AIST researchers, in collaboration with JAMSTEC, Hokkaido University and Tohoku University, have succeeded in cultivating an ultrasmall bacterial strain parasitizing archaea and classified the strain ...

With the continuous expansion of industrial and agricultural activities, the contamination of water bodies and soils by heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) has become a severe global ...

Scientists have developed a new technology to efficiently isolate a specific subset of gut bacteria from fecal samples that are recognized by IgA antibodies. These 'IgA-coated' bacteria are associated ...

Scientists at UMC Utrecht have developed a new technology to efficiently isolate a specific subset of gut bacteria from fecal samples that are recognized by IgA antibodies. These "IgA-coated" bacteria ...

A new study has uncovered a diverse array of microorganisms within the hot waters of the Roman Baths, regularly listed among the UK's most popular tourist attractions. Tests showed 15 of the isolated ...

But now researchers studying bacterial RNA have a new option. Austin, Texas-based Ambion Inc.'s MICROBExpress™ Bacterial mRNA Purification Kit, offers researchers a method for isolating mRNA from many ...

Researchers discover manikomycin, a novel antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria by targeting a previously unknown ribosomal target.