These bacteria form protective endospores when environmental conditions become unfavorable, essentially entering a dormant state where metabolic activity nearly ceases. During the Apollo 16 mission, B ...

This soil-dwelling bacterium forms protective endospores that can remain dormant for years before ... and the mammalian gut. These bacteria play crucial ecological roles in sulfur cycling and ...

less than 1–2% of bacteria in most soils are Clostridia). Furthermore, Clostridia often produce vegetative structures called endospores, which are remarkably stable in soil and other environments.

The genome structure—how genes are organized within DNA sequences in an organism—is fundamental to the processes and ...

As scientists question the rise in early colon cancer cases, a new study is offering some potential answers. Colored scanning ...

This research may become a valuable weapon in the fight against harmful bacteria in the food industry. The study, published in Scientific Reports, demonstrates that machine learning can be used to ...

The skin microbiome plays an important role in health and disease. Researchers have now substantiated that certain skin bacteria can protect us from the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation specifically ...

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 ...

A team has discovered how certain bacteria breathe by generating electricity, using a natural process that pushes electrons into their surroundings instead of breathing on oxygen. The findings could ...

Yet, researchers have discovered that some bacteria are thriving in these very conditions. In collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), scientists from India and Saudi Arabia ...