Study shows how bacteria work together to thrive in harsh conditions
pH is associated with covariation of denitrification pathway composition in the global topsoil microbiome. Credit: Microbiology of nature (2024). DOI: ...
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‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ Reveals Bacteria Can Anticipate Seasons
Microscopic image showing cells of the wild-type cyanobacterial species used in the study. Autofluorescence was pseudo-colored bright green. Scale bar ...
Phage editing technology could lead to alternative treatments for antibiotic-resistant bacteria
A team of scientists, including Kate Crawford, pictured here, has developed technology that allows them to modify the genomes of ...
Gut bacteria influence responses to immunotherapy in mesothelioma patients, study finds
Efficiency and multi-omics analysis workflow in MIST4. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49842-5 A cancer study has found that certain ...
How human skin differentiates friendly bacteria from enemy bacteria
Tissue resident cells differentiate S. aureus from S. epidermidis via IL-1β following disruption of the healthy human skin barrier. Credit: ...
Bacteria in human mouth reproduce through rare form of cell division, study finds
Cell elongation at the ends of the filamentous bacteria Corynebacterium matruchotii. Credit: Chimileski, Scott et al, PNAS2024. One of the ...
New discovery about how bacteria navigate their environment could change the way we treat infections
Swimming bacteria experience larger concentration changes over time, while fidgeting bacteria experience larger concentration changes along the length of their ...
Purple bacteria transformed into bioplastic factories
Arpita Bose works with Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1, a purple bacterium with unusual metabolic flexibility, including the ability to extract electrons ...
Sponges’ symbiosis with bacteria helps them store toxic molybdenum to ward off predators, study finds
The research sponge Theonella conica in its natural habitat (Red Sea). Credit: Shani Shoham A new study from Tel Aviv ...
Study shows stressed mouse brain sends messages to gut that reduce levels of beneficial bacteria
Credit: Cell (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.07.019 A team of medical researchers from the United States, China and Germany report that when ...
