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Bacterial colonies were observed in 94% and 99% of the samples on the outer side and the face side, respectively, with colony counts on the corresponding sides of 36.0 ± 7.0 and 168.6 ± 24.7.

Fewer operating room personnel during sterile prep significantly reduced airborne bacterial contamination and species linked to SSIs.

Artist and college professor Steve Kurtz awoke one morning in May 2004 to find his wife, Hope Kurtz, dead of heart failure. He immediately called 911. Upon arrival, the paramedics noticed bacteria ...

The scanning electron microscope image shows a colony of bacteria (coloured bluish) around a few micrometres small root (brown) in the soil. The image represents how bacteria and microbial ...

Tiny magnetic bots that are activated by light can clear bacterial infections deep in the sinus cavities, then be expelled by ...

Previous studies had noted that P. aeruginosa creates several different colony types. Singh’s team speculated that diversity within biofilms could give the bacteria an advantage in maintaining ...

Probiotics and other supplements may help treat bacterial vaginosis (BV) without antibiotics. Using barrier protection and practicing proper hygiene can also reduce the risk of developing BV. In ...

Researchers have developed a new model to study the motion patterns of bacteria in real time and to determine how these motions relate to communication within a bacterial colony. They chemically ...

More information: Aawaz R. Pokhrel et al, The biophysical basis of bacterial colony growth, Nature Physics (2024). DOI: ...

When phages infect a bacterial colony containing retrons, using the technique described in the team's new study, the phages integrate the retron-produced DNA sequences into their own genomes.

An innovative imaging technique developed at Carnegie Mellon University reveals single bacterial cells leaving their biofilm community. Watching the bacteria in real-time at high resolution ...