Housekeeping Gene cpn60 Emerges as a Powerful Marker for Profiling Living Microbial Communities
Researchers at Harvard and the Broad Institute show that the housekeeping gene cpn60 can simultaneously profile microbial community composition and ...
Tag: 16S rRNA
Machine Learning Maps the Microbial Tipping Points of Bacterial Vaginosis
A new machine learning study identifies ten key bacterial species and visualizes the abundance thresholds that separate healthy vaginal microbiomes ...
Hidden Soil Bacillus From India Revealed by Genes, Chemistry and RNA Folding
Researchers in India have combined classical biochemistry, 16S rRNA sequencing, phylogenetics and RNA folding thermodynamics to characterize Bacillus isolates from ...
New Tick Species Hidden in Ecuador’s Cloud Forests Named After the Reserve Where It Was Found
Researchers have described Ixodes mashpiensis, a new tick species from small mammals in Ecuador's Andean Chocó Biosphere Reserve, using morphology ...
Halophyte Roots Rewrite Their Microbial Worlds as Soil Salt Shifts
A new study of halophytes in arid Northwest China shows that plant species create distinct salinity conditions around their roots ...
Cat Fleas on Trial: Scientists Push Back on Claims That Fleas Spread Feline Hemoplasmas
Researchers have issued a detailed rebuttal defending their meta-analysis questioning whether cat fleas transmit feline hemotropic mycoplasmas, conceding data corrections ...
City Life Reshapes the Microbes Inside Thailand’s Brown Dog Ticks
A study of 131 brown dog ticks across five Thai provinces shows that geography, urban versus rural habitat, and blood-feeding ...
Kimchi Microbes Show Probiotic Promise as Scientists Isolate Three New Latilactobacillus sakei Strains
Researchers in South Korea isolated three Latilactobacillus sakei strains from kimchi that survived digestive stresses, showed antioxidant and antimicrobial activity, ...
CRISPR Droplet Platform Promises Faster Species-Level Detection of Mycobacteria
A commentary in LabMed Discovery examines a CRISPR-assisted nanodroplet platform that combines broad-range amplification with species-specific recognition to enable rapid, ...
Hidden Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria Found Living Inside a Commercial Red Seaweed
Researchers have isolated a diverse community of bacteria from the farmed red seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii, including several strains carrying the ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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