Every year, bacteria kill more than a million people worldwide through infections that no longer respond to antibiotics. In ...

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, "phages." Scientists ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance. Tiny virus-like particles called gene transfer agents (GTAs), once ancient ...

Precise genotype–phenotype mapping is essential in applied microbiology, from engineering genetically modified strains to developing tailored strategies for antimicrobial therapies. Comparative ...

Reconstruction of the ancestral gene repertoire of eukaryotic cells reveals traces of a series of close, long-term ...

When bacteria are under antibiotic attack, it is not "every man for himself." Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and ...

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems. Now an interdisciplinary ...

Bacteria can pass proteins between themselves, which induces a dormant state that helps a small group of them survive ...

The researchers used Merino sheep as an animal model, systematically collecting samples of their hindgut and ruminal microbiota, plasma metabolites, and neurocognitive behavioral phenotype data. Based ...

Researchers found that bacteria exchange proteins through membrane vesicles during antibiotic stress. This enables cells to ...

A new study found microbes constantly gain and lose genes through mobile DNA, providing a flexible way to adapt to ...

Scientists say they have shed new light on how bacteria protect themselves from certain phage invaders -- by seizing genetic material from weakened, dormant phages and using it to 'vaccinate' ...