A dense and diverse microbial community inhabits the gut and many epithelial surfaces.
Referred to as the microbiota, it co-evolved with the host and is beneficial for many host …

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a gram-negative bacillus and resident of the normal intestinal
microbiota. However, some E. coli strains can cause diseases in humans, other mammals …

Environmental light cycles entrain circadian feeding behaviors in animals that produce
rhythms in exposure to foodborne bacteria. Here, we show that the intestinal microbiota …

Iron is an essential micronutrient for virtually all living cells. In infectious diseases, both
invading pathogens and mammalian cells including those of the immune system require iron …

The microbiome has an important role in human health. Changes in the microbiota can
confer resistance to or promote infection by pathogenic bacteria. Antibiotics have a profound …

SUMMARY A balanced gut microbiota contributes to health, but the mechanisms
maintaining homeostasis remain elusive. Microbiota assembly during infancy is governed by …

The control over iron availability is crucial under homeostatic conditions and even more in
the case of an infection. This results from diverse properties of iron: first, iron is an important …

Iron is critical for the appearance and maintenance of life on Earth. Almost all organisms
compete or cooperate for iron acquisition, demonstrating the importance of this essential …

The Enterobacteriaceae are a family of Gram-negative bacteria that include commensal
organisms as well as primary and opportunistic pathogens that are among the leading …

Bacterial pathogens have evolved a wide range of strategies to colonize and invade human
organs, despite the presence of multiple host defense mechanisms. In this review, we will …