The Microbiology Society is pleased to announce the winners of our 2025 Prizes, which will be awarded at Society’s Annual Conference 2025 in Liverpool from 31 March – 3 April, where the winners will ...
Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria, increases in concentration during flooding. Hurricane Helene left not only a path of destruction after landing in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, but also a rise ...
Florida has seen a recent increase in confirmed cases of flesh-eating bacteria following the devastating hurricanes Helene and Milton, according to state health department data. The Tampa Bay-area ...
These first microbes would have been extremely simple. Meanwhile, viruses degrade more easily than bacteria, so there are no physical fossils of viruses. Related: What was the first animal on Earth?
The exchange of metabolites (i.e., metabolic interactions) between bacteria in the rhizosphere determines various plant-associated functions. Systematically understanding the metabolic interactions in ...
Biofilms—slimy communities of bacteria—grow on all sorts of surfaces: from glaciers and hot springs to plant roots, your bathtub and fridge, wounds, and medical devices such as catheters.
Ingestion of Vibrio vulnificus can cause vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. It can also lead to a skin infection if it comes into contact with an open wound. Vibrio vulnificus bloodstream ...