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October 01, 2024 Microbiology (B&M) A protein determines the shape of bacteria more How mental states impact gut health September 19, 2024 Immunobiology Medicine Microbiology (B&M) A circuit between the brain and gut influences the gut flora and thus regulates the immune system more Parasite in the nucleus September 06, 2024 Microbiology (B&M) A bacterium infects deep-sea mussels and multiplies in their cells more Methane degradation without oxygen in lakes August 13, 2024 Climate Microbiology (B&M) Microbiology (E&C) Aerobic methane-oxidizing bacteria are also permanently active in oxygen-free water more New tool maps microbial diversity with unprecedented details June 21, 2024 Microbiology (B&M) SynTracker allows the analysis of structural genomic variations in microbial populations more Symbiodolus bacteria in insects June 19, 2024 Microbiology (B&M) Researchers describe a new endosymbiont that is widespread in insects more Lucinid clams to the left and right of the Isthmus of Panama May 31, 2024 Evolution Microbiology (B&M) Major environmental changes force symbiotic bacteria to develop new survival strategies more Zombie cells in the sea May 17, 2024 Infection Biology Microbiology (B&M) Viruses keep the most common marine bacteria in check more Termite symbiosis in transition May 16, 2024 Evolution Microbiology (B&M) Genetic analyses show how the metabolic capacities of symbiotic bacteria in the gut of termites have changed over the course of evolution more Rhizobial bacterium helps diatom to bind nitrogen May 09, 2024 Microbiology (B&M) Microbiology (E&C) Newly discovered symbiosis probably plays a major role in marine nitrogen fixation more Show more How mental states impact gut health September 19, 2024 Immunobiology Medicine Microbiology (B&M) A circuit between the brain and gut influences the gut flora and thus regulates the immune system more Parasite in the nucleus September 06, 2024 Microbiology (B&M) A bacterium infects deep-sea mussels and multiplies in their cells more Methane degradation without oxygen in lakes August 13, 2024 Climate Microbiology (B&M) Microbiology (E&C) Aerobic methane-oxidizing bacteria are also permanently active in oxygen-free water more Zombie cells in the sea May 17, 2024 Infection Biology Microbiology (B&M) Viruses keep the most common marine bacteria in check more Termite symbiosis in transition May 16, 2024 Evolution Microbiology (B&M) Genetic analyses show how the metabolic capacities of symbiotic bacteria in the gut of termites have changed over the course of evolution more Rhizobial bacterium helps diatom to bind nitrogen May 09, 2024 Microbiology (B&M) Microbiology (E&C) Newly discovered symbiosis probably plays a major role in marine nitrogen fixation more Exploding kamikaze bacteria January 18, 2024 Infection Biology Microbiology (B&M) "Soldier" bacteria filled with toxins sacrifice themselves for the benefit of their conspecifics, giving them pathogenic properties more How gut bacteria evade the immune system January 06, 2023 Microbiology (B&M) New insight into how harmless gut bacteria avoid triggering inflammation more Gut microbes and humans on a joint evolutionary journey September 15, 2022 Microbiology (B&M) Researchers discover simultaneous evolutionary history of gut microbes with their human hosts over hundreds of thousands of years more Vital ventilation August 23, 2022 Climate Ecology (E&C) Microbiology (B&M) Stony corals use a refined built-in ventilation system to protect themselves from environmental stressors more Show more Every grain of sand is a metropolis for bacteria December 05, 2017 Earth Sciences Microbiology (B&M) Microbiology (E&C) A single sand grain harbours up to 100,000 microorganisms from thousands of species. more Microbial resident enables beetles to feed on a leafy diet November 16, 2017 Microbiology (B&M) Thistle tortoise beetles outsource the job of breaking down plant cell walls to a symbiotic bacterium more Algae with light switch September 29, 2017 Materials Sciences (M&T) Microbiology (B&M) The adhesion of Chlamydomonas, a unicellular alga, to surfaces is light-dependent more Ancient partnership between ciliates and bacteria July 13, 2017 Microbiology (B&M) Symbiotic ciliates and bacteria have a common ancestor more Oil as energy source for deep-sea creatures June 20, 2017 Ecology (B&M) Ecology (E&C) Microbiology (B&M) Microbiology (E&C) Scientists discover mussels and sponges in the deep sea which can thrive on oil with the help of symbiont bacteria more Symbiotic bacteria: from hitchhiker to beetle bodyguard April 28, 2017 Microbiology (B&M) Plant Research (B&M) Bacterial symbionts transition between plant pathogenicity and insect defensive mutualism more Gut bacteria affect ageing April 18, 2017 Ageing Microbiology (B&M) Physiology The life expectancy of older fish is extended if their gut is colonized with the microorganisms of younger fish. more Sunken logs serve as habitats in the deep sea January 27, 2017 Biodiversity Microbiology (B&M) Organisms from the nutrient-deficient deep sea depend on wood as source of energy more Bodyguards in the gut have a chemical weapon January 22, 2017 Microbiology (B&M) Symbiotic bacteria produce antibiotics to clear harmful pathogens from the gut of caterpillars more A virus as a symbiosis partner December 09, 2016 Infection Biology Microbiology (B&M) The mavirus provides single-celled organisms with immunity against a giant virus more Show more On a research voyage with the 'Meteor' Video November 10, 2011 Climate Microbiology (B&M) Scientists discover newe hydrothermal vents in the Atlantic more