Photosynthetic bacteria do not release oxygen during photosynthesis but can convert solar energy into chemical energy with ...

The bacterium E. coli is the most common cause of urinary tract infections and bloodstream infections. But in the search for ...

Scientists at Houston Methodist Research Institute have discovered that a fast‑rising strep bacterium comes in more forms ...

A genomic analysis has narrowed down where and when a deadly bacterium jumped from pigs to humans: in Europe in the 1960s or 1970s. The bacterium Streptococcus suis has long been known as a pig ...

Researchers have discovered a new bacterium that weakens the immune system in the gut, potentially contributing to certain inflammatory and infectious gut diseases. The team identified the bacterium, ...

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Researchers have analyzed down to the smallest detail the unusual arsenal of weapons that a predatory marine bacterium has at its disposal. Perhaps one day these weapons could also be put to use in ...

Humans have bred for desirable plant and animal traits for millennia by selecting and crossing their offspring. Now, researchers at the University of Copenhagen are taking a natural shortcut to ...

Scientists have discovered the world's largest bacterium in a Caribbean mangrove swamp. Most bacteria are microscopic — but this one is so big it can be seen with the naked eye. The thin white ...

A single species of gut bacterium found in human stool samples correlates with measurably stronger muscles across multiple ...