Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a major cause of nosocomial and chronic infections, is
considered a paradigm of antimicrobial resistance development. However, the evolutionary …

At a glance, most species seem adapted to the environment in which they live. Yet species
relentlessly evolve, and populations within species evolve in different ways. Evolution, as it …

Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important opportunistic pathogen responsible
for many infections in hospitalized and immunocompromised patients. Previous reports …

Zoonotic diseases are diseases that are transmitted from animals to humans and vice versa.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is a pathogen with zoonotic nature. Commercial …

The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize a newly isolated bacterium, designated
strain W10, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) degrader and biosurfactant producer …

Quorum sensing (QS), a type of chemical communication, allows bacteria to sense and
coordinate activities in natural biofilm communities using N-acyl homoserine lactones …

Symbiotic bacteria on amphibian skin can inhibit growth of the fungus Batrachochytrium
dendrobatidis (Bd) that has caused dramatic population declines and extinctions of …

Bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas are ubiquitous in nature. Pseudomonads display a
fascinating metabolic diversity, which correlates with their ability to colonize an extremely …

Nearly all bacterial species, including pathogens, have the ability to form biofilms. Biofilms
are defined as structured ecosystems in which microbes are attached to surfaces and …

Background Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can protect plants against
pathogenic microbes through a diversity of mechanisms including competition for nutrients …