When we talk about microbiota, we usually think of the one inhabiting our gut. But there is another, less known and equally ...

Microbiology: Bacterial classification and diversity; Microbial Ecology - microbes in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems; Microbial interactions; Viruses - structure and classification ...

Bacteria and food are usually two things we prefer to keep far away from each other. However, one ancient bacteria strain is ...

Despite rapid advances in reading the genetic code of living organisms, scientists still face a major challenge today—knowing ...

Bacteria insert proteins into their outer membrane using a highly conserved apparatus known as the β-barrel assembly ...

A never-before-seen tubes inside bacteria may hold the key to protecting oranges, lemons, and limes from the damaging citrus ...

New research into antimicrobial peptides, small chains of amino acids able to damage bacterial cells, shows why some peptides are more effective at doing that and also why some cells are more ...