Industrial use of microorganisms plays a crucial role in food and beverage production, as well as in the creation of compounds like peptides, prebiotics, and organic acids. These processes contribute ...

Actinomycetes are bacteria that are known to produce bioactive substances. Two thirds of the antibiotics in use today were originally isolated from these bacteria. The actinomycetes now being ...

Nov. 25, 2024 — With the rapid development of antibiotics in the 1930s, phage therapy -- using viruses known as bacteriophages or phages to tackle bacterial infections -- fell into oblivion.

For these tests, a sample of your blood, urine, skin, or other tissue is sent to a lab that grows the bacteria until there are enough to test. Testing for viruses may involve looking for the virus ...

Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. I read with great interest the study by Robert F J Kullberg and colleagues, 1 which presents compelling ...

The tool acts like a satellite navigation system, but instead of guiding you to your hotel, it identifies the geographical source of microorganisms. This means you can use bacteria to determine ...

Dec. 2, 2024 — A new study increases our knowledge about the gut and the life of gut bacteria. The study shows, among other things, that changes in the gut environment have an impact on the ...

Enzymes act as a catalyst in several bio-chemical reactions. These enzymes are responsible for controlling or speeding up the reaction, thus, providing numerous advantages over conventional chemical ...

Pneumonia is an infection of one or both lungs caused by bacteria, a virus, or a fungus. It causes inflammation and fluid build-up in the air sacs, or alveoli, of the lungs. Bacterial and viral ...