Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a substantial threat to human health. The widespread
prevalence of AMR is, in part, due to the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes …

The transfer of nutrients between cells, or cross-feeding, is a ubiquitous feature of microbial
communities with emergent properties that influence our health and orchestrate global …

Highlights•Synthetic microbial co-cultures are potential robust and resilient catalysts for bio-
based processes.•Tailor-made microbial co-cultures increase the possibilities to convert …

The gut microbiota, a complex ecosystem of microorganisms of different kingdoms, impacts
host physiology and disease. Within this ecosystem, inter-bacterial interactions and their …

Protein trafficking across the bacterial envelope is a process that contributes to the
organisation and integrity of the cell. It is the foundation for establishing contact and …

Microbial communities are continuously exposed to unpredictable changes in their
environment. To thrive in such dynamic habitats, microorganisms have developed the ability …

The formation of membrane vesicles (MVs) by Gram-positive bacteria has gained increasing
attention over the last decade. Recently, models of vesicle formation have been proposed …

Membrane vesicles are ubiquitous carriers of molecular information. A broad understanding
of the biological functions of membrane vesicles in bacteria remains elusive because of the …

Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) are F-actin-based, membrane-enclosed tubular connections
between animal cells that transport a variety of cellular cargo. Over the last 15 years since …

Functionalized biocarriers that can perform bio-orthogonal reactions in tumor cells may
provide solutions to overcome the efflux of the chemotherapeutic agent from drug-resistant …