Highlights•SynBio needs chassis with superior genetic, biochemical, and physiological
traits.•Environmental bacteria are endowed with many advantageous metabolic properties.• …

Bacterial processes, such as stress responses and cell differentiation, are controlled at many
different levels. While some factors, such as transcriptional regulation, are well appreciated …

Global change has caused a worldwide increase in reports of Vibrio-associated diseases
with ecosystem-wide impacts on humans and marine animals. In Europe, higher prevalence …

Bacteria with multiple chromosomes represent up to 10% of all bacterial species. Unlike
eukaryotes, these bacteria use chromosome-specific initiators for their replication. In all …

To preserve the integrity of their genome, bacteria rely on several genome maintenance
mechanisms that are co-ordinated with the cell cycle. All members of the Vibrio family have a …

Early studies of transcriptional regulation focused on individual gene promoters defined
specific transcription factors as central agents of genetic control. However, recent genome …

Model bacteria, such as E. coli and B. subtilis, tightly regulate cell cycle progression to
achieve consistent cell size distributions and replication dynamics. Many of the hallmark …

Vibrio cholerae is the bacterial pathogen responsible for the disease cholera, plaguing
many developing nations and areas of poor sanitation, and causing about 2.9 million cases …

Vibrio natriegens is the fastest-growing bacterium, with a doubling time of approximately 12–
14 min. It has a high potential for basic research and biotechnological applications, eg, it can …

Bacteria either duplicate their chromosome once per cell division or a new round of
replication is initiated before the cells divide, thus cell cycles overlap. Here, we show that the …