A computational survey of 381 oral bacterial genomes found 48,234 G-quadruplex motifs, with a 2.5 to 3-fold enrichment in ...

The genome structure—how genes are organized within DNA sequences in an organism—is fundamental to the processes and functions of organisms. A team at the University of Tokyo has developed a system to ...

A genomic survey of 82 assemblies from giant sulfur bacteria finds that symbiotic lineages carry more antimicrobial ...

Researchers at the University of Zurich have analyzed the genome of bacteria living in Lake Zurich to conclude that microbes employ two different strategies to colonize new habitats. Some acquire new ...

The genome structure — how genes are organized within DNA sequences in an organism — is fundamental to the processes and functions of organisms. A team at the University of Tokyo has developed a ...

Bacteria are among the most diverse lifeforms on Earth, so it’s no surprise that their genomes have yielded a treasure trove of fascinating discoveries. The study of bacterial genomes has led to the ...

While most bacterial DNA is in the form of plasmids, there are some that have linear DNA that contain telomeres. Though the presence of telomeres at the ends of the linear DNA is similar to eukaryotes ...

For decades, the ability to precisely rewrite bacterial genomes has been largely confined to a single workhorse organism: Escherichia coli. That limitation has slowed efforts to study pathogens, ...

University of East Anglia researchers have discovered the genetic blueprints of 18 new bacterial species collected from ...

Researchers describe the full molecular structure of the phage DEV. DEV infects and lyses Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, an opportunistic pathogen in cystic fibrosis and other diseases. DEV is part ...