In the microscopic battlefield of plant-microbe interactions, plants are constantly fighting off invading bacteria. New research reveals just how clever these bacterial invaders can be.

fischeri, further studies revealed its involvement in the regulation of virulence-related gene transcription of pathogenic bacteria, such as the production of proteases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa ...

The study shows that in liquid environments, where bacteria rely on movement to navigate, the rotation of flagella acts as a mechanical signal that turns on a set of genes required for DNA transfer.

Thus, in the present study, we aimed to generate a new class of therapeutics based on a recombinant single-domain antibody (sdAb) immunotoxin derived from the PE38 Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A.