A recent study published in Cell Host & Microbe revealed that gut colonization by proteobacteria modulates cocaine neurobehavioral response in mice. The human microbiota is composed of bacteria of ...

It has been hypothesized that some antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) found in pathogenic bacteria derive from antibiotic-producing actinobacteria. Here we provide bioinformatic and experimental ...

For decades, pharmaceutical companies have been using bacteria found in soil and water to chemically convert steroids into effective treatments for human diseases. One example is cortisol, which is ...

Most members of the large Hemipteran suborder Sternorrhyncha (aphids, whiteflies, psyllids, scales and mealybugs) feed on nutrient-deficient plant sap, and appear to fortify their diet with the ...

Methane emissions are strongly reduced in lakes with anoxic bottom waters. But – contrary to what has previously been assumed – methane removal is not always due to archaea or anaerobic bacteria. A ...

Yes, like humans (all other animals on Earth), sharks have a gut microbiome too. Everyone’s just been way too busy talking about all that Megalodon crap to think about this *real* and much cooler ...

Dysbiosis is characterized by a change in microbiota. Such imbalance in natural colonies of microflora inside human body may cause a range of diseases. Studies have suggested that changes to the ...