Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)—the ability of microorganisms to adapt and survive under
diverse chemical selection pressures—is influenced by complex interactions between …

The microbiomes on human body surfaces affect health in multiple ways. They include not
only commensal or mutualistic bacteria but also potentially pathogenic bacteria, which can …

Genomes of all living organisms are constantly threatened by endogenous and exogenous
agents that challenge the chemical integrity of DNA. Most bacteria have evolved a …

Bacteria have evolved a wide range of mechanisms to harm and kill their competitors,
including chemical, mechanical and biological weapons. Here we review the incredible …

Plasmids mediate the horizontal transmission of genetic information between bacteria,
facilitating their adaptation to multiple environmental conditions. An especially important …

In wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), the stable operation of biological wastewater
treatment is strongly dependent on the stability of associated microbiota. Bacteriophages …

By targeting essential cellular processes, antibiotics provoke metabolic perturbations and
induce stress responses and genetic variation in bacteria. Here we review current …

The term “SOS response” was first coined by Radman in 1974, in an intellectual effort to put
together the data suggestive of a concerted gene expression program in cells undergoing …

Bacteriophages have major impact on their microbial hosts and shape entire microbial
communities. The majority of these phages are latent and reside as prophages integrated in …

Methicillin-resistant Macrococcus caseolyticus strains from bovine and canine origins were
found to carry a novel mecD gene conferring resistance to all classes of β-lactams including …