Bacteria are constantly moving by help of motility organs called flagella or pili to colonize new niches. Also, bacteria can exchange information, like “speaking to each other”, and thus acquire new ...

Bacteria are constantly moving with the help of motility organs called flagella or pili to colonize new niches. Also, bacteria can exchange information, like "speaking to each other," and thus acquire ...

Scientists are studying how bacteria move across surfaces -- a process known as twitching motility. New findings led to the surprising discovery of the key role surface properties play in either ...

New research from Portland State University focused on identifying signs of life — biosignatures — in extreme environments here on Earth. Researchers investigated whether microbial active motion (e.g.

Ensuring pharmaceutical safety and efficacy hinges on rigorous quality control (QC). By identifying potential microbial contaminants early in drug development and production, microbial QC tests ...

The latest advance in the search for extraterrestrial life could come from the “wiggles” of swimming microbes—microscopic single-celled organisms that are abundant in just about every nook and cranny ...