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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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AUG 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Anywhere from 200 to 1,000 species of bacteria reside in the human gut microbiome, and researchers have been trying to d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2022Microbiology
With effort, we all can help counter the rise of bacterial pathogens that resist the effects of multiple antibiotics.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2022Microbiology
Citrus greening, known by several other names including yellow dragon disease, Huanglongbing, or Candidatus Liberibacter ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Surprisingly similar mechanisms of pattern recognition can be found among incredibly diverse organisms.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
When the white blood cells in our bodies encounter a pathogen, they can release a molecule called histamine, which can h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2022Microbiology
A bacterium that causes a deadly tropical disease called meliodosis, sometimes known as Whitmore's disease, has been det ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Research has now found more evidence that Western diets that include high levels of red or processed meats, sugars, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria are everywhere, even in our bodies. While some might be dangerous, many have beneficial, positive roles. Resear ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Globally, temperatures are on the rise. Between the years of 2009 and 2019, glaciers around the world lost an average of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2022Neuroscience
There is an ever-increasing number of links that are being found between microbes in the human gut and our health. Resea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2022Microbiology
By analyzing over 1,000 samples of the marine environment, researchers have reconstructed the genomes of 25,000 novel mi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2022Microbiology
Scientists have long sought to understand how Yersinia pestis, a gram-negative bacterium that causes plague, evolved int ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2022Immunology
Breast milk is known to be highly beneficial for newborns; it provides nutrients and antibodies, including those that ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria have helped lay the foundations for complex life by creating a hospitable atmosphere on our planet, and they co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2022Microbiology
Even this juvenile nudibranch from Quadra Island, British Columbia, has a microbiome. / Image credit: Niels Van Steenkis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2022Microbiology
The microbes in our gut have a significant impact on many aspects of our health. New research has indicated that bacteri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Proline is an amino acid that is required for a variety of essential functions. Researchers have now found that proline ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/acinetobacter-baumanni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria can exist as individual cells, but there is strength in numbers. Many microbes form clusters called biofilms, l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Two new studies have revealed more about a bacterial pathogen that can infect the gut, clostridium difficile. There are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2022Neuroscience
Bacteria in the gut can have a powerful effect on the physiology of the host, including aspects of immunity and neurobio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Just like humans, bacteria can be attacked by infectious pathogens, and microbes also have immune defense systems. One o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2022Microbiology
The human microbiome is closely related to many aspects of our health. Modifying it with probiotics could be a way to ea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2022Microbiology
Although antibiotic resistance is becoming a problem, many bacterial infections can still be prevented or eliminated wit ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Anywhere from 200 to 1,000 species of bacteria reside in the human gut microbiome, and researchers have been trying to d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2022
Microbiology
With effort, we all can help counter the rise of bacterial pathogens that resist the effects of multiple antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2022
Microbiology
Citrus greening, known by several other names including yellow dragon disease, Huanglongbing, or Candidatus Liberibacter
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Surprisingly similar mechanisms of pattern recognition can be found among incredibly diverse organisms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
When the white blood cells in our bodies encounter a pathogen, they can release a molecule called histamine, which can h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2022
Microbiology
A bacterium that causes a deadly tropical disease called meliodosis, sometimes known as Whitmore's disease, has been det
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Research has now found more evidence that Western diets that include high levels of red or processed meats, sugars, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria are everywhere, even in our bodies. While some might be dangerous, many have beneficial, positive roles. Resear
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Globally, temperatures are on the rise. Between the years of 2009 and 2019, glaciers around the world lost an average of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2022
Neuroscience
There is an ever-increasing number of links that are being found between microbes in the human gut and our health. Resea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2022
Microbiology
By analyzing over 1,000 samples of the marine environment, researchers have reconstructed the genomes of 25,000 novel mi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2022
Microbiology
Scientists have long sought to understand how Yersinia pestis, a gram-negative bacterium that causes plague, evolved int
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2022
Immunology
Breast milk is known to be highly beneficial for newborns; it provides nutrients and antibodies, including those that ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria have helped lay the foundations for complex life by creating a hospitable atmosphere on our planet, and they co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2022
Microbiology
Even this juvenile nudibranch from Quadra Island, British Columbia, has a microbiome. / Image credit: Niels Van Steenkis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2022
Microbiology
The microbes in our gut have a significant impact on many aspects of our health. New research has indicated that bacteri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proline is an amino acid that is required for a variety of essential functions. Researchers have now found that proline
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/acinetobacter-baumanni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria can exist as individual cells, but there is strength in numbers. Many microbes form clusters called biofilms, l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Two new studies have revealed more about a bacterial pathogen that can infect the gut, clostridium difficile. There are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2022
Neuroscience
Bacteria in the gut can have a powerful effect on the physiology of the host, including aspects of immunity and neurobio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Just like humans, bacteria can be attacked by infectious pathogens, and microbes also have immune defense systems. One o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2022
Microbiology
The human microbiome is closely related to many aspects of our health. Modifying it with probiotics could be a way to ea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2022
Microbiology
Although antibiotic resistance is becoming a problem, many bacterial infections can still be prevented or eliminated wit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch