When Kostas Konstantinidis proved that many bacteria—like plants and animals—are organized into species, he upended a long-held scientific belief. Scientists widely believed that bacteria ...

Borrelia burgdorferi: A type of bacteria that causes Lyme disease, transmitted through tick bites. Lipoproteins: Molecules made of lipids and proteins that play various roles in the body ...

When Kostas Konstantinidis proved that many microbes — like plants and animals — are organized into species, he upended a long-held scientific belief. Scientists widely believed that bacteria, due to ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — Biomedical engineers have demonstrated a new synthetic approach that turbocharges bacteria into producing more of a specific protein, even proteins that would normally destroy ...

Bacteria form one of the three domains of life; the others are archaea and eukaryotes. Bacterial species and their habitats exhibit great diversity.

In a new case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found that a family suffering from illnesses that ...

Salinibacter ruber cells (green) under the microscope. Other colors represent different organisms in the saltern. (Credit: Tomeu Viver) A screenshot from a research meeting. The study's international ...

Developing dynamics of growth-associated gut bacteria (age-discriminatory species) seen in TD children were lost in children with ASD across the early-life age spectrum. Conclusions Gut microbiome in ...

Feb. 19, 2025 — New research has yielded promising results in the fight against campylobacter in free-range chicken flocks. Trials demonstrate that adding biochar to chicken feed can reduce ...

Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic served as a wake-up call. Since then, health experts worldwide have sat on tenterhooks, ...

Betty Sutherland Trail Park No ticks found. Bloordale Park (North &/or South) No ticks found. Bob Hunter Park Three adult blacklegged ticks found. One tested positive for Borrelia burgdorferi. Brimley ...