Microbes are usually cast as villains, yet most of the microscopic life on and around us is quietly keeping us alive. From the bacteria lining your gut to the organisms drifting in city air, these ...

We spend around 90% of our lives indoors. But what you might not realize while you're cozied up at home is that you don't just share your space with your family or pets—you also share it with millions ...

A new paper outlines how scientists came together to put together the first microbial conservation roadmap under the leadership of Applied Microbiology International President, Professor Jack Gilbert.

Yibin Zhu’s work highlights how microbiota from both the hosts and vectors can either promote or suppress virus transmission.

When 115,000 tons of food waste hit Surrey's processing facility each year, an invisible army goes to work—billions of microbes convert everything from banana peels to leftover pizza into renewable ...

(a) Operational workflow for the experimental chamber and following fluorescence detection. (b) Internal structural layout of the environmental chamber. (c) Connection schematic linking the ...

If you're like most people in North America, you probably spend most of your time indoors. Leave home in the morning, drive to work, stay in your cube all day, head home again. Ninety percent of our ...

The ocean is full of invisible workers. Trillions of microbes quietly break down carbon-containing organic matter, which ...

Viruses and bacteria get a bad rap around the world but now Flinders University experts are identifying the positive 'upside' of powerful benefits that microbes have on human health. Flinders ...

From your first breath, trillions of tiny microbes colonize your body, shaping your health in surprising ways. Among these unseen residents, fungi and bacteria living in your gut play a crucial role ...

Nitrogen is the most important nutrient for plants. Large quantities of nitrogen fertiliser are used worldwide, but this negatively impacts the environment and climate. Microbes promote the formation ...