Symbiotic organs share rules of engagement with bacteria. Symbiotic organs are remarkably diverse both in terms of function and in terms of the species that possess them. One of the best-known ...

So any symbiotic bacteria need to adapt accordingly during those developmental stages. The current study focuses on two beetle species in particular: Lagria hirta (L. hirta) ...

Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more ...

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

Symbiotic bacteria ride along with single-celled protists in ocean's upper layer. Story by Wynne Parry • 4mo. J ust as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, ...

First, symbiotic bacteria, including B. thetaiotaomicron, trigger TLR-dependent antimicrobial factor expression in epithelial cells in the absence of invasion or pathology 36,49.

The results in Nature Communications find that symbiotic, nitrogen-fixing bacteria can ensure dominance among soil microbes due to its signalling-based communication with the legume plant host ...

Scientists discovered three new species of sea spiders that live near the ocean floor and feast on bacteria that convert ...

Many insects are naturally infected with symbiotic bacteria, which are typically transmitted vertically from mother to offspring but are not transmitted horizontally. Understanding the effects of ...

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a rare diet fueled by a common greenhouse gas.

This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.