What defines the habitat -- the ecological niche -- of a microorganism? It is a combination of environmental factors such as temperature, moisture, and nutrient content. But the exact contribution of ...
The human body hosts about 100 trillion microbial symbionts, with the most abundant microbial communities found within the gastrointestinal tract. These include bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other ...
A groundbreaking study led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology revealed critical new details about one of the ocean’s most abundant life forms — SAR11 marine ...
An AI model trained on large amounts of genetic data can predict whether bacteria will become antibiotic-resistant. The new study shows that antibiotic resistance is more easily transmitted between ...
A groundbreaking study led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) has revealed critical new details about one of the ocean's most abundant life forms, SAR11 ...