MMB are the only example of bacteria that are known to live like this. Many other bacteria clump together as simple aggregates of single cells. For instance, cyanobacteria clump together in colonies ...

Many insects rely on heritable bacterial endosymbionts for essential nutrients that they cannot get through their diet. A new study, published in Nature Communications, indicates that the genomes of ...

Humans have long had a love-hate relationship with bacteria. While there are bacterial strains that humans cannot live without, such as those that help us digest our food and bolster our immune ...

Article reviewed by Phoebe Lostroh, PhD from Colorado College. Stay up to date on the latest science with Brush Up Summaries. Louis Pasteur prepared the first liquid bacterial culture medium in 1860, ...

Microbial bioelectronic sensors use living bacteria that can create an electrical signal in response to the presence of a ...