A new machine learning study identifies ten key bacterial species and visualizes the abundance thresholds that separate ...

Researchers at INRS have identified beneficial bacterial strains that both promote tomato growth and protect crops against ...

Some bacteria can sense when they bump into each other and use these interactions to shape how the group organizes and moves.

Panaji: The petri dishes at Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Dona Paula, on Monday featured artwork ...

A typical scene at a local farmers market: Various stalls offer fruit, vegetables and much more. Every customer has their ...

Purple bacteria also known as proteobacteria are phototrophic, capable of producing their own food via photosynthesis. They are pigmented with bacteriochlorophyll, together with various carotenoids, ...

Balance must be maintained among the trillions of microbes that live in the gastrointestinal tract. The gut microbiome has to host enough beneficial microbes to help control the levels of potentially ...

Millions of people die every year from antibiotic-resistant infections or from the complications of those infections, and the problem is only expected to get worse as pathogenic bacteria continue to ...

Imagine getting intoxicated without drinking a drop of alcohol. This is what happens in people with auto-brewery syndrome (ABS), where microbes in the gut produce alcohol that then becomes absorbed ...

Bacteria were found on 84.5% of healthcare workers’ masks, with MRSA also detected, highlighting the importance of mask hygiene and handling.