Scientists recreated the origins of one of life's most important partnerships, uncovering how symbiotic relationships can ...

Bacillus spores are remarkable structures formed by certain bacteria, particularly those in the Firmicutes phylum, which allow them to survive extreme environmental conditions. These spores can ...

This was not the case with the injected Mycetohabitans bacteria: While the fungus was forming spores, some of the bacteria managed to get into them and thus were passed on to the next generation.

Moreover, the phage-mediated delivery of small, acid-soluble protein (SASP) derived from spores are the basis of an innovative approach to the killing of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Yet, despite ...

As infectious bacteria go, Clostridium difficile may be one of the most vexing for researchers, clinicians, and patients alike. It spreads from person to person by ingestion of the bacterium’s spores, ...

The most important endospore-forming bacteria are members of the genera Bacillus and Clostridium ... The endospore stain is a differential stain because it differentiates spore-formers from non ...