Michigan State University scientists have produced experimental and modeling results that shed light on how a particular type of enzyme functions during spore formation, potentially advancing human ...

A team analyzed the amino acids that affect the formation of spores in a bacterium that causes food poisoning, Clostridium perfringens, and identified serine as an amino acid that inhibits spore ...

A team led by Rice University bioengineering researchers has decoded the mechanism that some bacteria use to make life-or-death decisions during extremely tough times. Deciphering how bacteria respond ...

Researchers meticulously examined the gametogenesis of budding yeast, a process involving meiosis and spore formation, using live imaging techniques. Their findings revealed that during sporulation, ...

A common cause of food poisoning, this bacteria’s growth might be regulated by the presence of certain amino acids. News organizations may use or redistribute this image, with proper attribution, as ...

ALTHOUGH Pellia epiphylla (L.) Corda is frequently studied as an example of a liverwort, details of its mode of spore formation do not appear to be widely known. Many text-book descriptions of the ...

WHILST nitrate reduction is a property common to a large group of bacteria belonging to very divergent genera (Micrococcus, Pseudomonas, Bacillus, etc.), all investigators who have thoroughly studied ...