Marine microplastic pollution is a growing problem for ecotoxicology that needs to be
resolved. In particular, microplastics may be carriers of “dangerous hitchhikers,” pathogenic …

Foodborne pathogens are the main factors behind foodborne diseases and food poisoning
and thus pose a great threat to food safety. Many outbreaks have been found to be …

Biofilms are microbial sessile communities characterized by cells that are attached to a
substratum or interface or to each other, are embedded in a self-produced matrix of …

Over the past decade, the genus Aeromonas has undergone a number of significant
changes of practical importance to clinical microbiologists and scientists alike. In parallel …

The ubiquitous “jack-of-all-trades,” Aeromonas hydrophila, is a freshwater, Gram-negative
bacterial pathogen under revision in regard to its phylogenetic and functional affiliation with …

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese scrolls, and Ayurvedic literature record physicians
administering aromatic oils to their patients. Today society looks to science to document …

The expansion of the aquaculture production is restricted due to the pressure it causes on
the environment by the discharge of waste products in the water bodies and by its …

Quorum sensing (QS) is a communication process between cells, in which bacteria secrete
and sense the specific chemicals, and regulate gene expression in response to population …

In the past decade, significant debate has surrounded the relative contributions of genetic
determinants versus environmental conditions to certain types of human behavior. While this …

Bacterial cell-to-cell signalling has emerged as a new area in microbiology. Individual
bacterial cells communicate with each other and co-ordinate group activities. Although a lot …