Bacteria are prime cell factories that can efficiently convert carbon and nitrogen sources into
a large diversity of intracellular and extracellular biopolymers, such as polysaccharides …

Polyphosphate (polyP) consists of a linear arrangement of inorganic phosphates and defies
its structural simplicity with an astounding number of different activities in the cell. Already …

Cable bacteria of the family Desulfobulbaceae form centimeter-long filaments comprising
thousands of cells. They occur worldwide in the surface of aquatic sediments, where they …

Highlights•Recently identified putative PAOs reveal vast metabolic versatility compared to
Accumulibacter.•Electron donors and acceptors drive EBPR community composition and …

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the universal energy currency of life, has a central role in
numerous biochemical reactions with potential for the synthesis of numerous high-value …

Energy metabolism in extant life is centered around phosphate and the energy-dense
phosphoanhydride bonds of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a deeply conserved and ancient …

Bacteria are considered as the major cell factories, which can effectively convert nitrogen
and carbon sources to a wide variety of extracellular and intracellular biopolymers like …

Phosphate is an essential macronutrient for fungal proliferation as well as a key mediator of
antagonistic, beneficial, and pathogenic interactions between fungi and other organisms. In …

The symbiosis between bacteria and sponges has arguably the longest evolutionary history
for any extant metazoan lineage, yet little is known about bacterial evolution or adaptation in …

Production of inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) by bacteria is triggered by a variety of
different stress conditions. polyP is required for stress survival and virulence in diverse …