Bacteria and Archaea are single-celled microorganisms ... In each kingdom, there are subcategories: phylum, class, order, family, genus and species. With each subcategory, the criteria for ...

On Earth there is no record of Niallia tiangongensis, a bacterium found aboard the Tiangong station that appears to be well ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown strain of microbe after analyzing samples taken from China's Tiangong space ...

They found that it was about 20 percent different from another genus of bacteria, Globicatella sulfidifaciens, "suggesting a distinct and previously undescribed species," the authors wrote.

These bacteria can degrade many xenobiotic compounds and so have the potential to be agents for bioremediation. S. maltophilia is the only species of Stenotrophomonas that is known to cause human ...

When astronauts aboard China’s Tiangong space station drift hundreds of kilometers above Earth, they’re not alone. We’re not talking Alien, we’re talking something much smaller and not as dangerous.

A new species of cable bacteria, which function like electrical wiring, was recently discovered in the US. Its unique morphology and genetic structure may be useful for the development of ...

The mystery bacterium didn't match any genetic records of known bacterial species, but the team determined that it belonged to the genus Globicatella. In the U.S., 1% of emergency department ...

The new species features metabolic pathways and genes that are a mix of the Ca. Electrothrix genus and the other known cable bacteria genus, Ca. Electronema. “This new species seems to be a ...

An invasive tick species in Connecticut has been found to carry the bacteria that can cause ehrlichiosis in humans, a ...