A simple paper strip can now detect a toxin found in contaminated food in 15 minutes, which could be used in the fight ...

Millions of people worldwide are periodically or chronically affected by gut-related conditions, such as irritable bowel ...

Description Microbial metabolism represents one of the most chemically diverse and functionally complex systems in nature. Despite decades of research, a ...

The best at-home STD tests offer fast and accurate results, use CLIA-certified labs, and accept HSA/FSA. Most modern STD tests are highly accurate, and when conducted correctly, at-home tests estimate ...

Abnormal stress test results may suggest an underlying heart condition, such as coronary artery disease, or a blockage in the arteries supplying blood to the heart. Failing a stress test means you can ...

In this Perspective, Banerjee, Dasgupta and van der Heijden discuss how intensive agricultural practices can lead to the taxonomic, physiological, genetic and functional homogenization of microbial ...

Dr Robert Koch was a pivotal figure in the golden age of microbiology. It was the German bacteriologist who discovered the bacteria that causes anthrax, septicaemia, tuberculosis and cholera, and his ...

This compilation of webinars touch on the various human diseases are most commonly attributed to the subject matter of microbiology, as well as the many microbes that are also responsible for numerous ...

In Bacillus subtilis, wall teichoic acids sustain rod shape by filling nanoscale pores in the cell wall. The presence of wall teichoic acids limits the activity of PBP1, a cell wall synthase that ...