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In this Perspective, Garza et al. revisit the keystone concept and discuss its relevance for microbial keystone taxa and functions. For this, they explore the different mechanisms behind keystoneness, ...

For nearly a century, biologists have relied on a simple rule to predict how microbes grow when food is scarce, a rule that quietly shaped everything from wastewater treatment plants to vaccine ...

Cell division is an essential process for all life on Earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early ...

An international research team has uncovered compelling evidence that gut-microbe-derived molecules may play an important ...

Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology, cell biology, ...

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Dr Robert Koch was a pivotal figure in the golden age of microbiology. It was the German bacteriologist who discovered the bacteria that causes anthrax, septicaemia, tuberculosis and cholera, and his ...