Chemotaxis enables microorganisms to move according to chemical gradients. Although
this process requires substantial cellular energy, it also affords key physiological benefits …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) plays an important role in the evolution of life on the Earth.
This view is supported by numerous occasions of HGT that are recorded in the genomes of …

SUMMARY Type IV pili (T4P) are multifunctional protein fibers produced on the surfaces of a
wide variety of bacteria and archaea. The major subunit of T4P is the type IV pilin, and …

The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, a xylem-inhabiting, vector-transmitted, Gram-negative, very
slow growing bacterium, was cultured and properly described for the first time in 1987 in the …

We implemented an empirically informed, geographically based recruitment approach for
FEM-PrEP, a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention clinical trial of daily oral …

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

Xylella fastidiosa is a plant-pathogenic bacterium that forms biofilms inside xylem vessels, a
process thought to be influenced by the chemical composition of xylem sap. In this work, the …

Biofilms are complex bacterial assemblages with a defined three‐dimensional architecture,
attached to solid surfaces, and surrounded by a self‐produced matrix generally composed of …

In the never ending struggle against plant pathogenic bacteria, a major goal is the early
identification and classification of infecting microorganisms. Xylella fastidiosa, a Gram …

Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli is the causal agent of bacterial fruit blotch (BFB), a
threatening disease of watermelon, melon, and other cucurbits. Despite the economic …