For the first time, these data revealed vast microbial genetic diversity, an abundance of previously uncultured and undescribed bacteria and fungi, and the presence of genes and biosynthetic gene ...

Among the more than 500 species of bacteria that thrive in the human mouth, one seems to play by its own rules. This video shows one Corynebacterium matruchotii bacterium dividing into many ...

Some fish have bacteria on the brain. Wild and lab-grown members of the salmon family including European rainbow trout, Chinook salmon and Gila trout harbor active microbial communities inside ...

Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a new bacterium that weakens the immune system in the gut. The findings pave the way for potential new treatments for a variety of inflammatory and ...

Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a new bacterium that weakens the immune system in the gut, potentially contributing to certain inflammatory and infectious gut diseases. The team ...

African savannah elephants are an endangered species so conservationists say any threat to their survival is worrying A type of bacterium never seen before in wild elephants has been found in the ...

STSS is mainly caused by a bacterium called streptococcus pyogenes, better known as group A streptococcus, which is known to bring on strep throat mainly among children. In some cases, an ...

Oct. 3, 2024 — Scientists were recently surprised to find that the natural community of zooplankton -- tiny, aquatic animals known to graze on bacteria -- present in freshwater and saltwater do ...

Having healthy, diverse bacteria in your gut is linked to many health benefits, including improving immune function, and lower incidence of heart disease, diabetes, asthma, depression, irritable ...

Others have also had some success. Getty Images A tweaked version of the E. coli bacteria can transform plastic into a useful flavouring Scientists from the University of Edinburgh have recently ...

VALENCIA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - As Spanish microbiologist Pilar Bosch was casting around for a subject to investigate for her PhD in 2008, she stumbled across a paper suggesting that bacteria ...