Methanol is metabolized into the natural gas methane by many microbes living under Earth’s surface, but its source has been unclear. It emerges that some bacteria convert formate molecules into ...

The evolutionary success of leaf beetles, the most varied herbivores on Earth, was investigated by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Max Planck Institute of ...

An international collaboration has achieved an important breakthrough in understanding the genetic mechanisms that allow bacteria to build resistance to drugs.

Bacterial and other microbes are thought to evolve primarily through binary fission, meaning asexual reproduction, while also engaging in infrequent genetic exchange. Using a novel bioinformatic ...

Gene-edited soil bacteria can supply corn with up to 35 pounds of nitrogen per acre from the atmosphere during early growth, potentially reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers.

Bacterial and other microbes are thought to evolve primarily through binary fission, meaning asexual reproduction, while also ...

This protective mechanism is attributed to a specific gene within ICEBs1, which inhibits the production of the phage, suggesting that ICEs can confer selective advantages to their bacterial hosts ...

The relationships between the immune systems of humans and bacteria are especially interesting, Whiteley says, because these four pathways are likely to have been passed to eukaryotes by horizontal ...

Excitingly, the team used genetic approaches to show that the same gene mutation in wheat enhances colonization by nitrogen fixing bacteria and AMF in field conditions too. The findings represent ...

They showed that symbioses with bacteria have evolved repeatedly and independently in different ... Gene-Edited Soil Bacteria Could Provide Third Source of Nitrogen for Corn Production Jan. 16 ...