Within an Antarctic sea squirt, scientists discover bacteria with promising anti-melanoma properties
Scientists identify a bacterial species that resides within Synoicum adareanum (a species of ascidian common to the waters of...
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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
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How legumes give oxygen to symbiotic bacteria in their roots
#symbiosis #microbiology #plantbiology #agriculture Researchers identified 2 transcription factors that control how much leghemoglobin is...
Symbionts sans frontieres: Bacterial partners travel the world
Symbionts sans frontieres: Bacterial partners travel the world #symbiosis #microbiology #environment This pandemic year has restricted...
An unusual symbiosis of a ciliate, green alga, and a previously unknown purple bacterium.
#microbiology #symbiosis #environment Researchers discovered that the endosymbiotic bacterium belongs to "purple sulfur bacteria" but has...
Involvement of strigolactone hormone in root development & interaction with mycorrhizal fungi
#plants #symbiosis #botany #microbiology Involvement of strigolactone hormone in root development, influence and interaction with...
A microbial marriage reminiscent of mitochondrial evolution
Researchers describe a bacterial endosymbiont that they discovered living in a ciliate. Although associations between these types of...
Plant evolution driven by interactions with symbiotic and pathogenic microbes
Plant #evolution driven by interactions with symbiotic and pathogenic microbes Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts have layered innovation...
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