▪ Abstract Heterotrophic bacteria perform two major functions in the transformation of organic
matter: They produce new bacterial biomass (bacterial secondary production [BP]), and they …

Bacterial growth presents many beautiful phenomena that pose new theoretical challenges
to statistical physicists, and are also amenable to laboratory experimentation. This review …

How cells control their size and maintain size homeostasis is a fundamental open question.
Cell-size homeostasis has been discussed in the context of two major paradigms:" sizer," in …

" Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory is a formal theory for the uptake and use of
substrates (food, nutrients and light) by organisms and their use for maintenance, growth …

The Dynamic Energy Budget theory unifies the commonalties between organisms, as
prescribed by the implications of energetics, and links different levels of biological …

Bacterial physiology is a branch of biology that aims to understand overarching principles of
cellular reproduction. Many important issues in bacterial physiology are inherently …

Many chronic infections, particularly those involving medical implants and prosthetic
devices, involve bacterial consortia which grow as adherent biofilms within extended …

Artificial cells are synthetic constructs that emulate natural cells, with potential applications in
areas of energy science, environmental treatment, and the study of life's origins …

Peptidoglycan (murein) segregation has been studied by means of a new labeling method.
The method relies on the ability of Escherichia coli cells to incorporate D-Cys into …

Bacteria are the simplest living organisms. In particular, Escherichia coli has been
extensively studied and it has become one of the standard model systems in microbiology …