Bacteriology is the branch of microbiological sciences that focuses on the study of bacteria, encompassing their taxonomy, morphology, physiology, genetics, ecology, and roles in health, disease, and biotechnology. It investigates bacterial cell structure, growth kinetics, metabolic pathways, mechanisms of pathogenicity, antibiotic susceptibility and resistance, as well as horizontal gene transfer processes. Modern bacteriology integrates classical culture-based methods with molecular and genomic tools, including PCR, sequencing, and metagenomics, to characterize bacterial diversity and function. The field underpins clinical diagnostics, infection control, vaccine and antimicrobial development, industrial fermentation, environmental monitoring, and microbiome research.
Researchers have developed a rapid color-changing test that can distinguish between different strains of golden staph, including those likely to be virulent and antibiotic resistant. Golden staph is a major human pathogen ...
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Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the bacteria that causes tuberculosis fuels itself during infection, providing new insights into one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases. ...
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New research from the Technical University of Denmark indicates that the outcome of a resistance measurement may depend on the conditions under which the bacterium is tested. Standard laboratory tests are carried out under ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Ribonucleotide reductases (RNR) are indispensable enzymes that convert ribonucleotides to deoxyribonucleotides (dNTPs), the precursors to make up DNA. Because DNA synthesis is fundamental to cell survival, RNR activity must ...
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The enzyme Na⁺-NQR is a sodium pump that drives the respiration of many marine and pathogenic bacteria. Using redox reactions, the process of exchanging electrons between materials, it powers the transportation of sodium ...
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McGill researchers have developed a diagnostic system capable of identifying bacteria—and determining which antibiotics can stop them—in just 36 minutes, a major advance in the global effort to curb antimicrobial resistance ...
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