New method identifies ecologically and medically relevant bacteria groups. Identifying species among plants and animals has been a full-time occupation for some biologists, but the task is even more ...

A large study shows how everyday food choices shape gut bacteria linked to weight, blood sugar, and overall health.

Certain bacteria, known as plant-growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), can improve plant health or protect them from pathogens and are used commercially to help crops. To further improve agricultural ...

A study led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) has revealed critical new details about one of the ocean's most abundant life forms—SAR11 marine bacteria ...

Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of ...

A new “tree of life” has been constructed by researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech for the gamma-proteobacteria, a large group of medically and scientifically ...

June 7 (UPI) --Across the globe, just a handful of common bacteria taxa account for the use of carbon in the soil. According to a new survey, published Monday in the journal Nature Communications, the ...

Similar to the fable of the tortoise and the hare, scientists found that bacteria engineered to individually move faster actually lose the race against slower strains when traveling in densely packed ...

Healthcare-associated infections continue to trouble the healthcare industry. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates one in 20 patients will contract an HAI everyday, and some ...

The bacteria in your mouth and on your tongue may be linked to changes in brain function as you age, new research suggested. The study, led by the University of Exeter, found that certain bacteria ...