Microbiology (Biology and Medicine)

 

Beneficial gut bacteria and their marine relatives use the same feeding strategies more

A mathematical model shows how ingested microorganisms can influence gut microbiome diversity more

Maren Nattermann, Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, on Marjory Stephenson (1885–1948): pioneer of chemical microbiology, whose work on bacterial metabolic physiology established the field as an independent discipline more

Scientists identify new species of denitrifying endosymbionts in wastewater more

Beauveria bassiana detoxifies the defense substances of the beetles and can successfully infect these insects more

The insects expand their food spectrum with the help of symbiotic bacteria. more

Networked membrane systems increase bacterial surface area, enhancing nutrient exchange between bacteria and their hosts  more

Bacteria borrow viruses to spread their own defences more

The sensory abilities of bacteria in the gut are both precise and evolutionarily adaptable more

Methane-producing archaea are more adaptable to nutrient-poor habitats than previously thought more

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A mathematical model shows how ingested microorganisms can influence gut microbiome diversity more

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

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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

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Scientists discover newe hydrothermal vents in the Atlantic more

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