How Some Bacteria May Steal Iron From Their Human Hosts Date: August 2, 2008 Source: Syracuse University Summary: While humans obtain iron primarily through the food they eat, bacteria have ...

The team of scientists created a similar condition to the water running through pipes to study how water reacts to stagnancy.

The body defends itself against pathogens by depriving them of vital iron. However, this strategy doesn't always succeed ...

That’s still a very long way off, but a team of researchers at the BioTechnology Institute at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities have found a method for growing iron-oxidizing bacteria by ...

Researchers studied ancient iron-oxidizing bacteria to understand their role in Earth's early iron formations. The study found that nitrate-reducing bacteria produced toxic nitrogen monoxide, ...

Magnetotactic bacteria synthesize magnetic iron nanominerals, which function as tiny compasses that allow the microbes to navigate using Earth's geomagnetic field. Earth's iron cycle is a very ...

The city normally uses chloramine to disinfect water but for the next month only chlorine will be used. Users might notice a ...

In an era of increasing concern about the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant illness, Case Western Reserve researchers have identified a promising new pathway to disabling disease: blocking bacteria’s ...

Did you know that the colorful "rusticles" that grow on the hull of Titanic are created by a unique bacteria slowly eating the wreck? Halomonas titanicae eats the iron from the hull and leaves the ...

While some reptiles have small traces of iron in their teeth ... They also have deadly bacteria in their mouth, but Zach said that that could take days to kill, and the animal's prey would ...