Despite evidence that the microbiome extends host genetic and phenotypic traits,
information on how the microbiome is transmitted and maintained across generations …

Microorganisms rule the functioning of our planet and each one of the individual
macroscopic living creature. Nevertheless, microbial activity and growth status have always …

Antibiotics target energy-consuming processes. As such, perturbations to bacterial metabolic
homeostasis are significant consequences of treatment. Here, we describe three postulates …

Growth rate maximization is an important fitness strategy for microbes. However, the wide
distribution of slow-growing oligotrophic microbes in ecosystems suggests that rapid growth …

BACKGROUND The escalating crisis of multidrug resistance is raising fears of untreatable
infections caused by bacterial “superbugs.” However, many patients already suffer from …

There is increasing interest in the use of beneficial microorganisms as alternatives to
chemical pesticides and synthetic fertilisers in agricultural production. Application of …

Numerous studies have reported the stimulation of plant growth following inoculation with an
IAA-producing PGPB. However, the specific mode of IAA production by the PGPB is rarely …

Bacteriophages are ubiquitous viral predators that have primarily been studied using fast-
growing laboratory cultures of their bacterial hosts. However, microbial life in nature is …

The Gram-negative envelope is a complex structure that consists of the inner membrane, the
periplasm, peptidoglycan and the outer membrane, and protects the bacterial cell from the …

Stationary phase is the stage when growth ceases but cells remain metabolically active.
Several physical and molecular changes take place during this stage that makes them …