As part of their life cycle, neutralophilic bacteria are often exposed to varying environmental
stresses, among which fluctuations in pH are the most frequent. In particular, acid …

Species of Bacillus are spore-forming bacteria that are resistant to aggressive physical and
chemical conditions, with various species showing unusual physiological features enabling …

Heavy metal contamination has caused serious threats to surrounding fragile environments
and human health. While the novel microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) …

Diverse mechanisms for pH sensing and cytoplasmic pH homeostasis enable most bacteria
to tolerate or grow at external pH values that are outside the cytoplasmic pH range they must …

Of all the molecular determinants for growth, the hydronium and hydroxide ions are found
naturally in the widest concentration range, from acid mine drainage below pH 0 to soda …

The interaction between plants and plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) is a
complex, reciprocal process. On the one hand, plant compounds such as carbohydrates and …

The capacity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) to tolerate multiple antibiotics represents a
major problem in tuberculosis (TB) management. Heterogeneity in Mtb populations is one of …

Ammonia oxidation is the first and rate-limiting step in nitrification and is dominated by two
distinct groups of microorganisms in soil: ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia …

Although the peptidoglycan cell wall is an essential structural and morphological feature of
most bacterial cells, the extracytoplasmic enzymes involved in its synthesis are frequently …

Coping with oxidative stress originating from oxidizing compounds or reactive oxygen
species (ROS), associated with the exposure to agents that cause environmental stresses, is …