If you apply a red-colored bacteria beside a white-colored one, for instance, the white bacteria could produce chemicals that prevent the other bacteria from making its red color, Berkmen says.

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Some bacteria can even reflect light and give off the appearance of color without using pigments the way that most colorful objects in nature do.

Each colored bacteria was genetically engineered to produce a different color of pigment when it ate a specific sugar called arabinose that was placed on the agar.

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Droplets of milky, tan-colored bacterial ooze may be visible on diseased tissue. As infections move downward from twigs and blossoms, localized cankers form on the trunk and limbs.

New research suggests that bacterial vaginosis can be sexually transmitted, meaning men can reinfect their female partners.

Like humans struggling to get through the COVID-19 pandemic, bacterial cells need social distancing to thwart viruses. But in some situations, such as inside elevators or within the candy-colored ...

The scientists plucked over 20 purple-colored bacteria from different ecosystems, such as lakes and marshes in Massachusetts and New York, measuring their vibrant pigments and how they give off light.

The bacteria in the center of the letters were tightly packed, with yellow and blue cells evenly mixed to give the appearance of a green color. Towards the edges, individual cells had room to grow ...