Protein structure unlocks one mystery of multi-drug tolerance
The structures of key bacterial proteins have revealed one of the biochemical secrets that enables bacteria to outwit antibiotics.
Biochemistry
Sep 26, 2012
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Fighting bacteria's strength in numbers
Scientists at The University of Nottingham have opened the way for more accurate research into new ways to fight dangerous bacterial infections by proving a long-held theory about how bacteria communicate with each other.
Cell & Microbiology
May 17, 2012
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Bacterial plasmids readily pick up new genes and spread them to new species
New research from the University of Sheffield has found that bacterial plasmids readily pick up new genes and spread them to new species – something which is an increasing concern for transfer of antibiotic resistance between ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 7, 2017
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Bacteria rely on cooperation and evolution to defend against predatory protists, finds study
Eating and being eaten is a normal process in nature. These predator–prey dynamics help to stabilize ecosystems. It ensures that individual species do not become too abundant, controls their populations, and prevents damage ...
Ecology
Feb 28, 2023
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Dependency can be an evolutionary advantage
It has been known for quite some time that genetically modified bacteria, which have lost their ability to produce certain amino acids and retrieve these nutrients from their environment grow better than bacteria, which produce ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 7, 2016
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Researchers study microbes in cattle to unlock metabolic disease mysteries
Switching from warm-season grasses to cool-season forages can give livestock a belly ache, in some cases a deadly one, according to Texas AgriLife Research scientists.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 5, 2010
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Gene transfer keeps bacteria fit
Researchers at the University of Basel's Biozentrum have discovered that Bartonella bacteria exchange genes efficiently using a domesticated virus encoded in their genome. As the findings published in Cell Systems demonstrate, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 15, 2017
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The surprising structural reason your kitchen sponge is disgusting
Researchers at Duke University have uncovered a basic but surprising fact: your kitchen sponge is a better incubator for diverse bacterial communities than a laboratory Petri dish. But it's not just the trapped leftovers ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 17, 2022
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Researchers study bacterial immunity to understand infectious disease
Patients with cystic fibrosis are often infected by pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that infects the lungs and prevents breathing, often causing death.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 8, 2019
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Microbes with a reserve pack of sulfur
SUP05 bacteria are often found in places where there is really no basis for life for them. Researchers in Bremen have now discovered that they are even quite active there – possibly with consequences for the global nitrogen ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 4, 2018
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