Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a ubiquitous four-carbon, non-protein amino acid.
GABA has been widely studied in animal central nervous systems, where it acts as an …

The mechanisms through which microbes communicate using signal molecules has inspired
a great deal of research. Microbes use this exchange of information, known as quorum …

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 …

Bacterial strains have developed an ability to resist antibiotics via numerous mechanisms.
Recently, researchers conducted several studies to identify natural bioactive compounds …

Gut microbiota provides the host with multiple functions (eg, by contributing to food
digestion, vitamin supplementation, and defense against pathogenic strains) and interacts …

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 …

Cell-cell communication, or quorum sensing, is a widespread phenomenon in bacteria that
is used to coordinate gene expression among local populations. Its use by bacterial …

Diatoms and bacteria have cooccurred in common habitats for hundreds of millions of years,
thus fostering specific associations and interactions with global biogeochemical …

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a non-protein amino acid, considered a potent
bioactive compound. GABA has been widely studied because of its numerous physiological …

Plant roots constantly secrete compounds into the soil to interact with neighboring
organisms presumably to gain certain functional advantages at different stages of …