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Bacteria: is a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms that have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.
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NOV 05, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Much like bacteria, fungus serve as a vital component of human society with a variety of important functions. For exampl ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 05, 2015Microbiology
Everyone poops, cows included. (You remember that children’s book, right?) Cow manure is used as ferti ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 04, 2015Microbiology
When spore-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus or Clostridium, enter a state of starvation, they transform into a state o ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 02, 2015Microbiology
What makes a strain of Salmonella infect cows, but not humans or birds? Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania co ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 30, 2015Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is notorious for forming biofilms on indwelling medical devices (things like urinary and vascular ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 29, 2015Microbiology
The problem with antibiotics is that bacteria become resistant. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urban ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 27, 2015Immunology
We depend on our immune cells to protect us against infections from foreign invaders like bacteria, viruses, and parasit ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 24, 2015Videos
Handwashing is one of the most easy and effective ways to prevent the spread of bacteria, viruses, and other microorgani ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 23, 2015Microbiology
This installment of “Better Know a Microbe” is all about “magnetotactic” bacteria! Bacter ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 22, 2015Microbiology
A team of investigators recently sequenced the microbiome of a mummy from the Incan capital of Cuzco. The mummy, a ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 20, 2015Microbiology
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria. Have you ever wondered how these guys find their bacterial &ldquo ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 14, 2015Microbiology
A study out of Washington University School of Medicine suggests that household pets may acquire methicillin-resistant S ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 12, 2015Microbiology
Bacteria have the capacity to produce numerous substances for commercial and industrial applications. Despite this ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 09, 2015Microbiology
In developed countries, Salmonella is a relatively benign pathogen. It is typically a cause of food-borne illness, ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 06, 2015Videos
In Kannapolis, North Carolina, there's a research campus devoted to "redefining the future of healthcare" by joining pub ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 02, 2015Microbiology
A research team at Merck (accidentally) uncovered a new antibacterial target - a riboswitch important for riboflavin (vi ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 02, 2015Videos
Some people are completely against getting shots while visiting their doctor's office. Some are just afraid of needles; ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 01, 2015Space & Astronomy
It was only a few days ago that NASA made a major announcement revealing the existence of flowing water on some parts of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 30, 2015Microbiology
Gut microbes are in the news yet again. This time, researchers at the University of British Columbia, led by Brett ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 30, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Plant parasitic nematodes, such as the well-known root-knot nematode and the cyst nematode, invade plant roots near the ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 29, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A scientific team including the scientist who first harnessed the CRISPR-Cas9 system for mammalian genome editing has re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 25, 2015Microbiology
Clostridium difficile is a Gram positive, rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in the soil. However, a small number ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 23, 2015Microbiology
Your microbiome outnumbers you nearly 10 to 1, so it’s no surprise that we leave our bacteria, viruses, and fungi ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 21, 2015Microbiology
Researchers studying the symbiotic relationship between methane-oxidizing archaea and sulfate-reducing bacteria have mad ...Written By: Kerry Evans
NOV 05, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Much like bacteria, fungus serve as a vital component of human society with a variety of important functions. For exampl
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 05, 2015
Microbiology
Everyone poops, cows included. (You remember that children’s book, right?) Cow manure is used as ferti
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 04, 2015
Microbiology
When spore-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus or Clostridium, enter a state of starvation, they transform into a state o
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 02, 2015
Microbiology
What makes a strain of Salmonella infect cows, but not humans or birds? Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania co
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 30, 2015
Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is notorious for forming biofilms on indwelling medical devices (things like urinary and vascular
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 29, 2015
Microbiology
The problem with antibiotics is that bacteria become resistant. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urban
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 27, 2015
Immunology
We depend on our immune cells to protect us against infections from foreign invaders like bacteria, viruses, and parasit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 24, 2015
Videos
Handwashing is one of the most easy and effective ways to prevent the spread of bacteria, viruses, and other microorgani
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 23, 2015
Microbiology
This installment of “Better Know a Microbe” is all about “magnetotactic” bacteria! Bacter
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 22, 2015
Microbiology
A team of investigators recently sequenced the microbiome of a mummy from the Incan capital of Cuzco. The mummy, a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 20, 2015
Microbiology
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria. Have you ever wondered how these guys find their bacterial &ldquo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 14, 2015
Microbiology
A study out of Washington University School of Medicine suggests that household pets may acquire methicillin-resistant S
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 12, 2015
Microbiology
Bacteria have the capacity to produce numerous substances for commercial and industrial applications. Despite this
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 09, 2015
Microbiology
In developed countries, Salmonella is a relatively benign pathogen. It is typically a cause of food-borne illness,
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 06, 2015
Videos
In Kannapolis, North Carolina, there's a research campus devoted to "redefining the future of healthcare" by joining pub
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 02, 2015
Microbiology
A research team at Merck (accidentally) uncovered a new antibacterial target - a riboswitch important for riboflavin (vi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 02, 2015
Videos
Some people are completely against getting shots while visiting their doctor's office. Some are just afraid of needles;
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 01, 2015
Space & Astronomy
It was only a few days ago that NASA made a major announcement revealing the existence of flowing water on some parts of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 30, 2015
Microbiology
Gut microbes are in the news yet again. This time, researchers at the University of British Columbia, led by Brett
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 30, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Plant parasitic nematodes, such as the well-known root-knot nematode and the cyst nematode, invade plant roots near the
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 29, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A scientific team including the scientist who first harnessed the CRISPR-Cas9 system for mammalian genome editing has re
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 25, 2015
Microbiology
Clostridium difficile is a Gram positive, rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in the soil. However, a small number
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 23, 2015
Microbiology
Your microbiome outnumbers you nearly 10 to 1, so it’s no surprise that we leave our bacteria, viruses, and fungi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 21, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers studying the symbiotic relationship between methane-oxidizing archaea and sulfate-reducing bacteria have mad
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans