Type IV pili are versatile and highly flexible fibers formed on the surface of many Gram-
negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Virulence and infection rate of several pathogenic …

Patescibacteria, also known as the candidate phyla radiation (CPR), are a diverse group of
bacteria that constitute a disproportionately large fraction of microbial dark matter. Its few …

ABSTRACT Type IV pilus (T4P)-like systems have been identified in almost every major
phylum of prokaryotic life. They include the type IVa pilus (T4aP), type II secretion system …

Processes of molecular innovation require tinkering and shifting in the function of existing
genes. How this occurs in terms of molecular evolution at long evolutionary scales remains …

Abstract In the One Health context, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are central to
safeguarding water resources. Nonetheless, many questions remain about their …

Vibrio natriegens regulates natural competence through the TfoX and QstR transcription
factors, which are involved in external DNA capture and transport. However, the extensive …

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection affects an estimated 4.4 billion people globally.
Moreover, H. pylori presents the most significant risk factor for gastric cancer and low-grade …

What are bacteria doing during “reversible attachment,” the period of transient surface
attachment when they initially engage a surface, besides attaching themselves to the …

Soil harbors arguably the most metabolically and genetically heterogeneous microbiomes
on Earth, yet establishing the link between metabolic functions and genome at the precisely …

Acinetobacter baumannii is a severe threat to human health as a frequently multidrug-
resistant hospital-acquired pathogen. Part of the danger from this bacterium comes from its …