Antibiotic resistance is a major global health challenge and, worryingly, several key Gram
negative pathogens can become resistant to most currently available antibiotics. Polymyxins …

Hosts and bacteria have coevolved over millions of years, during which pathogenic bacteria
have modified their virulence mechanisms to adapt to host defense systems. Although the …

Polymyxin antibiotics are increasingly being used as last-line therapeutic options against a
number of multidrug resistant bacteria. These antibiotics show strong bactericidal activity …

In the marine environment, bivalve mollusks constitute habitats for bacteria of the
Vibrionaceae family. Vibrios belong to the microbiota of healthy oysters and mussels, which …

Developmental biology is among the many subdisciplines of the life sciences being
transformed by our increasing awareness of the role of coevolved microbial symbionts in …

Global change has caused a worldwide increase in reports of Vibrio-associated diseases
with ecosystem-wide impacts on humans and marine animals. In Europe, higher prevalence …

Bivalve aquaculture is seriously affected by many bacterial pathogens that cause high
losses in hatcheries as well as in natural beds. A number of Vibrio species, but also …

Hatcheries constitute nowadays the only viable solution to support the husbandry of bivalve
molluscs due to the depletion and/or overexploitation of their natural beds. Hatchery …

Disease dynamics in the wild are influenced by a number of ecological and evolutionary
factors not addressed by traditional laboratory-based characterization of pathogens. Here …

Long-lasting high temperature and bacterial exposure are two critical environmental factors
contributing to the mass mortality of oysters in summer. In this study, we investigated the …