Virulence Plasmid Gives Drug-Resistant SuperbugClone a Decisive Fitness Edge
A sweeping genomic analysis of more than 43,000 Klebsiella pneumoniae genomes shows that stable maintenance of the pLVPK virulence plasmid ...
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CRISPR Screen Reveals DNA Repair Machinery as Achilles Heel for Antibiotic Boosting
A genome-wide CRISPR interference screen has identified the conserved bacterial homologous recombination pathway, and the RecA protein in particular, as ...
Protozoan Waste Packets Turn Out to Be Shields for Dangerous Bacteria
A new review argues that expelled food vacuoles from protozoa package and protect dangerous bacteria, boosting their survival, infectivity and ...
New Tools Pluck Gene Cassettes From Bacteria at Unprecedented Scale
Researchers have engineered tools that recover hundreds of individual integron gene cassettes with over 99 percent specificity, uncovering five previously ...
Widespread genomic islands are hotspots of genome variations and mosaicism in giant viruses
Giant viruses, already famous for carrying genomes larger than those of some bacteria, appear to owe much of their extraordinary ...
Antibiotic Resistance Gene Detected in Australian Soil
A Nature Communications study has uncovered a previously unrecognized reservoir of antibiotic resistance in an environmental setting, triggering an early ...
Viral-Like Borg Elements and Giant Viruses Converge
In an extraordinary leap forward in our understanding of microbial genetics and viral evolution, a groundbreaking study illuminates the remarkable ...
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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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