Bacteria have a secret engineering trick to keep themselves in shape Blow up a long balloon and two things happen: it gets longer and it gets wider. Now imagine a living cell that inflates itself under enormous pressure and yet only grows longer, never adding width.…

#Bacteria have a secret engineering trick to keep themselves in shape ...

| #antibioticresistance | #microbes | #microsky | #Bacillus | #soils | Via @sciencex.bsky.social

Taxonomy isn’t sexy science, but it deserves wider appreciation | Letter Letter: Jane Logan pays tribute to her late husband’s lifelong passion for classifying organisms

#Taxonomy isn’t sexy #science, but it deserves wider appreciation ...

| #bacteria | #Bacillus | #soils | #classifying | Via @theguardian.com

Bacillus thuringiensis and insects: a century of intimate history
#microbiology #insects #Bacillus #MicroSky
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Explosive Growth Ahead for Heat-Stable Probiotics Market by 2036 Driven by Innovations in Functional Foods The heat-stable probiotics market is set to soar from $3.4 billion in 2025 to $12.7 billion by 2036, highlighting significant industry innovations and economic shifts.

Explosive Growth Ahead for Heat-Stable Probiotics Market by 2036 Driven by Innovations in Functional Foods #United_States #Newark #Probiotics #Functional_Foods #Bacillus

Stiff gels slow germs: Mapping the hydrogel properties that control bacterial growth Hydrogels are soft, jelly-like materials that can absorb large amounts of water. They are widely used in medical technologies such as contact lenses and wound dressings, and are also a staple of…

Mapping the #hydrogel properties that control #bacterial growth ...

| #microbes | #bacteria | #Escherichia | #Pseudomonas | #Staphylococcus | #Bacillus | #antibioticresistance | By @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social via @sciencex.bsky.social

Well done to Xiaohui Huang Ph.D. et al! #bacillus #bacteriocin @uccresearch.bsky.social link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The BT Corn Identity Crisis

The BT Corn Identity Crisis

#Gmo #Agriculture #Genetics #Corn #Bacillus

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Biocontrol efficiency of native #Bacillus sp. HC-9 on honeysuckle leaf spot caused by Alternaria alternata

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #OpenAccess #microbiology #MicroSky

CDC identified the isolate as #Bacillus #tropicus by LRN algorithm and whole genome sequencing (WGS). Gene comparisons using multilocus sequencing typing indicated sequence type 78 (ST-78) and B. anthracis–associated toxin genes.

Limited data indicate #bacillus #tropicus strains could be present in soil, sediments, dust, or vegetation in southern USA. This MMWR describes the investigation of 9th reported case of welder’s anthrax, which occurred in a previously healthy young welder in Louisiana.

#Anthraxlike illness after infection w/ #Bacillus species other than B anthracis. B #cereus is generally associated w/food poisoning. Some B. cereus group species, including strains of B. #tropicus, can encode a homolog of the B. anthracis pXO1 plasmid containing an anthrax toxin gene

Welder’s Anthrax Treated with Obiltoxaximab — Louisiana, 2024 This report describes the public health response to a patient who was identified with welder’s anthrax following occupational exposure.

#weldersAnthrax #Bacillus #cereus #Bacillus #tropicus www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes... #MMWR #idsky

Healthy 18-year-old welder nearly died of anthrax—the 9th such puzzling case Welder's Anthrax" was first coined in 2022, when seven cases had been identified.

Healthy #welder nearly died of #anthrax ...

| #pneumonia | #infection | #Bacillus | #bacteria | #pathogen | By @bethmariem.bsky.social via @arstechnica.com

Healthy 18-year-old welder nearly died of anthrax—the 9th such puzzling case https://arstechni.ca #Infectiousdisease #metalwork #bacillus #anthrax #welders #Health #CDC

#TropicalPlants
B. velezensis, a Bacillus species, has antimicrobial activity & promotes plant growth. Review covers its uses & future research.
Details: https://maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/tp-0024-0044
#Bacillus #Bvelezensis #Biocontrol

Benjamin’s character sheet! They’re a grumpy boy and since he’s from Loess Hills is very adaptable and country. For example, he excels in EPS structure formation for home and water hydraulic manipulation in soil for root zone support.
#ocs #bacteria #bacillus #microbiology #furry

New publication alert IKG lab at @asm.org : Diverse strategies of #Bacillus subtilis to avoid #amoeba #predators. Link to our publication: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/....
This paper follows up on our first work in @springernature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Gram Strain pt 3! Biofilms are very important for bacteria to keep themselves secure and allow them to stick to their surroundings. Bacteria otherwise would be flushed away and struggle to
contribute to soil formation :(
#microbiology #bacillus #psedomonas #pedology

Bacterial spores for sustainable smart materials Bacterial spores – the hardy survival structures formed by certain bacterial species – are proving to be a game changer in the field of engineered living materials (ELMs). By embedding Bacillus…

#Bacterial #spores for sustainable smart #materials ...

| #bacteria | #Bacillus | #Komogataeibacter | #microbes | Via eurekalert .org

Differential coping strategies exerted by biofilm and planktonic cells of Bacillus subtilis in response to a protozoan predator | Microbiology Spectrum The human protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica feeds on intestinal microbiota to survive. To enhance the effectiveness of probiotics, we characterized how they respond to amoeba predators. We foun...

New manuscript with the Ankri lab @technion.bsky.social published in Microbiology Spectrum journal @asm.org: Differential coping strategies exerted by #biofilm and #planktonic cells of #Bacillus subtilis in response to a #protozoan predator | journals.asm.org/eprint/G6ZQ6...

Jie-Yu Yang et al. explored Effects of #ArbuscularMycorrhizalFungi and #Bacillus on the #CompetitiveGrowth of exotic #FlaveriaBidentis under different #SoilNitrogenLevels.

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U01.03.018 Gram-positive lab algorithm Drag and drop each diagnostic test into the correct box to identify how it differentiates between the given bacterial groups. Focus on Gram-positive cocci — Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Enterococcus. Match each test to the correct key distinguishing feature, such as enzyme activity, antibiotic sensitivity, or growth pattern on specific media. This exercise helps reinforce laboratory identification methods crucial for microbiology exams and USMLE Step 1.

Master Gram-positive bacterial identification with key diagnostic steps. #GramPositive #Microbiology #BacterialIdentification #Staphylococcus #Streptococcus #Enterococcus #Bacillus #Clostridium #Listeria #Corynebacterium #CatalaseTest #Hemolysis #ClinicalMicrobiology #MedicalEducation #USMLE #LabAlg

U01.03.012 Spore forming bacteria Review each clinical scenario carefully, noting the patient’s age, exposure history, and key symptoms. Then drag the corresponding bacterial pathogen into the correct box. Focus on identifying classic presentations: black eschar, food poisoning, infant hypotonia, antibiotic-associated diarrhea, gas gangrene, and tetanus. This exercise reinforces your ability to match pathogens with their hallmark clinical features.

Understand spore-forming bacteria and their role in survival and disease. #SporeFormingBacteria #Microbiology #Bacillus #Clostridium #Anthrax #Tetanus #Botulism #Cdiff #GasGangrene #USMLE #MedicalEducation #Pathogenesis #Endospores #ClinicalMicrobiology

Bacterial motility helps uncover how self-propelled particles distribute in active matter systems A collaborative team of physicists and microbiologists from UNIST and Stanford University has, for the first time, uncovered the fundamental laws governing the distribution of self-propelled…

#Bacterial #motility helps uncover how self-propelled particles distribute in active matter systems ...

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Bacteria Store Sunlight to Clean Polluted Soil at Night The ground beneath our feet is doing something strange. Somewhere in the opaque depths of saturated soil, where sunlight never reaches, bacteria are

#Bacteria store #sunlight to clean polluted #soil at night ...

| #microbes | #pollution | #antibiotic | #Bacillus | Via @scienceblog.com

Nice to see our paper made it to the top 5 most cited publications of ISMEJournal...

published in the January issue of 2022 and 347 citations so far

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#MicrobiomeEcology #Bacillus #PlantGrowthPromotion

From Genome to Field:
#Bacillus halotolerans BJ-3 as a Novel Biocontrol Solution for #Grapevine Botryosphaeria Dieback

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #OpenAccess #agriculture #grapes #MicroSky #AgSky

The second messenger c-di-AMP controls natural competence via ComFB signaling protein - Cell Discovery Cell Discovery - The second messenger c-di-AMP controls natural competence via ComFB signaling protein

Physiological analysis revealed that comFB is a new key player, regulating bacterial 🦠motility also in distant bacteria (Gram-positive #Bacillus & Gram-negative #Shewanella)

This is a "new add" to our recent findings for a function in #DNA uptake in #cyanobacteria

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

And w/ Dubnau lab. & Congrats to my PhD student Sherry for this terrific job!

In this study, we show that #ComFB #singling proteins represent a new family of #cdiGMP receptors from phylogenetically distant bacteria ( #Bacillus, #Vibrio, Thermoanaerobacter and #Treponema).

#SubtiWiki

New research in #RESPhysEnt

The effect of inactivated bacteria on the #redox status of larvae of the #WaxMoth #Galleria mellonella
doi.org/10.1111/phen.70004

#Bacillus #ROS #InsectImmunity
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