Enterococcus is a diverse and rugged genus colonizing the gastrointestinal tract of humans
and numerous hosts across the animal kingdom. Enterococci are also a leading cause of …

For prototrophic bacteria, central metabolism (ie, glycolysis, the pentose phosphate
pathway, and the Krebs cycle) supplies the 13 biosynthetic intermediates necessary to …

This work aims to assess the effectiveness of a mild solar photo-Fenton system (low reagent
concentrations and near neutral pH) for the removal of fecal bacteria in urban wastewater …

Since the initial discovery of universal stress protein A (UspA) 25 years ago, remarkable
advances in molecular and biochemical technologies have revolutionized our …

Chlorhexidine is a bisbiguanide antiseptic used for infection control. Vancomycin-resistant
E. faecium (VREfm) is among the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections. VREfm …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have taken centre stage in perspectives of modern fermented food
industry and probiotic based therapeutics. These bacteria encounter various stress …

Mn and Fe are important for energy metabolism and oxidative stress resistance and cells
maintain adequate stores for survival and prevention of toxicity. Membrane permeases of the …

Enterococcus faecalis is an opportunistic nosocomial pathogen that is highly resistant to a
variety of environmental insults, including an intrinsic tolerance to antimicrobials that target …

The ferric uptake regulator (Fur) plays a major role in controlling the expression of iron
homeostasis genes in bacterial organisms. In this work, we fully characterized the capacity …

Sub-inhibitory concentrations (sub-MIC) of antibiotics play a very important role in selection
and development of resistances. Unlike Escherichia coli, Vibrio cholerae induces its SOS …