Bacteria display an abundance of cellular forms and can change shape during their life
cycle. Many plausible models regarding the functional significance of cell morphology have …

Although the concept of programmed cell death (PCD) in bacteria has been met with
scepticism, a growing body of evidence suggests that it can no longer be ignored. Several …

Clinically, it is difficult to endow implants with excellent osteogenic ability and antibacterial
activity simultaneously. Herein, the self-activating implants modified with hydroxyapatite …

Antimicrobial efficacy, which is central to many aspects of medicine, is being rapidly eroded
by bacterial resistance. Since new resistance can be induced by antimicrobial action, highly …

The type VII protein secretion system (T7SS) plays a critical role in the virulence of human
pathogens including Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Staphylococcus aureus. Here, we …

Recent advances in the area of bacterial DNA damage responses are reviewed here. The
SOS pathway is still the major paradigm of bacterial DNA damage response, and recent …

Bacteria can rapidly evolve resistance to antibiotics via the SOS response, a state of high-
activity DNA repair and mutagenesis. We explore here the first steps of this evolution in the …

Silver nanoparticles are known to have antimicrobial properties and have been used
extensively in medicine, although the mechanism (s) of action have not yet been clearly …

In bacteria, SOS is a global response to DNA damage, mediated by the recA-lexA genes,
resulting in cell cycle arrest, DNA repair, and mutagenesis. Previously, we reported that …

Cells must coordinate DNA replication with cell division, especially during episodes of DNA
damage. The paradigm for cell division control following DNA damage in bacteria involves …