These so-called biofilms are ubiquitous and appear frequently resistant against host immune defense or medical treatments due to the combination of different bacterial characteristics and multiple functions of protective matrices [ 1].
S-layers are protective cell coats that are involved in a variety of bacterial characteristics, such as cell adhesion, permeability layers, and protein scaffolds, and multiple genes in many prokaryotic genomes are implicated in S-layer structure and affiliation (see Review [34]).
Nowadays, we propose that, based on whole genome analysis of multiple bacterial strains belonging to and related with a taxon (particularly, species or genus), potential molecular chemotaxonomic characteristics (MCCs) could be developed as the genotypes underlie the biochemical characteristics (phenotypes) of the taxon.
One such method, Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis, resolves multiple bacterial species in a single sample as a discrete set of bands formed by the species-characteristic lengths of the first cut position of a single restriction endonuclease in ribosomal gene PCR products [ 14].
AI-2 is taken up by a specific receptor to regulate multiple bacterial activities.
Towards programmable behaviors in multiple bacterial species, AI-2 is hence an ideal candidate for exploitation.
Susceptibility tests showed that most of the synthesized molecules were highly active against multiple bacterial strains.
Real-time identification of multiple bacterial pathogens in food is urgently needed to ensure food safety.
The pooch, who had deep lacerations around his neck, was starving and suffering from multiple bacterial and highly contagious fungal infections.
This demonstrates that DX expression disrupts bacterial growth in multiple bacterial strains, which suggests that DX is targeting a conserved bacterial pathway.
