Many bacteria, both environmental and pathogenic, exhibit the property of autoaggregation.
In autoaggregation (sometimes also called autoagglutination or flocculation), bacteria of the …

Bacteria secrete proteins for different purposes such as communication, virulence functions,
adhesion to surfaces, nutrient acquisition, or growth inhibition of competing bacteria. For …

The SpyCatcher-SpyTag system was developed seven years ago as a method for protein
ligation. It is based on a modified domain from a Streptococcus pyogenes surface protein …

In Gram-negative bacteria, the biogenesis of β-barrel outer membrane proteins is mediated
by the β-barrel assembly machinery (BAM). The mechanism employed by BAM is complex …

Infectious diseases caused by antimicrobial-resistant strains have become a serious threat
to global health, with a high social and economic impact. Multi-resistant bacteria exhibit …

Yersinia enterocolitica is the causative agent of yersiniosis, a zoonotic disease of growing
epidemiological importance with significant consequences for public health. This pathogenic …

The human pathogens Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Yersinia enterocolitica cause
enterocolitis, while Yersinia pestis is responsible for pneumonic, bubonic, and septicaemic …

Yersinia ruckeri is the causative agent of enteric redmouth disease, a bacterial infection of
marine and freshwater fish. The disease mainly affects salmonids, and outbreaks have …

Supported by the tools of contemporary synthetic biology, the field of metabolic engineering
has advanced in its overarching purpose of contributing efficient bioprocesses for the …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are obligate plant biotrophs that may contain
endobacteria in their cytoplasm. Genome sequencing of Candidatus Glomeribacter …