The study of bacterial virulence often requires a suitable animal model. Mammalian models
of infection are costly and may raise ethical issues. The use of insects as infection models …

It is well recognized that bacteria communicate via small diffusible molecules, a process
termed quorum sensing. The best understood quorum sensing systems are those that use …

Monoxenic liquid culture is the most suitable technology for scaling up to industrial
production of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs); however, the variability of the yield …

Bacillus thuringiensis strains are well known for the production of insecticidal proteins upon
sporulation and these proteins are deposited in parasporal crystalline inclusions. The …

Photorhabdus are highly effective insect pathogenic bacteria that exist in a mutualistic
relationship with Heterorhabditid nematodes. Unlike other members of the genus …

Prior research has suggested that the use of organic acids in the food industry may
unintentionally enhance pathogenicity of Listeria monocytogenes strain N1-227 and R2 …

The microbial stabilization of fine sediments constitutes an essential ecosystem function with
great ecological and economic implications eg in the context of reservoir and waterway …

Members of the Gram-negative bacterial genus Photorhabdus are all highly insect
pathogenic and exist in an obligate symbiosis with the entomopathogenic nematode worm …

Extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) is produced by diverse bacterial pathogens and fulfills
assorted roles, including providing a structural matrix for biofilm formation and more specific …

Temperature plays an important role in bacteria-host interactions and can be a determining
factor for host switching. In this study we sought to investigate the reasons behind growth …