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Browsing: Bacteria
Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms that exist in virtually every environment on Earth, from deep oceans to the human body. While some bacteria cause infections and disease, many play essential roles in processes like digestion, nutrient cycling, and maintaining ecological balance. Scientists study bacteria to better understand their complex interactions with hosts, their resistance to antibiotics, and their potential use in biotechnology and medicine. This page highlights the latest research on bacterial biology, emerging pathogens, antibiotic resistance, and breakthroughs in using bacteria for health and environmental solutions.
Like all organisms, plants are associated with bacterial communities in which helpful and harmful bacteria…
High concentrations of heavy metals, like copper and gold, are toxic for most living creatures.…
A type of virus that dominates water samples taken from the world’s oceans has long…
Bacteria are consummate survivalists. They are aided in this by their ability to assimilate DNA…
Scientists from the Babraham Institute near Cambridge in collaboration with colleagues from Brazil and Italy…
Scientists at the University of Dundee have discovered that E. coli bacteria could hold the…
The three domains of life — archaea, bacteria, and eukarya — may have more in…
Got a sore throat? The doctor may write a quick prescription for penicillin or amoxicillin,…
Even bacteria have enemies – in water, for example, single-celled ciliates preferably feed on microbes.…
Researchers at the universities of Kent and Bristol have built a miniature scaffold inside bacteria…
Scientists at MIT have discovered a way to make bacteria more vulnerable to a class…
A newly published study details microbial life on a sand grain: from bulk sediment to…
New research from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School suggests that gut bacteria at young…
A new study reveals that under certain conditions gut microbes can consume enough of a…
New research from MIT shows that intestinal bacteria can stop a high-salt diet from inducing…
Scientists from ITMO University and Center of Physical and Chemical Medicine developed an algorithm capable…
New research from the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics reveals the first indication…