Acetate is ubiquitously found in natural environments. Its availability in the gut is high as a
result of the fermentation of nutrients, and although it is rapidly absorbed by intestinal …

Quorum sensing (QS) is a process of cell–cell communication for bacteria such as E. coli
and Salmonella that cause foodborne diseases, with the production, release, and detection …

Bacteria communicate by producing and sensing extracellular signal molecules called
autoinducers. Such intercellular signalling, known as quorum sensing, allows bacteria to …

Bacteria communicate and coordinate their behaviour at the intra-and interspecies levels by
producing and sensing diverse extracellular small molecules called autoinducers …

Biological tissues, sediments, or engineered systems are spatially structured media with a
tortuous and porous structure that host the flow of fluids. Such complex environments can …

Salmonella is recognized as one of the most common microbial pathogens worldwide. The
bacterium contains the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) …

Bacterial viruses, or bacteriophages, are highly abundant in the biosphere and have a major
impact on microbial populations. Many examples of phage interactions with their hosts …

Background Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Serratia are potential producers of many
useful secondary metabolites, such as prodigiosin and serrawettins, which have potential …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing threat with severe health and economic
consequences. The available antibiotics are losing efficacy, and the hunt for alternative …

Responses to the interspecies quorum-sensing signal autoinducer-2 (AI-2) regulate the
patterns of gene expression that promote biofilm development. Escherichia coli also senses …