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Major Virology Breakthrough Identifies Third Known Family of Bacteria Infecting RNA Viruses

Thriving alongside trillions of bacteria in the human digestive tract is a vast population of viruses. Ever since one such denizen of the gut microbiome, known as picobirnavirus, was first spotted decades ago, researchers thought it directly infected human tissue and played a role in gastrointestinal illness.

31 Oct 2026

High-Throughput Phenotyping Reveals Genetic Variation in Root System Architecture

Roots are central to water and nutrient uptake, anchorage, and soil microorganism interactions, yet they remain difficult to measure in the field. Traditional root phenotyping often relies on destructive digging, soil coring, or minirhizotrons that capture only part of the root system.

27 Oct 2026

Genomic Insights Into Microbial Recruitment and Adaptation in Global Eggplant

Plants depend on root-associated microbes for nutrients, protection against pathogens and stress tolerance.

27 Oct 2026

Non-Dominant Bacterial Networks Drive Stability and Resilience in Gut Microbiome

The stability of the human gut microbiome relies on interactions between different bacterial species. However, the specific molecular mechanisms of these interactions, particularly among non-dominant species, remain largely unexplored.

16 Oct 2026

Ancient Gut Microbes Traveled Globally With Prehistoric Human Ancestors

As waves of humans left Africa tens of thousands of years ago, eventually populating the entire planet, they were joined on their world-conquering ride by the trillions of microorganisms that compose the gut microbiome.

8 Oct 2026

Gut Bacterial Gene tnaA Converts Dietary Tryptophan Into Toxic Indole

Researchers at LMU have discovered how a metabolite produced by gut bacteria can influence brain damage after stroke.

5 Oct 2026

Invasive E. coli Strains Promote Host Invasion of Harmless Strains

When scientists assess how dangerous a bacterium is, the first question often seems simple: can it be stopped or killed?

1 Oct 2026

Gut-Derived Neutral Ceramidase Regulates MASH Through Microbial and Epithelial Signaling

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is often viewed through the lens of hepatic lipid accumulation, inflammation and fibrosis.

30 Sep 2026

Researchers Develop Metax Profiler for Accurate Microbial Taxonomic Identification

HZI team develops a computational tool for accurate identification and abundance estimation of microorganisms in complex samples.

29 Sep 2026

Restoring Gut Indole Levels Reduces Campylobacter Infection in Mouse Models

What if something produced naturally by your gut bacteria could help fight a dangerous foodborne pathogen?

17 Sep 2026

UCLA Breakthrough Generates Thousands of Allogeneic T-Cell Doses From Single Cord Blood Sample

T cell receptor, or TCR, therapy is a cancer treatment that genetically reprograms immune cells, called T cells, to hunt down cancer with precision.

9 Sep 2026

Elusive Archaea Act as Flexitarians in Marine Sponge Symbiosis

Symbiotic ammonia-oxidizing archaea in marine sponges are not strict specialists, but true "flexitarians": A team led by microbiologists Bettina Glasl and Katharina Kitzinger from the University of Vienna, in collaboration with partners from Australia, has shown that these microbes dine not only on ammonia but also on amino acids such as valine, leucine, and isoleucine - and presumably do that to communicate with their animal host.

7 Sep 2026

Research Identifies Microorganisms That Convert Precursors Into Testosterone

Many prostate cancers depend on androgen hormones, including testosterone, to grow. That is why treatments for advanced disease often try to reduce testosterone production or block its effects.

7 Sep 2026

Bacterial Chemical Signals Work Together to Control Intestinal Movement

Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that chemical signals produced by gut bacteria work together to control intestinal movement.

3 Sep 2026

Bacterial Protein Fragment Disrupts Cell Quality Systems Causing Tissue Scarring

A bacterial protein fragment called corisin drives the process of pulmonary fibrosis by infiltrating and disrupting the cell's quality-control system, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Mie University in Japan found in a new study.

1 Sep 2026

Mapping the Hidden Structural Networks Governing Hundreds of Gut Microbes

Understanding how bacteria influence one another is essential for understanding how microbial communities are formed and maintained. Researchers at Umeå University have now systematically mapped interactions between common gut bacteria, creating one of the most comprehensive datasets of its kind.

27 Aug 2026

Microbiome News and Research

Major Virology Breakthrough Identifies Third Known Family of Bacteria Infecting RNA Viruses

High-Throughput Phenotyping Reveals Genetic Variation in Root System Architecture

Genomic Insights Into Microbial Recruitment and Adaptation in Global Eggplant

Non-Dominant Bacterial Networks Drive Stability and Resilience in Gut Microbiome

Ancient Gut Microbes Traveled Globally With Prehistoric Human Ancestors

Gut Bacterial Gene tnaA Converts Dietary Tryptophan Into Toxic Indole

Invasive E. coli Strains Promote Host Invasion of Harmless Strains

Gut-Derived Neutral Ceramidase Regulates MASH Through Microbial and Epithelial Signaling

Researchers Develop Metax Profiler for Accurate Microbial Taxonomic Identification

Restoring Gut Indole Levels Reduces Campylobacter Infection in Mouse Models

UCLA Breakthrough Generates Thousands of Allogeneic T-Cell Doses From Single Cord Blood Sample

Elusive Archaea Act as Flexitarians in Marine Sponge Symbiosis

Research Identifies Microorganisms That Convert Precursors Into Testosterone

Bacterial Chemical Signals Work Together to Control Intestinal Movement

Bacterial Protein Fragment Disrupts Cell Quality Systems Causing Tissue Scarring

Mapping the Hidden Structural Networks Governing Hundreds of Gut Microbes

New Oral Nanomedicine Leverages Gut Metabolites to Destroy Tumors

Living Organisms Depend on Bacterial Production of Critical Vitamin B12

New Analytical Framework Captures Coordinated Host and Microbial Disease Responses

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