BIOENGINEER

Invisible Organ, Visible Flavor: How Gut Microbes Shape the Quality of Beef and Lamb

The path from pasture to plate has long been understood as a story of genetics, feed, and husbandry. But a comprehensive ...

Hidden E. coli survive in bladder cells, but existing drug helps antibiotics reach them in lab tests

Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, are among the most common bacterial infections and are caused mostly by the uropathogenic ...
BIOENGINEER

Bacterial urease genomes reveal conserved architecture and ancient gene-swapping clues

Urease is one of the most consequential enzymes in the microbial world. By hydrolyzing urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide, ...
KRQE

Presbyterian Hospital taking precautions after patient tests positive for bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ Disease

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque said it is taking precautions after a patient recently tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ Disease. The hospital ...
Frontiers

Extracellular polymeric substances as local nucleation microenvironments in ureolytic MICP for concrete crack sealing: a mini review

Microbiologically induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is widely investigated for soil improvement, surface consolidation, and self-healing concrete, yet concrete crack sealing often fails not because ...