Amphibians are victims of lethal skin-disease epidemics. In the first global-scale study, researchers from 31 universities and research centers, including
Category: Bacteria
Harnessing beneficial bacteria for a sustainable future
Finding natural approaches to sustain agriculture and food production is a major global challenge. Synthetic chemical pesticides have traditionally been
Linking bacterial populations with health: Q&A with Stanford statistician Susan Holmes
We are all teeming with bacteria that help us digest food or fight disease, but two people might play host
Human Bacteria, Viruses from Sewage Found in Some Milwaukee Streams
“Leaky infrastructure and overflows from sanitary sewers can contaminate urban waterways, and the detection of human-associated bacteria and viruses indicates
Easing bacterial traffic jams
Controlling the motion of swimming bacteria could benefit applications including microscopic transport, biomedicine and even microrobotics. Just like traffic engineers
How a Chemical Probe Can Show ‘Who’ is Responsible for ‘What’ in Our Gut Microbiome
Despite changing membership, microbiome’s function is maintained Our gut’s microbial community is not unlike a country club membership. We know
More scrutiny needed for less-deadly foodborne bacteria
Employing advanced genetic-tracing techniques and sharing the data produced in real time could limit the spread of bacteria — Bacillus
Dying bacteria absorb antibiotic, allowing others to survive and grow
In a population of E. coli bacteria treated with a particular antimicrobial molecule (labeled in green), some dying cells absorb large amounts
Assessing the airborne survival of bacteria in aerosol droplets from coughs and sneezes
The airborne transmission of diseases including the common cold, influenza and tuberculosis is something that affects everyone with an average
Bacteria to produce sustainable fluorinated substances
A new EU project aims to modify bacteria, enabling them to produce fluorinated substances sustainably. Today, fluorinated products are produced
