In many bacteria, the DnaA protein, responsible for chromosome replication initiation, also acts as a transcription factor regulating its own gene expression and the expression of other loci. Here, we ...

Researchers have discovered HagF, a lineage-specific bacterial protein that counteracts the repressor HrcA to amplify ...

When bacteria cells replicate, they do so a little differently than human cells do. They don't undergo mitosis, a splitting that involves construction of spindles to carefully separate the DNA after ...

As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are looking to bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, as an alternative.

Hidden mechanisms in extracellular DNA spotted by researchers at Aarhus University enable dormant viruses to become ...

If you are anything like us, whenever you plan a journey, you spend a remarkable amount of time thinking about the start and the middle. Is everything packed? What time should we leave? Will there be ...

Scientists assess bacterial growth trajectories to better predict infectious capacity and the conditions that aid proliferation. This article explores the key factors that influence bacterial ...

E. coli divides faster than it can replicate its genome, while simultaneously expressing its genes. Scientists recently revealed the intricate molecular coordination that makes this possible. “It’s as ...

Zombie’ bacteria, or more specifically the prophages they harbor, continue to synthesize extracellular DNA after they have ...

Researchers found that enzymes released when bacteriophages burst bacterial cells can continue producing DNA in biofilms, ...