Researchers have revealed a new molecular mechanism by which bacteria adhere to cellulose fibers in the human gut. Thanks to two different binding modes, they can withstand the shear forces in the body. Scientists of the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 28, 2020
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Quadram Institute researchers have discovered a new species of bacterium in the human gut that can convert nitrogen into a biologically useful form.
Cell & Microbiology
May 10, 2021
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RUDN veterinarians studied how the intestinal microbiota in cats changes during dysbacteriosis. The patterns obtained will help to make a more accurate diagnosis and select an adequate treatment. The results are published ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 18, 2022
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It's a great time to be a bacterium.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 17, 2017
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A team of researchers at Brandon University has found that greater wax moth caterpillar larvae are "plastivores" that are able to consume and metabolize polyethylene. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society ...
It's the kind of thing you might lose sleep over.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 18, 2017
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Scientists increasingly realize the importance of gut and other microbes to our health and well-being, but one UC Berkeley biologist is asking whether these microbes—our microbiota—might also have played a role in shaping ...
Evolution
Apr 21, 2016
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A team of researchers in Singapore has developed a technique for bioengineering a bacterium to seek out and kill targeted pathogens. In their paper published in the journal ACS Synthetic Biology, the team describes the technique ...
They congregate in the environments that suit them best; some prefer the dry, desert-like conditions of our forearms while others thrive in the Amazon-style humidity of our feet.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 19, 2010
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Scientists have discovered that one of the good bacteria found in the human gut has a benefit that has remained unrecognized until now: The potential to reduce the risk for heart disease.
Biochemistry
Jul 8, 2020
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