Citrus is one of the most ancient fruit crops cultivated in the world. For many countries, citrus
production is an important source of revenues. However, despite the richness of citrus …

Posttranscriptional regulation is a key modulator of gene expression in bacteria and allows
their rapid adaptation to the environment. This regulation can be performed by proteins …

Microbial community function depends on both taxonomic composition and spatial
organization. While composition of the human gut microbiome has been deeply …

Biofilm formation by Mycobacterium fortuitum causes serious threats to human health due to
its increased contribution to nosocomial infections. In this study, the first comprehensive …

Laticifers are hypothesized to mediate both plant–herbivore and plant–microbe interactions.
However, there is little evidence for this dual function. We investigated whether the major …

Gene transfer agents (GTAs) are enigmatic elements that resemble small viruses and are
known to be produced during nutritional stress by some bacteria and archaea. The …

Vibrio fluvialis is a food-borne pathogen with epidemic potential that causes cholera-like
acute gastroenteritis and sometimes extraintestinal infections in humans. However, research …

RNA helicases are ubiquitous, highly conserved RNA-binding enzymes that use the energy
derived from the hydrolysis of nucleoside triphosphate to modify the structure of RNA …

Many bacteria harbor RNA-dependent nucleoside-triphosphatases of the DEAH/RHA family,
whose molecular mechanisms and cellular functions are poorly understood. Here, we show …

Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (X. citri) is a plant pathogenic bacterium causing citrus canker
disease. The xanA gene encodes a phosphoglucomutase/phosphomannomutase protein …