Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a metabolically versatile bacterium that is found in a wide
range of biotic and abiotic habitats. It is a major human opportunistic pathogen causing …

Abstract The Gram-negative pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is found ubiquitously
within the environment and is recognised as an opportunistic human pathogen that …

Flagella-driven motility is an important trait for bacterial colonization and virulence. Flagella
rotate and propel bacteria in liquid or semi-liquid media to ensure such bacterial fitness …

Acute bacterial infections are often treated empirically, with the choice of antibiotic therapy
updated during treatment. The effects of such rapid antibiotic switching on the evolution of …

A vast range of extracellular polysaccharides are produced by bacteria in order to adapt to
and thrive in diverse environmental niches. Many of these polymers have attracted great …

Two-component systems (TCSs) consist of the biggest group of signal transduction
pathways in biology. Although TCSs play key roles in sensing signals to sustain survival and …

The CRISPR-Cas (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats-CRISPR
associated proteins) is a prokaryotic system that enables sequence specific recognition and …

Alginate is an important polysaccharide that is commonly used as a gelling agent in foods,
cosmetics and healthcare products. Currently, all alginate used commercially is extracted …

Importance of the field: CF airway mucus can be infected by opportunistic microorganisms,
notably Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Once organisms are established as biofilms, even the …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a Gram‐negative bacterium, is a significant opportunistic
pathogen associated with skin and soft tissue infections, nosocomial pneumonia and sepsis …