Most swimming bacteria are capable of following gradients of nutrients, signaling molecules
and other environmental factors that affect bacterial physiology. This tactic behavior became …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous, motile, gram-negative bacterium that has been
recently identified as a multi-drug resistant pathogen in critical need of novel therapeutics. Of …

Bacteria have evolved many different signal transduction systems that sense signals and
generate a variety of responses. Generally, most abundant are transcriptional regulators …

Surface sensing is a critical process that promotes the transition to a biofilm lifestyle. Several
surface-sensing mechanisms have been described for a range of species, most involving …

To infect and cause disease, bacterial pathogens must localize to specific regions of the host
where they possess the metabolic and defensive acumen for survival. Motile flagellated …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous Gram-negative bacterium that can be isolated
from a wide range of environmental niches and hosts. This ecological success primarily lies …

Acetylcholine is a central biological signal molecule present in all kingdoms of life. In
humans, acetylcholine is the primary neurotransmitter of the peripheral nervous system; it …

Foliar bacterial pathogens have to penetrate the plant tissue and access the interior of the
apoplast in order to initiate the pathogenic phase. The entry process is driven by chemotaxis …

Summary Indole‐3‐acetic acid (IAA) is the main naturally occurring auxin and is produced
by organisms of all kingdoms of life. In addition to the regulation of plant growth and …

Cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) signal transduction systems provide bacteria with the ability to
sense changing cell status or environmental conditions and then execute suitable …