Most microbial communities consist of a genetically diverse assembly of different organisms,
and the level of genetic diversity plays an important part in community properties and …

Potentially beneficial microorganisms have been inoculated into agricultural soils for years.
However, concurrent with sequencing advances and successful manipulation of host …

Environmental concerns with liberal petroleum-based plastic use have led to demand for
sustainable biodegradable alternatives. However, the inadequate end-of-life treatment of …

Yeast cells are often employed in industrial fermentation processes for their ability to
efficiently convert relatively high concentrations of sugars into ethanol and carbon dioxide …

In experimental evolution, laboratory-controlled conditions select for the adaptation of
species, which can be monitored in real time. Despite the current popularity of such …

A classic problem in microbiology is that bacteria display two types of growth behavior when
cultured on a mixture of two carbon sources: the two sources are sequentially consumed …

Carbon Catabolite Repression (CCR) has fascinated scientists and researchers around the
globe for the past few decades. This important mechanism allows preferential utilization of …

Bacteria prudently regulate their metabolic phenotypes by sensing the availability of specific
nutrients, expressing the required genes for their metabolism, and repressing them after …

Most microorganisms live in environments where nutrients are limited and fluctuate over
time. Cells respond to nutrient fluctuations by sensing and adapting their physiological state …

Biodegradable plastics (BPs) have gained increased attention as a promising solution to
plastics pollution problem. However, BPs often exhibited limited in situ biodegradation in the …