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 at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), in collaboration with researchers from the University of the Ryukyus and the University of Electro-Communications, have discovered ...
Ecology
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Oysters filter seawater for food. In the process, they concentrate a wide variety of microorganisms from their environment—including bacteria and viruses—into a tiny space.
Ecology
Jun 24, 2026
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The largest study of its kind has found hospital workers' phones are carrying the same superbugs that kill millions of people worldwide each year. An international team of researchers, including several from Bond University, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 24, 2026
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Sight-threatening antibiotic-resistant eye infections are becoming a significant threat to vision in dogs, cats and horses, according to a new comprehensive review published in Veterinary Ophthalmology by researchers from ...
Veterinary medicine
Jun 23, 2026
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Spoorti Gandhadmath carefully placed 3.5-inch (8.9-centimeter) pots on a shelf in a growth chamber. Within seven days of sowing, newly sprouted leaves had fully emerged from each of the carefully selected seeds, representing ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 22, 2026
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A new study from Caltech demonstrates that soil bacteria can adapt under stress, particularly when a key nutrient, phosphorus, is running low in their environment. The work is important for understanding the complex relationships ...
Ecology
Jun 19, 2026
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The emerging infectious bacterium Escherichia albertii has caused outbreaks of severe food poisoning and hospitalized people through contaminated water and foods, such as salad ingredients. Now, a new study from Osaka Metropolitan ...
Ecology
Jun 12, 2026
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Biomolecules are naturally occurring molecules that form the basis of living systems. They are widely used in the production of a diverse range of materials. One such widely used biomolecule is sulfated polysaccharide (SPS), ...
Biotechnology
May 28, 2026
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Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic "rod" shape—by keeping an enzyme at bay that would otherwise turn the cylindrical cells into shape-shifting ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 27, 2026
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Scientists at VIB and Vrije Universiteit Brussel have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that helps a widely used biological pesticide become more effective. The study, published in Nature Communications, reveals how ...
Cell & Microbiology
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