Whole-genome sequencing reveals the remarkable extent of horizontally moving genetic material in naturally competent Vibrio cholerae after a prey-killing DNA acquisition process.

A quorum-sensing-controlled program of multicellularity, aggregation, is identified in Vibrio cholerae, which may be important for transitions between the marine niche and the human host.

Genetic and molecular analyses identify and characterize an evolutionary battle over lysis timing wherein a bacteriophage delays lysis through lysis inhibition while a defensive phage satellite accelerates lysis.

Biofilm matrix protein RbmA controls biofilm architecture through binary structural switching and exopolysaccharide binding.

A structural switch controls the architecture of Vibrio cholerae biofilms by mediating the interactions between two matrix components.

The mechanisms responsible for the trafficking of carboxylate ions across cell membranes are becoming clearer.

Bacterial cytoplasmic chemoreceptors assemble into a sandwich of two hexagonally packed arrays.

Bacterial viruses are an unexpected ‘third party’ that imposes a strong predatory pressure on a bacterial pathogen during the natural course of infection in humans.