AIST researchers, in collaboration with JAMSTEC, Hokkaido University and Tohoku University, have succeeded in cultivating an ...

This study uncovers key morphological and ultrastructural similarities between cable bacteria genera. The periplasmic ...

In the quest to take the "forever" out of "forever chemicals," bacteria might be our ally. Most remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) involves adsorbing and trapping them ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — Biomedical engineers have demonstrated a new synthetic approach that turbocharges bacteria into producing more of a specific protein, even proteins that would normally destroy ...

A team has identified a strain of bacteria that can break down and transform at least three types of PFAS, and, perhaps even more crucially, some of the toxic byproducts of the bond-breaking process.

Bacteria have developed many strategies to defend themselves from phages — the viruses that infect them. The Zorya defence system uses a previously undescribed antiviral strategy. An inner ...

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), which include ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD), are chronic conditions ...

Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and ringworm, occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it. Like many ...

Bacterial biofilm formation is a major persistent threat, as it increases morbidity and mortality, thereby imposing heavy economic pressure on the healthcare sector. Bacterial biofilms also strengthen ...

The use of mucosal bacterial taxa as markers for histological classification was also explored. Tissue biopsies from both cohorts were obtained during endoscopy and frozen immediately at −80° C. None ...

The classification of a production area determines the treatment required before Live Bivalve Molluscs (shellfish) may be marketed for human consumption. Shellfish production and relay areas are ...