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Scientists from the Department of Microbiology at the University of Malaga, who are also members of the Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture "La Mayora" (IHSM), have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that allows the bacterium Bacillus cereus, which is r

Scientists discovered a protein secreted by a deep-sea extremophile—an organism adapted to extreme environmental conditions—that self-assembles into a biofilm and is highly stable, boosting its potential for biomedical applications.

Newly developed microparticles can infiltrate stubborn bacterial matrices and release tiny oxygen bubbles to clean surfaces and wounds more efficiently than hydrogen peroxide or other cleaning agents alone, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report. In two

Pesquisadores descobriram que dois patógenos comuns conseguem cooperar ao controlar o cobre ao redor deles. A estratégia ajuda a sustentar biofilmes mistos, estruturas difíceis de remover e importantes para novas terapias.

Compostos orgânicos de grande porte e padrões incomuns na superfície de rochas marcianas reacendem o debate sobre a existência de vida microbiana no passado do planeta vermelho.