The rhizosphere is undoubtedly the most complex microhabitat, comprised of an integrated
network of plant roots, soil, and a diverse consortium of bacteria, fungi, eukaryotes, and …

Quorum sensing (QS) refers to the capacity of bacteria to monitor their population density
and regulate gene expression accordingly: the QS-regulated processes deal with …

Excessive and indiscriminate use of antibiotics to treat bacterial infections has lead to the
emergence of multiple drug resistant strains. Most infectious diseases are caused by …

Most of the research on bacterial pathogenesis has focused on acute infections, but much
less is known about the pathogenesis of infections caused by bacteria that grow as …

In relation to emerging multiresistant bacteria, development of antimicrobials and new
treatment strategies of infections should be expected to become a high-priority research …

Given the major threat of phytopathogenic bacteria to food production and ecosystem
stability worldwide, novel alternatives to conventional chemicals-based agricultural practices …

Quorum sensing (QS) is cell communication that is widely used by bacterial pathogens to
coordinate the expression of several collective traits, including the production of multiple …

The opportunistic gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is implicated in many
chronic infections and is readily isolated from chronic wounds, medical devices, and the …

Foods with health-promoting effects beyond nutritional values have been gaining increasing
research focus in recent years, although not much has been published on this subject in …

Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative opportunistic nosocomial pathogen, which can
cause ventilator-related and blood infection in critically ill patients. The resistance of A …