LL-37 continues to attract scientific interest due to its unique structural characteristics and its diverse interactions within biological systems. As the only known cathelicidin-derived peptide, LL-3 ...

A six-year analysis of marine microbes in coastal California waters has overturned long-held assumptions about how the ocean's smallest organisms interact.

Harmful algal blooms are not all the same. That's true even of the blooms within northwest Ohio, where researchers have long known that the strain of cyanobacteria that typically dominates blooms in ...

Bacterial sensory systems represent a dynamic and rapidly evolving area at the intersection of molecular microbiology and biochemistry, where recent ...

The study of the gut microbiome of infants in nurseries revealed that peer-to-peer interaction during the first years of life ...

Discovery of a unique microbial interaction offers potential for environmentally friendly control of rice blast disease Additionally, the study offers valuable insights into the ecological role of P.

Rivals or allies—how do bacteria and fungi interact in our bodies? Until now, bacteria on our mucous membranes were primarily considered to be antagonists of fungi, as they can inhibit their growth.

The microbiome of infants is shaped by social relationships from an early age and not only by family sources, finds a recent study published in the journal Nature. The study was conducted by ...

Methane is one of the most powerful greenhouse gases, warming the planet far faster than carbon dioxide over the short term.

In a recent study, researchers investigated the interactions between Pyricularia oryzae, the rice blast fungus, and the beneficial soil bacterium Streptomyces griseus. They found that P. oryzae ...