Roberto Kolter

Root colonization by Pseudomonas putida: love at first sight.

Alcohol-induced delay of viability loss in stationary-phase cultures of Escherichia coli.

Pseudomonas-Candida interactions: an ecological role for virulence factors.

Why are bacteria refractory to antimicrobials?

Identification and characterization of a Vibrio cholerae gene, mbaA, involved in maintenance of biofilm architecture.

Bacterial evolution through the selective loss of beneficial Genes. Trade-offs in expression involving two loci.

Genes involved in matrix formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 biofilms.

Burkholderia spp. alter Pseudomonas aeruginosa physiology through iron sequestration.

Genes involved in formation of structured multicellular communities by Bacillus subtilis.

Escherichia coli evolution during stationary phase.

Two genetic loci produce distinct carbohydrate-rich structural components of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm matrix.

The SAT1 flipper, an optimized tool for gene disruption in Candida albicans.

A Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum-sensing molecule influences Candida albicans morphology.

Surfacing views of biofilm biology.

Biofilms: the matrix revisited.

Pseudomonas-Saccharomyces interactions: influence of fungal metabolism on bacterial physiology and survival.

A master regulator for biofilm formation by Bacillus subtilis.

Virulence and the environment: a novel role for Vibrio cholerae toxin-coregulated pili in biofilm formation on chitin.

Thieves, assassins and spies of the microbial world.

Genetically encoded short peptide tag for versatile protein labeling by Sfp phosphopantetheinyl transferase.

Mutations that activate the silent bgl operon of Escherichia coli confer a growth advantage in stationary phase.

Mycobacterial biofilms: a greasy way to hold it together.

Targets of the master regulator of biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis.

A major protein component of the Bacillus subtilis biofilm matrix.

Activity screening of carrier domains within nonribosomal peptide synthetases using complex substrate mixtures and large molecule mass spectrometry.

Microbial sciences: the superficial life of microbes.

Spontaneous reversion of Mycobacterium abscessus from a smooth to a rough morphotype is associated with reduced expression of glycopeptidolipid and reacquisition of an invasive phenotype.

Interactions between Streptomyces coelicolor and Bacillus subtilis: Role of surfactants in raising aerial structures.

Biofilm formation by a Bacillus subtilis strain that produces gamma-polyglutamate.

Facile detection of acyl and peptidyl intermediates on thiotemplate carrier domains via phosphopantetheinyl elimination reactions during tandem mass spectrometry.

Bacillus subtilis genome diversity.

A singular enzymatic megacomplex from Bacillus subtilis.

The identification of bacillaene, the product of the PksX megacomplex in Bacillus subtilis.

Genome-wide high-throughput mining of natural-product biosynthetic gene clusters by phage display.

Flagellar motility is critical for Listeria monocytogenes biofilm formation.

Quorum-sensing regulation of the biofilm matrix genes (pel) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Microbiology. Deadly priming.

Thinking about Bacillus subtilis as a multicellular organism.

Bistability and biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis.

Control of cell fate by the formation of an architecturally complex bacterial community.

A novel regulatory protein governing biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis.

Ecology and genomics of Bacillus subtilis.

A keystone predator controls bacterial diversity in the pitcher-plant (Sarracenia purpurea) microecosystem.

Generation of multiple cell types in Bacillus subtilis.

Structurally diverse natural products that cause potassium leakage trigger multicellularity in Bacillus subtilis.

A widely conserved gene cluster required for lactate utilization in Bacillus subtilis and its involvement in biofilm formation.

New developments in microbial interspecies signaling.

Interspecies chemical communication in bacterial development.

Paracrine signaling in a bacterium.

Cannibalism enhances biofilm development in Bacillus subtilis.

Paralogous antirepressors acting on the master regulator for biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis.

Bacillus subtilis spreads by surfing on waves of surfactant.

Extracellular signals that define distinct and coexisting cell fates in Bacillus subtilis.

Amyloid fibers provide structural integrity to Bacillus subtilis biofilms.

Bacterial community succession and chemical profiles of subtidal biofilms in relation to larval settlement of the polychaete Hydroides elegans.

Relationship between cystic fibrosis respiratory tract bacterial communities and age, genotype, antibiotics and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

An epigenetic switch governing daughter cell separation in Bacillus subtilis.

D-amino acids trigger biofilm disassembly.

The virulence regulator PrfA promotes biofilm formation by Listeria monocytogenes.

Biofilms.

Common biosynthetic origins for polycyclic tetramate macrolactams from phylogenetically diverse bacteria.

KinD is a checkpoint protein linking spore formation to extracellular-matrix production in Bacillus subtilis biofilms.

Functional microdomains in bacterial membranes.

Comparative analyses of the bacterial microbiota of the human nostril and oropharynx.

Biofilms in lab and nature: a molecular geneticist's voyage to microbial ecology.

Reversal of an epigenetic switch governing cell chaining in Bacillus subtilis by protein instability.

Potassium sensing histidine kinase in Bacillus subtilis.

The biocide chlorine dioxide stimulates biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis by activation of the histidine kinase KinC.

Spatial regulation of histidine kinases governing biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis.

Shear stress increases the residence time of adhesion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Tracing the domestication of a biofilm-forming bacterium.

Evidence that metabolism and chromosome copy number control mutually exclusive cell fates in Bacillus subtilis.

The Jekyll-and-Hyde chemistry of Phaeobacter gallaeciensis.

Metal-enhanced fluorescence to quantify bacterial adhesion.

Will biofilm disassembly agents make it to market?

An accessory protein required for anchoring and assembly of amyloid fibres in B. subtilis biofilms.

Structure and biosynthesis of amychelin, an unusual mixed-ligand siderophore from Amycolatopsis sp. AA4.

Characterization of Planctomyces limnophilus and development of genetic tools for its manipulation establish it as a model species for the phylum Planctomycetes.

Antibiotics as signal molecules.

Inhibitory effects of D-amino acids on Staphylococcus aureus biofilm development.

Roseobacticides: small molecule modulators of an algal-bacterial symbiosis.

In-depth characterization via complementing culture-independent approaches of the microbial community in an acidic hot spring of the Colombian Andes.

Extracellular signaling and multicellularity in Bacillus subtilis.

High-throughput assay for bacterial adhesion on acellular dermal matrices and synthetic surgical materials.

Interspecies interactions that result in Bacillus subtilis forming biofilms are mediated mainly by members of its own genus.

Osmotic spreading of Bacillus subtilis biofilms driven by an extracellular matrix.

Whole-genome sequences of Bacillus subtilis and close relatives.

Biosynthesis of piperazic acid via N5-hydroxy-ornithine in Kutzneria spp. 744.

A self-produced trigger for biofilm disassembly that targets exopolysaccharide.

A massively spectacular view of the chemical lives of microbes.

A Bacillus subtilis sensor kinase involved in triggering biofilm formation on the roots of tomato plants.

Mixing and matching siderophore clusters: structure and biosynthesis of serratiochelins from Serratia sp. V4.

Osmotic pressure can regulate matrix gene expression in Bacillus subtilis.

Galactose metabolism plays a crucial role in biofilm formation by Bacillus subtilis.

Interspecies modulation of bacterial development through iron competition and siderophore piracy.

Biocontrol of tomato wilt disease by Bacillus subtilis isolates from natural environments depends on conserved genes mediating biofilm formation.

Identification of proteins likely to be involved in morphogenesis, cell division, and signal transduction in Planctomycetes by comparative genomics.

Calcium causes multimerization of the large adhesin LapF and modulates biofilm formation by Pseudomonas putida.

Catecholate siderophores protect bacteria from pyochelin toxicity.

Old meets new: using interspecies interactions to detect secondary metabolite production in actinomycetes.

Histones join the fight against bacteria inside cells.

Biofilm inhibitors that target amyloid proteins.

Sticking together: building a biofilm the Bacillus subtilis way.

Synthesis and activity of biomimetic biofilm disruptors.

Bacterial flagella explore microscale hummocks and hollows to increase adhesion.

Bacillus subtilis biofilm induction by plant polysaccharides.

Respiration control of multicellularity in Bacillus subtilis by a complex of the cytochrome chain with a membrane-embedded histidine kinase.

Isolation, characterization, and aggregation of a structured bacterial matrix precursor.

Letter to the editor.

Interspecies interactions stimulate diversification of the Streptomyces coelicolor secreted metabolome.

Whole-Genome Sequences of 94 Environmental Isolates of Bacillus cereus Sensu Lato.

D-amino acids indirectly inhibit biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis by interfering with protein synthesis.

Eco-evolutionary feedbacks drive species interactions.

Functional analysis of the accessory protein TapA in Bacillus subtilis amyloid fiber assembly.

Altered desferrioxamine-mediated iron utilization is a common trait of bald mutants of Streptomyces coelicolor.

Sporulation during growth in a gut isolate of Bacillus subtilis.

Hybrid biosynthesis of roseobacticides from algal and bacterial precursor molecules.

Structural and functional analysis of Bacillus subtilis YisP reveals a role of its product in biofilm production.

Mutualistic interaction between Salmonella enterica and Aspergillus niger and its effects on Zea mays colonization.

New tools for comparing microscopy images: quantitative analysis of cell types in Bacillus subtilis.

On the evolution of bacterial multicellularity.

Directed natural product biosynthesis gene cluster capture and expression in the model bacterium Bacillus subtilis.