Search results for segmented filamentous bacteria

General Physics Apr 21, 2023

International team of physicists explore microscopic filament behavior

Recently-published research from an international team of physicists reveals how the three-dimensional shape of rigid microscopic filaments determines their dynamics when suspended in water, and how control of that shape ...

Cell & Microbiology Mar 16, 2023

Self-poisoning for self-preservation—examining the function of Streptomyces nano-syringes

A novel role for molecular nano-syringes found in the antibiotic-producing bacteria Streptomyces has been revealed.

Cell & Microbiology Oct 17, 2022

Deep learning tool identifies bacteria in micrographs

Omnipose, a deep learning software, is helping to solve the challenge of identifying varied and miniscule bacteria in microscopy images. It has gone beyond this initial goal to identify several other types of tiny objects ...

Cell & Microbiology Aug 29, 2022

Sugar disrupts microbiome, eliminates protection against obesity and diabetes

A study of mice found that dietary sugar alters the gut microbiome, setting off a chain of events that leads to metabolic disease, pre-diabetes, and weight gain.

Cell & Microbiology Apr 5, 2022

Researchers discover bacteria capable of killing fungus that causes yield-reducing disease in sugarcane

A study conducted at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) has discovered that three strains of Pseudomonas bacteria can inhibit growth, and even cause the death, of the fungus responsible for ...

Earth Sciences Mar 18, 2022

New microscopic organisms found in deep sea trench baffle Chile scientists

When Chilean scientist Osvaldo Ulloa led an expedition 8,000 meters under the sea to an area where no human had ever been, his team discovered microscopic organisms that generated more questions than answers.

Molecular & Computational biology Apr 8, 2021

The tuberculosis pathogen releases its toxin by a novel protein transport system

Six years ago, Michael Niederweis, Ph.D., described the first toxin ever found for the deadly pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This toxin, tuberculosis necrotizing toxin, or TNT, became the founding member of a novel ...

Ecology May 23, 2018

ESF lists top 10 new species for 2018

The large and small, beautiful and bizarre are among the newly discovered animals, plants and microbes announced by the College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) as the Top 10 New Species for 2018.

Cell & Microbiology Apr 5, 2016

Appendages help microbes survive harsh conditions

The most ancient kinds of microbes on Earth often have a special filament lining their surfaces. Scientists are discovering that these structures can play a variety of roles in helping microorganisms survive the most hostile ...

Biochemistry Dec 27, 2012

Strange behavior: New study exposes living cells to synthetic protein

(Phys.org)—One approach to understanding components in living organisms is to attempt to create them artificially, using principles of chemistry, engineering and genetics. A suite of powerful techniques – collectively ...

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