The surfaces of many bacteria are decorated with long, exquisitely thin appendages called
type IV pili (T4P), dynamic filaments that are rapidly polymerized and depolymerized from a …

The bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes the sexually transmitted infection (STI)
gonorrhoea, which has an estimated global annual incidence of 86.9 million adults …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) collect wastewater from various sources for a multi-
step treatment process. By mixing a large variety of bacteria and promoting their proximity …

Gonorrhea, an obligate human infection, is on the rise worldwide and gonococcal strains
resistant to many antibiotics are emerging. Appropriate antimicrobial treatment and …

Neisseria gonorrheoae is the causative agent of gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection
responsible for a major burden of disease with a high global prevalence. Protective …

Bacterial populations are heterogeneous, which in many cases can provide a selective
advantage during changes in environmental conditions. In some instances, heterogeneity …

The concept of immunizing against gonorrhea has received renewed interest because of the
recent emergence of strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae that are resistant to most currently …

Host–pathogen interactions provide valuable systems for the study of evolutionary genetics
and natural selection. The sequestration of essential iron has emerged as a crucial innate …

Neisseria meningitidis, a bacterium responsible for meningitis and septicemia, proliferates
and eventually fills the lumen of blood capillaries with multicellular aggregates. The impact …

The mucosa is colonized with commensal Neisseria. Some of these niches are sites of
infection for the STD pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Ngo). Given the antagonistic …