Abstract Microbes live within complex communities of interacting populations, either free-living in waters and soils or symbionts of animals and plants.Their interactions include the production of antimicrobial peptides (bacteriocins) to antagonize competitors, and these producers must carry their own immunity gene for self-protection.Whether other
And yet, migration, population growth or mortality are not balanced among Cantabrian brown bear subpopulations. Reply to Blanco et al (2020).
In a recent paper, we presented new evidence and provided new insights on the status of Cantabrian brown bear subpopulations, relevant for this species conservation.Namely, we revealed the likely phylogeographic relation between eastern Cantabrian subpopulation and the historical Pyrenean population.We have also detected an asymmetric flow of allel
Bacteria in Cancer Therapy: Renaissance of an Old Concept
The rising incidence of cancer cases worldwide generates an urgent need of novel treatment options.Applying bacteria may represent a valuable therapeutic variant that is intensively investigated nowadays.Interestingly, the idea to apply bacteria wittingly or unwittingly dates back to ancient times and was revived in the 19th century mainly by the p