A better understanding of the impact of antibiotics on bacteria is required to increase the
efficiency of antibiotic treatments and to slow the emergence of resistance. Using …

Antibiotics elicit drastic changes in microbial gene expression, including the induction of
stress response genes. While certain stress responses are known to" cross-protect" bacteria …

Bacteria can be adapted to adverse and detrimental conditions that induce general and
specific responses to DNA damage as well as acid, heat, cold, starvation, oxidative …

Gain new insight on utilizing bacterial stress responses to better combat bacterial infection
with antibiotics and improve biotechnology.• Reviews the vast number of new findings that …

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Bacteria encounter a myriad of stresses in their natural environments, including, for
pathogens, their hosts. These stresses elicit a variety of specific and highly regulated …

Background The continuing emergence of antimicrobial resistance requires the
development of new compounds and/or enhancers of existing compounds. Genes that …

Environmental factors like temperature, pressure, and pH partly shaped the evolution of life.
As life progressed, new stressors (eg, poisons and antibiotics) arose as part of an arms race …

Highlights•Bacteria have common and species-specific mechanisms to survive acid
stress.•Acid stress response and antibiotic tolerance are interconnected.•Acid stress …

Every living organism must cope with environmental changes that may represent stress
situations, including elevated temperature, chemical stress or oxidative injury. Cells respond …