Researchers have discovered toxic protein particles, shaped like umbrellas, that soil bacteria known as Streptomyces secrete to squelch competitors in their crowded microbial communities, especially ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the world’s most urgent health challenges, with the WHO’s recent report showing there are “too few antibacterials in the pipeline” and the limited commercial ...

Researchers analysing soil from Ireland long thought to have medicinal properties have discovered that it contains a previously unknown strain of bacteria which is effective against four of the top ...

One of the biggest threats to global health, food security and development, as recognized by the World Health Organization, is antibiotic resistance. The indiscriminate use of antibiotics since the ...

Researchers have discovered toxic protein particles, shaped like umbrellas, that soil bacteria known as Streptomyces secrete to squelch competitors, especially others of their own species. The ...

A microorganism that played a role in treating tuberculosis is now officially recognized as New Jersey’s state microbe. Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Friday giving the distinction to Streptomyces ...

A recent study conducted by scientists at ESPOL has unveiled the biotechnological potential of microorganisms from Antarctica. In this remote continent, where life thrives under extreme conditions, ...

Invisible to the human eye, they are generally seen as germs responsible for disease and food poisoning. Now, a group of Rutgers University microbiologists is trying to rehabilitate the image of the ...

Streptomyces bacteria are our primary source of antibiotics, which are produced in the transition from vegetative growth to sporulation in a complex developmental life cycle. Streptomyces bacteria are ...

Soil gets its characteristic earthy smell from certain chemicals produced primarily by soil-dwelling bacteria called Streptomyces. But until now, we didn’t know why these bacteria produce these odours ...