New research reveals that bacteria form species and maintain cohesion through frequent DNA exchange within species. This ...

MSU scientists studied microbes in Yellowstone hot springs to understand how life adapted to increasing oxygen levels.

This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology, cell biology, ecology, evolution and clinical aspects of microorganisms, including the host response to these agents.

Caption Most species of bacteria in Lake Mendota rapidly evolved with the change of seasons, returning to a similar state every year, for 20 years. The blue dots represent how much individual ...

Unlike another famous bacterial evolution experiment at UT ... and Winona Foster-WARF Wisconsin Idea Graduate Fellowship in Microbiology.