B. subtilis spores are stable across a wide temperature range, which reduces the cost of storage and transportation.

A research team of the Cluster at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology—Hans Knöll ...

The discovery sheds light on how certain bacteria -- including strains that cause food poisoning and anthrax -- form spores for survival.

Clostridial myositis, also known as gas gangrene, malignant edema, or clostridial myonecrosis, is an infection of skeletal ...

Microorganisms are tiny. They are so small they can only be seen with a microscope. Yeast is a helpful microorganism which makes bread rise. Bacteria is a microorganism which breaks down plants ...

NARRATOR: It wasn’t until someone invented the microscope in the 18th century that people could start looking at very, very tiny things known as microorganisms. They discovered that there is a ...

Scientists have discovered a protein that enables bacteria to shut down into dormant spores under extreme conditions. The process, which enables the bacteria to become practically indestructible, ...

The presence of this bacteria in soil microbial communities ... structures called fruiting bodies that are filled with spores. During the development of fruiting bodies, only a minority of cells ...