Genome-scale integration of transposon mutagenesis with a redox biosensor identified a hypothetical transcription factor- Rv0158 required to calibrate the growth, cytoplasmic redox potential, and respiration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in response to metabolic switching from glucose to fatty acids.

Like physical systems that exhibit nucleation phenomena, an invading population of a strong microbial antagonist requires a critical inoculum size to successfully invade a population of a weaker microbial antagonist.

In vitro, in vivo and in silico evidence suggests that bacteria exploit intrinsic chromosomal fluctuations to achieve intracellular transport.

C. elegans nematodes can assess faithfully the threat that H₂O₂ poses by coupling the induction of their H₂O₂ defenses to the perception of high temperature—an inherent enhancer of the reactivity of H₂O₂.

Neutral tagging and detailed analysis of bacterial growth kinetics can quantify the mechanisms of colonization resistance in differently colonized animals.

Diffusion of differently sized proteins in bacterial cytoplasm is nearly Brownian and consistent with the Stokes-Einstein relation, once protein shape and cell geometry are taken into account, and effects of various perturbation can be described as changes in cytoplasmic viscosity.

A biophysical model of the process by which bacteria transition from the motile planktonic state to the immobilized biofilm state yields testable predictions in terms of two dimensionless parameters, one describing nutrient availability and the other describing cellular dispersal.

The bZIP transcription factor C/EBPδ enhances expression both of selectin ligands and the chemokine receptor CCR6 on human mucosal-associated invariant T cells, supporting their efficient extravasation into inflamed tissue.

The transcription factor (TF)-binding specificities of Pseudomonas aeruginosa allow us to predict virulence-associated TFs and their target genes, which will facilitate to find effective treatment and prevention for its associated diseases.

Topoisomerase IV and the ter-binding protein MatP competitively bind the hinge domain of the Escherichia coli Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes complex, MukB, leading to spatiotemporal regulation of MukBEF-topoisomerase IV activity.