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Tag: Bacteria

Researchers Olga Sekurova and Sergey Zotchev in their Vienna lab.

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17 April 2023

How to produce more antibiotics?

Producing antibiotics takes a lot of effort – even when the activity is outsourced to bacteria. A Vienna-based research group has now discovered three genes that mimic a state of stress in the cells. With the help of these genes, the researchers intend to coax the microorganisms to stellar performance levels. Continue reading “How to produce more antibiotics?”

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19 December 2019

Exploring the miracle of life

Over the last 25 years, the microbiologist Michael Wagner has developed methods that make it possible to examine bacteria and archaea directly in medical or environmental samples without growing them. Today he watches them eat, sorts them by function, and in 2015 discovered “Comammox”, a new bacterial species that can help reduce the production of […] Continue reading “Exploring the miracle of life”

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