Pests and diseases pose a threat to food security, which is nowadays aggravated by climate
change and globalization. In this context, agricultural policies demand innovative …

Environmental influences on antibiotic activity and resistance can wreak havoc with in vivo
antibiotic efficacy and, ultimately, antimicrobial chemotherapy. In nature, bacteria encounter …

Public unrest about the use of antimicrobial agents in farming practice is the leading cause
of increasing and the emergences of Multi-drug Resistant Bacteria that have placed …

The last two decades have seen geomicrobiology evolve into a broad field encompassing a
wide range of environmentally significant processes such as proton and metal adsorption …

Phytopathogenic bacteria affect a wide range of crops worldwide and have a negative
impact in agriculture due to their associated economic losses and environmental impacts …

Bacterial biofilm plays a pivotal role in bioremediation of heavy metals from wastewaters. In
this study, we isolated and identified different biofilm producing bacteria from wastewaters …

Since biofilms are an important issue in the fields of medicine and health, several recent
microbiological studies have focused on their formation and their contribution to toxic …

The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca is associated with the" olive quick decline
syndrome" in the Apulia region of southern Italy. To investigate control of this …

Given the importance of olive growing, especially in Mediterranean countries, it is crucial
that there is a constant process of modernization aimed at both environmental sustainability …

Microorganism pathogenicity strongly relies on the generation of multicellular assemblies,
called biofilms. Understanding their organization can unveil vulnerabilities leading to …