When a virus infects a bacterial cell, the viral genome is the first component to be fully injected into the cell, making it an ideal immune target. A bacterial enzyme anchored to the membrane ...
Our limited understanding of the metabolism of our microbial ancestor is a sizeable gap in our knowledge of how complex life originated. Resolving whether our closest microbial relatives had ...
A list of different lignin-associated bacterial genera (grouped according to phyla) identified through a literature search of published articles. Despite the increase in research on gut microbial ...
Background Gut bacteria have been implicated in a wide range of health conditions, yet their potential role in preventing and treating muscle-wasting disorders remains largely unexplored. Objective We ...
The Court of Appeal dismisses both parties' appeals in a patents dispute over microbial oil extraction processes used to produce omega-3 fatty acids. The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgement ...
The focus of this article is to summarize current knowledge of plant-associated microbiomes, which play a key role in plant health and in maintaining soil quality. Such microbiomes, comprising ...