The evolutionary arms race between bacteria and phages has driven the development of diverse anti-phage defense mechanisms. Recent studies have identified noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) as key players in bac...

Bacteriophages use anti-CRISPR (Acr) proteins to inhibit CRISPR-Cas systems. The expression of Acr is regulated by anti-CRISPR-associated (Aca) proteins, which are helix-turn-helix (HTH) repressors th...

The ecological radiation of herbivorous beetles is among the most successful in the animal kingdom. It coincided with the rise and diversification of flowering plants, requiring beetles to adapt to a ...

The gut microbiome contains numerous bacteria tied to our health. However, genetically modifying this community remains a major challenge. Brödel et al. take a critical step by engineering bacteriopha...

AbstractTrophic interactions play a central role in driving microbial community assembly and function. In gut or soil ecosystems, successful inoculants are

Nucleotide signalling molecules – mainly cyclic 3′,5′-adenosine phosphate (cAMP), bis-(3′,5′)-cyclic diguanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP), and bis-(3′,5′)-cyclic diadenosine monophosphate (c-di-AMP) –...