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    Inducible Antibacterial Activity in the Bacillales by Triphenyl Tetrazolium Chloride

    The world is in the midst of an antimicrobial resistance crisis, driving a need to discover novel antibiotic substances. Using chemical cues as inducers to unveil a microorganism’s full metabolic potential is ...

    Laura Sierra-Zapata, Javier C. Álvarez, Magally Romero-Tabarez in Scientific Reports (2020)

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    Genetics and Functional Genomics of the Pseudomonas fluorescens Group

    Fluorescent pseudomonads are found widely in soils and often live in a commensal relationship with plants, utilizing plant-exuded nutrients and occupying sites provided by the architecture of the plant. Such c...

    Sarah Craven Seaton, Mark W. Silby in Genomics of Plant-Associated Bacteria (2014)

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    Colonization strategies of Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf0-1: activation of soil-specific genes important for diverse and specific environments

    Pseudomonas fluorescens is a common inhabitant of soil and the rhizosphere environment. In addition to potential applications in biocontrol and bioremediation, P. fluorescens is of interest as a model for studyin...

    Katila Varivarn, Lindsey A Champa, Mark W Silby, Eduardo A Robleto in BMC Microbiology (2013)

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    Genomic and genetic analyses of diversity and plant interactions of Pseudomonas fluorescens

    Pseudomonas fluorescens are common soil bacteria that can improve plant health through nutrient cycling, pathogen antagonism and induction of plant defenses. The genome sequences of strains SBW25 and Pf0-1 were d...

    Mark W Silby, Ana M Cerdeño-Tárraga, Georgios S Vernikos in Genome Biology (2009)

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    A theory can be falsified or tested. Faith cannot

    Mark W. Silby in Nature (2002)