Bacteria and the viruses that infect them—known as phages—coexist in soils, oceans and living organisms. Scientists have long ...

Microbes — tiny organisms invisible to the naked eye — rarely live in isolation. They form dynamic communities that shape ecosystems in our bodies, soils, oceans, and industries. Despite their ...

New research shows fungus-growing termites combine innate hygiene behaviors with comb- and gut-associated bacteria to defend ...

Bacterial colonies are far more than simple "piles of cells." They are dynamic, multicellular-like systems characterized by intricate spatial organization, functional differentiation, and coordinated ...

Humans throughout history have invented a variety of ways to fight back against troublesome bacteria. But bacteria live in a ...

Scientists at the MPI-DS have investigated how this motion interacts with the growth of the entire colony, which can be observed in a wide variety of cellular aggregates. Such growth happens when ...

Analyzing the gene activity of every single bacterial cell in a colony? A new technique from Würzburg can do this much more efficiently than other methods. Not all individuals in a population of ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 2, SDG 3, SDG 6, SDG 13, SDG 14, and SDG 15. The study of bacterial systems through the lens of physics is a rapidly evolving field that ...

In Biointerphases, researchers study the genetic characteristics of various bacteria species responsible for their survival ...