The microbes that cycle nutrients in the ocean don't do the work on their own—the viruses that infect them also influence the ...

A new method exposes key details of the mechanism behind calcium signaling in prokaryotes for the first time.

Prokaryotes are organisms whose cells lack a nucleus and other organelles. Prokaryotes are divided into two distinct groups: the bacteria and the archaea, which scientists believe have unique ...

Conjugation is the process by which one bacterium transfers genetic material to another through direct contact. During conjugation, one bacterium serves as the donor of the genetic material, and ...

The study is published in Science Advances. Researchers at the University of California, Davis and UC Santa Barbara generated a list of prokaryotes with fermentative metabolism from the literature.

A study identifies nearly 23,000 auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs) that viruses have "stolen" from marine microbes, impacting ...

ABOVE: Researchers have identified a nitrogen-fixing organelle known as a nitroplast. Here, it is seen at the opposite end of ...

Oct. 3, 2024 — Scientists were recently surprised to find that the natural community of zooplankton -- tiny, aquatic animals known to graze on bacteria -- present in freshwater and saltwater do ...

Several candidates made a connection between wake boats and bacteria blooms during a candidates event held Saturday at Freedom Town Hall.

Bacteria are amongst the simplest of organisms - they are made of single cells. Their cell structure is simpler than the cells of animals, plants and fungi. Size Most are 5 μm - 100 μm. Most are ...

The microbes that cycle nutrients in the ocean don't do the work on their own - the viruses that infect them also influence ...