Chronic respiratory diseases including chronic rhinosinusitis, otitis media, asthma, cystic
fibrosis, non-CF bronchiectasis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are a major …

All bacteria must compete for growth niches and other limited environmental resources.
These existential battles are waged at several levels, but one common strategy entails the …

Bacteriophages (phages) are being considered as alternative therapeutics for the treatment
of multidrug resistant bacterial infections. Considering phages have narrow host-ranges, it is …

Contact-dependent growth inhibition (CDI) is a widespread form of inter-bacterial
competition mediated by CdiA effector proteins. CdiA is presented on the inhibitor cell …

Over millions of years of evolution, bacteria have developed complex strategies for intra-and
interspecies interactions and competition for ecological niches and resources. Contact …

A commensal microbial community is established in the mammalian gut during its
development, and these organisms protect the host against pathogenic invaders. The …

Successful occupancy of a given niche requires the colonising bacteria to interact
extensively with the biotic and abiotic environment, including other resident microbes …

Complex inter-bacterial interactions largely influence the structure and function of the gut
microbial community. Though several host-associated phenomena have often been shown …

Aims Bacterial persisters are rare phenotypic variants in clonal bacterial cultures that can
endure antimicrobial therapy and potentially contribute to infection relapse. Here, we …

Burkholderia species, including opportunistic pathogens in the Burkholderia cepacia
complex (Bcc), have genes to produce contact-dependent growth inhibition (CDI) system …