Tag: bacteria

A new review argues that the predominant clonal evolution model, in which bacterial lineages stay genetically stable across space and ...

A modified acidic lysis protocol extracts intact RNA from Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria in 35 minutes at room temperature without ...

Researchers report a convenient synthesis of carboxypolyamine substrates and hydroxylamine-containing analogs designed to selectively inhibit carboxyspermidine decarboxylase in bacterial polyamine ...

A systematic review of 27 studies maps how Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria use enzymes, thiols, metal homeostasis, and biofilm matrices ...

A new mini review summarizes how bacteria, fungi, and algae sustainably produce silver and gold nanoparticles with potential antimicrobial, anticancer, ...

Deck-borne tank experiments near the Antarctic Peninsula show that removing UV light increased DMS emissions by 24 percent, MeSH emissions ...

A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution reveals that the diversity of nonribosomal peptides, a class of compounds ...

A new review argues that biomolecules from plants, algae and bacteria can replace toxic solvents and energy-intensive processes in the ...

A meta-analysis of 107 publications associates microbial inoculation with improved maize growth, water status, membrane stability and biochemical responses under ...

Deep inside the tissues of the jujuba tree, a hardy perennial that shrugs off drought and salt in some of ...

A halotolerant Staphylococcus gallinarum strain isolated from brine lemon pickle grew at 20% NaCl and removed 45% of water hardness ...

A new tool called Amira uses gene-space de Bruijn graphs to accurately detect single and multi-copy antimicrobial resistance genes directly ...

A large-scale reanalysis of 23,435 prokaryotic reference genomes confirms that complete NucS and canonical MutS-MutL mismatch repair systems remain largely ...

Ten lactic acid bacteria strains isolated from traditional Ivorian palm wine were screened in vitro for probiotic and technological potential, ...

A new PLOS Genetics study finds that bacterial gene positions along the chromosome show gradients in mean and growth-dependent expression ...

Genomic analysis of Shewanella baltica strains from Baltic Sea sediments reveals that recombination-driven, or sexual, speciation can produce distinct bacterial ...

EPFL researchers have discovered that Pseudomonas aeruginosa senses collisions with neighboring cells and reverses direction, allowing bacterial populations to stay ...

Scientists hope that one day in the distant future, miniature, medically-savvy computers will roam our bodies, detecting early-stage diseases and ...