Biofilms are structured and organized communities of microorganisms that represent one of
the most successful forms of life on Earth. Bacterial biofilms have been studied in great …

Bacterial biofilm infections account for a major proportion of chronic and medical device
associated infections in humans, yet our ability to control them is compromised by their …

The bioaugmentation is crucial to improve the energy-efficient process for anaerobic
digestion of organic wastes at high ammonia levels. Genomic insights into the intricate …

Ammonia released from the degradation of protein and/or urea usually leads to suboptimal
anaerobic digestion (AD) when N-rich organic waste is used. However, the insights behind …

Bacteria have at their disposal a battery of strategies to withstand antibiotic stress. Among
these, resistance is a well-known mechanism, yet bacteria can also survive antibiotic attack …

All living cells sense and respond to changes in external or internal conditions. Without that
cognitive capacity, they could not obtain nutrition essential for growth, survive inevitable …

Covering: 2016 to 2022 RNA polymerase (RNAP) is the central enzyme in bacterial gene
expression representing an attractive and validated target for antibiotics. Two well-known …

While biofilms formed by bacteria have received great attention due to their importance in
pathogenesis, much less research has been focused on the biofilms formed by archaea. It …

Some microbes display pleomorphism, showing variable cell shapes in a single culture,
whereas others differentiate to adapt to changed environmental conditions. The pleomorphic …

Persistence, the stress-tolerant state, is arguably the most vital phenotype since nearly all
cells experience nutrient stress, which causes a sub-population to become dormant …