Homologous recombination (HR), the acquisition of genetic material through genetic exchange of similar DNA sequences, is an important mechanism in the evolution of many microbial lineages. As a ...

Researchers analysing soil from Ireland long thought to have medicinal properties have discovered that it contains a previously unknown strain of bacteria which is effective against four of the top ...

The bacteria Streptomyces--which is commonly used in human antibiotics and found in the natural environments of wild plants as well as crops--could be used as an environmentally friendly alternative ...

Scientists have discovered a 100-million-year-old bacterial toxin from Streptomyces that kills insects without harming humans. The protein, named Streptomyces antiquus insecticidal protein (SAIP), ...