F. Salvato

Enterococcal quorum-controlled protease alters phage infection

The paper investigates how Enterococcus faecalis protease GelE affects phage infection, finding that its reduction increases phage susceptibility and alters biofilm formation.

Microbe-dependent heterosis in maize

This study shows that maize heterosis for root biomass and germination depends on soil microbes, as inbred lines perform as well as F1 hybrids under sterile conditions but not when microbes are present.