Scientists have identified a new type of protein in bacteria that could change our understanding of how these organisms ...

Unidel Eugene du Pont Chair Professor Eleftherios “Terry” Papoutsakis (left) and doctoral candidate John Hill discovered a new mechanism for bacterial evolution. Their study, which was recently ...

The red-marked bacteria with the gene cluster switched off were no longer able to synthesize the detergent. The bacteria were then unable to attach to the surface of oil droplets (left) the way ...

Swarming is one of the principal forms of bacterial motility facilitated by flagella and surfactants. It plays a distinctive role in both disease and healing. For example, in urinary tract ...

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Nanotube-gulping bacteria could enable living photovoltaics and sensors The ingested nanotubes channel current produced by cyanobacteria and emit stable near-infrared light for imaging by Prachi ...

THE E. COLI O157:H7 BACTERIA A. Sources, Characteristics and Identification E. coli is an archetypal commensal bacterial species that lives in mammalian intestines. E. coli O157:H7 is one of ...

The approach developed in the study is ironic since biologically, bacteria use CRISPR-Cas systems to counter attacking viruses. Biotechnology has adapted CRISPR-Cas systems to edit genes in ...

The bacteria appear to move by adhesion to the surface, as they have no cilia or other external propellers, and higher forces generate higher friction. Cyanobacteria use sunlight as an energy source ...