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 …

Highlights•RNA-seq has become the method of choice for bacterial transcriptomics.•
Differential RNA-seq (dRNA-seq) distinguishes primary and processed transcripts.•dRNA …

More than 50 y of research have provided great insight into the physiology, metabolism, and
molecular biology of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium), but …

In a conventional view of the prokaryotic genome organization, promoters precede operons
and ribosome binding sites (RBSs) with Shine-Dalgarno consensus precede genes …

Campylobacter jejuni is currently the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in humans.
Comparison of multiple Campylobacter strains revealed a high genetic and phenotypic …

The tree of life is split into three main branches: eukaryotes, bacteria, and archaea. Our
knowledge of eukaryotic and bacteria cell biology has been built on a foundation of studies …

RNA deep sequencing technologies are revealing unexpected levels of complexity in
bacterial transcriptomes with the discovery of abundant noncoding RNAs, antisense RNAs …

Biochar is extensively applied in amendment of contaminated soils. However, the effect of
biochar on the biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons and electricity generation in soil …

Background Nitrogen sources play an essential role in maintaining the physiological and
biochemical activity of bacteria. Nitrogen metabolism, which is the core of microorganism …

Gene expression in plastids of higher plants is dependent on two different transcription
machineries, a plastid-encoded bacterial-type RNA polymerase (PEP) and a nuclear …