Most swimming bacteria are capable of following gradients of nutrients, signaling molecules
and other environmental factors that affect bacterial physiology. This tactic behavior became …

Worldwide industrial development has released hazardous polycyclic aromatic compounds
into the environment. These pollutants need to be removed to improve the quality of the …

Control of the lac operon with isopropyl β-d-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) has been used
to regulate gene expression in Escherichia coli for countless applications, including …

Gallic acid (GA) is a common phenolic acid that is widely used as an antibacterial agent in
the food industry. In order to increase its applicability, this study investigated the antibacterial …

The process of dynamic self-organization of small building blocks is fundamental to the
emergent function of living systems and is characteristic of their out-of-equilibrium …

Some bacteria have coevolved to establish symbiotic or pathogenic relationships with
plants, animals or humans. With human association, the bacteria can cause a variety of …

Micro-and nanoscopic particles that swim autonomously and self-assemble under the
influence of chemical fuels and external fields show promise for realizing systems capable of …

Swarming is a collective flagella-dependent movement of bacteria across a surface that is
observed across many species of bacteria. Due to the prevalence and diversity of this …

In a dilute liquid environment in which cell-cell interaction is negligible, flagellated bacteria,
such as Escherichia coli, perform chemotaxis by biased random walks alternating between …

Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains are pathogenic for humans and cause mild to
severe illnesses. In this study, the antimicrobial effect of citral, eugenol, and hexanal in …