Biotic and abiotic surfaces in marine waters are rapidly colonized by microorganisms.
Surface colonization and subsequent biofilm formation and development provide numerous …

The mechanisms through which microbes communicate using signal molecules has inspired
a great deal of research. Microbes use this exchange of information, known as quorum …

Microorganisms are ubiquitous on Earth and can inhabit almost every environment. In a
complex heterogeneous environment or in face of ecological disturbance, the microbes …

Cells that reside within a community can cooperate and also compete with each other for
resources. It remains unclear how these opposing interactions are resolved at the …

Environmental context Marine microbial communities, which play a crucial role in all
biogeochemical processes in the oceans, could be affected by microplastic pollution …

Twenty-five years have passed since the discovery of cyclic dimeric (3′→ 5′) GMP (cyclic
di-GMP or c-di-GMP). From the relative obscurity of an allosteric activator of a bacterial …

Vibrio-associated ailments are important globally, not only among marine aquaculture
systems but also among wild fish populations. Vibriosis leads to significant economic losses …

Many bacteria swim in liquid or swarm over solid surfaces by synthesizing rotary flagella.
The same bacteria that are motile also commonly form nonmotile multicellular aggregates …

Success in nature depends upon an ability to perceive and adapt to the surrounding
environment. Bacteria are not an exception; they recognize and constantly adjust to …

Bacteria can form single-and multispecies biofilms exhibiting diverse features based upon
the microbial composition of their community and microenvironment. The study of bacterial …