Recent studies have pointed to the existence of two subpopulations of Enterococcus faecium,
one containing primarily commensal/community-associated (CA) strains and one that …

Understanding the factors that modulate bacterial community assembly in natural soils is a
longstanding challenge in microbial community ecology. In this work, we compared two …

Genome-scale metabolic models have become the tool of choice for the global analysis of
microorganism metabolism, and their reconstruction has attained high standards of quality …

This work presents the molecular foundation of a consortium of five efficient bacteria strains
isolated from copper mines currently used in state of the art industrial-scale biotechnology. …

The ferric uptake regulator (Fur) plays a major role in controlling the expression of iron
homeostasis genes in bacterial organisms. In this work, we fully characterized the capacity of Fur …

Microbes are suitable candidates to recover and decontaminate different environments from
soluble metal ions, either via reduction or precipitation to generate insoluble, non-toxic …

Bacteria have developed several evolutionary strategies to protect their cell membranes (CMs)
from the attack of antibiotics and antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) produced by the innate …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) prevalence is increasing worldwide, with the affected
US population estimated near 30%. Diet is a recognized risk factor in the NAFLD spectrum…

Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans is a sulfur oxidizing acidophilic bacterium found in many sulfur-rich
environments. It is particularly interesting due to its role in bioleaching of sulphide …

Background Soil microorganisms are in constant interaction with plants, and these interactions
shape the composition of soil bacterial communities by modifying their environment. …