The human upper respiratory tract (URT) offers a variety of niches for microbial colonization.
Local microbial communities are shaped by the different characteristics of the specific …

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 …

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

Brain function relies on the ability of neurons to communicate with each other. Interneuronal
communication primarily takes place at synapses, where information from one neuron is …

Nearly a century has passed since the discovery of the first antibiotics. With each passing
decade, more bacterial strains developed resistance towards existing antibiotics. Alternative …

Quorum sensing (QS) is a communication process between cells, in which bacteria secrete
and sense the specific chemicals, and regulate gene expression in response to population …

Antibiotic resistance is a relevant topic nowadays, representing one of the main causes of
infection-related mortality and morbidity at a global level. This phenomenon is worrisome …

Listeria monocytogenes is an important food-borne pathogen, which could be detected in
food, environmental and clinical samples. It contaminates food in any of the stages during …

Quorum sensing (QS), a density-dependent signaling mechanism of microbial cells, involves
an exchange and sense of low molecular weight signaling compounds called autoinducers …

The expression of certain bacterial genes is regulated in a cell-density dependent way, a
phenomenon called quorum sensing. Both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria use …