QUT researchers have recovered the genomes of more than 24,000 previously unknown microbial species—some from entirely new ...

A quest to discover new antibiotics is taking a Cal Poly biochemistry research team back in time millions of years as they ...

The Krauter Lab probes the relationship between human microbial populations and human development and disease. They combine genetic analyses, environmental assessments and high-throughput DNA sequence ...

Until a decade ago, scientists categorized microorganisms almost exclusively by their physical characteristics: how they looked, what they ate, and the by-products they produced. With the advent of ...