Microbial communities drive global biogeochemical cycles and shape the health of plants
and animals—including humans. Their structure and function are determined by ecological …

Iron is an essential trace element for most organisms. A common way for bacteria to acquire
this nutrient is through the secretion of siderophores, which are secondary metabolites that …

Quorum sensing is a process of bacterial cell-to-cell chemical communication that relies on
the production, detection and response to extracellular signalling molecules called …

This Review highlights how we can build upon the relatively new and rapidly develo**
field of research into bacterial quorum sensing (QS). We now have a depth of knowledge …

Bacterial biofilms are formed by communities that are embedded in a self-produced matrix of
extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Importantly, bacteria in biofilms exhibit a set …

Bacteria often live within matrix-embedded communities, termed biofilms, which are now
understood to be a major mode of microbial life. The study of biofilms has revealed their vast …

Literature covered: early 2000s to late 2017 Bacteria frequently exchange metabolites with
other micro-and macro-organisms. In these often obligate cross-feeding interactions, primary …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa populations undergo a characteristic evolutionary adaptation
during chronic infection of the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung, including reduced production of …

Most microbial communities consist of a genetically diverse assembly of different organisms,
and the level of genetic diversity plays an important part in community properties and …

The importance of microbial communities (MCs) cannot be overstated. MCs underpin the
biogeochemical cycles of the earth's soil, oceans and the atmosphere, and perform …