Tiny archaeon offers new clues to the minimum genetic requirements for life
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown microorganism, which has the smallest genome ever found, that is possibly able…
Study highlights variable synbiotic relationship of prebiotics and probiotics
Adults with obesity who consumed a dietary fiber supplement had positive effects on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and…
Researchers discover how Mycoplasma pneumoniae acquires cholesterol from human hosts
A multidisciplinary team has uncovered a key mechanism that allows the human bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae-responsible for atypical pneumonia…
Rare spacecraft bacterium found to evade detection by playing dead
A rare microorganism found in an unexpected environment may be evading detection by “playing dead,” according to microbiologists…