An interdisciplinary research team led by the Leibniz-HKI in Jena has discovered a new group of bioactive natural compounds ...

Everyone can use a little stress relief, even bacteria. Now, researchers from ... the University of Tsukuba have revealed that a protein complex related to phage tail-like secretion systems ...

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA shows that conglomerations of fungi and bacteria can ... appeared to be capable of complex motion.

By changing the blueprints in the organism, bacteria can be modified to be more useful in applications like sustainable biofuel generation. Blue Sky Science is a collaboration of the Wisconsin ...

The LolCDE complex is integral to the lipoprotein transport system in gram-negative bacteria, playing a crucial role in moving lipoproteins from the inner to the outer membrane. This process is ...

In healthy individuals, this may include 10 bacteria of species ‘red’ and 20 bacteria of species ‘blue’, implying that red bacteria account for 2% of the microbiome and blue bacteria for 5%.

In 2016, researchers in Japan discovered a bacteria that produced enzymes able to break down polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a substance used to make plastic bottles and polyester clothing.