Multicellular cyanobacteria do something strikingly sophisticated with their DNA, toggling key genes on and off as day turns ...

Evolution of symbiosis and parasitism is typically associated with genome reduction. Surprisingly, the recent sequencing of the genomes of several filamentous plant pathogens revealed multiple ...

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, occur worldwide in many varieties, including in single-cell form and in chains ...

Objective. To evaluate filamentous fungi with respect to environmental load and potential drug resistance in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Design. Monthly survey in 2 buildings of the hospital ...

New research has uncovered an extraordinary mechanism of cell division in Corynebacterium matruchotii, one of the most common bacteria living in dental plaque. The filamentous bacterium doesn't just ...

Premise of research. The taxonomic affinities of nonmarine Proterozoic and Paleozoic microfossils are often difficult to determine. Given that the preservability (degradation resistance) of cell walls ...

The bacteria of the family Desulfobulbaceae are like living electric cables—they can conduct electrons over centimeter-scale distances along their filamentous structures. These electric currents can ...

When left out on the counter for too long, a loaf of bread grows mold. That mold is a common type of filamentous fungi, a microorganism that grows in thread-like structures that can ruin baked goods.

Segmented filamentous bacteria (SFBs) are exactly what they sound like - a group of bacteria defined by their morphology. These bacteria were first described in 1974, but they have not been formally ...