An outbreak of canine distemper virus (CDV) killed 72 tigers at 2 tourist animal parks in northern Thailand last month, officials said, ruling out earlier concerns that the deaths ...

We often hear about bacteria, but what exactly are they? A bacterium is a living organism that consists of a single cell (unicellular). It has ...

Background Gut microbiota dysbiosis is linked to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children. However, the role of bacterial ...

Bacteria are traditionally believed to contribute only to struvite kidney stone formation. In contrast, most types of kidney stones are believed to be abiotic and considered to be “noninfectious.” ...

“A very diverse set of gut bacteria can ‘swim’ through the layer of mucus that lines the intestines using specialized thread-like structures called flagella, the assembly and function of which ...

Scientists have just organized an enormous collection of predicted protein shapes into families, using artificial intelligence and a powerful new comparison method. Working from AlphaFold models ...

Professor David Ussery and Dr. Ake Vastermark, bioinformatics and microbial taxonomy experts at Oklahoma State University, introduce the challenges of defining bacterial species in an era of rapidly ...

Scientists have long known that bacteria come in many shapes and sizes, but understanding what those differences mean has remained a major challenge, especially for species that can't be grown in the ...

Researchers headed by a team at East China University of Science and Technology have developed a bacterial biosensor composed of tiny hydrogel-based microspheres packed with blood-sensing bacteria ...

MILWAUKEE - Diet, exercise and gut bacteria? Surprisingly enough, it turns out that all three - even the bacteria in your gut - might influence how healthy your heart is. According to researchers at ...