Results of a preliminary investigation of an outbreak of a rare bacterial disease called leptospirosis among workers in ...

Researchers at Umeå University have recently developed a highly sensitive method for detecting bacterial spores — tough ...

Then, they were spotted onto MRS agar plates. The LAB isolates were incubated at 37°C for 24–48 h. The genomic DNA of LAB was extracted using a bacterial genome extraction kit (Tiangen, China) ...

Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial cells growing in ... industrial applications where they can cause equipment malfunctions and health hazards.

Feb. 6, 2025 — The researchers showed that when curcumin is intentionally given to bacteria as food and then activated by light, it can trigger deleterious reactions within these microbes ...

Bacteria are organisms that consist of a single cell without a nucleus and with distinct structural, physiological and evolutionary characteristics. Bacteria form one of the three domains of life ...

Oil-degrading bacteria were characterized both morphologically and biochemically, and their petroleum hydrocarbon degradation capabilities were assessed in the literature. (15) Traditional phenotyping ...

poses an interesting possibility for early identification and intervention. Our findings suggest that some bacteria might be detrimental to brain health as people age. It raises an ...

Biofilm formation is a major concern in various sectors and cause severe problems to public health, medicine, and industry. Bacterial biofilm formation is a major persistent threat, as it increases ...

Consumers can safely drink pasteurized milk, despite reports of dairy cattle infected with the new strain of bird flu.

Astronauts will wriggle into their spacesuits next week to swab outside the International Space Station and see if the lab orbiting 250 miles above Earth is releasing microorganisms into space. The ...

Recalcitrant infections are often caused by dormant bacteria, including persisters and viable but nonculturable cells. Here, the authors explore how composition and structure of protein ...