Purple non-sulfur bacteria (PNSB) are a diverse group of microbes with versatile physiological traits. As part of the microbial community present in subtropical hypersaline microbial mats, they are exposed to seasonal ...

For the first time in Puerto Rico, the cultivable cianobionts of three species of Zamia have been isolated from sub-tropical forest areas. These cianobionts were morphologically identified and characterized by molecular ...

Los bacteriófagos son partículas que infectan específicamente bacterias. El desarrollo lítico o lisogénico de su infección, promueve el flujo de nutrientes, el control de comunidades microbianas y la transferencia genética. ...

Regardless of new technologies, increasing availability of vaccines, and novel medicine advances, infectious diseases are one of the principal causes of human mortality. Infectious disease control has become even more ...

Most of the microbial diversity in an environment cannot be studied through laboratory standard media culture methods. For this, an emerging science, coined “Metagenomics”, has been developed as an effort to access the ...

Due to the special arrangement of their leaves, plants of the Bromeliaceae family like bromeliad are capable of forming special structures that create an environment called phytotelmata. This aquatic microhabitat serves ...

Bacteriophages are ubiquitous viral particles found in most environments, such as oceans, rivers, and soil. This wide distribution makes phages one of the most abundant viral types on the planet. Bacteria are outnumbered ...

During the last decade, Bacillus anthracis has reemerged as a biological weapon due to the occurrence of the first terrorist attack in U.S. soil with anthrax spores. Bacillus anthracis is the etiological agent of anthrax, ...

Bivalves such as clams and oysters are filtering mollusks that inhabit aquatic environments. These organisms are relevant in the food industry for the potential presence of pathogenic bacteria, such as Vibrio parahaemolyticus, ...

The increased of Antibiotic Resistance (AR) is currently one of the most important public health threats faced worldwide. Increasing rates on AR has been observed globally. The use and analysis of non-traditional techniques ...