Bacteria can be dead, alive, or exhibit slowed or suspended life forms, making bacterial
death difficult to establish. Here, agar-plating, microscopic-counting, SYTO9/propidium …

The intrinsic issue associated with the application of microbes for practical pollution
remediation involves maintaining the expected activity of engaged strains or consortiums as …

Sulphate‐reducing microorganisms, or SRMs, are crucial to organic decomposition, the
sulphur cycle, and the formation of pyrite. Despite their low energy‐yielding metabolism and …

Quiescence is operationally defined as a reversible proliferation arrest. This cellular state is
central to both organism development and homeostasis, and its dysregulation causes many …

Mechanistic studies of life's lower metabolic limits have been limited due to a paucity of
tractable experimental systems. Here, we show that redox-cycling of phenazine-1 …

Understanding deaths and life-death boundaries of cells is a fundamental challenge in
biological sciences. In this study, we present a theoretical framework for investigating cell …

Microbes dominate the biological diversity found in natural landscapes. Yet, studies of
microbial population differentiation across environmental gradients have been surprisingly …

Bacterial infections pose a tremendous challenge to global health, causing a wide range of
illnesses from minor skin infections to life-threatening conditions like pneumonia, meningitis …

All living beings can be anesthetized and lose their sensitivity. When anesthetized
organisms are left without protection, making it vulnerable to external stresses. Since it is …