we present an overview of our current understanding of these rules for the genetic manipulation of prokaryotic microbes and the available genetic tools to expand our ability to genetically engineer nonmodel systems

This cell is the simplest photosynthetic “machine” designed by nature – an attractive foundation for manipulation

genetic transformation protocols requires tedious trial and error, and methods developed for one strain are often unsuccessful in close relatives

we define the physiological and environmental parameters that mediate the transition from cooperation to competition

causes of microbial ‘uncultivability’ are numerous

This is a direct result of the evolution of these antibiotics in microorganisms competing for resources, in which the production of antibiotics that target fast growing bacterial cells

a big rainstorm and take a deep whiff of that fresh, earthy smell, you're mostly smelling a chemical called geosmin.