ReviewNature reviews. Microbiology2019
Microbial ageing and longevity.
Review in Nature reviews. Microbiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 26 papers.
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26 citing papers in PubMed.
- From dividing to dormant: embracing the full activity spectrum for environmental microorganisms.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2026Review
- Living Hydrogels: Harnessing Microorganism-Material Synergy for Next-Generation Therapeutics.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Protein aggregation as a bistable switch in bacterial cell fate: from adaptive dormancy to cytotoxic death.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Eutrophication shifts microbial communities and life-history strategies in the Yangtze River Estuary.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Bacteria modulate microalgal aging physiology through the induction of extracellular vesicle production to remove harmful metabolites.Nature microbiology · 2024Article
- Ribosome-binding antibiotics increase bacterial longevity and growth efficiency.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- Behavioural changes in slime moulds over time.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Article
- Does symmetry preclude the evolution of senescence? A comment on Pen and Flatt 2021.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2023Article
- MCR-1-dependent lipid remodelling compromises the viability of Gram-negative bacteria.Emerging microbes & infections · 2022Article
- Engineered Living Hydrogels.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2022Review
- Cellular senescence, rejuvenation and potential immortality.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2022Review
- Sex, ancestry, senescence, and aging (SAnSA) are stark drivers of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2022Review
- The darkest microbiome-a post-human biosphere.Microbial biotechnology · 2022Article
- Water is a preservative of microbes.Microbial biotechnology · 2022Article
- Bacterial longevity.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2021Article
- The aging gut microbiome and its impact on host immunity.Genes and immunity · 2021Review
- Microbial population dynamics and evolutionary outcomes under extreme energy limitation.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Article
- Principles of seed banks and the emergence of complexity from dormancy.Nature communications · 2021Review
- An essay on the nominal vs. real definitions of aging.Biogerontology · 2021Article
- Senescence in Bacteria and Its Underlying Mechanisms.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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2 authors.
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Abstract
Longevity reflects the ability to maintain homeostatic conditions necessary for life as an organism ages. A long-lived organism must contend not only with environmental hazards but also with internal entropy and macromolecular damage that result in the loss of fitness during ageing, a phenomenon known as senescence. Although central to many of the core concepts in biology, ageing and longevity have primarily been investigated in sexually reproducing, multicellular organisms. However, growing evidence suggests that microorganisms undergo senescence, and can also exhibit extreme longevity. In this Review, we integrate theoretical and empirical insights to establish a unified perspective on senescence and longevity. We discuss the evolutionary origins, genetic mechanisms and functional consequences of microbial ageing. In addition to having biomedical implications, insights into microbial ageing shed light on the role of ageing in the origin of life and the upper limits to longevity.
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