Bacteria use quorum sensing to orchestrate gene expression programmes that underlie
collective behaviours. Quorum sensing relies on the production, release, detection and …

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

Chronic and recurrent bacterial infections are frequently associated with the formation of
biofilms on biotic or abiotic materials that are composed of mono-or multi-species cultures of …

Notably, bacterial biofilm formation is increasingly recognized as a passive virulence factor
facilitating many infectious disease processes. In this review we will focus on bacterial …

Small regulatory RNA (sRNAs) are key mediators of posttranscriptional gene control in
bacteria. Assisted by RNA-binding proteins, a single sRNA often modulates the expression …

Vibrio cholerae uses a quorum-sensing (QS) system composed of the autoinducer 3, 5-
dimethylpyrazin-2-ol (DPO) and receptor VqmA (VqmA Vc), which together repress genes …

Small RNAs are ubiquitously present regulators in all kingdoms of life. Most bacterial and
archaeal small RNAs (sRNAs) act by antisense mechanisms on multiple target mRNAs …

The molecular roles of many RNA‐binding proteins in bacterial post‐transcriptional gene
regulation are not well understood. Approaches combining in vivo UV crosslinking with RNA …

Bacteria are an exceedingly diverse group of organisms whose molecular exploration is
experiencing a renaissance. While the classical view of bacterial gene expression was …

Small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) acting in concert with the RNA chaperone Hfq are prevalent
in many bacteria and typically act by base-pairing with multiple target transcripts. In the …