bacteria

Pressure wounds are a growing healthcare issue, and accurate characterization is necessary for appropriate treatment.

Learn how nanopore sequencing improves the monitoring of infectious disease outbreaks.

Rock-dwelling bacteria and eukaryotes live in the company of the dead by feeding on tombstones.

A scientist’s quest for microbes that produce purple pigments led her to the vibrant world of natural dyes, where biology and traditional artistry intertwine.

The microbiome is a dynamic environment that can give researchers the inside scoop on health and disease.

Barbara Di Ventura, a musician at heart and a scientist by trade, takes a musical approach to sharing research.

The presence of microbes in tattoo inks raises concerns regarding the products’ safety.  

Green algae can be outfitted with nanoparticles, transforming them into efficient drug-delivering machines that target lung tumors.

Endosymbionts use effector proteins to hijack their fungal host’s ability to produce spores.

As a graduate student, Tharin Blumenschein learned that too much sodium hydroxide breaks down more than just bacterial cells.

Gang Fang’s new metagenomics method helps sequence rare bacteria.

With its complete genome sequenced, one of the world’s largest microbes harbors unique energy processes that highlight its relation to its symbiotic host, the surgeonfish.

A gene mutation causes porous gut and retinal barriers, allowing bacteria to travel from one to the other, triggering retinal degeneration in mice.

Melinda Grosser combines her love of reading and microbiology in her unique Instagram account.

Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.

Once obscure mud microbes inspire a new generation of living electronics.

Jamie Foster’s space-faring squid and its symbiotic bacteria illuminate host-microbe communication.

A discovery that goes back to the first studies of translation has become the topic of biotech buzz.

Timothy Hand leads a research team that explores how maternal immune signals shape the infant intestinal microbiota.