Acid resistance is a crucial property that enterobacteria must possess to withstand host acidic environments during infection, including the gastrointestinal tract and macrophage phagosomes. The ...

The bacteria in our intestinal tract play many essential roles in maintaining our health and metabolism. Keeping these organisms happy and striking a good balance among species is therefore very ...

The researchers: Sébastien Giroud and Meret Aeppli in front of their glovebox. (Courtesy: Meret Aeppli) Life has a way of adapting to challenging environments. While humans – as well as animals and ...

Seven species of the genus Senecio, including two races of Senecio vulgaris, were grown in controlled conditions of high and low water tables in the glasshouse. All the species originating from dry ...

Peatlands represent carbon rich environments shown to sequester approximately one-third of all soil carbon on Earth (Gorham, 1991). Archaea are particularly abundant in peat soils, with Crenarchaea ...