coli bacteria produces an enzyme which breaks the contents of their cells down into nutrients after death. The dead bacteria ... clonally related to the dead cell. "Consequently, the dead cell ...

Certain strains of bacteria have evolved a way of providing for neighboring cells after they die, giving up a feast of ...

The dead bacteria are therefore offering a banquet of nutrients to the cells that were their neighbors when they were living. We typically think of death being the end, that after something dies ...

Researchers at LSU are discovering a way to fight back against drug-resistant bacteria through a new medicine.

DNA segments that can move from one part of the genome to another – are key to bacterial evolution and the development of ...

Overuse of antibiotics is currently the primary reason for the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Researchers at the ...

Light and electron microscopy each have their distinct limitations – with light it becomes increasingly difficult to resolve ...

Study shows predatory bacteria Myxococcus xanthus in soil communities drives antimicrobial resistance through microbial ...