A technique for growing sticky films of bacteria into elaborate microscopic images could reveal how potentially dangerous biofilms grow and transmit antibiotic resistance, and could lead to novel biomaterials or synthetic microbial communities.
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New form of cellulose discovered in bacteria
Stanford chemist Lynette Cegelski and her team discovered a new form of bacterial cellulose, a finding that could shed light on new ways to fight bacterial infections.
New label will allow physicians to pinpoint location of bacterial infections
Doctors desperately need new tools to combat bacterial infections — battling bacteria that have developed resistance to existing antibiotics is particularly problematic. Part of the …
The art of exploring the fecal-ome
The community of bacteria living inside our own guts is about as local an ecosystem as we’re likely to find. So you’d think navel-gazing biologists …
When bacteria swarm: H. pylori home in on our stomach cells
Imagine you’re thrown into wild ocean waters, battered by waves until you can’t tell which way is up. Your only chance of survival is to …
A key bacteria from hunter gatherers’ guts is missing in industrial societies, study shows
Trends like the paleo diet and probiotic supplements attest to the popular idea that in industrial societies, our digestion has taken a turn for the …
Bacterial balance in gut tied to colon cancer risk
It’s a fact that has opened many a press release: The human body is made of more bacterial cells than human ones. (The ratio by …