Throughout their evolutionary history, bacteria have faced diverse threats from other
microorganisms, including competing bacteria, bacteriophages and predators. In response …

A dense and diverse microbial community inhabits the gut and many epithelial surfaces.
Referred to as the microbiota, it co-evolved with the host and is beneficial for many host …

Many bacterial species use Type VI secretion systems (T6SSs) to deliver anti-bacterial
effector proteins into neighbouring bacterial cells, representing an important mechanism of …

Bacterial secretion systems are nanomolecular complexes that release a diverse set of
virulence factors/or proteins into its surrounding or translocate to their target host cells …

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has significantly contributed to global
mortality, with three million deaths reported annually. This impact is expected to increase …

Understanding the relationship between the composition of the human gut microbiota and
the ecological forces shaping it is of great importance; however, knowledge of the …

Abstract Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) are chronic, reoccurring, and debilitating
conditions characterized by inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract, some of which can …

Bacteroidales use type VI secretion systems (T6SS) to competitively colonize and persist in
the colon. We identify a horizontally transferred T6SS with Ntox15 family nuclease effector …

Natural bacteria have been utilized to directly maintain the human body's homeostasis for
directly or indirectly relieving diseases throughout history. With the rapid development of …

Intestinal microbiota plays an important role in promoting digestion, metabolism, and
immunity. Intestinal microbiota and fatty acids are important indicators to evaluate the health …