The most distinguishing feature of most members of the family Bacillaceae (phylum
Firmicutes) is their ability to form endospores that provide high resistance to heat, radiation, …

Recently, ethidium monoazide (EMA) has been proposed as a means of reducing the real-time
PCR signal originating from free DNA and dead bacterial cells by selectively entering …

Quorum sensing (QS) is often required for the formation of bacterial biofilms and is a popular
target of biofilm control strategies. Previous studies implicate the ComQXPA quorum …

Swarming is the collective movement of bacteria across a surface. It requires the production
of surfactants (public goods) to overcome surface tension and provides an excellent model …

Kin discrimination, broadly defined as differential treatment of conspecifics according to their
relatedness, could help biological systems direct cooperative behavior toward their relatives…

Bacillus subtilis strains communicate through the comQXPA quorum sensing (QS) system,
which regulates genes expressed during early stationary phase. A high polymorphism of …

Multicellularity inherently involves a number of cooperative behaviors that are potentially
susceptible to exploitation but can be protected by mechanisms such as kin discrimination. …

Bacteria coordinate their behavior using quorum sensing (QS), whereby cells secrete diffusible
signals that generate phenotypic responses associated with group living. The canonical …

Bacillus is a genus of microorganisms (bacteria) and contains many important commercial
species used in industry, agriculture and healthcare. Many different Bacilli are relatively well …

Time-critical applications, such as early warning systems or live event broadcasting, present
particular challenges. They have hard limits on Quality of Service constraints that must be …