Understanding how bacteria influence one another is essential for understanding how microbial communities are formed and ...
Biofilms—slimy communities of bacteria—grow on all sorts of surfaces: from glaciers and hot springs to plant roots, your bathtub and fridge, wounds, and medical devices such as catheters. Most ...
A biomedical engineer at the University of Michigan has found that just a fraction of all known bacteria species has ever been the main focus of a scientific research effort and subsequent paper. In ...
Understanding how bacteria influence one another is essential for understanding how microbial communities are formed and maintained.
Scientists have identified a novel species of bacteria that acts as electrical wiring, potentially ushering in a new era of bioelectronic devices for use in medicine, industry, food safety, and ...
A new light-based treatment targets a major gum disease bacterium while leaving helpful mouth bacteria largely untouched. In ...
A new species of bacteria has come to light in Brazil. It’s genetically similar to two other disease-causing bacteria from the Andes, which are known to infect humans through sand fly bites. According ...
A novel "electricity-conducting organism” could spark medical and environmental innovations, says researchers from Oregon State University (OSU), the University of Antwerp, Delft University of ...
Even the microwave oven in your kitchen is not immune to bacteria. The irradiating environment within a microwave oven might seem inhospitable to microbes. But swabs from microwave ovens in several ...
The Indian gut microbiome is shaped by decades of high-fiber eating The average Indian diet delivers between 30 and 40 grams ...
Worms, sponges, and other animals carry enzymes that break down PHA, a biodegradable plastic naturally produced by bacteria.
An invasive tick species in Connecticut has been found to carry the bacteria that can cause ehrlichiosis in humans, a discovery that has alarmed state biologists as the tick continues to increase its ...