An incubation period is the time from exposure to an infectious agent to when you actually develop symptoms. Most people do not develop symptoms immediately after exposure to a virus or bacteria ...

“Microplastics are like rafts — a bacteria on its own might not be able to swim down a river, but riding in its biofilm on a tiny bit of plastic it can be disseminated into many different ...

Interestingly, the researchers noted that although goethite hindered bacterial growth, it played a crucial role in accelerating As (III) oxidation during the mid-phase of incubation.