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The unusual molecular makeup of Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease, may hold clues for understanding and treating the tick-borne disease.

Rice University scientists discovered bacteria thriving without oxygen by releasing electricity. These microorganisms use ...

The process is called extracellular respiration, which mimics how batteries discharge electric current -- allowing bacteria ...

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New research in mice now points to a significant role for fungi in the intestine — the communities of molds and yeasts known ...

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Even in complex bacterial groups, mRNA analysis shows how ... Homberger from the JMU Institute of Molecular Infection Biology, who is now a researcher at the Biozentrum of the University of ...