Accurately dating when the first bilaterally symmetrical animals arose is crucial to our
understanding of early animal evolution. The earliest unequivocally bilaterian fossils are ≈555 …

Fungi and bacteria co-inhabit a wide variety of environments, from soils and food products to
plants and mammals. Interactions between bacteria and fungi can have dramatic effects on …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common, free‐living, Gram‐negative bacterium that can
cause significant disease as an opportunistic pathogen. Rapid growth, facile genetics, and a …

Allergic asthma is caused by inhaled allergens and is characterized by airway eosinophilia,
as well as mucus hypersecretion, which can lead to airflow obstruction. Despite the …

Background Dysregulation of gut microbiota-associated tryptophan metabolism has been
observed in patients with multiple sclerosis. However, defining direct mechanistic links …

Most sequenced bacteria possess mechanisms to import choline and glycine betaine (GB)
into the cytoplasm. The primary role of choline in bacteria appears to be as the precursor to …

Carnitine is a quaternary amine compound found at high concentration in animal tissues,
particularly muscle, and is most well studied for its contribution to fatty acid transport into …

Diabetic patients are more susceptible to the development of chronic wounds than non-diabetics.
The impaired healing properties of these wounds, which often develop debilitating …

The identification of bacteria by their volatilomes is of interest to many scientists and clinicians
as it holds the promise of diagnosing infections in situ, particularly lung infections via …

Glycine betaine (GB), which occurs freely in the environment and is an intermediate in the
catabolism of choline and carnitine, can serve as a sole source of carbon or nitrogen in …