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Bacteriology
Bacteriology is the branch and specialty of biology that studies the morphology, ecology, genetics and biochemistry of bacteria as well as many other aspects related to them. This subdivision of microbiology involves the identification, classification, and characterization of bacterial species.
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SEP 04, 2023Genetics & Genomics
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Lyme disease is the most common illness in the United ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2023Microbiology
Our bodies are host to trillions of microbes, many of which live in our gastrointestinal tract. Those gut microbes are c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2023Microbiology
For many years, antibiotics have been prescribed and used widely, and at times, unnecessarily. It's been thought that th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2023Microbiology
Infectious bacteria seem to have been gaining the upper hand in recent years, as more and more infections become tough t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Group A streptococci are one of the most common pathogens that humans are exposed to, and they can cause infections with ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2023Microbiology
It's been generally assumed that RNA molecules and proteins have only limited or transient interactions in cells, li ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
A new kind of biosensor has been created by an international team of researchers; they made bacteria that are able to de ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial cells can easily share genes with one another, and have a few ways to do so. Viruses called bacteriophages inf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2023Microbiology
Scientists have shown that a protein called NLRP11 has an essential role in the immune system; it alerts the body that a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2023Microbiology
There are potentially hundreds if not thousands of microbial species in the average human gut microbiome. That microbial ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Cystitis and urinary tract infections can be a recurrent problem for many people. The pathogenic bacteria that can cause ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Asp caterpillars are also known as Megalopyge opercularis; one is seen in this image from the University of Queensland, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
We still don't know a lot about how bacteria and viruses relate to one another in built environments such as buildings a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2023Microbiology
A few years ago, scientists discovered that a species of bacteria called Geobacter carried an appendage that could condu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2023Microbiology
The microbe Akkermansia muciniphila is found in many animals and is a common part of the human gut microbiome, and might ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis is still a major health problem in much of the world. It was the primary cause of death from an infectious ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2023Microbiology
Infection is a constant risk. Any germs that make it past the body's barriers, like the skin, can cause illness if t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2023Microbiology
Sargassum is a brown macroalgae that is abundant in the ocean. It has many appendages and 'berries' that are ful ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Bacteria are everywhere, and while many are harmless and some are even beneficial, pathogenic bacteria present an increa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2023Microbiology
Bacteria can easily exchange genetic information in a process called horizontal gene transfer. But now researchers have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have conducted a wide variety of scientific experiments have been conducted onboard space shuttles and at the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2023Immunology
Bacteria can live in a lot of unusual places, even in tumors in the human body. Scientists have now taken advantage of t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Genomes are constantly changing. Bacterial cells can easily share genes, and even cells in human can incorporate new DNA ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2023Microbiology
The world has been colonized by microbes. They are everywhere, even in many places in the human body. New research has s ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Lyme disease is the most common illness in the United
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2023
Microbiology
Our bodies are host to trillions of microbes, many of which live in our gastrointestinal tract. Those gut microbes are c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2023
Microbiology
For many years, antibiotics have been prescribed and used widely, and at times, unnecessarily. It's been thought that th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2023
Microbiology
Infectious bacteria seem to have been gaining the upper hand in recent years, as more and more infections become tough t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Group A streptococci are one of the most common pathogens that humans are exposed to, and they can cause infections with
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2023
Microbiology
It's been generally assumed that RNA molecules and proteins have only limited or transient interactions in cells, li
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new kind of biosensor has been created by an international team of researchers; they made bacteria that are able to de
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial cells can easily share genes with one another, and have a few ways to do so. Viruses called bacteriophages inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2023
Microbiology
Scientists have shown that a protein called NLRP11 has an essential role in the immune system; it alerts the body that a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2023
Microbiology
There are potentially hundreds if not thousands of microbial species in the average human gut microbiome. That microbial
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Cystitis and urinary tract infections can be a recurrent problem for many people. The pathogenic bacteria that can cause
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Asp caterpillars are also known as Megalopyge opercularis; one is seen in this image from the University of Queensland,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
We still don't know a lot about how bacteria and viruses relate to one another in built environments such as buildings a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2023
Microbiology
A few years ago, scientists discovered that a species of bacteria called Geobacter carried an appendage that could condu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2023
Microbiology
The microbe Akkermansia muciniphila is found in many animals and is a common part of the human gut microbiome, and might
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis is still a major health problem in much of the world. It was the primary cause of death from an infectious
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2023
Microbiology
Infection is a constant risk. Any germs that make it past the body's barriers, like the skin, can cause illness if t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2023
Microbiology
Sargassum is a brown macroalgae that is abundant in the ocean. It has many appendages and 'berries' that are ful
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Bacteria are everywhere, and while many are harmless and some are even beneficial, pathogenic bacteria present an increa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2023
Microbiology
Bacteria can easily exchange genetic information in a process called horizontal gene transfer. But now researchers have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have conducted a wide variety of scientific experiments have been conducted onboard space shuttles and at the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2023
Immunology
Bacteria can live in a lot of unusual places, even in tumors in the human body. Scientists have now taken advantage of t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genomes are constantly changing. Bacterial cells can easily share genes, and even cells in human can incorporate new DNA
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2023
Microbiology
The world has been colonized by microbes. They are everywhere, even in many places in the human body. New research has s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch