Microbiologists have long adopted the language of human settlement to describe how bacteria live and grow: They "invade" and "colonize." Relations dwelling in close proximity are "colonies." By ...

According to a team led by the University of Buffalo (UB), the bacterium Veillonella parvula can engage in a one-sided relationship with pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis, helping the germ multiply ...

In human reproduction, the genes of the mother and father are combined and mixed in countless variations. Their offspring can differ significantly from one another. However, bacteria multiply by ...

image: Sunset over the island of Helgoland in the German Bight, where the researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology obtained their samples. view more If scientists want to find ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The University of Hawai’i at Manoa scientists said the flesh-eating bacterium called “Vibrio vulnificus,” which lives naturally in the water of the Ala Wai Canal in Waikiki, is ...

The marine bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis feeds on oil, multiplying rapidly in the wake of oil spills, and thereby accelerating the elimination of the pollution, in many cases. It does this by ...

Scientists have stored data in the genomes of living bacteria, which can safeguard information against contamination — and possibly data thieves. Data can be stored at a high density in DNA molecules, ...

The marine bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis feeds on oil, multiplying rapidly in the wake of oil spills and thereby accelerating the elimination of the pollution, in many cases. It does this by ...

Infectious disease is a major cause of social and economic instability, with pathogenic bacteria and viruses accounting for most cases worldwide. That said, colonization does not necessarily cause ...