Potassium ion homeostasis is essential for bacterial survival, playing roles in
osmoregulation, pH homeostasis, regulation of protein synthesis, enzyme activation …

ArcAB, also known as the Arc system, is a member of the two-component system family of
bacterial transcriptional regulators and is composed of sensor kinase ArcB and response …

Metabolic efficiency profoundly influences organismal fitness. Nonphotosynthetic organisms,
from yeast to mammals, derive usable energy primarily through glycolysis and respiration …

Cells are the basic units of all living matter which harness the flow of energy to drive the
processes of life. While the biochemical networks involved in energy transduction are well …

Gradients in industrial bioreactors have attracted substantial research attention since
exposure to fluctuating environmental conditions has been shown to lead to changes in the …

Cell shape matters across the kingdoms of life, and cells have the remarkable capacity to
define and maintain specific shapes and sizes. But how are the shapes of micron-sized cells …

Sophorolipids are biobased compounds produced by the genera Starmerella and
Pseudohyphozyma that gain exponential interest from academic and industrial stakeholders …

Bacteria in biofilms are embedded in extracellular matrix and display low metabolic activity,
partly due to insufficient diffusive exchange of metabolic substrate. The extracellular matrix …

Antibiotics, by definition, reduce bacterial growth rates in optimal culture conditions;
however, the real-world environments bacteria inhabit see rapid growth punctuated by …

Microbial biomanufacturing is a promising approach to produce high-value compounds with
low-carbon footprint and significant economic benefits. Among twelve “Top Value-Added …