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Experimental evolution study sheds new light on the origin of animal-microbe symbioses and what it takes for bacteria to support their insect hosts.

Liquid conglomerations of molecules that form in bacterial cells in response to stress promote the cells’ survival, a study finds.

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Bacteria that take in inorganic carbon could have applications in sustainable biofuels.

Bacteria grow and divide in microfluidic channels.

A membrane pump found in most bacteria helps E. coli acquire drug resistance from neighboring cells even while they’re exposed to antibiotics, a new study shows.

Researchers hacked the genetic machinery of E. coli to make them glow and identify proteins linked to cancer.

The agency cites safety concerns with customers of Genetech who reported getting E. coli infections and sends letters to other stem cell companies reminding them to follow the rules.

The microbiologist was known for his work on bacterial antibiotic resistance and infectious disease.

Researchers reconstruct images of a virus that infects Escherichia coli bacteria.

When engineered to use a four-billion-year-old version of the protein thioredoxin, the bacteria can stall bacteriophage replication, a new study shows.

Using freeze-dried E. coli and disposable electrodes, scientists engineer a sensor that can quickly detect EDCs. 

E. coli cultured on the International Space Station show increased expression of genes related to starvation and acid-resistance responses, researchers report.

Scientists detect a colistin-resistance gene in a clinical sample.

Some scientists hope to replace microbiology’s workhorse bacterium with fast-growing Vibrio natriegens.

Bacteria growing in an unchanging environment continue to adapt indefinitely.

The popular type 2 diabetes drug may cause profound changes in patients’ microbiomes.

Bacteria in the intestine produce proteins that stop rodents from eating.