Scientists have discovered a species of bacteria that can act as electric wiring, according to a new study. The bacteria, named Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis, could usher in a "new era of ...

We know there are bacteria and other single-celled organisms known as archaea living in some of the most hostile places on Earth. For example, Thermus Aquaticus thrives in extremely high ...

and component two that characterised the NAFLD non-morbidly obese cohort with Gram-negative bacteria, including species of the Phylum Proteobacteria and Deinococcus-Thermus, accounting for ~16% of the ...

A health alert has been issued by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in response to reports of a fatal bacterial infection that thrives in warm coastal waters. The Vibrio vulnificus ...

DNA sequencing was revolutionized after scientists discovered a new bacterium in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, and today it's a common research technique. This game-changing ...

For example, in the 1960s, U.S. researchers isolated a new species of bacteria from a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park and named it Thermus aquaticus. This microbe is able to produce a heat ...

When confronted with an antibiotic, toxic substance, or other source of considerable stress, bacteria are able to activate a defense mechanism using cell-to-cell communication to 'warn' unaffected ...

Hirschfeld has worked primarily on combining cut190, an enzyme capable of degrading PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) plastics, with a bacteria called Thermus thermophilus that can degrade plastics at ...

Overview and close-up of cresomycin bound to the bacterial ribosome of Thermus thermophilus. Credit: Yury Polikanov/University of Illinois Chicago The Harvard team’s new molecule draws inspiration ...

For years, a type of bacteria called Enterococcus faecium lurked in Lynn Cole’s bloodstream. Often found in hospitals, E. faecium is usually a gut-dwelling bacteria but can creep into other ...

A bacterial infection is a common type of illness that occurs when harmful bacteria invade your body and start to multiply. There are several types of bacterial infections, all of which cause ...