When a single bacterial cell divides into two during periods of rapid growth, it doesn't split in half once it reaches a ...

Computer simulations highlight how bacteria slow their growth to avoid overcrowding, a behavior that may inform pathogen ...

Bacteria are among the smallest living things. A single bacterium consists of just one cell. Not all bacteria are harmful. There are different unicellular organisms and types of bacteria.

Bacteria are among the smallest living things. A single bacterium consists of just one cell. Not all bacteria are harmful. There are different unicellular organisms and types of bacteria.

These findings, reported by Tufts University School of Medicine researchers on November 15 in the journal Nature Microbiology, overturn core beliefs of bacterial cell biology and hint at why the ...