Microbiology (Biology and Medicine)

 

What turns bacteria into spirals?

A protein determines the shape of bacteria more

How mental states impact gut health

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

Parasite in the nucleus

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

Methane degradation without oxygen in lakes

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

New tool maps microbial diversity with unprecedented details

SynTracker allows the analysis of structural genomic variations in microbial populations more

Symbiodolus bacteria in insects

Researchers describe a new endosymbiont that is widespread in insects more

Lucinid clams to the left and right of the Isthmus of Panama

Major environmental changes force symbiotic bacteria to develop new survival strategies more

Zombie cells in the sea

Viruses keep the most common marine bacteria in check more

Termite symbiosis in transition

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

Newly discovered symbiosis probably plays a major role in marine nitrogen fixation more

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How mental states impact gut health

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

Parasite in the nucleus

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

Methane degradation without oxygen in lakes

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

Zombie cells in the sea

Viruses keep the most common marine bacteria in check more

Termite symbiosis in transition

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

Newly discovered symbiosis probably plays a major role in marine nitrogen fixation more

Exploding kamikaze bacteria

"Soldier" bacteria filled with toxins sacrifice themselves for the benefit of their conspecifics, giving them pathogenic properties more

Cryo-em images of a flagellum filament by Michael Bell (second author)

New insight into how harmless gut bacteria avoid triggering inflammation more

Gut microbes and humans on a joint evolutionary journey

Researchers discover simultaneous evolutionary history of gut microbes with their human hosts over hundreds of thousands of years more

Vital ventilation

Stony corals use a refined built-in ventilation system to protect themselves from environmental stressors more

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Every grain of sand is a met­ro­polis for bac­teria

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

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

Algae with light switch

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

<p>Ancient partnership between ciliates and bacteria</p>

Symbiotic ciliates and bacteria have a common ancestor more

Oil as energy source for deep-sea creatures

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

Bacterial symbionts transition between plant pathogenicity and insect defensive mutualism more

Gut bacteria affect ageing

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

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

Bodyguards in the gut have a chemical weapon

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

A virus as a symbiosis partner

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

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On a research voyage with the 'Meteor'

Scientists discover newe hydrothermal vents in the Atlantic more

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