Over the past decade the number and variety of protein post-translational modifications that
have been detected and characterized in bacteria have rapidly increased. Most post …

How might a microbial cell that is entirely metabolically dormant–and which has the ability to
remain so for extended periods of time–irreversibly commit itself to resuming vegetative …

Dormant Bacillales and Clostridiales spores begin to grow when small molecules
(germinants) trigger germination, potentially leading to food spoilage or disease …

Bacterial spores are highly resilient and universally present on earth and can irreversibly
enter the food chain to cause food spoilage or foodborne illness once revived to resume …

Protein modifications not only affect protein homeostasis but can also establish new cellular
protein functions and are important components of complex cellular signal sensing and …

Sporulating bacteria can retreat into long-lasting dormant spores that preserve the capacity
to germinate when propitious. However, how the revival transcriptional program is …

Enterococcus faecalis is a Gram-positive bacterium that is a major cause of hospital-
acquired infections due, in part, to its intrinsic resistance to cell wall-active antimicrobials …

Bacterial spores can remain dormant for years but possess the remarkable ability to
germinate, within minutes, once nutrients become available. However, it still remains elusive …

Bacillus subtilis is a sporulating Gram-positive bacterium widely used in basic research and
biotechnology. Despite being one of the best-characterized bacterial model organism …

Termination factor Rho, responsible for the main factor–dependent pathway of transcription
termination and the major inhibitor of antisense transcription, is an emerging regulator of …