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Scientists discover a novel vehicle for antibiotic resistance
An antibiotic-resistance gene forms an unusual structure that may provide constant protection against tetracycline in a common gut bacterium.
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Analysis finds diversity on the smallest scales in sulfur-cycling salt marsh microbes
Scientists have discovered that even among the sulfur-cycling microbes that are responsible for the “rotten egg gas” smell in salt marsh air, diversity extends all the way to genomes and even to individual nucleotides.
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Microbes thriving in groundwater and producing oxygen in the dark
Aancient groundwaters harbour not only diverse and active microbial communities, but also unexpectedly large numbers of microbial cells.