups of bacteria, eg …

Biological nitrogen fixation emerging from the symbiosis between bacteria and crop plants
holds promise to increase the sustainability of agriculture. One of the biggest hurdles for the …

Plant growth–promoting bacteria show great potential for use in agriculture although efficient
application remains challenging to achieve. Cells often lose viability during inoculant …