Genome-scale stoichiometric models of microorganisms represent a first step in this direction.
Extracellular electron transfer (EET) of microorganisms represents a communicative bridge between the interior and exterior of the cells.
The use of microorganisms represents a promising way to produce PUFAs at lower cost and with a higher yield.
This diverse group of microorganisms represents a part of the microbiota in all natural ecosystems, such as soils, freshwaters and marine waters from the ocean surface to the deep sea (Kutty and Philip 2008).
Marine microorganisms represent a major target for genetic resources and environmental monitoring [ 1, 2].
First, the discrimination of dead or alive microorganisms represents a crucial problem in (environmental) bacteriology.
The increasing frequency of resistant microorganisms represents a serious health problem.
These two microorganisms represent a spectrum of disease in humans: from a mild, common illness to a rare life-threatening infection.
Biofilms, sticky agglomerations of microorganisms, represent a key virulence factor in staphylococcal infection, owing to the significantly increased resistance they provide to antibiotics and host defenses.
Still, it may be debatable whether the isolation of additional microorganisms represents a super-infection or a new episode [ 3, 25].
