Microbes in ocean play important role in moderating Earth’s temperature
Methane-eating microbes help regulate Earth's temperatures with remarkably high metabolic rates within seafloor carbonate rocksCredit: Courtesy of Courtesy of the ...
Tag: Microbiology
Persistence pays off in the human gut microbiome
Credit: Earlham Institute/Quadram Institute/EMBL The human gut microbiome is a complex community of trillions of microbes that are constantly interacting ...
AI predicts how patients with viral infections, including COVID-19, will fare
Gene expression patterns associated with pandemic viral infections provide a map to help define patients' immune responses, measure disease severity, ...
How cells measure themselves
Credit: John Innes Centre Ever since scientists discovered cells under the microscope more than 350 years ago, they have noted ...
Bacteria hijack latent phage of competitor
Biochemists discover highly selective phage activation based on signal moleculeCredit: © Thomas Böttcher This targeted control of phages provides entirely ...
Ion and lipid transporters specialize for their niche
Credit: Sara Basse Hansen, Aarhus University Cell viability require that a variety of functions at the cell membrane are maintained ...
Bacteria-sized robots take on microplastics and win by breaking them down
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c04559 Small pieces of plastic are everywhere, stretching from urban ...
SARS-CoV-2 detectable — though likely not transmissible — on hospital surfaces
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 also tends to co-locate with one particular type of bacteriaCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences ...
A new culprit in antibacterial resistance: cysteine persulfide
Top: β-lactam antimicrobial agents rupture bacteria by destroying their cell walls. A joint research project based in Kumamoto University, Japan ...
Soil microbes metabolize the same polyphenols found in chocolate, wine
New insights into the role of polyphenols in the soil microbiomeCredit: Provided/Bridget McGivern Fruits, vegetables, red wine and chocolate are ...
UMass Amherst researchers create intelligent electronic microsystems from green material
Credit: UMass Amherst A research team from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has created an electronic microsystem that can intelligently ...
From meat-production to urinary tract infections
Epidemiological study revealed that Staphylococcus saprophyticus causing urinary tract infections can have origin in foodCredit: Opeyemi U. Lawal, Maria J. ...
SMART researchers develop method for rapid, accurate detection of viruses
Four times faster than conventional PCR methods, new approach called RADICA is highly specific, sensitive, and resistant to inhibitorsCredit: Singapore-MIT ...
A mechanism through which ‘good’ viruses kill ‘bad’ bacteria and block their reproduction
An important step in the battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteriaCredit: Dr. Tridib Mahata. The battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria: A new study ...
A few common bacteria account for majority of carbon use in soil
Credit: Victor O. Leshyk, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Northern Arizona University Just a few bacterial taxa found in ...
How a Vietnamese raw pork snack could help us keep food fresh, naturally
Fermented meat snack is helping researchers develop a safe, all-natural food preservativeCredit: RMIT University A traditional Vietnamese meat snack could ...
Beyond synthetic biology, synthetic ecology boosts health by engineering the environment
BU scientists are investigating how environmental molecules can be used to engineer 'designer' microbiomes for combating disease, pollution, and moreCredit: ...
Fungus creates a fast track for carbon
Stanford scientists find epidemics of fungal infections in algae alter carbon cyclingCredit: Klawonn et al. 2021, PNAS Tiny algae in ...
Structural uniqueness of the green- and red-light sensing photosensor in cyanobacteria
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Overview: Certain cyanobacteria can change the absorbing light colors for ...
Lessons from the last pandemic point the way toward universal flu vaccines
Strong immune responses to unchanging, conserved parts of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic flu virus suggest strategies for effective universal vaccinesCredit: ...