If you left a pot of rice out overnight, you might want to reconsider eating it the next day. Rice contains a bacterium ...

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

To comply, NASA has sought to sanitize Mars rovers at a threshold of no more than 300,000 bacterial spores on any surface.

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.

A new study reveals that close social contacts, such as friends, influence the composition of the microbiota — the community ...

Rice is susceptible to bacterial growth if not stored and reheated properly. Bacillus cereus, present in uncooked rice, can ...

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 ...