Western Sydney University researchers have discovered that drought affected wheat plants are able to call on eco-friendly ...

Western Sydney University researchers have discovered that drought affected wheat plants are able to call on eco-friendly ...

Bacteria of the genus Streptomyces produce chemical substances called arginoketides, to which many other microorganisms react. Bacteria form biofilms, algae join together to form aggregates ...

The smell called petrichor is a reminder of the fascinating and extremely valuable bacteria that thrive in the ground beneath ...

New class of antimicrobials discovered in soil bacteria Scientists have mined Streptomyces for antibiotics for nearly a century, but the newly identified umbrella toxin escaped notice Date: April ...

"Bacteria are like these little tinkerers ... the researchers identified several families of transposons in cyanobacteria and Streptomyces that, using different mechanisms, can find and insert ...

A newly developed biofuel ⁠— based on an antifungal molecule made by Streptomyces bacteria ⁠— could be used in future rocket launches, researchers say. The potential eco-friendly solution ...

Their strategy could boost the perpetual search for new antibiotics. The researchers customized CRISPR tools to control the expression of genes in Streptomyces bacteria that, in nature, are only ...

The researchers identified natural cyclopropane-producing bacteria in a family called Streptomyces, then copied the associated gene clusters into other bacteria that are more lab-friendly.

He had scoured the scientific literature for organic compounds with three-carbon rings and found just two known examples, both made by Streptomyces bacteria that are nearly impossible to grow in a ...

Western Sydney University researchers have discovered that drought-affected wheat plants are able to call on eco-friendly ...