Bacteria often live within matrix-embedded communities, termed biofilms, which are now
understood to be a major mode of microbial life. The study of biofilms has revealed their vast …

Microorganisms engage in complex interactions with other organisms and their
environment. Recent studies have shown that these interactions are not limited to the …

Microbial methanogenesis is a major source of the greenhouse gas methane (CH 4). It is the
final step in the anaerobic degradation of organic matter when inorganic electron acceptors …

Acute infections caused by pathogenic bacteria have been studied extensively for well over
100 years. These infections killed millions of people in previous centuries, but they have …

Many bacteria are known to regulate their cooperative activities and physiological processes
through a mechanism called quorum sensing (QS), in which bacterial cells communicate …

Antivirulence drugs are a new type of therapeutic drug that target virulence factors,
potentially revitalising the drug-development pipeline with new targets. As antivirulence …

Metabolic pathways are often engineered in single microbial populations. However, the
introduction of heterologous circuits into the host can create a substantial metabolic burden …

The oral microbiome is diverse in its composition due to continuous contact of oral cavity
with the external environment. Temperatures, diet, pH, feeding habits are important factors …

Quorum sensing (QS) is a widespread process in bacteria that employs autoinducing
chemical signals to coordinate diverse, often cooperative activities such as …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …