Microbiology (Biology and Medicine)

 

Scientists identify new species of denitrifying endosymbionts in wastewater more

Using light to break down and bind CO₂: two new research groups want to make what nature already does much more efficient more

Study of twins detects bacteria in the small intestine that play a role in the development of MS more

Mechanical compression induces multicellular organization in archaea more

New-to-nature pathway outperforms natural pathway in living bacteria more

A circuit between the brain and gut influences the gut flora and thus regulates the immune system more

A bacterium infects deep-sea mussels and multiplies in their cells more

Aerobic methane-oxidizing bacteria are also permanently active in oxygen-free water more

Viruses keep the most common marine bacteria in check more

Genetic analyses show how the metabolic capacities of symbiotic bacteria in the gut of termites have changed over the course of evolution more

A single sand grain harbours up to 100,000 microorganisms from thousands of species. more

Thistle tortoise beetles outsource the job of breaking down plant cell walls to a symbiotic bacterium more

The adhesion of Chlamydomonas, a unicellular alga, to surfaces is light-dependent more

Symbiotic ciliates and bacteria have a common ancestor more

Scientists discover mussels and sponges in the deep sea which can thrive on oil with the help of symbiont bacteria more

Bacterial symbionts transition between plant pathogenicity and insect defensive mutualism more

The life expectancy of older fish is extended if their gut is colonized with the microorganisms of younger fish. more

Organisms from the nutrient-deficient deep sea depend on wood as source of energy more

Symbiotic bacteria produce antibiotics to clear harmful pathogens from the gut of caterpillars more

The mavirus provides single-celled organisms with immunity against a giant virus more

Scientists discover newe hydrothermal vents in the Atlantic more