Bacteria are single-celled organisms, and while we know they can move around with filaments, the exact mechanisms behind how they do so has been unclear for many years. Researchers have now used ...

While prokaryotic cells do not have membrane-bound structures, they do have distinct cellular regions (Figure 1). In prokaryotic cells, DNA bundles together in a region called the nucleoid. Primitive ...

Planctomycetes form a distinctive phylum of the Bacteria, having a unique combination of features such as peptidoglycan-lacking proteinaceous cell walls, and intracellular membranes that form separate ...

A eukaryote is any cell or organism that possesses a clearly defined nucleus. Eukaryotic cells form the foundation of complex, multicellular life, including apple trees, mushrooms, fish and humans.

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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 ...

AMES, Iowa – Two new discoveries from Edward Yu’s Iowa State University laboratory are adding to the scientific understanding of how bacteria resist antibiotics. Yu and his research group have just ...

New research reveals that some unlikely subjects -- bacteria -- can have social structures similar to plants and animals. The research shows that a few individuals in groups of closely related ...

Human oral biofilms are multispecies microbial communities that attach to the surfaces of hard and soft tissues in the mouth. The ease with which these communities can be accessed has enabled detailed ...