Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a highly troublesome pathogen for many
institutions globally. As a consequence of its immense ability to acquire or upregulate …

We may soon be facing the end of the “antibiotic era.” The initial and seemingly unstoppable
success of antibiotics, the fruit of human ingenuity, has been countered by an escalation of …

Studies of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as delivery vehicles have focused mainly on the
development of mucosal vaccines, with much effort being devoted to the generation of …

Widespread drug resistance due to empiric use of broad-spectrum antibiotics has stimulated
development of bacteria-specific strategies for prophylaxis and therapy based on modern …

The fifth edition of Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals tries to capture the many
fascinating and rapid developments in our understanding of how major bacterial pathogens …

Lipopolysccharide (LPS) is an integral component of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa cell
envelope, occupying the outer leaflet of the outer membrane in this Gram-negative …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most important bacterial pathogens encountered by
immunocompromised hosts and patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), and the lipopolysaccharide …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen that is especially adept at
forming surface-associated biofilms. P. aeruginosa causes catheter-associated urinary tract …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of chronic respiratory infections in people with
cystic fibrosis (CF), bronchiectasis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and …

Indole is an extracellular biofilm signal for Escherichia coli, and many bacterial oxygenases
readily convert indole to various oxidized compounds including 7‐hydroxyindole (7HI). Here …