A new study published in PLOS Genetics has identified an extreme mutational hotspot within the genome of Pseudomonas fluorescens, providing unprecedented insight into the relationship between gene ...
Scientists have discovered a way to control mutation rates in bacteria, paving the way for new strategies to combat antibiotic resistance. Antibiotics are given to kill bad bacteria; however, with ...
A new study could explain why some mothers can still pass Group B Streptococcus, or GBS, to their babies after childbirth ...
Scientists studying how microbes evolve have long assumed that nearly all new genetic mutations get passed down at a predictable pace and usually without either helping or hurting the microbe in ...
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Spaceflight makes bacteriophages better at infecting and killing bacteria
Bacteriophage T7, a virus that preys on E. coli, becomes a more effective killer after spending time aboard the International ...
Marine bacteria are key to determining whether carbon is recycled near the ocean surface or transported to deeper waters, but many operate in constant threat of being infected by viruses called phages ...
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