The bacteria of the family Desulfobulbaceae are like living electric cables—they can conduct electrons over centimeter-scale distances along their filamentous structures. These electric currents can ...

ATLANTA — Select gut bacteria protect mice against post-influenza virus secondary bacterial pneumonia, according to a study published by researchers ...

This Gram's stain description is indicative of Actinomyces species. These anaerobic filamentous bacteria are endogenous flora of the oropharynx, gastrointestinal tract, and female genital tract (see ...

The filamentous bacterium Corynebacterium matruchotii splitting into multiple cells at once, a rare kind of cell division called multiple fission. C. matruchotii is one of the most common bacteria ...

Cable bacteria are filamentous microorganisms that perform electrogenic sulphur oxidation (e-SOx), a process whereby electrons generated from the oxidation of sulfide in anoxic sediment layers are ...