A new study finds that a trait helping a marine bacterium survive and flourish today may ultimately become its Achilles Heel as ocean conditions continue to shift.

One of the most abundant living organisms on Earth may also be one of the most vulnerable. A group of ocean bacteria known as ...

Common ocean bacteria struggle to divide when conditions change, reshaping how warming seas affect ecosystems.

One of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet is closer than you think - right inside your mouth. Your mouth is a thriving ecosystem of more than 500 different species of bacteria living in ...

The filamentous bacterium Corynebacterium matruchotii splitting into multiple cells at once, a rare kind of cell division called multiple fission. C. matruchotii is one of the most common bacteria ...

Genomic analysis shows SAR11 bacteria, adapted to low-nutrient oceans, lack key cell cycle controls. As conditions change, ...