How do bacteria adapt when resources run low? ISTA researchers have found that, under starvation stress, E. coli can use ...

Studying the impact of the environment on animal evolution is no easy task, as most animals reproduce slowly and exhibit complex behaviors. However, microbiologists have an advantage: Bacteria ...

New research has uncovered an extraordinary mechanism of cell division in Corynebacterium matruchotii, one of the most common bacteria living in dental plaque. The filamentous bacterium doesn't just ...

Newswise — Bacteria reproduce by dividing into two: they form a wall, or septum, between the two future cells while remodelling the old cell walls so the so-called "daughter" cells can separate ...

One of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet is closer than you think—right inside your mouth. Your mouth is a thriving ecosystem of more than 500 different species of bacteria living in distinct, ...