Species in the genus Pseudomonas thrive in a diverse set of ecological niches and include
crucial pathogens, such as the human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the plant …

Movement is critical for the fitness of organisms, both large and small. It dictates how
individuals acquire resources, evade predators, exchange genetic material, and respond to …

Fresh produce and animal-based products contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes have
been the main cause of listeriosis outbreaks for many years. The present investigation …

In the past decade, there was a growing interest in using functional trait approaches to study
soil bacterial communities. However, microbial ecology as lagged behind plant and animal …

CRISPR-Cas immune systems are widespread in bacteria and archaea, but not ubiquitous.
Previous work has demonstrated that CRISPR immunity is associated with an infection …

The c lustered r egularly i nterspaced s hort p alindromic r epeat (CRISPR)/C RISPR-as
sociated (CRISPR/Cas) system is an adaptive immune system present in many archaea and …

Contact between particles and motile cells underpins a wide variety of biological processes,
from nutrient capture and ligand binding to grazing, viral infection, and cell-cell …

Evolutionary adaptation can be achieved by mechanisms accessible to all organisms,
including faster growth and interference competition, but self-generated motility offers …

Rapid evolutionary change during range expansions can lead to diverging range core and
front populations, with the emergence of dispersal syndromes (coupled responses in …

Bacteriophages have been used as molecular tools in fundamental biology investigations
for decades. Beyond this, however, they play a crucial role in the eco-evolutionary dynamics …