Enterococci are unusually well adapted for survival and persistence in a variety of adverse
environments, including on inanimate surfaces in the hospital environment and at sites of …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are important starter, commensal, or pathogenic microorganisms.
The stress physiology of LAB has been studied in depth for over 2 decades, fueled mostly by …

The bacterial cell envelope is the first and major line of defence against threats from the
environment. It is an essential and yet vulnerable structure that gives the cell its shape and …

There are two basic types of bacterial communication systems—those in which the signal is
directed solely at other organisms and those in which the signal is sensed by the producing …

Enterococcus is a diverse and rugged genus colonizing the gastrointestinal tract of humans
and numerous hosts across the animal kingdom. Enterococci are also a leading cause of …

Abstract Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus, GAS) remains a major public
health burden worldwide, infecting over 750 million people leading to over 500,000 deaths …

The ability of enterococci to adapt and respond to different environmental stimuli, including
the host environment, led us to investigate the role of two-component signal transduction in …

Enterococci are hardy, gram-positive cocci that are common residents of the gastrointestinal
tracts of nearly all land animals, including humans. While a core member of the microbiome …

Generations of chemists and biologists have conducted research on natural products and
other metabolites produced by bacteria and other microorganisms. This has led to an …

Enterococcus faecalis produces a specific penicillin-binding protein (PBP5) that mediates
high-level resistance to the cephalosporin class ofβ-lactam antibiotics. Deletion of a locus …