Bacteria have evolved a wide range of mechanisms to harm and kill their competitors,
including chemical, mechanical and biological weapons. Here we review the incredible …

Bacterial culture was the first method used to describe the human microbiota, but this
method is considered outdated by many researchers. Metagenomics studies have since …

BACKGROUND Microbial communities are ubiquitous on Earth. The microbiota of different
habitats are diverse and have distinct functional traits, but there are common ecological …

Many bacteria use a cell-cell communication system called quorum sensing to coordinate
population density-dependent changes in behavior. Quorum sensing involves production of …

Bacteria form dense surface-associated communities known as biofilms that are central to
their persistence and how they affect us. Biofilm formation is commonly viewed as a …

Quorum sensing (QS) is a bacterial cell-to-cell communication process that relies on the
production, release, and response to extracellular signaling molecules called autoinducers …

Bacteria inhibit and kill one another with a diverse array of compounds, including
bacteriocins and antibiotics. These attacks are highly regulated, but we lack a clear …

Quorum sensing (QS), a type of chemical communication, allows bacteria to sense and
coordinate activities in natural biofilm communities using N-acyl homoserine lactones …

Bacteria in natural and artificial environments often reside in self-organized, integrated
communities known as biofilms. Biofilms are highly structured entities consisting of bacterial …

In the struggle with antibiotic resistance, we are losing. There is now a serious threat of
moving into a postantibiotic world. High levels of resistance, in terms of both frequency and …