Bacteriology

Credit: Melissah Rowe It is an awkward idea, but a couple's ability to have kids may partly depend on who else is present. The reproductive tracts of males and females contain whole communities of micro-organisms. These…

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a very high prevalence of Bartonella bacteria in tumors and tissues - but not blood samples - taken from dogs with hemangiosarcoma, a cancer of the blood vessels. The work…

While studies of the microbiomes (which comprises all the microorganisms, mainly bacteria and fungi) of the phyllosphere and the rhizosphere of plants are important, scientists at INRA believe more attention should be given to the…

Credit: Angelina Tittmann Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are among the most common organisms on Earth. A research team led by the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) and Heidelberg…

A book providing comprehensive updates on the current trends in the field of bryology 'Contemporary Research on Bryophytes' is edited by Dr Afroz Alam, who received his initial training in bryological research at the Department of Botany,…

Findings reported in The American Journal of Pathology suggest new assay will enable more timely treatment and accurate public health notification of this potentially deadly tick-borne disease Philadelphia, January 16, 2020 - Rickettsiae…

Heidelberg 15 January 2020 - EMBO is pleased to announce that nine life scientists have been selected to receive Installation Grants, which will support them in establishing independent laboratories in the Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal…

Credit: College of Engineering and Applied Science at Colorado University Boulder Cement and concrete haven't changed much as technology in over a hundred years, but researchers in Colorado are revolutionizing building materials by…

Credit: CU Boulder College of Engineering & Applied Science University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed a new approach to designing more sustainable buildings with help from some of the tiniest contractors out there. In…

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 14, 2020--A new coliphage - a bacteriophage that infects and can destroy Escherichia coli -- is presented and characterized in PHAGE: Therapy, Applications, and…