Tag Archive for 'Actinobacteria'

Elderberry is a small dark purple berry found on elder trees native to Europe. Image credit: TheOtherKev.

Study: Anthocyanin-Dense Elderberry Juice May Be Potent Tool for Weight Management

Jan 13, 2025 by News Staff

Daily consumption of elderberry juice for one week (12 ounces of the juice daily) significantly increases gut microbial communities associated with health...

The T091-5 strain of the genus Rhodococcus. Image credit: Pylkkö et al., doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1432475.

Scientists Find Two Potential Antibiotics in Marine Bacteria from Arctic Sea

Aug 30, 2024 by News Staff

A team of researchers from Finland and Norway has identified two potential antivirulence compounds for enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) infections...

Iglesias et al. showed that microwaves harbor a specialized community of locally adapted microbial genera, which resembles that reported on kitchen surfaces and in another extreme, highly irradiated habitat: on solar panels.

Biologists Find Diverse Bacterial Communities in Microwave Ovens

Aug 8, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Microwaves have become an essential part of the modern kitchen, but their potential as a reservoir for bacterial colonization and the microbial composition...

This image shows Watson 021, a single H7 ordinary chondrite, weighing 135 g. The sample has a large crack, lined with alteration minerals, that runs down its middle and only one third of its fusion crust remains intact. This meteorite shows near complete oxidation of its reduced metal and sulfide phases making this a W4 chondrite. Watson 021 is extensively shocked, exhibiting globular silicate metal emulsions and shock veins that crosscut the sample. Tait et al found that microbial communities in samples of Nullarbor Plain soil are more diverse than those in Watson 021 and other meteorites, which are highly uniform in their species evenness and species richness. Image credit: Tait et al, doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01227.

Research Opens New Way to Understand Possible Martian Life through Meteorites

Jul 20, 2017 by News Staff

New research from Monash University and the University of Queensland has added a new dimension to understanding life on the Red Planet with the discovery...