Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (BA) is one of the most promising bacteria for plant growth
promotion (PGP) without harmful side effects. As an excellent agent for biofertilizer and …

New eco-friendly approaches are required to improve plant biomass production. Beneficial
plant growth-promoting (PGP) bacteria may be exploited as excellent and efficient …

Iron is an essential trace element for most organisms. A common way for bacteria to acquire
this nutrient is through the secretion of siderophores, which are secondary metabolites that …

Plant pathogenic bacteria cause high crop and economic losses to human societies,–.
Infections by such pathogens are challenging to control as they often arise through complex …

Bacteria often live within matrix-embedded communities, termed biofilms, which are now
understood to be a major mode of microbial life. The study of biofilms has revealed their vast …

The potential for rapid reproduction is a hallmark of microbial life, but microbes in nature
must also survive and compete when growth is constrained by resource availability …

Descriptions of the changeable, striking colors associated with secreted natural products
date back well over a century. These molecules can serve as extracellular electron shuttles …

Microbes have the potential to be highly cooperative organisms. The archetype of microbial
cooperation is often considered to be the secretion of siderophores, molecules scavenging …

Iron is important for bacterial growth and survival, as it is a common co-factor in essential
enzymes. Although iron is very abundant in the earth crust, its bioavailability is low in most …

Some microbial public goods can provide both individual and community‐wide benefits, and
are open to exploitation by non‐producing species. One such example is the production of …