Antimicrobial resistance represents an enormous global health crisis and one of the most
serious threats humans face today. Some bacterial strains have acquired resistance to …

Surface contamination by microbes leads to several detrimental consequences like hospital-
and device-associated infections. One measure to inhibit surface contamination is to confer …

Antibiotic resistance is recognised as a major global threat to public health by the World
Health Organization. Currently, several hundred thousand deaths yearly can be attributed to …

Environmental influences on antibiotic activity and resistance can wreak havoc with in vivo
antibiotic efficacy and, ultimately, antimicrobial chemotherapy. In nature, bacteria encounter …

Highlights•Understanding phage-bacterium-plant interactions is crucial for rational
biocontrol.•Phage treatments need to be customized according to individual …

Heavy metal contamination is assumed to be a selection pressure on antibiotic resistance,
but to our knowledge, evidence of the heavy metal-induced changes of antibiotic resistance …

Copper has been used in agriculture to control oomycetes, fungi and bacteria for over a
century. It plays important roles in integrated pest management, but is essential in organic …

The large-scale application of xenobiotics adversely affects the environment. The genes that
are present in the chromosome of the bacteria are considered nonmobile, whereas the …

Metal pollution is one of the most persistent and complex environmental issues, causing
threat to the ecosystem and human health. On exposure to several toxic metals such as …

Plants live in association with microorganisms that positively influence plant development,
vigor, and fitness in response to pathogens and abiotic stressors. The bulk of the plant …