Bacterial physiology: Bacteria get old : Nature Reviews Microbiology
“A new study using data from earlier work that had generated conflicting results now reveals that bacteria do indeed age, but aging and rejuvenation occur...
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Viral infection: The gut microbiota: friend or foe? : Nature Reviews Microbiology
“We normally think of the gut microbiota as the ‘friendly’ bacteria that carry out many beneficial functions, including protecting us from inf...
PLoS Pathogens: Microbial Spy Games and Host Response: Roles of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Small Molecule in Communication with Other Species
“In their constant battles with competitors and the host immune system, (opportunistic) microbial pathogens have developed sophisticated cell–cell communi...
Vampire-like Predatory Bacteria Could Become A Living Antibiotic : Discover Magazine
“What’s the news: If bacteria had blood, the predatory microbe Micavibrio aeruginosavorus would essentially be a vampire: it subsists by hunting down othe...
The Guts of Dietary Habits
“There is a multimillion-dollar industry based on the concept that introducing beneficial bacteria into the human intestines will improve our health. The ...
Rediscovering Bits of 1890s
“”Laurie Cox, a graduate student who works in the lab, held up the test tube with the 100-year-old bacterium. She explained that they can determine ...
PLoS One: Global Patterns of Bacterial Beta-Diversity in Seafloor and Seawater Ecosystems
“This first synthesis of global bacterial distribution across different ecosystems of the World’s oceans shows remarkable horizontal and vertical la...
Another step forward in the future of anti-microbials
Title: PLoS ONE: Antifungal Activity of Microbial Secondary Metabolites “Secondary metabolites are well known for their ability to impede other microorgan...
Waste Water + Bacteria = Clean Energy – ScienceNOW
“For the first time, researchers have sustainably produced hydrogen gas, a potential source of clean energy, using only water and bacteria. The challenge ...
A Different Kind of Secret Code – ScienceNOW
“Researchers have invented a new form of secret messaging using bacteria that make glowing proteins only under certain conditions. In addition to being us...