How do microbes respond to changes in their surroundings? Archives

Researchers found that rhizosphere microbes have special genes that help local plants get nutrients from polluted soils.

Researchers screened about 7,000 chemical compounds against a protein in the common antibiotic-resistant bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Researchers found that pine seedlings in a symbiotic partnership with soil fungi grew 80% larger and survived extreme heat better than those…

University of Minnesota scientists identified a specific DNA region in the bacterium Shewanella oneidensis that helps it tolerate heavy…

Scientists developed biodegradable food packaging that combines heat- and light-driven chemistry to preserve food safely and sustainably.

Scientists used machine learning models to predict the prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in agricultural soil under future climate…

Researchers demonstrated that the first microbes to colonize recently deglaciated soil can extract nutrients from air and rock to survive…

Researchers found that interactions between methane gas and seawater affected greenhouse gas emissions from the Arctic Ocean during a past…

Scientists tested how mixtures of plant-growth-promoting bacteria affect the microbial communities of different sunflower varieties for use…

Researchers tested plant-based soil remediation methods and found that adding beneficial microbes to copper-contaminated soil improved…