Multiple ParA/MinD ATPases coordinate the positioning of disparate cargos in a bacterial cell. Nature Communications, 2023; 14 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39019-x ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a genome-scale model that can accurately predict how E. coli bacteria respond to temperature changes and genetic mutations. The ...

Bacteria are particularly ingenious when it comes to survival strategies. They often create a biofilm to protect themselves from a hostile environment, for example during treatment with ...

Novel bacteria parasitizing archaea Successful isolation of ultrasmall bacteria belonging to the CPR, a large phylogenetic group that includes various lineages of uncultivated bacteria Date ...

The model can help predict the "sweet spot" between the two extremes, where bacteria maximize their diffusion by balancing the frequency of direction changes with the need to escape from corners.

The research findings also suggest an evolutionary advantage of SOC, because it provides a way for individual bacteria to diversify, even without communicating with one another. SOC could be compared ...