Microbes help plants grow in mine soils
Researchers found that rhizosphere microbes have special genes that help local plants get nutrients from polluted soils.
Category: Microbiology
Scientists found a compound that can disarm a drug-resistant bacterium
Researchers screened about 7,000 chemical compounds against a protein in the common antibiotic-resistant bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Fungi help pine trees survive heat stress
Researchers found that pine seedlings in a symbiotic partnership with soil fungi grew 80% larger and survived extreme heat better than those…
Are Martian organics remnants of ancient life?
Scientists found that organic molecules in Jezero Crater on Mars are similar to both biological and non-biological organic matter on Earth.
How do bacteria adapt to toxic metal waste?
University of Minnesota scientists identified a specific DNA region in the bacterium Shewanella oneidensis that helps it tolerate heavy…
Harnessing sunlight to fight bacteria
Scientists developed biodegradable food packaging that combines heat- and light-driven chemistry to preserve food safely and sustainably.
Predicting microbial antibiotic resistance with AI
Scientists used machine learning models to predict the prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in agricultural soil under future climate…
Viruses help plants obtain nitrogen
Scientists discovered soil viruses that help legume plants convert atmospheric nitrogen into biologically available nutrients.
When glaciers retreat, microbes take over
Researchers demonstrated that the first microbes to colonize recently deglaciated soil can extract nutrients from air and rock to survive…
Using bacteria to fight fungal brown rot
Scientists compared the effectiveness of traditional chemical fungicides and newer biological fungicides in killing the fungus responsible…