Why do bacteria have shape? Is morphology valuable or just a trivial secondary
characteristic? Why should bacteria have one shape instead of another? Three broad …

Conditions that sustain constant bacterial growth are seldom found in nature. Oligotrophic
environments and competition among microorganisms force bacteria to be able to adapt …

Bacterial biofilms are highly structured multicellular communities whose formation involves
flagella and an extracellular matrix of adhesins, amyloid fibers, and exopolysaccharides …

Lysine acetylation and its regulatory enzymes are known to have pivotal roles in mammalian
cellular physiology. However, the extent and function of this modification in prokaryotic cells …

Severe combined deficiency of the 2-oxoacid dehydrogenases, associated with a defect in
lipoate synthesis and accompanied by defects in complexes I, II, and III of the mitochondrial …

Parasites of the phylum Apicomplexa cause diseases that impact global health and
economy. These unicellular eukaryotes possess a relict plastid, the apicoplast, which is an …

This study investigated the possibility that sublethal food preservation stresses (high or low
temperature and osmotic and pH stress) can lead to changes in the nature and scale of …

When conditions cause bacterial growth to stop, extensive reprogramming of physiology and
gene expression allows for the cell's survival. We used whole‐genome DNA arrays to …

Genome architecture has proven to be critical in determining gene regulation across almost
all domains of life. While many of the key components and mechanisms of eukaryotic …

Temperature serves as a cue to regulate gene expression in Escherichia coli and other
bacteria. Using DNA microarrays, we identified 297 genes whose expression is increased at …