As our understanding of the human microbiome progresses, so does the need for natural
experimental animal models that promote a mechanistic understanding of beneficial …

The bioluminescence emitted by the marine bacterium Vibrio fischeri is a particularly striking
result of individual microbial cells co‐ordinating a group behaviour. The genes responsible …

Quorum sensing (QS) is a ubiquitous cell–cell communication mechanism that can be
employed to autonomously and dynamically control metabolic fluxes. However, since the …

Vibrio fischeri is used as a model for a number of processes, including symbiosis, quorum
sensing, bioluminescence, and biofilm formation. Many of these studies depend on …

Symbiotic bacteria use diverse strategies to compete for host colonization sites. However,
little is known about the environmental cues that modulate interbacterial competition as they …

Many quorum sensing microbes produce more than one chemical signal and detect them
using interconnected pathways that crosstalk with each other. While there are many …

Bacteria have evolved diverse strategies to compete for a niche, including the type VI
secretion system (T6SS), a contact-dependent killing mechanism. T6SSs are common in …

The evolutionary relationship among Vibrio fischeri isolates obtained from the light organs of
Euprymna scolopes collected around Oahu, Hawaii, were examined in this study …

Animal development and physiology depend on beneficial interactions with microbial
symbionts. In many cases, the microbial symbionts are horizontally transmitted among hosts …

Quorum sensing is an intercellular signaling mechanism that enables bacterial cells to
coordinate population‐level behaviors. How quorum sensing functions in natural habitats …