Researchers have discovered that virus-like nanoparticles can promote the multicellular organization and reproduction of host bacteria. These particles, which are evolutionarily related to phages ...
Bacteria are a type of microorganism, each made up of just one cell. Some bacteria are harmful and cause disease, and some ...
A Université de Montréal study has found a previously unknown mechanism in bacterial reproduction that could be attacked by future antibiotics. Bacteria reproduce by dividing into two: they form a ...
Xiaoqi Feng holding a male liverwort in her lab at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA). The group of Xiaoqi Feng at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) uses this ...
New research shows bacteria form distinct species and maintain cohesion through frequent DNA exchange via homologous recombination. When Kostas Konstantinidis proved that many microbes -- like plants ...
Ostracod ovarium with endosymbiotic bacteria (Cardinium) in magenta. Ostracods, sometimes called seed shrimp, are nearly microscopic, aquatic organisms, inhabiting all types of marine and freshwater ...